I am responding to Louis, from Galaxy.
It seems that Galaxy was only interested in client satisfaction until they get the money paid in full with a credit card. Louis is not an honest businessman and his response is not accurate. Louis called me back AFTER I MADE 6 CALLS TO HIS OFFICE PHONE AND CELL PHONE, AFTER 4 DAYS. My cell phone did not cut out, it was his. Yes, he left a message at my office and then I called him back and left another message for him, my phone call #7, which he did not return. After that, I emailed mailed him and kept our communications documented in writing. I am sorry that I am "old school", when I sign a contract, I agree to it, and I wish Galaxy did as well.
Louis, your "specifics" are not specific, they are a grossly inaccurate.
1. In the contract, it specifically said the vehicle "MUST BE MARS!!!" that exact wording, punctuation and all caps was put in the contract BY LOUIS OF GALAXY, not by me. On Galaxy's website, the Mars vehicle is white. Louis described it to me, and told me that it was white. I wanted a white vehicle for a wedding.
2. The ONE thing that Louis said that is true, is that the bus did NOT have a lavatory. The main purpose that I rented a party bus was to have an on-board lavatory. I have the bride, bridesmaid, groom, groomsmen and immediate family on the bus for a 30 mile ride from Valley Cottage to Central Park, where the ceremony took place. I wanted the lavatory for the wedding party and also for the guests if needed when at the park. We also had the bus shuttle us to the reception downtown, and then the wedding party took the bus for 2 hours after the wedding. Yes, the driver made stops as requested, at McDonald's, Starbucks, any fast food restaurant for the bride or groom, etc. to get off the bus and use a restroom. Not classy for Galaxy to think this is acceptable because Galaxy did not send a bus with a lavatory, as contracted.
3. A bottle of champagne was NOT provided. I asked the driver, he said he didn't know anything about that, no one gave him anything. I showed the driver the contract, which stated "PROVIDE1 BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE AS PER LOUIS" the driver apologized, but said they didn't give him champagne. I don't know why Louis is saying it was provided, it absolutely was NOT provided, and the driver confirmed the same.
4. The ice was melted when the bus reached us to pick us up, at the beginning of the trip. What kind of cooler does not keep ice for 2 hours? If someone rents a party bus for several hours, you should have coolers that keep the ice. Maybe the driver did not close the cooler. Maybe he never filled it up with ice for the ride and it was melted ice from the last trip? I don't know, but when the party bus arrives with no ice at the beginning of the trip, it is not a good sign that Galaxy knows what they are doing, or what vehicles they send out.
5. The sound system was working 100% if we wanted to listen to AM/FM radio. Louis told me that the party bus would have an ipod connection. On the Galaxy website, it was described as "MARS has all the bells and whistles including IPod connection". It was not provided. We asked the driver, he did not have it.
The contract stated "Said replacement vehicle will be of equal or greater value". the vehicle we got was not equal, and certainly not greater value.
I should have gotten an on-board lavatory. NO lavatory. Other things in the contract that were not provided:
No ice, no champagne, no ipod connection, not the correct color. read more