I am EXTREMELY disappointed and disgusted by Greyhound. I bought a ticket from Stockton to Anaheim (departs at 12:05AM, I REPEAT 12:05 A. M.) and had it for will-call, but what they didn't tell me in the confirmation email was that this Greyhound SPECIFICALLY in STOCKTON, CA has NO self-service kiosk whatsoever, so as a result I went to the station not being able to pick up my ticket because the station was closed and there was no one working to help me get my physical copy of the ticket.
Me and two other customers were all in the same boat where we did not have the hard physical ticket, but we do have the confirmation email and ETicket, but the bus driver STILL WOULD NOT let us in the bus.
And this isn't even the worse part. He REFUSED to look at our confirmation emails and ETickets. He was in a rush to get rid of us. I asked him why he couldn't take our ETicket and Confirmation code, but to my disappointment he could not explain to me and the two as to why we were not being let into a bus that we purchased a ticket for. I asked him what could I do? What was I supposed to do in this situation? And he started to explain that I could go to the ticket booth when the station opens in the morning and.
Are you wondering why I didn't finish the sentence? THAT'S BECAUSE THAT IS ALL HE TOLD ME. He was in such a hurry to get everyone who had a physical copy of the ticket that after he was done boarding them he stopped in the middle of his sentence to board the bus and leave. I understand that he is doing his job and making sure everyone gets onto the bus and that they are on schedule, but he was treating us like we were harassing him when we were just trying to understand why he wouldn't let us on the bus. He treated us like we were going to fight him and sneak onto the bus, but NO ACTIONS WHATSOEVER did me or the other two customers take to make it appropriate for him to treat us in such a way. I am extremely offended. I am stranded at this bus station and he couldn't even tell me what I could do in this situation all because he was afraid. But again, no one was being aggressive or was physically threatening. When you are serving customers you're not supposed to be afraid of them and wish to get rid of them you are supposed to want to help and provide the best service for your customers as much as possible, but not with this company evidently. I bought a ticket for this bus and have the confirmation email and ETicket and EVERYTHING EXCEPT my physical hard copy of the ticket BECAUSE STOCKTON DOES NOT HAVE SELF-SERVICE KIOSKS for me to print out my ticket since the station is closed AND I WAS REJECTED FROM ENTERING THE BUS WITH MY VALIDATION EMAIL OF MY PURCHASE OF THE TICKET.
The fact that the bus driver did not care to explain to me about what I could do in this situation is appalling. This was my first time riding the Greyhound with Stockton and to be overlooked and treated in such a way, especially when it is 12:05AM on a Sunday, specifically April 2, 2017 at 12:05AM, I don't know what could've happened to me if my sister did not stay with me at the station in case I wasn't allowed on the bus without a physical hard copy (which was exactly what happened). My phone was at 3% and I was hoping to charge it once I got in the bus, but that wasn't an option anymore. The service I received disgusts me. I really wanted to give Greyhound a shot, but considering the type of treatment I received and witnessed, I am better off paying more for a flight ticket than suffering this kind of torture of a treatment and service for 8+ hours.
Here are some feedback I would like for Greyhound to implement because I don't want other customers to have to go through what I've been through although I'm pretty sure I'm not the first and I won't be the last (I have little hope for Greyhound, but practice makes perfect, so I will voice my suggestions for hopefully a better experience for both parties).
1) Please inform your customer if the station they are departing from does not have Self-Service Kiosks in the confirmation email. In doing so, the customer(s) will know in advance if they want to pick up during hours or self-print. I was not informed of Stockton's absence of self-service kiosks and so I went to the station not being able to obtain my physical hard copy because the station was already closed. I'm sure I am not the only one who has had this happen to them before, so PLEASE make the experience for all parties better by YOU as a company KNOWING which of your stations have and do not have kiosks.
2)PLEASE get self-service kiosks to ALL of your Greyhound stations because if you are going to provide rides at a time where no one is working a self-service kiosk should be available for your customers. In doing so you will prevent unfortunate situations like these, thus resulting in both parties receiving the service they want, which means less complaints and more happy customers. And isn't that what all you big companies want?(: read more