If it were possible to give less than one star I would.
Unbelievably terrible experience at Hertz last week.
Reservation made and paid for entire rental in advance online, then printed the receipt which clearly states 'pickup time 12:00 pm, October 26, 2019'. When we arrived the rental office was closed and right on the door was a sign that says, 'Office hours - Saturday 7:30 --12:00'. I called the toll free number and after multiple menus and waiting an operator answered. I told her what happened and she suggested perhaps we could pickup from another location, and I said fine. Silence. I then asked if she were still on the line and she said yes ... so I asked her where else could I go to pick up the car and she responded, "Montgomery?". My response - "Montgomery is over three hours away". Her - "Birmingham?" Me- "that's over four hours away". Her - "Huntsville?". Me - "that's SIX hours away!!" So just to end the drama I agreed to pick up the car Monday, putting my trip behind over 24 hours. My wife and I arrived at the rental office promptly at 7:30 am Monday morning and we began the process. I attempted to inform them about the severe glitch in the system that allowed this debacle to occur in the first place and the response, (from the male staffer), was "we close at noon on Saturday". I told him I knew that because I was HERE Saturday. He then tells me that if I had showed up earlier I could've gotten my car. That's when I held up my printed page from the Hertz web site instructing me to pick up at TWELVE O'CLOCK. His response: "we close at noon to work at other locations". I told him I didn't CARE. I was told to be here at noon and they were closed and didn't HE care that this could happen again and again? That's when the attitude came out -- he responds, "I understand, but we always close at noon on Saturday". So...my wife, who had been sitting there in the lobby the whole time tells him, "you may understand but you don't CARE if it happens?" The male Hertz staffer's response as he was point a finger at her: "you hush! You hush up or just leave!" That was the moment I stepped between my wife and the insubordinate Hertz guy and warned him to NOT SAY ONE MORE ******* WORD TO MY WIFE. That's when he threatened to make me leave, which I didn't. So -- all I can say is after over 30 years working in the claims division of State Farm Insurance, dealing with thousands of people and vendors, including rental car companies, I have NEVER been treated with such disrespect. Rest assured, I will never give Hertz the opportunity to disrespect me or my wife ever again. read more