If you're trying to get a car wash and have bought the code from Shell, beware. I don't know if Sinclair Dino Mart & Wash is trying to rip me off or the Shell across the street, but I'm fed up with invalid car wash codes. It's happened to me twice already. Y'all have been warned. I always buy The Works for $8.00 at Shell and have my car washed when it's dirty.
The first time, I used the code on the last day of the expiration date, but I was two hours away from when the code expires. When it was my turn to punch in the code, it said the code was invalid. I brought it to the owner of Sinclair, told him that I had bought the wash from Shell, and he just told me to get back to my car to get the wash without an explanation.
I went to Shell to fill up gas a couple of days later and explained what happened to the clerk. I specifically asked the clerk not to sell me invalid codes cuz that's a very unethical way to do business. He said he wasn't selling me invalid codes and that I was at fault for using the code on the last day. I reminded him that it expires according to the time and he just said to have the wash before the date. If that's the case, then print out the correct expiration date for the code.
The second time I went to Sinclair for wash, I encountered the same issue: invalid code. My code doesn't expire till a few days later. I brought it to the clerk, the clerk told the owner, and the owner once again tells me to get back in my car without an explanation. I had to ask him why Sinclair and/or Shell are selling invalid codes to customers and that is shady business. He just answered that it was a new computer issue. No it's not cuz this happened 3 weeks ago as well. read more