FUCK THIS PLACE, AND FUCK THE PEOPLE. NOT HELPFUL AT ALL AND UNWILLING TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT!
This is hands down the WORST experience I have ever had with a rental car company! It's no wonder they have such bad reviews on here.
It all started with a delayed flight we had getting into PDX. I tried to call the local number to let them know that I still wanted to keep my reservation, I was just going to be there later than I had originally expected. After calling NUMEROUS amounts of times (either no answer, or hung up on) I was finally able to reach a representative- At which point I explained my situation with our delayed flights, and was told to not worry about it and that I would have 15 hours from the time of my original pick up before being charged any additional fees. When we finally arrived and made it by the 15 hour mark; I was greeted by Felicia who mentioned she remembered me calling, and reassured me that all was well and that I would only be charged my original reservation price. As we were at the counter we had a conversation regarding whether or not I needed insurance coverage for the vehicle, which I stated was NOT needed as I already have my own insurance. I was then offered a gas package which would allow us to return the vehicle empty, and for an additional fee they would fill it up themselves- We excepted that and it was finally time to get our vehicle. We get to the car and noticed there were scratches and missing paint on the door handles, however there is no one that walks around with you to go over any damages to the vehicle-only a type of security officer who gets you in and out of the gate. We mentioned the damages to him and he tells us to take pictures of it and give it to them if they need it.Well, now it's time to return the car... we do that, then head upstairs to get to the United counter, and as I am putting away my new receipt we had just gotten from the guy who received the car, I noticed that from a original reservation price of $762 they are now charging me $2300! I walk back to the Avis counter, and ask why my charges have gone up. I am then told that the total was higher because I had picked the car up after my original time, and that insurance had been added to it! I asked to speak to a manager, and the woman at the counter walks to the back, comes back out and says that the manager was busy on a phone call and wouldn't be able to help me. I ask her how long she thinks it may be, as I do not want to miss my returning flight. She says she isn't sure, then asks me if I would like her to go back and ask him. I say yes, and she returns and says he's not sure, it could be 10-15 minutes or 45 minutes, he doesn't know. I say to her I do not want to fly all the way back home without having the issue resolved, so if there was anyone else I could speak to you. She says he is the only one, but if I could write my statement down and leave all of my information and she would have Shane the manager give me a call back as soon as he's off the phone. I leave all of my information and wait for a returned phone call. 3 hours go by and I still haven't heard anything, so again I call the local number, and just as before no oanswers, or the phone hangs up. I finally reach an agent and ask her to speak to Shane. She says to me if I do not have his business card with his number then I can't reach him?!? I say to her that the other representative gave me that number to reach him at and she replies back to me ugh! we are busy here at the desk, so here's his number. As if I was inconveniencing her. I then call his direct line, and he says to me that he hasn't returned my call because he needs to wait to speak to Felicia about whether or not we had discussed insurance coverage. He says that she is not in until later, so he hopes to call me back either today or tomorrow, but he's not sure when he'll be able to. I then get a voicemail from another manager named Morgan, and he says to me that as he was looking over my reservation and he sees where the issue was. He says to me that it was because I had picked the vehicle up later than I was supposed to, but he will adjust it to honor the original price I was given. But then tells me that my total is still $1800!I returned his call, and he says to me that it is still higher than the $762 because I have insurance on it. I say to him please review your security footage because it will clearly show you that I tell Felicia that I do not need coverage on the vehicle. He says to me that their cameras can only capture picture, not sound. How convenient! So now here I am, stuck with a bill more than double the amount I was expecting it to be. Literally the worst customer service I have even seen! And clearly the people they hire are the most incompetent people! I will never rent from them again, and I encourage all of you to always double check the employees work. Because clearly when it comes down to it they will never be wrong! read more