I recently rented a car with Budget because I was in an accident and needed a vehicle while my truck was being repaired. On Monday August 19th I went into Budget to pickup my rental. I explained I was unsure if I was going to need the rental for 1 week or 1 1/2 weeks. The lady at the desk assured me this was no problem and that I can extend the rental for a $10 fee... which I had no problem with. To start it off not so great, I got charged more than my rental amount because she forgot to adjust the length I was going to have my rental. So I had a pending charge of over $400 which was only supposed to be around $250. It was explained to me that it will only be a pending charge and the additional charges will drop off and adjust itself. I was a little uneasy about this but just had to go with it. I get into the vehicle which was a Blue Hyundai Electra and it was filthy. I get it... no one is perfect.. however; I could not see out of the back window or windshield because it was so smeared. I was really disappointed. So I got stuck cleaning the vehicle inside and out. No one did a walk around with me to make sure there was no damage on the vehicle. So lets fast forward to Friday August 23rd. I called Budget to extend my rental to Tuesday August 27th because the collision shop was not done with truck repair. I was told over the phone about the $10 extension fee which was no big deal. However, I was NOT made aware that the price of my little economy car was going to DOUBLE in price. So here I am driving it until Tuesday the 27th. Tuesday comes around and I had to extend it 2 more days because my truck was going to be ready on Thursday the 29th. Once again I was told over the phone about the $10 extension fee which was no big deal. I was NOT made aware that the price of my little economy car was going to DOUBLE in price. So Thursday the 29th rolls around, I return the car on a full tank and cleaner than when I picked it up. The lady at the desk hands me my paperwork and tells me by bill is around $640. Now I had the car a week and a half, I would NEVER have paid that much money for a small economy car. To rent a truck it is not even that much. So when I asked why it was so much, I was told that when I extended the car rental, the price per day went up. No one told me any of that information.. had they told me, I would have never extended the rental and would have went somewhere else where it was going to be the original price and or cheaper. When I expressed my concern to the lady at the desk she told me to call the customer service number. So I did, I spoke to a supervisor who then transferred me to the billing department because they would be able to provide me some sort of compensation because the information was not clear about pricing. Let me tell you, I have NEVER been more insulted in my life. The lady on the phone from billing was EXTREMELY disrespectful to me. She refused to transfer me to someone else when we were getting nowhere with the conversation. She actually argued with me and told me no because she "knew what she was doing". Never in my life would I expect someone to talk to the customer that way. They only offered me a $40 credit because the car was dirty... what about the other additional $160 I was overcharged? She told me too bad not her problem. I was dumbfounded and then she quickly hung-up the phone on me. I have been using Budget for many years and have done over 25+ rentals with Budget. I will NEVER AGAIN be using Budget. They stole money from me that I cannot get back and as the customer, they did not care about me or treat me with respect. read more