Whatever you do, do not. I repeat, DO NOT use this limo company. I simply called Gem Limo and spoke to a Jason. We decided on a 8 passenger Mercedes Sprinter van for 4 hours. He quoted me $467.00 plus tolls. When I called back I asked Jason for a discount and he said he will give me 10% off the $467.00. What happened next kept me on the phone for 45 minutes and this is when I found out what Gem Limo is all about. 10% is $46.70. Jason kept saying no. I kept saying yes. It isn't rocket science to figure 10% if $467.00. I came up with $420.30 and he came up with $433.70. He insisted this was 10%. I am a business person. In customer service for years. I was getting frustrated and he couldn't explain to me why he was at a different price. He puts me on hold for a very long time. Gets back on the phone and tells me his manager figured it out and that is what it is. I told him impossible. Lauren gets on the phone. She's the Director of Global Business Development. Lol. OMG!!! Lauren now tells me that 10% discount is only off the base price. What base price?????? I simply called for a limo to take myself and some business people for dinner. I had to understand this base price thing. She says base price is $330.00 so $33.00 only comes off. I asked what was the other costs that are bringing me up to $467.00. She says gratuity's. $137.00 of gratuity for a $320.00 limo ride!!! I was floored. That's over 40% gratuity!!!! I got so frustrated. She says, "Mam, what do you want to pay?" I will try to help you. I'll go right to the President if I have to. I tell her $300.00. I couldn't believe she even would just ask me that open ended question. So she says, "hold on". She puts me on hold for 15 more minutes. She never comes back on the line. A woman named Dina gets on the phone. I ask her her title. She says, "you don't need to know that". Now I'm laughing. I asked her if She was serious and she said, "never mind what my title is". I think she was embarrassed to tell me that she was the owner of the Woodbridge NJ location. Anyway, Dina refuses to do anything for me. She was condescending and unprofessional. She told me the same base price story as Lauren and said, "Take it or leave it". I spent almost an hour on the phone. Spoke to 3 people and not one person was "Focused on me" as their Message says nor the horrible experience I was having. I since have found a local place and the owner worked me such a wonderful deal. No bull, no misleading numbers. Gave me a great price to go into Weehawken for dinner. Even included the tolls. By the way, this company nicked and dimes you for every minute you go over and they charge you extra for ice and you must pay for the limo until it gets back to their location not yours!!!! PS..... they keep your credit card open and charge you for every moment in traffic and everything. No thank you!!! You better have big wallets!! I do and I still wouldn't give my business to a bunch of unappreciative, unprofessional and incompetent people!!!! Heed this warning
And now this company retaliated by giving me a bad review on my real estate page because I told the truth. These people are not good. Now It's time to get my attorney involved.
September 20,2018. I must update my review as I will be going to the police to file a complaint against Joey Gulino who threatened me now. He is now texting me, "You fucked with the wrong guy and the wrong family. You will regret it.......". It is getting very mean and ugly. I am now scared. All of this because I gave this company a bad review. I'm so glad I stuck to my guns and didn't give in to their horrible customer service and we don't need you attitude. I've been text again from this person Joey from this company, "You're broke you peon. You can't afford us." Please, please people don't use this horrible person. I'm so glad I use First Class Limousine in Morganville. No one will believe this. Who behaves like this??? I will be at the police with everything I have in writing and I am filing a complaint for a restraining order. This guy is a psycho and I still can't believe I am being harassed like this. All because I didn't like the way I was treated and gave this company a bad review. Retaliation like this is extremely unacceptable. This guy Joey Gulino is real tough talking to a 52 year old woman like this. He also text me "I hope you lose sleep over this". He actually wants to scare me. Wow is all I have to say. Boy was I right with this review. Can you imagine having to fear getting hurt over a bad review . read more