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	<title>Comments on: Screwed by Avis and CarRentals.com</title>
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		<title>By: Dana</title>
		<link>http://blog.kloppmagic.ca/archives/2009/09/19/screwed-by-avis-and-carrentals-com/comment-page-1/#comment-37747</link>
		<dc:creator>Dana</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Avis promised us a Cadillac and then said they didn&#039;t have them. So the agent rented us a &quot;lower end&quot; camaro. It was $670 for FIVE days. But since we only wanted it for FOUR, we stupidly assumed our bill would be LOWER. Nope....it was almost $300 HIGHER. The agent laughed and said we should have kept it longer so it would have been cheaper!  So when we complained, I was sent a blow off, dismissive email saying &quot;Your charges were correct&quot;.  They failed to address the rude agents and the ridiculous outrageous price and the contract that was deceitful and intentionally tricky. 
All of this was done to my husband and I as we were saying goodbye because he was deploying for one year. THANKS AVIS FOR MESSING UP THE LAST FEW MOMENTS WE SPENT TOGETHER.
I will never rent with these crooks again!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avis promised us a Cadillac and then said they didn&#8217;t have them. So the agent rented us a &#8220;lower end&#8221; camaro. It was $670 for FIVE days. But since we only wanted it for FOUR, we stupidly assumed our bill would be LOWER. Nope&#8230;.it was almost $300 HIGHER. The agent laughed and said we should have kept it longer so it would have been cheaper!  So when we complained, I was sent a blow off, dismissive email saying &#8220;Your charges were correct&#8221;.  They failed to address the rude agents and the ridiculous outrageous price and the contract that was deceitful and intentionally tricky.<br />
All of this was done to my husband and I as we were saying goodbye because he was deploying for one year. THANKS AVIS FOR MESSING UP THE LAST FEW MOMENTS WE SPENT TOGETHER.<br />
I will never rent with these crooks again!</p>
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		<title>By: Burt Myers</title>
		<link>http://blog.kloppmagic.ca/archives/2009/09/19/screwed-by-avis-and-carrentals-com/comment-page-1/#comment-33695</link>
		<dc:creator>Burt Myers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Re: CarRentals.com Re: Customer Support Assistance in response to your survey feedback
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From:	
CarRentals Support 
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To:	Burton myers 	
Please contact Budget&#039;s Customer Service Department directly about this problem.

Customer Service- 1-800-621-2844, 3  M-F  7:30 a-7:30p CST  good from Canada and Mexico, or go to Budget.com and click on “Customer Care” in the upper right-hand corner.

We hope this matter is resolved to your satisfaction.

Support@CarRentals.com


On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Burton myers  wrote:

    Why is it up to me? You were the facilitator. Why, when you and they failed to fulfill your commitment am I am being asked to waste any more of my time? I charge $300. an hour for my advice. Should I bill you?

     
    Burt Myers
    Timberwolf Marketing Inc.
    42 Catalina Drive
    Toronto, Ontario
    M1M 1K6
    Cell: 416-727-0212
    Home: 416-267-9093


    From: CarRentals Support 
    To: Burton myers 
    Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 5:05:45 PM
    Subject: Re: CarRentals.com Re: Customer Support Assistance in response to your survey feedback

    We fully understand what happened to you.  We do not know what CarRentals.com can possibly do to help you further.  We wrote the following to you three days ago:

    Your request for a refund has been forwarded to Travel Guard.   The amount will be verified and debited from Travel Guard within 48-72 business hours.  Upon completion, this amount will be sent electronically to your credit card company to post to your account.  The time frame for posting credits varies per account.  Please contact your credit card company directly should you have questions on this time frame.
     
    We suggest that you contact Budget directly about your negative experience.

    Please contact Budget&#039;s Customer Service Department directly about this problem.

    Customer Service- 1-800-621-2844, 3  M-F  7:30 a-7:30p CST  good from Canada and Mexico, or go to Budget.com and click on “Customer Care” in the upper right-hand corner.

    We hope this matter is resolved to your satisfaction, and we hope that you come back to our site next time to allow another one of our vendors give you the excellent service that you deserve.

    On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Burton myers  wrote:

        I&#039;m certain that I am dealing with multiple people, none of whom understands any of the previous e-mails.
         
        Burt Myers
        Timberwolf Marketing Inc.
        42 Catalina Drive
        Toronto, Ontario
        M1M 1K6
        Cell: 416-727-0212
        Home: 416-267-9093


        From: CarRentals Support 
        To: bjmyers@rogers.com
        Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 8:14:41 AM
        Subject: CarRentals.com Re: Customer Support Assistance in response to your survey feedback


        Your survey comments:

        When I arrived at Salt Lake City at 2:am because of a delayed flight I was told that they had canceled my reservation at 8 the previous evening. When I said I had called Budget from Las Vegas the previous day to make certain that this would not be a problem I was told that it would be O.K. because reservations are held for 15 hours. The girl at the Budget counter informed me that they were a franchise and would not honor that commitment. She informed me that there were no cars available. I then phoned the Budget 1-800 number on the reservation to be told by a young man that they did have a 15-hour policy. He then proceeded to tell me that he could get me a car at that outlet, since according to his computer they did have cars available however not at the agreed price. I could have a Mustang convertible at about twice the agreed price.The problem with that besides the fact that it cost me more and Budget was failing to honor their commitment was that the basic $25,000 in insurance which


        Our response:

        CarRentals.com would like to thank you for completing our survey.  We continue to strive to meet or exceed our customers travel expectations and if one of our affiliates does not fulfill their obligation to you, then we appreciate being made aware of their shortcomings.

        Your comments were cut off but we think you were trying to say Budget would not honor your Travel Guard policy.  If that is the case, we would be willing to issue a refund if you would attach a copy of your final invoice from Budget which shows you also purchased Collision Coverage from them.


        We hope this good-will gesture will keep you as a loyal CarRentals.com customer.

        Support@CarRentals.com



Budget and car rentals are both part of the bigger picture.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Re: CarRentals.com Re: Customer Support Assistance in response to your survey feedback<br />
&#8230;<br />
From:<br />
CarRentals Support<br />
&#8230;<br />
View Contact<br />
To:	Burton myers<br />
Please contact Budget&#8217;s Customer Service Department directly about this problem.</p>
<p>Customer Service- 1-800-621-2844, 3  M-F  7:30 a-7:30p CST  good from Canada and Mexico, or go to Budget.com and click on “Customer Care” in the upper right-hand corner.</p>
<p>We hope this matter is resolved to your satisfaction.</p>
<p><a href="mailto:Support@CarRentals.com">Support@CarRentals.com</a></p>
<p>On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Burton myers  wrote:</p>
<p>    Why is it up to me? You were the facilitator. Why, when you and they failed to fulfill your commitment am I am being asked to waste any more of my time? I charge $300. an hour for my advice. Should I bill you?</p>
<p>    Burt Myers<br />
    Timberwolf Marketing Inc.<br />
    42 Catalina Drive<br />
    Toronto, Ontario<br />
    M1M 1K6<br />
    Cell: 416-727-0212<br />
    Home: 416-267-9093</p>
<p>    From: CarRentals Support<br />
    To: Burton myers<br />
    Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 5:05:45 PM<br />
    Subject: Re: CarRentals.com Re: Customer Support Assistance in response to your survey feedback</p>
<p>    We fully understand what happened to you.  We do not know what CarRentals.com can possibly do to help you further.  We wrote the following to you three days ago:</p>
<p>    Your request for a refund has been forwarded to Travel Guard.   The amount will be verified and debited from Travel Guard within 48-72 business hours.  Upon completion, this amount will be sent electronically to your credit card company to post to your account.  The time frame for posting credits varies per account.  Please contact your credit card company directly should you have questions on this time frame.</p>
<p>    We suggest that you contact Budget directly about your negative experience.</p>
<p>    Please contact Budget&#8217;s Customer Service Department directly about this problem.</p>
<p>    Customer Service- 1-800-621-2844, 3  M-F  7:30 a-7:30p CST  good from Canada and Mexico, or go to Budget.com and click on “Customer Care” in the upper right-hand corner.</p>
<p>    We hope this matter is resolved to your satisfaction, and we hope that you come back to our site next time to allow another one of our vendors give you the excellent service that you deserve.</p>
<p>    On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 4:56 PM, Burton myers  wrote:</p>
<p>        I&#8217;m certain that I am dealing with multiple people, none of whom understands any of the previous e-mails.</p>
<p>        Burt Myers<br />
        Timberwolf Marketing Inc.<br />
        42 Catalina Drive<br />
        Toronto, Ontario<br />
        M1M 1K6<br />
        Cell: 416-727-0212<br />
        Home: 416-267-9093</p>
<p>        From: CarRentals Support<br />
        To: <a href="mailto:bjmyers@rogers.com">bjmyers@rogers.com</a><br />
        Sent: Sun, January 30, 2011 8:14:41 AM<br />
        Subject: CarRentals.com Re: Customer Support Assistance in response to your survey feedback</p>
<p>        Your survey comments:</p>
<p>        When I arrived at Salt Lake City at 2:am because of a delayed flight I was told that they had canceled my reservation at 8 the previous evening. When I said I had called Budget from Las Vegas the previous day to make certain that this would not be a problem I was told that it would be O.K. because reservations are held for 15 hours. The girl at the Budget counter informed me that they were a franchise and would not honor that commitment. She informed me that there were no cars available. I then phoned the Budget 1-800 number on the reservation to be told by a young man that they did have a 15-hour policy. He then proceeded to tell me that he could get me a car at that outlet, since according to his computer they did have cars available however not at the agreed price. I could have a Mustang convertible at about twice the agreed price.The problem with that besides the fact that it cost me more and Budget was failing to honor their commitment was that the basic $25,000 in insurance which</p>
<p>        Our response:</p>
<p>        CarRentals.com would like to thank you for completing our survey.  We continue to strive to meet or exceed our customers travel expectations and if one of our affiliates does not fulfill their obligation to you, then we appreciate being made aware of their shortcomings.</p>
<p>        Your comments were cut off but we think you were trying to say Budget would not honor your Travel Guard policy.  If that is the case, we would be willing to issue a refund if you would attach a copy of your final invoice from Budget which shows you also purchased Collision Coverage from them.</p>
<p>        We hope this good-will gesture will keep you as a loyal CarRentals.com customer.</p>
<p>        <a href="mailto:Support@CarRentals.com">Support@CarRentals.com</a></p>
<p>Budget and car rentals are both part of the bigger picture.</p>
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		<title>By: This All Encompassing Trip &#187; 2009 Year in Review</title>
		<link>http://blog.kloppmagic.ca/archives/2009/09/19/screwed-by-avis-and-carrentals-com/comment-page-1/#comment-27083</link>
		<dc:creator>This All Encompassing Trip &#187; 2009 Year in Review</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 14:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] OF THE YEAR -The Z is Dead -Getting screwed by Avis Rental Cars and Carrentals.com in Croatia -Getting fucked by Ryanair -The food in Italy -Having to book brand new flights 3 [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] OF THE YEAR -The Z is Dead -Getting screwed by Avis Rental Cars and Carrentals.com in Croatia -Getting fucked by Ryanair -The food in Italy -Having to book brand new flights 3 [...]</p>
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		<title>By: stefan</title>
		<link>http://blog.kloppmagic.ca/archives/2009/09/19/screwed-by-avis-and-carrentals-com/comment-page-1/#comment-23358</link>
		<dc:creator>stefan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A little followup to this, looks like other people are getting screwed by CarRentals.com. I suggest people stop booking reservations there:

http://www.ripoffreport.com/Car-Rentals/Carrentals-com/carrentals-com-did-not-honor-8e94a.htm</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A little followup to this, looks like other people are getting screwed by CarRentals.com. I suggest people stop booking reservations there:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ripoffreport.com/Car-Rentals/Carrentals-com/carrentals-com-did-not-honor-8e94a.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.ripoffreport.com/Car-Rentals/Carrentals-com/carrentals-com-did-not-honor-8e94a.htm</a></p>
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		<title>By: Robert</title>
		<link>http://blog.kloppmagic.ca/archives/2009/09/19/screwed-by-avis-and-carrentals-com/comment-page-1/#comment-23088</link>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is disappointing when things don&#039;t go as promised.  I guess by your description of the rest of the trip that  this was only a minor annoyance.  

$66 USD seems to be a reasonable daily price for a mid sized car for the high season.   $66 USD is the same as 332 HRK.    $18 USD seems way, way too low and 80 Euros ($118 USD) - for a smaller car- seems like they ripped you off.      You should get about 1/2 your money back.

Love your Italy photos -  Verona is beautiful.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is disappointing when things don&#8217;t go as promised.  I guess by your description of the rest of the trip that  this was only a minor annoyance.  </p>
<p>$66 USD seems to be a reasonable daily price for a mid sized car for the high season.   $66 USD is the same as 332 HRK.    $18 USD seems way, way too low and 80 Euros ($118 USD) &#8211; for a smaller car- seems like they ripped you off.      You should get about 1/2 your money back.</p>
<p>Love your Italy photos &#8211;  Verona is beautiful.</p>
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		<title>By: The Drive up the Croatian Coast &#8212; This Timeless Moment</title>
		<link>http://blog.kloppmagic.ca/archives/2009/09/19/screwed-by-avis-and-carrentals-com/comment-page-1/#comment-23071</link>
		<dc:creator>The Drive up the Croatian Coast &#8212; This Timeless Moment</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] getting screwed by Avis and CarRentals.com Jason and myself carried forth with our initial plans to drive up the coast of Croatia in our [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] getting screwed by Avis and CarRentals.com Jason and myself carried forth with our initial plans to drive up the coast of Croatia in our [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Kyle</title>
		<link>http://blog.kloppmagic.ca/archives/2009/09/19/screwed-by-avis-and-carrentals-com/comment-page-1/#comment-23065</link>
		<dc:creator>Kyle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Looks like Avis inserted those two fingers right up your ass.  Doesn&#039;t it feel nice to know that at least you work for the good guys?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Looks like Avis inserted those two fingers right up your ass.  Doesn&#8217;t it feel nice to know that at least you work for the good guys?</p>
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