I rented a scooter from Amos Scooter Rentals for three days, and unfortunately, the experience was frustrating from the very beginning.
The day before our rental, John called to verify the size of our vehicle. During the call, he was extremely rude and repeatedly cut both my mom and me off while we were speaking. We have rented and used scooters many times before and have never had an issue with our vehicle being too small. John insisted that I send him a picture of the cargo space in my car, which I did, along with a link to the vehicle’s dimensions.
Our scooter was scheduled to be delivered to our hotel at 8:00 AM on the first morning. Since we were only in the LA area for three days, we had planned to have breakfast with family that morning. However, John insisted on meeting us in person to verify the vehicle, so we had to cancel our breakfast plans to accommodate him.
When John arrived, he brought a three-wheel scooter even though I had rented a four-wheel scooter for my mom. My mom was understandably nervous because she has only used four-wheel scooters. When I asked why we received a three-wheel scooter, John initially told me that his company does not have four-wheel scooters. When I pointed out that the website advertises four-wheel scooters, he changed his explanation and said they only have a small number of them.
The interaction regarding my mom was particularly disappointing. John said the Go-Go Elite Traveler would have an issue with someone her size and proceeded to ask her how much she weighed. She declined to answer because, quite frankly, asking someone their weight in that manner is inappropriate. I reminded him that I had already provided her weight when making the reservation and that information should have been on file. He then recommended that she rent a larger scooter, which we declined.
John continued by talking about people over 600 pounds breaking scooters and then spent another 15 minutes explaining how customers had supposedly broken batteries, keys, seats, frames, etc. He also demonstrated how to dismantle and load the scooter. While I understand the importance of explaining how to properly use and transport the equipment, the entire interaction came across as more of a lecture than customer service.
What makes this especially ironic is that John told us he was more in the “customer service business” than the scooter rental business. Based on our experience, I would strongly disagree. Good customer service starts with basic respect—listening to your customers, not repeatedly interrupting them, and certainly not making inappropriate comments about a customer's body or weight.
Overall, the experience was unnecessarily stressful and left a very bad impression. We were visiting the LA area for only three days, and instead of starting our trip with our family, we had to rearrange our plans to deal with issues that should have been handled before the rental.
I would not rent from Amos Scooter Rentals again, and based on this experience, I would have a hard time recommending them to anyone else. John could use some serious customer-service training.