Comments on: Out in the orbit of Orbitz http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/ Chrysler, car, and other discussions by Allpar contributors Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:11:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Retepe http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/comment-page-1/#comment-23893 Retepe Thu, 19 Apr 2007 21:50:25 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/#comment-23893 A follow up: Weeks later, Avistar Parking "found" my keys. I'm still out of pocket for almost $50 (on top of paying for the parking before Avistar told me they couldn't return my car to me) and now they tell me that Avistar Parking won't process my claim till I have a claim number. The catch is that Avistar Parking needs to give me my unique number, and a month later Avistar Parking still hasn't done that. The guy in the Avistar Parking claims department (Freddie) says giving out the numbers isn't his job! Say what? They refuse to give me a claim number and tell me I can't be paid for my expenses without it. As far as I am concerned, anyone who uses Avistar Parking does so at their own risk. You have been warned! Good luck to the brave. A follow up: Weeks later, Avistar Parking “found” my keys. I’m still out of pocket for almost $50 (on top of paying for the parking before Avistar told me they couldn’t return my car to me) and now they tell me that Avistar Parking won’t process my claim till I have a claim number. The catch is that Avistar Parking needs to give me my unique number, and a month later Avistar Parking still hasn’t done that. The guy in the Avistar Parking claims department (Freddie) says giving out the numbers isn’t his job! Say what? They refuse to give me a claim number and tell me I can’t be paid for my expenses without it.

As far as I am concerned, anyone who uses Avistar Parking does so at their own risk. You have been warned! Good luck to the brave.

]]> By: Dave http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/comment-page-1/#comment-18572 Dave Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:41:23 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/#comment-18572 Thanks for your comments everyone! I don't consider the A-train to JFK to be a serious mass transit solution for obvious reasons, including what you just said. As for taking the subway, I have taken the subway loaded with camera gear many times. It's much safer than people think. I used to work on a laptop (when I could get a seat!) routinely without any problem. I have friends who use Blackberrys frequently on the subway. Thanks for your comments everyone!

I don’t consider the A-train to JFK to be a serious mass transit solution for obvious reasons, including what you just said. As for taking the subway, I have taken the subway loaded with camera gear many times. It’s much safer than people think. I used to work on a laptop (when I could get a seat!) routinely without any problem. I have friends who use Blackberrys frequently on the subway.

]]> By: Retepe http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/comment-page-1/#comment-18569 Retepe Thu, 22 Mar 2007 14:36:54 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/#comment-18569 You are lucky. I parked with Avistar Parking and the desk agent took my money and then refused to tell me where my car was until I called the cops! They actaully lost my keys and couldn't find the car or the keys. I stood outside for three hours till a manager arrived to talk to the cops and and then I had to pay for my own car service home and come back to get my car with the spare keys. Since this happened, when I call Avistar to ask if they have found the keys, the manager is always "in later" or "just went out." Almost a week later, Avistar parking has not found my keys or even tried to fix their horrible error. The corporate office hasn't returned my calls either. The worst is that my wife wanted a high level security system, and now some parking valet has lost my keys. To replace it is hundreds of dollars all because of Avistar Parking . You are lucky.

I parked with Avistar Parking and the desk agent took my money and then refused to tell me where my car was until I called the cops! They actaully lost my keys and couldn’t find the car or the keys. I stood outside for three hours till a manager arrived to talk to the cops and and then I had to pay for my own car service home and come back to get my car with the spare keys. Since this happened, when I call Avistar to ask if they have found the keys, the manager is always “in later” or “just went out.” Almost a week later, Avistar parking has not found my keys or even tried to fix their horrible error. The corporate office hasn’t returned my calls either.

The worst is that my wife wanted a high level security system, and now some parking valet has lost my keys. To replace it is hundreds of dollars all because of Avistar Parking .

]]> By: Moparnut http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/comment-page-1/#comment-9922 Moparnut Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:52:23 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/01/29/out-in-the-orbit-of-orbitz/#comment-9922 FWIW - You might want to take a shot at ePinions and write a few choice words about the Avis"Tarbaby" and Orbitz whose porcine-eyed TV pitchman, frankly, irritates the daylights out of me. May not to a darn thing, but many people might just see the lousy treatment you got at the hands of those two outfits. Note; I have to agree with some of the comments above. You do NOT want to have valuable camera equipment with you on the NY or PATH subways during off-hours. FWIW - You might want to take a shot at ePinions and write a few choice words about the Avis”Tarbaby” and Orbitz whose porcine-eyed TV pitchman, frankly, irritates the daylights out of me.
May not to a darn thing, but many people might just see the lousy treatment you got at the hands of those two outfits. Note; I have to agree with some of the comments above. You do NOT want to have valuable camera equipment with you on the NY or PATH subways during off-hours.

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