CAR RENTAL REVIEWS ON THRIFTY AT MELBOURNE AIRPORT, MEL

Quick pickup and drop-off process. Drop-off had some hiccups but was overall smooth.

They promised Chinese translation assistance during the reservation, but no one contacted me at the agreed time or during pickup.

Waited in line for an hour and still didn't get the car!

Too many people.

Excellent

It took 2 hours from entering the store to getting the car

Overbooked! Waited an hour but no car! Terrible company. Charged extra fees! Claimed late return without any delay. Directly deducted fees! Found out after checking my credit card!

Arrived at the return location at 5:57 PM and there was no one there. Had to lift the parking barrier myself. Called them but no one answered. Fortunately, another renter told us to leave the keys in the drop box.

The pick-up and drop-off procedures were simple and efficient. It would be better if they could explain a bit more during pick-up.

Our English is limited, but the car rental staff were friendly and explained everything patiently. There were five staff members handling orders, so the process was quick and the wait time was short.

The staff were very friendly and politely asked if I needed additional insurance.

Arrived at the store around 3 PM but didn't get the car until after 5 PM. The tiny store was in complete chaos. Despite having prepaid for the rental well in advance, there was no car available. After several phone calls, they finally found a car that had just been returned, but it needed to be cleaned first... I wasn't the only one; a group of people were all waiting for the staff to find cars on the spot, standing in the parking lot waiting for the staff to clean each car and drive them over from another location. An old man with an Australian accent kept saying: 'I've been to countless places and never seen such terrible service....'

The lady at the rental counter was very friendly and talkative. Later interactions with other staff, including during the return process, went smoothly without much waiting. Thumbs up!

Picked up the car at Melbourne airport. Waited in line for about half an hour. The process was quite simple, but there was no guidance when picking up the car, which was a bit confusing. Had to go back and forth between the parking lot and the store entrance twice.

The car was very new, and the downtown return location was very convenient.

There was no mention of this during the booking. It wasn't until I saw the charge on my credit card statement that I found out about an extra fee of around 100 yuan. After 10 days of inquiry, the car rental company claimed it was a special location pickup fee. They couldn't explain what constitutes a special location. I picked up the car at the airport, which I guess is pretty special! It feels unfair, even though the amount isn’t much, it's still frustrating. Seems like I need to understand the rules better next time.

There is no Chinese service. Possibly due to the high demand for rentals during the New Year, the attitude of a few foreigners was terrible; they showed no expression and were very impatient when explaining issues. The car model I booked was unavailable, and I was given a very small car with a take-it-or-leave-it attitude.

The rental company had poor service. I left sunglasses worth nearly ten thousand yuan in the car when returning it. Half an hour later, when I went back to retrieve them, the company claimed there were no items left in the car! There also seemed to be clear discrimination against Chinese people.

When picking up the car, we were told that our selected model was not available. We had to wait for a Chinese-speaking guide to communicate with us, and they suggested a refund if the car was not available. Eventually, we got the car we selected.

Waited for an hour and a half to get the car! They explained that it was due to the Chinese New Year, so there were more people, but the problem was that there were hardly any Chinese people in line, mostly foreigners. I booked a mid-size SUV, Mitsubishi Outlander, but ended up getting a Camry. Didn't want to wait any longer, so I took the Camry. Overall, I felt the efficiency was a bit low.