Flight from Charlotte to Boston, then south through New Haven, Princeton, Philadelphia, Washington,

When I checked car rentals in Boston for July 2022, Thrifty was at the same counter as Hertz. Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty are operated by the same company at Boston Airport. Despite the different brand names at the counters, the pickup and drop-off locations are the same, and the staff are the same, wearing Hertz uniforms. The staff were very friendly. Make a joke or chat with them when picking up the car to build rapport. The waiting time depends; if many people on the same shuttle bus arrive, there might be a queue, but it wasn’t too bad. When I arrived, only Dollar had many customers picking up cars, while others had few. I asked a staff member named Martin why Dollar had more customers and was told it’s because they are cheaper. After comparing several companies, I found Dollar was the cheapest for the same car category. Renting through Hertz’s website ends up costing much more for the same car and location.

I initially didn't notice it was an electric vehicle until I reached the counter. Since they required the car to be fully charged upon return and I feared I wouldn't have time to charge it then, I switched to a gasoline car, which cost an additional $45 per day. The rental company was not well-prepared; there were no cars available in the lot, and we had to wait for over an hour for cars to be delivered.

Pickup was extremely slow. All rental companies in Boston share the same hall. While other companies processed 2 to 3 customers, Dollar barely managed one. If I hadn’t paid in full, I would have definitely switched companies on the spot. The most disappointing part was the GPS, which was a barely usable LG Android model. To make things worse, they didn't provide a GPS mount, so we had to hold it by hand in the passenger seat. After using it for half a day, I went to buy a Garmin GPS myself.

Last car for rent at moment if pick up, not at optimal condition due to several minor scratch and visible the front suffer damaged. Excellent customer service by dollars personel at Logan airport.

Like: Fast friendly service
Dislike: That I bought insurance when I didn’t need it, the extra money I didn’t have to spend. Left my sunglasses in the car, hopefully able to get them back?