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Buying Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets when renting a car
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:48 pm
Just made a reservation for a rental car for an upcoming trip. With Enterprise Rental Car (other companies may do the same, not sure). On the page where one can select extra equipment (child car seats, GPS, etc.) one of the options is now 'Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offset' at $1.25 a pop. Been renting cars for years, first time I've seen this. Hubby called it a 'papal dispensation' given out by false Pope BHO. Needless to say, opted to purchase exactly 0.
This post was edited on 2/19/17 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:50 pm to conservativewifeymom
Worked at Enterpeise 13-16 out of college. Nobody could explain what that was or why it even was an option.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:55 pm to parrothead
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Worked at Enterpeise 13-16 out of college.
Is it really the cult-like experience it's been reported as being?
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:57 pm to conservativewifeymom
Yeah I have my own offset system. On Earth day I let my 6.8L V10 idle in the driveway all night.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 3:58 pm to MMauler
It definitely has some cultish tendencies. Being around the same people 50-55 hours week and having no social life doesn't help. Depending on how much juice you drink, you can get stuck somewhere fairly easy. Overall it was good experience but the hours and pay suck. All the extra protection stuff available for rentals is used in a matrix for promotions so if you're good and convincing people to get it you can move up quickly, if not you get stuck even quicker than most.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:02 pm to parrothead
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All the extra protection stuff available for rentals is used in a matrix for promotions so if you're good and convincing people to get it you can move up quickly, if not you get stuck even quicker than most.
I refuse to rent from them. I've actually paid more to avoid them.
I remember seeing a story on one of those 20/20-type shows. According to the story, the workers are under so much pressure to make "extra" money that they try to charge people for damages that either do not exist or were there (but hidden) when the car was rented. Apparently, someone sued and discovered that the same "hidden" damage had been charged to 4 or 5 renters and Enterprise never fixed it and kept charging for it.
After seeing the stories, I just decided that I would rent elsewhere even if it meant paying a little extra.
Posted on 2/19/17 at 4:38 pm to MMauler
After hearing about all the high pressure stuff from superiors at Wells Fargo going on, it gave me hope that something of that magnitude could happen to the machine (ERAC). The absolute only way to move up is "sales." Competency gets you nowhere in that company. The turn over rate is ridiculous but management does what they always do and pretend there isn't any issues. I personally never saw any of the hidden damage gimmicks going on but I'm not in the least bit surprised. What it boils down to is that ERAC is a wholesaler used car company disguised as a rental agency.
ETA: I remember when I figured this out. Could never understand why they never cared about profitability of the branch, or why they wouldn't just pay for to retain people and build profitability. The reality is the branches are just a way to gain depreciation write offs to lower the internal cost of the vehicle when they sell it wholesale. Any ability to gain market share even by offering prices lower than cost.
ETA: I remember when I figured this out. Could never understand why they never cared about profitability of the branch, or why they wouldn't just pay for to retain people and build profitability. The reality is the branches are just a way to gain depreciation write offs to lower the internal cost of the vehicle when they sell it wholesale. Any ability to gain market share even by offering prices lower than cost.
This post was edited on 2/19/17 at 4:45 pm
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