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Report: #1274752

Complaint Review: Greyhound Trailways Bus Line - Nationwide

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  • Reported By: MadWorld — tulsa Oklahoma USA
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Greyhound Trailways Bus Line Poor service and dangerous situation Tulsa Nationwide

*General Comment: hearsay

*Consumer Comment: Where is the RipOff...

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I made the horrible mistake of sending my wife from Tulsa to Dallas. I purchased the ticket on-line, opting for "Priority Boarding". I expected some of the passengers to be a bit different from those I have traveled with by airline for the last 30 years. Nothing could have prepared us for what we found upon entering the station. I am truly sorry if I offend anyone, I understand that there are all types of people, but the scene was like that of an insane asylum. People were talking to themselves, one man yelling and gesturing two fingers of his hand like a gun to unseen companions. While at the counter, the attendant, a very friendly African-American with long black and red braids saw this and told us that she "would not be letting that man on-board". I sat with my wife while the continuing passengers re-boarded the bus, and waited for further instructions. She then announced the boarding call and everyone lined up, with no mention of "Priority Boarding". I asked the attendant about this and was told that you can't do that on-line and that you must pay the fee at the station at EACH bus change. I would not mind, but there was no reason for me to know this detail, so there really is no service provided by making this purchase. While only an extra $5.00, it is still dishonest of Greyhound to sell this on-line with no mention of the actual process. After the bus departed, I left for home. Within 20 minutes of leaving, my wife calls to tell me that the driver is lost and is asking the passengers for directions and has pulled off the road into a parking lot to turn around. Not only that, but the man who was not to board had taken the seat across the isle from my wife. I called the Tulsa office to complain and was told that because of construction the driver must have gotten lost. When I asked about the man in question, she said that the driver must have let him board and gave me a number for customer service (214) 849-8966. My wife said the driver was a woman named Laquisha. In addition to the drivers attempts to keep the peace and find her way down the road, she also said getting lost was going to put her over her allowed hours. My wife called back in fear because the man was yelling, using vulgar cursing and jumping around, while the driver and other passengers yelled and cursed back at him. She just now called again when she changed buses in OKC, she is terrified and fearful for her safety. I believe that Greyhound has a responsibility to keep dangerous persons off their bus. The bus is an enclosed space that a passenger has no where to run in the case of danger and the driver has the added responsibility of keeping the bus on the road. When things like tonight are allowed to happen it is a no-win situation. After leaving OKC she has let me know that things are quiet now. I took the time to call the customer service number and waited 15 minutes on hold, which is pretty good considering. The service person was kind and listened to me explain my experience for 25 minutes. I asked if she needed any other information and she asked if she could transfer me to her supervisor so I would get the best service and I could tell her my story. REALLY all 25 minutes. It's not like I was working from a script. I don't have the energy to retell it if I could. I asked her if the calls are recorded and she confirmed that they are. I told her to pass along the recording to the head of customer service. She asked if I wanted to request a refund....huh? Who cares about the money, what I want is to take all of this back, call into work sick in the morning from Dallas. I do not and will never try again. I will always tell this story, maybe not 25 minutes of it....and if I ever hear anyone considering Greyhound I will resoundingly encourage them not to use Greyhound, which is also Trailways. 

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#2 General Comment

hearsay

AUTHOR: Tyg - (USA)

POSTED: Thursday, December 17, 2015

 The problem is that half of your post is hearsay!! YOU were NOT there on the bus to actually witness what your wife supposedly saw. So NOTHING you have posted beyond what YOU personally saw is admissable in ANY WAY!!! Firstly, YOUR BELIEF is NOT the law. Just because someone is talking to themselves doesnt mean that THEY should not be allowed on the bus!! There is NO LAW the percludes ANYONE with mental health issues from exersizing THEIR constitutional rights. Your post is rife with what amounts to LIES and fabrication. Its also filled WITH YOUR OPINIONS!!!! Which makes YOU in clear violation of Greyhounds rights. Its one thing to WHINE online, but you have to have FACTS. ANY instance of YOU placing your opinions as fact means that YOU have written a post that can get you sued. YOU are clearly in the wrong HERE. In no way have you been ripped off and YOU have posted actionable content that IS admissable in a court of law. Secondly, both YOU and your wife need to get over yourself. YOU are NOT the only people who have rights and YOU seem to think that YOUR RIGHTS are above everyone else. YOU also seem to think that ppl with mental health issues SHOULD NOT have or exersize THEIR rights in difference to YOURS. Lastly, grow up. For SUPPOSED adults YOU have a VERY narrow understanding of LIFE!!!!LIFE happens, neither YOU or your wife have been ripped off in ANY way. Greyhound doesnt require a background check to ride their bus. YOU are WHINING about something Greyhound has NO DIRECT CONTROL over. So instead of making a post about the PERSON who was disruptive, YOU make a post about Greyhound WHO DID NOTHING WRONG!!!! YOUR BELIEF does NOT justify the crime YOU have commited by making the post.

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#1 Consumer Comment

Where is the RipOff...

AUTHOR: Robert - (USA)

POSTED: Thursday, December 17, 2015

I am a bit confused here.

You start of by saying that you know the passengers will be a bit different but then seem surprised when you arrived at the station.  Okay..perhaps you are a bit sheltered in your life and it was a shock.

But then you go through your wife's travels, where the only issue seems to be between Tulsa and OKC.

Now, one item you complained about was a man that was causing issues.   Perhaps it was coincidence, perhaps there were enough complaints and they as you wanted kept people that were "unsafe" off of your wife's next bus.

But then you call the Customer Service number and tell your tale. 

Here is where the confusion is.  You seem upset that they offered to have you talk to a Supervisior.  This is odd because most complaints you read are with people who call companies who refuse to let them talk to one, yet here they actually suggested it to you.

Next, they offered to give you your money back.  But this seemed to really upset you.  It seems to upset you because you didn't care about the money.  What you seem to really want was them to perform the simple task of taking you back in time where your wife decided to stay in Tulsa instead of going to work in Dallas.  Now, unless they have made some recent scientific breakthroughs this is not really possible, so exactly what else were you looking for.

The other odd thing is that it took about a minute to read your "RipOff" here, yet it took you 25 minutes to tell your story on the phone.  So it is a mystery as to exactly you told them in the extra 24 minutes.

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