The Ottawa Rabbit Hole

In preparation for a trip to the city of lights, angels and sins (aka Toronto) I took my ole green Sunfire in for an oil change at my usual haunt of Surgenor Pontiac Buick. I did a drive in and lucked out that there seemed to be nobody else waiting so it only took about 40 minutes. I passed the time by reading the free Ottawa Citizen they provided, drinking their free water and watching baseball on their plasma television! If I had researched ahead I could have brought my laptop and updated my Facebook information using their free WiFi connection. Incredible!!! When I went up to pay, the friendly lady behind the counter checked out my account and found out I was due a free oil change! Every time I go they give me a little paper card with one stamp which I always lose/throw out. Apparently they keep track of this information without the cards and I was due! Total charge to me...$0. Along with my receipt she gave me a new card with 6 blank spots for my next visit...I will be sure not to bring this with me as it is clearly not necessary. This experience has assured Surgenor of my business for oil changes to come! Usually I hate getting oil changes but they put me through like a champ. Much better than the time I got screwed over by the service department at Turpin (they charged my for a 'free' loaner car). I got my money back eventually, but I was not a happy camper. In fact, I am now putting Turpin retroactively ON NOTICE! They join the elite club of the Sheraton Hotel in Ottawa and Mastercard who have screwed me over more recently and still owe me ~$90.

Another awesome thing that happened today...new Quiznos coupons!!! These little guys are good until April, so I stole a couple more out of the bin. I can't believe some idiot would throw these out...they are missing out huge on some deliciousness and huge savings.

Posted by WRMB :: 8:24 PM :: 1 comments