G-Limos

This place is a joke! I wish I could vote no stars.
I bought two living social deals from them as gifts. My in laws have called repeatedly to book their adventure for their anniversary and these people have not called back.
I called myself and also got their answering machine.
DO NOT GIVE THIS COMPANY YOUR MONEY.
I’m in the process of getting my money refunded from living social :)
Update: Got my money back :)

Won’t the real Slim Shady please stand up. Please stand up.
Won’t the dude at G-​Limos please stand up. Please stand up. Seriously, be a stand-​up guy and respond to folks that contact you to book wine tours.
G-​Limos, you have a fine racket going. You take money willy-​nilly from Groupon and Living Social but you do not deliver on services. You are, in the most basic of terms, a thief. If you folks reading this review don’t believe me, take a gander at this investigative news story that exposes G-​Limos for the fraud that it is:
If you are still thinking about buying a Groupon or a Living Social deal from G-​Limos after you read this review, well, you are just asking for aggravation. Best of luck to you in dealing with these unscrupulous shysters.
To Groupon and Living Social I would say stop promoting these rubbish deals that you know are never going to be honored.
2015 — Review # 9

Used this service last year, and we’re still talking about what a great time we had. Thank you G limos for being AWESOME! On time, professional, and fun!

I love G Limos! Our group of girlfriends do the wine tasting twice a year and have always had a great experience with them. Always a fantastic day!

A group of us bought vouchers on Living Social back in April of this year. I immediately called the phone number and left a message. No call back.
I called again and spoke to Eric. We talked about availability, he gave me his direct line and I was happy to have made contact.
Our group settled on some dates for July. I called back. No response.
I called again. «Who is this? How did you get this number? …Sorry, I’m at lunch right now, can I call you back?» Of course I want a call back. No call back.
I call again. And again. And again and again. I leave messages each time.
I call again (it was now the beginning of July) and he answers! We discuss dates for August and September because at this point, July is no longer an option.
The group decides on a date. I call him back to confirm. No answer. I leave a message. My call was not returned.
I call again. Eric answers! We schedule for September. Hurray! He will send me confirmation information.
I never receive the confirmation. It’s the end of July now. I send an email to the email address listed on the website asking for confirmation info. I receive a reply from Carlo asking for my phone number so he can call me. Red flag: Who is Carlo? Why does he need my phone number? My contact info should be with my reservation.
Carlo replies via email that he doesn’t have reservation info for me. (I’m still wondering who he is…)
I call one of the two numbers that Carlo listed in the email and I end up speaking to his wife, DJ.
They are new co-​owners (along with Eric) of G-​Limos. They don’t know who I am. The date I had reserved is booked. Can I reschedule? No, I can’t. Our schedules are already booked for August. People in our group are moving out of state mid-​September.
This has been such a fiasco that at this point, even if we could reschedule, I wouldn’t want to — how can they expect for us to want to book a tour with them at this point?

A group of 14 girls and I used G-​limos for a wine tasting tour in the gorge. Everything was amazing! Eric was so hospitable, warm and welcoming!!! We all had a great time and I can’t wait for another wine tasting adventure!!!

We had a great time with G-​Limos for our friends birthday party. The limo was super clean and our driver showed up Early! She even had champagne waiting for us inside. That was unexpected and awesome.
After reading some of the previous reviews I was unsure what to expect, but I learned that they were recently bought out and have a brand new owner. Our driver took us everywhere we asked, they obviously knew their way around downtown Portland well, which is nice, because I still get confused down there.

We purchased a Groupon for a G-​Limo tour of Portland holiday lights while on our honeymoon. Even though the driver was a tad late to pick us up for our scheduled time, the limo was very nice and the cookies and hot cocoa were a nice touch! The service was wonderful, and the drive pleasant. Thank you for making it a romantic evening for me and my wife!

Ok we haven’t even had our trip yet and I am giving G Limo one start. I will update after the tour, if we ever go in it, but just word to the wise this is what you can expect as far as the lack of customer service.
July 31 9 of us purchased the Livingsocial deal
August 12 contact G-​limos to make initial reservation for 9 people for wine tour left message
August 13 left message again regarding reservation
August 16 sent Facebook post regarding reservation
August 19 left another message regarding reservation
August 19 sent internet request regarding reservation
August 19– FINALLY get email confirmation that our date is available was asked to respond with information.
August 19 — Responded with information and requested confirmation of receipt.
August 23 Again requested confirmation
August 23 telephone call requesting confirmation
August 26 telephone call and message to G-​Limos regarding same
August 27 Email still trying to get confirmation.
~September 9 called again left message to get confirmation
~September 9 Facebook posted to G-​limo
September 16– real person answered said I would be getting an email no later than this afternoon to confirm reservation and to select wineries as they want advance notice– NO EMAIL as of October 3
October 3 Left message for G-​LImos
October 3 tweeted G-​limos
October 3 Facebook messaged G limos
Still no confirmation! This is beyond ridiculous. If it were just me I would cancel an demand my money back but given the fact that there are 9 of use as a group that is a little more difficult. I truly don’t understand how people are happy with this company.

Bought 8 groupons for my bachelorette party that was yesterday. We had a blast! The limo was on time and the driver/​owner was extremely professional and tolerant of 8 drunk girls. At our first stop he even asked if we wanted him to call ahead to the next winery and pre-​order some pizzas. Very thoughtful!
I think some of the reviewers that gave a bad review due to being booked with other people didn’t read the fine print. I read that before I bought it and I bought enough to insure that we would be alone.

Let me start off by saying we haven’t had our tour yet, but my disappointment and embarrassment has already ruined the trip. My wife bought discounted tickets through GroupOn. After a few weeks of not being able to get in, and a close friend’s mile-​stone birthday approaching, we decided to purchase a few more for he and his wife. We’ve been very excited about this and looking forward to it. Yesterday we received an email with details of our trip. In reviewing it, we find that we won’t be enjoying a limo tour as we had been promised, but instead it will be on a bus with 11 other people, in addition to the four of us. I forwarded the email to my friend and apologized for the unexpected and disappointing changes. He is a good friend and always appreciative, but he did mention his disappointment in the change to a bus. I am so embarrassed and tempted to cancel and just eat the tickets if we have to. I understand that we purchased tickets at a reduced amount, but being a businessman, I also know that nobody forced this company to agree to the prices. I feel this is unethical and a rip-​off.
I love Deborah H’s review and inferring that voucher buyers are the problem. My guess is she is a personal friend of the owners and most likely reflects their opinion of us.
This is classic bait and switch and extremely unethical. My guess is we will still go on the trip, as my wife and friends have really looked forward to this. I promise to update this with more info after the trip. Caveat emptor… Buyer beware!
***Updated 6/​10/​2013***
We went on the tour yesterday, and was pleasantly surprised. The van was nice and the driver turned out to be quiet knowledgeable. It was a nice trip, and I look forward to returning in the near future. I admit, I was very disappointed upon hearing we were going to be taking a van instead of the limo we had hoped for, but it all ended up good in the end. I am now changing my original 1 star to 3 stars.

The G-​limos was used as part of a wine tour. The car was clean, the places toured was great. The driver (Jimmy) was excellent, deserving all 5-​stars. I would highly recommend this wine-​tour (stretch limo with minimum of 6 persons). The only part lowering below a 5-​star rating is the arrival of the itinerary… we needed something sent to show when and where, ideally a couple weeks before (so we can get this to all the persons going giving solid commitments), then send the details as to which places later.
Even though we had one person bow out… we five had a blast… and two of us joined, one of the three winery’s wine clubs! …and on the way back, we stopping for monstrous sized ice cream cones… priceless!

When we arrived at the parking lot, we waited and waited. After 20 minutes, someone called the company to be told that the driver was running late. Gosh, it would’ve been nice if someone had picked up the phone to let us know that. Oh well. We were still stoked for the wine tour.
Another 15 minutes later, the (dated) limo arrived. The female driver was disheveled, looked stressed out, and was dressed rather casually, like she was about to go gardening rather than chauffeur a group. We got in the limo and was immediately hit by the smell of sweaty shoes with a hint of Febreeze that wasn’t really helping the odor. The chauffeur apologized for being late and said that she had to clean out the limo from a party the night before because «SOMEONE didn’t do it…» The limo still had fingerprints on the glass and around the seats. Kinda ew when you couple it with the smell. Oh well.
She (hilariously) then brought out «leftovers» from the night before for us to snack on. A few chocolate-​covered strawberries, then a cheese and cracker tray that barely had enough to satisfy all seven of us. We learned later that that was our lunch that came with the ride. Whoa! Really? Gosh.
Upon departing from our second stop, evidently the chauffer decided to spray some more Febreeze in our sitting area without covering up the crackers. MMmmm, Febreeze crackers! Lovely.
We ran out of time to go to all the wineries, evidently, because the driver was late, so she took us to a couple wineries close by Newberg. That was all OK too. And frankly, had the company I shared wasn’t a lot of fun and in good spirits about this weird ride. We exited the limo, and she promptly pulled away. Hey, what about our custom wine glasses? Geez. Guess someone forgot.
In the end, had we been different people, we would’ve been really pissed about the whole experience, but we couldn’t help but laugh about the whole odd experience. Maybe it was the wine.
In any event, we would never do that again. It’s too bad too. It seems to me, after reading others’ reviews, that the company really needs to think more about customer service, and taking care of their fleet better. I don’t think it would take much effort for them to improve.

All,
Here is fair warning to you all — NEVER hire these guys for ANYTHING. We booked a wine tour and they NEVER showed up to pick us up. They totally dropped the ball, this company is a joke. They guy running it does it «on the side» so that should speak volumes. You have been warned…

We got a living social deal to go on a limo wine tour & decided to use it for my 30^th b’day. There were 7 of us total, 2 people took the day off from work & my mother flew in from Alaska for the event. We got a few blocks from the pick up location & the damn limo broke down! So of course no one is to blame for the unfortunate event but g-​limos only made the situation worse by a) asking us to get out & push the limo b) only offering us a cab ride home c) bad mouthing my aunt on fb, when she expressed her disappointment. In my book the customer is always right, no matter what & it is sooo unprofessional for a business to be bad mouthing the customer! G-​limos showed little to no compassion for our situation, we had to beg for our money back, they tried to convince us to reschedule & then made US feel guilty about not accepting their offer of a cab ride home. I didn’t want a cab ride home, we had been sitting in a broken down limo for OVER an HOUR!!! I did not want to get in another vehicle & we were seriously walking distance from where we got picked up! G-​limos is a sad excuse for a business, the fb comments they wrote back to us were very rude & unprofessional.
Had to come back & add that while writing this they decided to delete the rude shit they were saying to us on
. Good move on their part since they were making themselves look bad!

We purchased a deal using Sharing Spree. I have nothing but positive things to say about the company. Karen was very easy to work with in scheduling. I purchased a deal two days before the day I wanted to book. They were able to accomodate me with no problem. We used the bus for my daughter’s 18^th birthday. They transported all 15 teens to and from dinner and around town after dinner. They had a blast. Sparkling Cider and snacks were provided as well. They had an all around good time.

Had a really nice tour with them yesterday. Our driver was very nice, the car was great. We discovered three winerys we would never have learned of otherwise. The meat and cheese platter was nothing to write home about, but overall I would totally do it again.
–n

Voucher buyers are constantly complaining. I just experienced this while buying with a Groupon at a berry farm. Buyers get ½ off, yet they are rude, high maintenance and grouchy. Ugh. I could barely read the below reviews. You can’t even get a limo for an hour for this price.
We (four of us) had an excellent experience with ours. Portland was overbooked since the Groupon was ready to expire, so we took ours in Eugene. Our limo wasn’t new, but very nice and the driver was outstanding. It was a little disappointing to learn that there wasn’t a lunch, but we had brought snacks and there were cheese, crackers, chocolate and water. But really… a 5 hour limo ride, lunch, taster’s fees, winery tips, and a wine glass cost more than the Groupon did. No frickin’ doubt about it. It was a STEAL.
The wineries were in the most beautiful locations, too. There was flora and fauna above compare everywhere. The first winery gave us 14 samples, the second one 9 and the last on 6. There were all too generous. They took their time and explained everything, often giving us more samples of more expensive wines.
Our tour took 5 hours exactly. It wasn’t exactly as advertised but for how much we paid and what we got, G Limos had to have lost money on this.
Really, it was 5 star good and the memories will be favorful and last forever.
UPDATE: I’m planning to buy my third G-​Limo Groupon. No, I don’t know the owners or company other than my association with them through Groupon. I’ve only had good communication and service through them. My guests have absolutely loved every trip. Why would someone question my authenticity on this? You’ll all have your own experiences, I’ve been absolutely happy with G-​Limos tours. $ 39 for five hours of their service? Are you kidding? That’s a car, a human, and gasoline — plus, wine, server tip, and a snack? Sheese, I’d be paying just that in gas driving my car. Fantastic deal.

My tour with G-​Limos was awful. Old broken-​down limos shuttle you to second-​rate wineries, some of whom don’t even have a tasting fee anyways. My advice is to pass on this one.

I purchased a G-​Limos deal through Living Social for what was advertised as a «Five-​Hour Scenic Limo Tour to Three Wineries with Lunch, Tasting Fees, Wine Tips, and Custom Wine Glass.» There were three problems that occurred.
1. I booked a tour for my friend and I over two months in advance. Five days before the scheduled tour, I received a call from G-​Limos stating that the Saturday tour was cancelled due to «mechanical problems.» They asked if I could reschedule for the next day. I am not sure why their vehicle can be fixed by Sunday, but not by Saturday. I had to reschedule for early March instead, which was inconvenient, but doable.
2. Although the deal was advertised as a limo tour, it was actually a bus that we were chauffeured around in. This is a huge discrepancy in my book. If the tour had been advertised as a bus tour, I would be okay with this, but it wasn’t. To G-​Limos credit, the bus was very nice and comfortable, but a limo, it was not.
3. Lunch was not served as was also advertised. There were, however, cheese & meat patters, crackers, and small bags of snacks.
I admit that I did have a good time on the wine tour. The wineries that we visited were very nice, and the driver, Geoff was very friendly, helpful & had a great sense of humor. Still, I am somewhat reluctant to give G-​Limos 3 stars b/​c of their misleading marketing. Just know that if you sign up for a limo tour, you may be in a bus, not an actual limo.