The car wash damaged my car. Tore the rear wiper blade clean off. They are supposed to tape these down. Besides that the employee was at fault because he raised it up to wipe under it and never reseated it properly. They still made me pay for the wash and then just said look at the sign, they are not responsible.

Atlantis no more
 

I paid them with my debit card. Next day, looking at my statement on-line, I see a strange $35 charge in addition to the car wash. The manager responds to my inquiry with his best Sgt. Schultz: "I know nothing...nothing."

Here's the funny part. The bogus item was a donation to some religious organization. If one of the car wash people ripped me, he/she sure has a conflicted sense of morals. Haven't been back since.

If they had a sign that said they are not responsible for valuables left in the car, I maybe would agree. However, this is a clear cut case of thief. I've never had an Ipod, but don't you download songs that you pay a $1 apiece for? If that is the case, I would also add the value of the music you had recorded, $150 would be a bargain.

When I read about The Ten BIG Ones.....The Commandments.....#8 is easy to understand. I wouldn't mess with God on any of The Ten.

It is NOT the fault of the OP. We have ALL forgotten things at one time or another and it doesn't make it right to steal when we do forget, again look at #8.

Sorry to hear about your loss, but not notifying the police is like fishing Catch and Release.

If a business is bad then the best thing to do is not use the service. In my case I will not use their service again. Its a shame that people think that they can just take something that does not belong to them. Look at the Federal Government, they rip off the pubic every day.

I think Atlantis is the best car wash in the area.....I always take my stuff out of the car or lock it in glove box and eliminate temptation. Our stuff is our responsibility and in these times do we really believe we can trust anyone with our stuff? I refuse to take a lesser service when in the end, I'm responsible for my stuff. If I screw up and don't take that responsibility then I pay the price.

I would report the theft to the police. Never to late but should have been done before you left the car wash.

Just the opposite....
 

That sucks that your iPod was stolen. and yes, it does sound like it was stolen. I hope the police will "encourage" the owner to make it right. Good Luck!

I had just the opposite experience at "the Villages Car Wash" on Bichara. As I was sitting waiting for my car to be finished, a guy came to find me and give me 2 $20 bills that were found under the seat when they vacuumed. I was shocked and amazed.

I had lost the 2 $20s when I thought that I had placed them in my pocket a couple of weeks earlier. I searched high and low, (obviously not low enough) to find them. I actually thought I had lost them at the square when we were dancing.

The fact that this guy, working his butt off for minimum wage would be so honest was surprising to me. Now I am not a negative person, but it would have been so easy for him to slip them in his pocket and I would have never been the wiser.

It did restore my faith in mankind. There are still some honest people out there. I wish you had not had that experience. That is a real downer. Hope it magically appears in their lost and found after the police get involved.

I hope you gave him one of the $20's.:wave:

I did report it immediately!

Thank you for your comments about the stolen Ipod....I did not post this info in order to obtain criticism for any of my actions, but to warn the public concerning the employee or employees of the car wash that decided to STEAL the ipod. I believe I have accomplished my goal. Notice the number of views my post has garnered??? Well over 1200 potential customers of the car wash have viewed my post!!!!!!!! Thanks again!

You may have accomplished your goal and I am truly sorry you "lost" your Ipad for what ever reason, BUT posts like this that accuse a business of something without legal proof, and you fully state that your intention was to warn the public with the intention of (you know what it was)..... can be subject to retribution (legal action) by the business itself. If that were to happen in this case, you would have little legal basis to stand on other than your statement that the Ipod was in the car when I gave it to them, and when returned it was not. You need more proof than that.

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