Cooler In the Shade Auto Window Tinting

I can’t believe some of these reviews. Yeah it can be cluttered and messy. It’s a car shop! I’ve had 4 of my own personal cars tinted and detailed and have sent numerous friends and family to cooler in the shade. Never heard anything but praises. When I buy my next car I know exactly who I’m calling. Always professional, always priced right, always excellent work. Had a bubble 1 time. Came back and re-​did whole window. I’ll keep coming back!

Like Sid, I bought a Groupon and thought I was going to get such a great deal by doing so. My brand spankin new car had no color on the windows and was screaming for a window tint.
When I called to schedule, we set up a time and I then mentioned that I had a Groupon to use. The guy on the phone told me that since I was using a certificate, that the appointment wasn’t available and I had to wait almost two additional weeks to get in. Okay… On their website, they have some pictures of vehicles with nice, dark tint. As it turns out, they won’t do a tint darker than 50%.
So finally, I have my appointment and dropped my car early putting the key in the drop box with their preapproval. This was convenient but since I didn’t hear from them, I wondered all day if it was ready and if they found my car. After leaving a message around 1:00 pm, I finally heard back from them at 4:30, thirty minutes before they closed and three hours later than they said.
When I showed up, I was promptly ignored by the woman in the office for a full five minutes while she was chatting away on the phone. Finally, they pulled my car to the front of the building. The young man driving squeezed out of the front seat as it was moved all the way forward. He maybe didn’t know that there is a button that fixes that? When I got in the car, I noticed that they did not put the rear headrests back into their little slots. Annoying but I could deal.
What I couldn’t deal with is the fact that I had bubbles on two of my windows. I’m too passive to deal with them about it so I went elsewhere and had it fixed. I can’t say that I would go here again, even for a great deal.

I went to these guys for auto detailing because I bought a Groupon. I read the reviews of the cluttered, messy interior of the business, but I had no idea. It was REALLY messy and I wondered how, if they keep their own business like this, how much attention will they pay to my detailing. Three hours later, I found out. They don’t. I «only» spent $ 79 on this, but I have had better service from the $ 39 car wash in many cities in this country. This detailing was crap.
How disappointed am I? Oh, let me count the ways.
When I took the keys, thy told me to leave the windows and doors open for the rest of the day so the carpets could dry. When I later felt the carpets, they were soaking wet. It is now 24 hours later and they aren’t dry.
The rubber mats had standing water in them. A set of carpeted mats were shampooed on the BACK, not on the carpet side. The carpeting on the rear of the fold-​down rear seats and on the side of the cargo area were not vacuumed, so the luggage marks are still there. The dash was wiped with some treatment liquid and it mostly looks nice and is shiny. Some places were not wiped and are still dull — so the dash and steering wheel are only partially done and would look better if they weren’t done at all, so they would look consistent. Apparently, they used either a paper towel or a linty cloth towel to apply the dash treatment, since there was white lint everywhere.
The leather upholstery was cleaned, but with what. There was standing dirty water in the crevices of the frontsenger seat and both back seats. There were dirty water spots (or spots of the world’s thinnest wax) in several places on the paint. All indentations around the door handles were spotted. There was water flying out from the exterior mirrors when I first got to about 35 mph on the way home. When I stopped at a local McDonald’s for a cup of coffee, I took my own towel and re-​wiped the exterior in an attempt to actually dry the cracks and crevices and get the spots off. What ever happened to using an air hose to blow water out of cracks and crevices, then actually drying the car?
Did I go back and have them work on it more? No. It was crap the first time and I don’t want them near my car ever again.
Oh — the good news. The gentleman who greeted me and returned my car to me was friendly and quite personable.