Encinitas Mobile Detailing

Amazing work!!! Called to let me know he was running late, but that’s ok, I overslept anyhow. :) My car was detailed to showroom condition. Will use again!!! And yes, the Groupon included a wax. No idea what the one star reviewer Chris R is talking about.

The deal seems pretty good, until you do some investigating. Saw this on AmazonLocal and thought it would be perfect for my fiancé’s car, and my own car. The deal states $ 59 ($ 199 Value), Interior detail, and external hand wash (not wax). So I called the company to get more details as far as what was included exactly for the $ 59, because I could not find ANYTHING on their website that said $ 199 to compare it to. The fact is, they do not have any service worth $ 199. It is a made up number to make the deal look great.
Upon speaking to Flavio (Owner?), he was very accommodating at first. He said that if I wanted to get the wax and leather treatment, he would honor the Amazon Local price through him directly. In the interest of letting small businesses make more money, I told him that would be fine with me. Later in the day he calls to confirm times and get the location. It was then when he told me that the price was not $ 59, but it was going to be $ 20 extra per auxillary service. We agreed over the phone to $ 75 +tip (which I have no issue with, other than the sudden price increase). I needed to think about it and call him back.
After a few rounds of phone tag, we talked again. This time he told me that he would make more money if I bought it on AmazonLocal and he charged me the $ 20/​ea extra service. I asked him what the price would be, and he said it would be more again. I had a bad feeling about the whole transaction at this point, and declined the service.
I don’t normally write reviews about small businesses, but this guy really got to me. First off, it is a flat out LIE that you are receiving $ 199 worth of services for $ 59. The phone number listed on the website is the guy’s cell phone number. He changes his mind multiple times in the course of trying to get me to purchase the services. I saw that 31 people purchased this on AmazonLocal, I hope that they have better experiences that I have had.
Long story short: Didn’t use them due to deceptive tactics, and multiple price increases before my purchase.

Wife surprised me with a GroupOn to get my car detailed. Flavio was amazing. He showed up on time and did a great job. My car looks like new. He was extremely detail oriented and did not take any shortcuts. Would definitely use again.