We arrived at 11 PM, and the front desk told us that our credit card couldn't be swiped because it didn't have a chip. They asked us to pay extra. Later, our card worked everywhere else in Mexico. Since there were two other Chinese customers facing the same issue, we started to complain. The front desk then said they would communicate with the bank, and suddenly the card worked. Are they joking? Would the bank be open in the middle of the night? We wasted two hours, and those other Chinese customers wasted four hours, wasting our time.

They specifically target Chinese customers! The local company tries to scam you during car handover. The car didn't have an antenna when I picked it up, but they tried to charge me for it when I returned the vehicle. Luckily, I recorded a video during pickup showing no antenna. Their excuse was: because I have your deposit. Thankfully, the domestic customer service later refunded me, which was considerate. The local people were terrible, though.

They always try to upsell you on renting a more expensive car. When that didn't work, they made me buy a full tank of gas. I felt embarrassed and bought it, which turned out to be a scam because you can't return the car with an empty tank. However, I'm used to being taken advantage of in Mexico.

forced to buy insurance!

Mex salesperson, kept telling me that since I purchased insurance through EasyRentCars, I was not insured locally and that I would have to buy insurance through them. I insisted I was already covered, because what I bought from EasyRentCar and due to another travel policy on my Credit card, and they very unwillingly let me leave but only after putting down a very hefty cash deposit which would have been lost if any accidents. It made the experience a pain and I felt like I was being preyed upon. (Even though I spoke Spanish and was very nice to them.)