Customer Reviews for Whimsical Emporium Barrie
(U-Haul Neighborhood Dealer)

2,782 reviews

484 Essa Rd   Barrie, ON L4N9E5

(705) 728-6170

Office Hours

  • Mon: 9 am - 4 pm
  • Tue: 9 am - 12 pm
  • Wed-Fri: 9 am - 4 pm
  • Sat: 8:30 am - 6 pm
  • Sun: 10 am - 2 pm

Services at this Location:

Contact Us

(705) 728-6170

484 Essa Rd
Barrie, ON L4N9E5

Services at this Location:

Office Hours

  • Mon: 9 am - 4 pm
  • Tue: 9 am - 12 pm
  • Wed-Fri: 9 am - 4 pm
  • Sat: 8:30 am - 6 pm
  • Sun: 10 am - 2 pm
  • 24 hour customer return

Testimonials From Recent Customers

Customer feedback is extremely important to us. We use these reviews to guide our efforts and improve our service. Everything that follows is direct from our customers, without any filtering or editing on our part.

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Rating:
5.0

Cyl is amazing at the Essa Rd location

JEREMY H 
Rating:
3.0

A receptionist that’s going to input the correct information in the system and employee that was outside being rude cause my boyfriend parked where he wasn’t supposed to but we didn’t know. Could’ve been friendlier.

SANDRA B 
Rating:
2.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

RANDEEP B 
Rating:
4.0

Reserving the trailer on line was no issue. Picking it up was also not an issue.... matter of fact an employee helped in the hooking it up part. Dropping it off was a bit of a chore, but nothing to do with the dealership, that day a large mixed percipitation storm came through, meaning lots of deep wet snow and the trailer drop off area was unapproachable. The dealership closed at 12:00 so no one was there but luckily they monitor the lot by CCTV and we came to a mutually agreeable spot for me to drop off the trailer. it was hard during the drop off to close the reservation due to the cold and wet conditions where our IPAD and cellphone were not working. The one issue was we tried to extend the rental but could not due to a message of someone else picking up the trailer, we were to call a "Manager", being at 10:00 PM, to make an arrangement. being we dropped the trailer off at 2:00 pm as scheduled, the dealership closed at 12:00 am (lunch time), so therefore there was no one picking up our rented trailer. So we are not sure if this on line rental extension is a Uhaul issue or dealer. The other issue, which is generic to all Uhaul dealerships is why they dont put a tongue jack on their trailers, we had a 6 x 12 with a capacity of about 2500 lbs which if you take the tongue load at 10 - 15% that is more than 200 lbs you have to lift off your tow vehicle if you want to drop the rental for any reason. This is not a dealership issue but Uhaul.

KEVIN C 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

WILLIAM W 
Rating:
5.0

Cyl (99) was amazing. the truck was there ready for pick up. the paperwork was fast and easy to complete. and I will definitely be recommending your location to my friends. thank you for making a tough move easy.

Jan G 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Brandon W 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

BRANDON W 
Rating:
5.0

Quick and easy

HILTON H 
Rating:
5.0

The lady that helped me (Tammie) was very nice. Very accommodating as well. Helped us through a stressful move.

DEREK D 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Michael S 
Rating:
5.0

Customer service great. Helped with everything even parking the trailer for me.

JEFFREY M 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

DRAGAN O 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

BRENT M 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Alvaro A 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

MARK C 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

danny d 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

QINGXIANG D 
Rating:
5.0

Wonderful location and wonderful people to deal with!

BORIS R 
Rating:
3.0

Cheaper costs. Why do you advertise $19.99 when it cost me over $200 to have the smallest uhaul for 2.5 hours…? Very deceptive marketing

Lucas T 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

LAWRENCE S 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

ROBERTA M 
Rating:
1.0

I had to dig out the trailer from the snow nothing was clean parking area was not plowed but a snow plow was on the property trailer hitch was completely frozen with ice not elevated off the ground the electric hook up on the trailer was not properly attached and had to remove the snow off the trailer myself with my snowbrush from car no help from owners at all very very poor service

ANDREW M 
Rating:
5.0

Merry Christmas 🙂🎅🤶🎄

MONICA L 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JEREMY H 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JEREMY H 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

David D 
Rating:
5.0

Thank you for the rental. I appreciated the help from staff to hookup & disconnect the trailer. I have rented from here a few times and always find it to be good service. The equipment is always clean and working as it should. I would absolutely recommend to any person or business to use this service and I know I will be a repeat customer. Thanks again for making everyone's moving day so much easier in southwest Barrie and beyond.

TIMOTHY T 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

WAYNE M 
Rating:
1.0

Very BAD Service & never return deposit back when thy equipment was return back on the same day , every other U Haul company I,ve used return my deposit back the same day

MARTIN H 
Rating:
4.0

I would suggest winter tires not seasonal

RHONDA W 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

DANIEL W 
Rating:
5.0

Service was awesome. Great people.

MARC C 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

MARK M 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Collin J 
Rating:
5.0

very nice customer service given by gentlemen

RAKESHKUMAR P 
Rating:
5.0

Thank you so much for help!

ALEXEY P 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JEREMY H 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

David M 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

THOMAS L 
Rating:
5.0

Not much. Every staff member that I dealt with was very helpful. This location had a lot of selection and I was able to look and measure and then book the trailer that was perfect for me.

RHONDA H 
Rating:
5.0

This is the U Haul location I always use. Great service, never any issues. Thanks

Steven D 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

PATRICK T 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Indranauth k 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JEREMY H 
Rating:
5.0

Trailers looking rough but pulled well

HARVEY T 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JEREMY H 
Rating:
5.0

Great rental- service was very helpful in getting a booking.

PATRICK T 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

BRENT M 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

KRISS G 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

SHAUN C 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Robert J 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

EDNA B 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Ken N 
Rating:
5.0

Simple and easy. Best U-Haul experience yet.

MANFRED R 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

MICHAEL E 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

REGINALD L 
Rating:
5.0

Fast and friendly service and had answerable right away to anything I needed to know. Would definitely use this location again as well as recommending it to any friends

STEVEN W 
Rating:
5.0

I have used this location more than once. They are incredibly easy to work with. Highly recommend!!

PETER B 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

KARL W 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

LAWRENCE S 
Rating:
5.0

I would have liked if they had trollei to rent. Everything was on schedule and on time. The truck was clean.

Grace P 
Rating:
5.0

Excellent service, clean vehicles and very accommodating

LORI B 
Rating:
5.0

No suggestions.

JAMES K 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Jonathan O 
Rating:
1.0

The two girls who served us at this location on Essa road were excellent and they need a raise we were totally impressed by their friendliness and their smiles

JASON H 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Tori J 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

STEPHEN S 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Neel P 
Rating:
5.0

Awesome, experience as usual!! Use them lots..

ROBERT C 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Mark S 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

DENISE P 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

TERESA H 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Christine R 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

MAKSYM Y 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Tim G 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

ROBERT D 
Rating:
5.0

All went really well. Very polite and professional.

LEONARD S 
Rating:
5.0

Excellent customer service here!

VIRGINIA M 
Rating:
5.0

Nothing the girl working the desk at that location was amazing and should be given a raise for for excellent customer service.

PAUL M 
Rating:
3.0

Barrie was clean but definitely needs an upgrade. Access was very easy to locate and plenty of room for drop off. Receptionist was friendly and easy to deal with

CHERYL S 
Rating:
4.0

Absolutely disappointed. Changed $20 late fee but isn’t, changed $10 cleaning fee but was cleaned. U-Haul still owed for me $30 plus tax. Will not recommend this location for anyone

SERGEJS S 
Rating:
5.0

One headlight seemed to get bright, then dull. Otherwise this rental has been absolutely perfect. Best customer service ever

BARRY K 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

SERGUEI K 
Rating:
4.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JONATHAN H 
Rating:
3.0

They should have closed my rental and given me my deposit back.

Noel D 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

RICHARD F 
Rating:
5.0

Customer service was friendly and helpful.

JOHN K 
Rating:
5.0

Super easy to deal with and a very convenient location. Had me out of there in less then ten minutes.

PHILIP S 
Rating:
5.0

Was a pleasure to rent the trailer . They went over and above to help us out.

THOMAS D 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JEREMY H 
Rating:
5.0

Great service. Organized and efficient. Warm and friendly

PETER N 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JEREMY H 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

VINAEY R 
Rating:
5.0

Very friendly staff. Very efficient. Our van was in great shape. Pick up and drop off a simple process. Great location.👍

Patricia S 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

JEREMY H 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

Joanne T 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

VADIM S 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

MARTIN C 
Rating:
5.0

Customer did not leave a comment.

STEVEN N 
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