Corona Del Mar Tailoring

Worst customer service ever! Rudest people I have ever met in business. I will never return to this station for anything. Came for an oil change. When I paid the register computer froze. Despite my doubts the woman at the register told me to swipe my card again - after I had to wait 20 minutes. Once I got the bill I saw the double charge and went back to the station. Guess what: they did not consider that their problem and told me so very rudely. Thankfully my bank corrected the charge. more

Terrible service--straight out of the Stone Age. If you need entertainment at your own expense, Corona del Mar Chevron is the place to go!! I needed an appointment for my BMW smog check and figured I'll get an oil change also. I made an appointment with Mike (who I will refer to as Barney) the service manager. for the following morning Thursday, and he suggested that I could get in and out in one hour. Great! I was greeted 10 minutes before the appointment by a pleasant lady who introduced herself as Diane (I'll call her Betty) who also offered me some coffee.I settled down on the bench out front to relax and do some reading. Little did I know that the Fun and Games with the Flintstones were about to start.\r I overheard another customer complaining to Barney that her check engine light was back on after she had just spent several hundred dollars to repair it. She was upset, and Betty left to give her a ride somewhere. I glanced into the shop and noticed two mechanics leaning on a tool box eating. I asked them where Barney was, at which time he reappeared. I asked if we were still on track for an hour wait time since my car was still parked in the same place and half an hour had gone by. He stated that his smog mechanic wasn't there yet. The two mechanics chuckled at my remark, saying that ""so and so is never there before 9:00"". I told Barney no problem, things happen. Asking about the oil change, Barney told me that the smog mechanic would do that theyneeded to keep a car lift bay open!\r As Betty arrived back at the station after 9:00, a rough looking character wearing shorts and a hoodie sweat shirt cruised up on a skateboard to meet her. They started making small talk, and he opened the hood of the refix car. Barney emerged from the garage and started arguing with hoodie guy slowly at first, It soon turnined into quite a scene, with hoodie getting into the car and screeching away, parking and slamming the car door. He then moved my car in front of the garage. I found out later that this was the smog mechanic, Shanon (I'll call him Fred). It was almost amusing to hear the loud boisterous rant that that Fred continued, but my car was still sitting waiting. I then approached Barney and asked him if there was a better time to bring my car back. He stated that ""he is working on it now"". Since my car was still sitting outside, I asked him what he thought as far as time, since it was now approaching 9:30. He glared at me and walked away. I flagged down Betty, who returned to tell me that the smog equipment needed to warm up(?), and my car would be done soon. About 9:45 Fred drove my car into the garage. At a few minutes after 10:00 he approached me, still wearing the same hoodie, etc., asking me if this was my car. He told me that I needed brake pads (?) and my maintenance light was on. I asked him if they reset it during the oil change, He asked ""what oil change?"" Fred started ranting again with Barney and demanded ""why didn't one of those as***les do it before I got here"" and I won't reset it for free"". They then started arguing again about the refix car with Fred yelling that he ""had enough of this s***"" and stormed off the lot. Barney then assigned another mechanic to change the oil. Ten minutes later, as my car was being finished, Fred walked back into the shop and proceeded to banter again with Barney about the oil change light. He finally hooked some equipment for a couple of minutes and declared ""there you go"" and moved my car to the area in front of the service window. When I got in my car, there was a strong chemical and cigarette smell, and a sticky feeling on the steering wheel and armrest. During the ensuing tirade, it turns out that Fred smokes in car and strong industrial chemicals were misused to clean grease prints off of the interior. Truth is stranger than fiction. If you need to see what happens when the tail wags the dog, you should visit this station. more

Always great service!!! Five stars!!! more

Mike is the best. Much appreciated. more

I want to say that when I took my car in for an oil change I had a really great experience. Now first off I know nothing about cars and I take mine in for regular maintenance and oil changes but that is about all I know. So I took my car for an oil change and the tech was super nice and noticed that I was super low on oil. After a few minutes he figured out what it was and did my oil change and voila car all better and the tech only charged me 12 bucks extra for the part he replaced. I thought they were honest friendly and professional more

Thank you! So quick, pleasant and very accommodating. more

Outstanding service Very helpful and professional mechanics and staff. I always purchase gas and get my smog certificate here! more

Friendly, prompt service and ready when promised! more

They are the BEST! Have found the solutions for problems when the dealer couldn't figure it out. Are so honest that when I requested a particular service, they told me that they could do it, but it really wasn't necessary. They are friendly, usually fix it right the first time, and rarely have to keep a vehicle longer than a few hours, or a day. Can make appts for oil changes & tire rotations & be in & out in less than an hour. Mike was great and I would recommend them to friends. more

Friendly prompt service and ready as promised. Thank You more

Should you wish to see a rare blend of arrogance, ignorance and contempt for humanity, please visit the 'mechanics' at this location. The ultimate testament to this description is a nameless white guy that works there (nameless only because he had no name badge and refused to give his name - why bother to soil a decent name like ""Harold"" or ""Bob"" ?). He is about 5 foot, 8 inches. Dirty blonde hair. Slightly fat and clean shaven though rather clumsy and nervous. Spend a minute with the fellow and you will know that his life peaked while in diapers and with drool hanging from his portly chin.\r \r A recent interaction with him went as such:\r My family's car had stalled on their driveway. We wanted to see if he could help push us out of the way of his customer's cars so as not to hold up their business (just a couple of feet). \r \r His response? He began to chuckle. Then he said, ""You have to buy a service before I would ever help."" I insisted we just wanted to get out of his customer's way so that our car would not be blocking him. I even offered to buy a new battery from him. He replies with a laugh and then says, ""Too bad.""\r Then he walked off.\r \r A few minutes later he tried to help by being a smartass and asking, ""Do you even know how a car works?"". The glares we gave him caused him to scurry off revealing his cowardly nature in the ""Oops, I can't back up my shit-talk"" look on his face. A true fake tough guy. Napoleon complex indeed.\r \r At this point it is worth revealing that he has worked on our cars a couple of times. And with full confidence I can reply that HE does NOT understand how a car works. Him and his team have been unable to fix rudimentary leaks on our cars.\r \r All said, avoid the mechanics here as they are rude and unable to fix basic problems with your car. more

Amazing warmth the minute you step onto the premises. Very professional. Best of the best. more

Over the past 7 years, I’ve been to this Chevron five or six times to have a couple of our cars worked on. They did an okay job on one repair. The others they dropped the ball. Big time. Drop #1: I have a classic ‘70s Mini, and so did the manager of the Chevron at the time. I thought “Hey, perfect! He’s worked on his Mini, he must know Mini’s.” How wrong I was. He cranked down the lugs on the wheels way over the manufacturer’s recommendation (probably used the gun) and I had to pay a Mini specialist $80 bucks to fix the problem he created. Drop#2: We had a Nissan Quest and the air conditioning needed some stuff done to it. We were going to drive thru the desert up to SF, so it was crucial to get it working. $450 later they got it working. It worked for 10 minutes. I called them when we got back and he said, “Oh, must be a leak in there somewhere.” Hey genius, ever think of checking that before giving back to me? Drop #3: Giving them a second chance to put front tires on my Mini. I gave them the lug torque specs and the tire pressure suggestions. Figured it was a no brainer. Turns out they have no brains. Get the Mini back and it’s pulling to the left like crazy. Now this is a car that has been going dead straight for 4 years. Now it’s all wacked out.. I take it back and tell them the prob. He says $130 for an alignment. Lots of work to align that car. I ask him if he knows how to align a classic Mini. He gets upset. Heated. I then tell him my history of poor car repairs at Chevron and ask if he can give me a deal on the alignment. (I know, I should’ve run away and never came back to Chevron years ago, but it’s so close to our house! Lesson learned. Finally.) Well now the manager guy gets really steamed, with the arms waving and the lips peeling back from his yellow teeth. He basically says “Stuff you (expletive)” and proceeds to tell me that he warned me about the Quest air conditioning problems (he didn’t) that he doesn’t recall the over tightened lugs on the Mini (how convenient) and that I probably hit a pot hole in my Mini and that’s why the alignment’s out (how many times have we heard that lie). So I call my Mini Specialist. He tells me there’s only one simple adjustment for aligning a classic Mini. And it won’t help correct the pulling to one side. The Specialist tells me that on older Minis the tires are sometimes a little off in their sizes. He suggests I switch the front tires to the back and see what happens. I did it (by myself) and the problem was solved. Lots of work to align an old Mini, yeah right. Pros: Location Cons: Everything Else more

Go visit Max and shop for exquisite jewelry. Have no fear his payment plan makes everything possible. Enjoy! Pros: best payment plan! more

Corona del Mar Jewelry has excellent service and fantastic price for gold! I got rid of old and broken pieces and received a check right then and there. Very friendly and helpful staff and a wonderful selection of jewelry to purchase. Highly recommended! Pros: Plenty of parking in back, great selection, above average customer service. more

Max and his team of jewelry professionals know what they are doing. Years ago Max got me the best deal on diamonds and I have since found that he can find anything I want from around the country with his contacts. He also has an excellent client base to sell some of my jewelry, when I feel it is time to ""clean house."" Best of all, he has a fabulous selection of jewelry for when I wan to replenish my collection. Max has an added ability to remember some key items in my collection and will call me when he has a prospective client for a piece that I ""may"" want to part with. This level of service is rare and truly special and appreciated. He may not always tell you what you want to hear about your jewelry, but he is very honest and you know you are always getting the honest truth with Max. I would recommend Max, along with his integrity, any time. Pros: Service, knowledge, experience, selection, integrity, honesty, more

CDM Consignment Jewelry is an outstanding store. You walk in and all the different pieces of jewelry shine in the beautiful sparkling glass cases. \r You want to buy everything, its like walking into a candy store.\r \r Max, the owner takes jewelry in on consignment and he sells your jewelry quickly and even makes it look brand new. He is more than fair in his prices and just a pleasure to work with.\r \r The quality of the jewelry pieces is excellent. Max knows his jewelry and many are gem quality.\r \r Along with the Consignment pieces, Max will even make you a pair of say diamond earrings that are amazing and which you will never want too take off!\r \r Take some time and visit this store. I guarantee you will not be disappointed, quite the contrary.\r \r \r more

Great store-owner has been in business for 30+years and has some great deals for everyone. Friendly,\r comfortable atmosphere with a wide variety of merchandise. They buy, sell and consign everything\r from charms to chains, diamonds to designer watches. Cool, casual, coastal location with free parking!\r A delight to do business with- more

Best jewelry store I have ever found. They have estate and one-of-a-kind pieces that will make your eyes pop, and all at reasonable prices. They are also very nice to deal with and always stand behind their products. You can't go wrong buying jewelry from this store. Pros: Fantastic merchandise at great prices more

Corona Del Mar Jewelry is a great place to do business. Max is an outstanding sales person with a friendly approach to doing business. We sold some jewlery that was not being used anymore and received an outstanding price. Very casual and convenient. Even sold my gold crown and bridge. We will return again.\r \r July 31, 2008\r \r Made our second visit to Corona Del Mar Jewlery and was greeted by Max again. What a friendly atmosphere to do business. My wife and I was very happy with the outstanding price on some more gold items my wife no longer wears or has missing parts of a set no longer useful. She sold a watch to Max that she no longer wears or likes and received an excellent price on the spot. If you are interested in selling gold or watches you cannot go wrong at Corona Del Mar Jewlery. Very friendly, quiet atmosphere with no pressure. Parking is available also. Great customer service with a smile and friendly conversation. Pros: Good parking and outstanding location more