waiting for your car to be serviced
November 21st, 2009
Garden State Honda Waiting Room
Back in the day, waiting for your car to be serviced was nothing but a headache. They would tell you 45 minutes and an hour an half later, you’d still be waiting. How many times could you thumb through US Magazine? Then car dealers got a little smarter. They added TV’s in the waiting area. Pretty good. Then free coffee. OK, works for me. Then little snacks. Granola bars, bags of chips. I’m starting to feel the love.
But Garden State Honda in Passaic, New Jersey takes it all to a new level. It is the Mecca of car dealer waiting experiences. I know. I was there this morning for two hours.
I had the best time.
My needs are pretty simple. Give me a table, an electric outlet, wifi and a cold Diet Coke and I am pretty happy. Well, that is just the beginning at Garden State Honda.
You have your fresh bagels – neatly prepared and organized, one section with cream cheese, one with butter and one plain. Flavored coffees and a fridge with waters and juices.
Now I should clarify. They did not make the bagels nor to the best of my knowledge did they squeeze the juice. But I will tell you that during my last visit, THEY BAKED A CAKE! Can you imagine? One of the auto technicians seemed to demonstrating his broad range of skills – whipped up the cake, removed from an oven, sliced it up and put it out for the terribly calm and content waiting masses. It was awesome.
But wait there is more. A video game room. Separate. Like a sound proof booth. Here it is. As you can see, none of us took advantage of it. So many other options.
But the best thing about the Garden State Honda waiting room? A brilliant design choice to compensate for the lack of windows.
An aquarium. You can see it in the first photo but let me offer you a slightly better view.
The Garden State Honda Aquarium
One more thing. The camera on my new iphone? Awesome.