Quick Cab

I called Quick Cab for a trip from the Burlington Fred Meyer store to Sedro-​Wolley yesterday afternoon. I called dispatch, and he was plesant and friendly, and we were quickly able to get the location squared away & he told me the cab was on it’s way. Great. No problems here. The cab showed up relatively quickly, not sure the exact time it took, but it wasn’t bad, especially given this area isn’t that dense population wise. Again, all ok. The cab shows up, late model minivan, again, I don’t care about what type of car it is as long as it’s safe and runs. Again, all ok. Midway through my trip I notice a microscopic sign on his glove compartment that says something like «We cannot take cards due to a computer breach» or something similar. I ask the driver about it, and he now tells me midway through a trip they cannot take cards. (This is partially my fault, I probably should have had cash.) This is a Saturday evening in Burlington, I ask the cabbie to go the bank. Closed. I call my CC company. They tell me to go to a Western Union and take out cash advance on my credit card. Fine. I got to the local grocery store with a Western Union in it. Closed. Closed at 3 pm. Well fiddlesticks. I go next door to the liquor store w/​an OPEN Western Union location. They say they can’t do it. I tell them my CC company said they could. «No, no, that is on their end, blah blah blah» Okay. Whatever. After driving around aimlessly for miles the cabbie says he’ll just write down my info and run it later. Fine. We get to destination he calls dispatch and writes it down. Great. Whatever. I find out they ALREADY have their credit card processor database hacked. Wonderful, call my CC company and put extra scrutiny on my card charges in case of problems. Overall not the best experience, but at least I got there eventually. Be aware, according to their site, they only accept CC from regular customers or business accounts, even though their business card clearly shows «all cc and debit accepted» seems a bit shady/​un-​organized to me. Also, check their website, it needs to be made more clear. The cabbie was nice overall about the whole mix-​up, which is why they get 3 stars instead of lower. Also, the inside of the van was super dirty, and the sliding doors only opened on one side of the car. Weird…