Bubbles Car Wash

What an awful experience. My wife went to Bubbles with our baby and toddler. The car battery died and the immobilizer light came on while having the inside cleaned (likely due to the dome light being left on). Bubbles wanted to boost the car (they say they have to do this all the time!), but due to it being a hybrid, we elected to have it towed to a service centre.
Because the dome light was left on in their care (they deny this, but see attached invoice) we’re stuck with a $ 500 bill for diagnostics and replacement of the battery which they completely drained and destroyed.
They refuse to contribute at all to this bill. To their credit, they did pay for towing, and provided a gift certificate that we will not be using. For that, they get a star.

I’m writing after an awful experience getting my car detailed. The pictures I posted after from after taking it in a second time to get cleaned, after the first time it came back dirty. Here is the story.
I brought it into the Bubbles on Macleod in Calgary and was really happy that it would come back in immaculate shape. The package I bought was nearly $ 400 with tax and the manager (Patrik) assured me that it was going to look great and it was worth the money. Instead, it came back still quite dirty (there were still bugs on the front of the car and the inside wasn’t very clean) and the upholstery was ripped out of the drivers side door and coming apart from the passenger side door. I showed Patrik and he said that he was sorry and would fix it if I could bring it back in.
I returned two days later and dropped it off to get the door fixed and the car re-​cleaned, this time, I hoped properly. Patrik said that he would call in an hour or two and I could go back to get my car. Instead, 4.5 hours later, I ended up just going to the location after calling and not being able to find out if it was done. It remains dirty, and the upholstery on the door still wasn’t fixed. Again, Patrik told me it was because the car is old (2004 Jetta) and so when they clean it, the steam is so hot that sometimes they pull the upholstery out — he then pointed out that they had done the same thing on the passenger side door, as if I was going to make me feel better. I told him that if he knew it would get damaged, then he should have warned me and not done the job, to which he replied that the doesn’t have time to look at every car. Finally, after being quite upset Patrick said that I could take the car to an upholstery shop and get it fixed. On the way home, I went by the shop he recommended — they’re only open Monday to Friday during business hours. This means that I will have to now take a morning off of work to bring my car in!
To make matters worse the car is still not very clean. I just took a number of pictures where the car is still quite grimy.

They could not have been more accommodating or more helpful. I couldn’t wait so I asked if it were ok to drop my vehicle off in the morning. This works out perfectly as I work on a few short blocks away. I spoke to three different people and each of them knew who I was without me having to explain my whole story. This tells me that the staff communicates with each other, takes pride in their work and cares about the customer. When I picked up my car, I was blown away. It is 10 years old and it literally looks like the day I bought it. They did an amazing job. Like someone else has posted, they left items they found when cleaning on the back seat. I would suggest that a clear plastic bag would be an added touch. They could place the items in a clear plastic bag, rather than leave them loose. I can say without a doubt that had I cleaned my car, I would not have done a job as fantastic as this. Will definitely use this service again,

Today I dropped off my truck at Bubbles on 58^th and McLeod Trail. Wow, what a disappointment. $ 60 for an inside and outside. The outside was okay, however the inside… Not cool.
The floor vacuum was fine but mats were still dirty, the windows looked like they were wiped with dirty rags. There was noticeable streaks on all windows, the package says dust and interior fragrance. I got nothing, no dusting or fragrance.
Never again. I can do a better job for $ 10. The point of taking it there was because I didn’t have the time. This is not professional detailing.
I’ve taken my car to the other location three times for different packages over the last year and I’ll tell you that they are awesome.
Thanks Bubbles, lesson learned.

Today was my first experience with bubbles. Long story short I paid $ 100 to have the exterior of my vehicle cleaned and the interior detailed without leather treatment or shampooing etc. The exterior of the vehicle was good, but they left streaks and greasy residue all over the interior. They also removed all of the small loose items I had in my trunk and placed them on my back seat presumably to clean the trunk, however these items were just left on the back seat. For $ 100 I was less than impressed with the quality of work and customer service inside.

I would avoid this place. they used to be okay but now the price changes constantly. One day it was $ 40 and a week later it was $ 60. Which would’ve been okay if they did a better job but they missed a lot of spots. Not worth the money or time.

I had some time to kill waiting for the dogs to be finished at the groomers and I knew I wasn’t going to get to detailing my car for a while. I bought the RainX package for about $ 54 bucks and was very happy with the results inside and out. They did miss a few spots on the console, but nothing too major. These guys were wonderful, because I did pull up to the bay just as they were about to close. (Sorry — I really didn’t know what time they were closing!). They were great and I will definitely be back!

went there for the 70 dollar package due to a time constraint. When we picked up the car the licence plate in the front was sitting on the front seat, they forgot to put it back on and did so afterwards. They were pretty lazy in cleaning the rubber floor matt and threw them back in wet and dirty, resulting in stains to the floor.
Some heavy sticky dirt on the wind screen and sides was still there, they claimed to try glass cleaner on it, somehow i doubt it.
Basically my feeling is that for the price you could pay for a drive through touchless service, at least they wouldnt stain the interior and come up with pathetic excuses for not doing their job.
Definately going somewhere else…

I have to agree with some of the other reviews here. Bubbles does the job but it is not amazing by any means. I had just purchased a new (used car) and decided to get it detailed. They were accommodating to request to get the shampoo package on the front seats and carpets which was nice. Usually you can only get the seats or carpets for that price (no mix and match). Anyways I appreciated it.
They have a nice open seating area with TV’s, magazines, leather chairs if you want to sit and wait. You can watch your car come through the bay after the exterior wash as well. The ladies at the end of the wash clearly seemed to notice I was the owner watching my car come out… from the other side of the glass it was almost like watching them quietly agree to look like they were doing a good job cause the owner was watching… seemed a bit awkward… Anyways — my car was totally finished in under 2 hours as promised. Pretty well done, there were a few spots that seemed to have been missed but nothing major. My one pet peeve was that between the seat and the center console there were still crumbs. Isn’t that one of the major reasons you get someone professional to clean your car??! They should have the tools and expertise to get in there — frustrating! Oh — and once my seats dried hours later I discovered that the water stains were still there that I wanted cleaned out with the shampoo…
So all in all — they do a pretty ok job. They do a good job at delivering in their selling attribute — clean (mostly) — fast.

I’ve been to Bubbles near Chinook Centre 3 times now. Once to get a full interior detail, once for an outside polish and detail, and once for the $ 50 exterior hand wash and interior wipe and floor mat cleaning. I like how you can just drive in for any of these services without appointment unlike most if not all other places that need appointments weeks ahead, which is not acceptable for a car cleaning service. The staff is very nice and courteous and the waiting area has free snacks and wifi.
Having said that, the prices are too high for the services especially considering the quality provided. There is little attention to detail and i have always found spots that have not been cleaned and lots of areas still dripping of water or whatever solutions they use to clean and spotted windows that automatic cleaners do a better job cleaning. The attendants do their job extremely fast like machines and they miss lots of spots so you will still find dirty areas on your floor and dripping interiors. They seemed to be very rushed as you get your car with the seats in funny positions and your console all screwed up as they cleaned.
Update: After my floor mats drying up, I am really disappointed. They were completely soiled when I took my car in, but I expect them to be clean $ 50 later. The deep parts are still quiet dirty and the sides of the footwells are still dirty. should have spent 15min cleaning them myself and saving the $ 50. Check out the pic on the Bubbles Unilocal page.
I would probably go somewhere else for quality service, but if you are in a hurry to get the service done, you’ll have to put up with the high price and sloppy quality here.

Recently had to take my car in to get a bunch of yellow road paint off the driver’s side of the vehicle. Made sure to get there first thing in the morning on a weekday so that things weren’t too busy. The detailer, operations manager (Raphael), and initial service consultant (Patrick) were all very professional and fair. Although they didn’t guarantee that they would be able to do the job, they said to leave the car with them and that they would call and and let me know if the job was do-able…and of course not to pay anything until they could test it out.
It turned out that they not only did a great job removing the paint after hours of hard work and washing, but they also took the time to ensure that the interior was also lovingly cleaned.
When I picked up the car, I could literally sense the passion that Raphael had for ensuring that I was happy.
Although you can’t expect that each and every detail will be perfect, but they do their best! I would recommend them anytime. Good business acumen for sure.

Bubbles is my go-​to place for thorough car detailing. Their staff are very friendly and will help you pick the best package for your needs. I’ve been to both Macleod Trail locations, and both are excellent. Lots of comfortable seating if you want to stay and wait, and they are also really good about calling as soon as your car is ready. Both locations are close to Chinook if you want to drop your car off and go shopping for the afternoon!
My only suggestion is to check your car over before leaving the lot, to make sure they’ve cleaned everything properly. I’ve only had one instance where I did need them to do a few touch-​ups.

I have been getting my car washed here every month or two since I moved here 2 years ago and I am generally satisfied with the quality of the wash and interior clean but the last two times that I have had my car cleaned, I have not been satisfied. Maybe it was because my car was exceptionally dirty and it was difficult to clean but there was still a lot of dirt left on the car. On the exterior there were streaks of dirt and after I left dirty water spilled out of my mirrors and left dirty water marks all over the side of my car. On the interior, the inside of the windshield wasn’t cleaned so it still has a foggy film on it. They also only vacuumed the seat part of the seats and not the back rests. It was disappointing that I spent $ 50 only to have to go and finish the job myself.

Ah, Bubbles… what can I say.
I spent an inane amount of time in my car this summer, especially August. Like, 60 hours on the road. After that much use, it’s bound to be dirty. Past the point of me doing it myself… it needed an intervention.
Bubbles does the job. It’s not perfect — I can usually point out a couple of spots where they missed or could have done better, but $ 45 for an inside-​out clean that takes less than an hour isn’t too bad. I’ll pay it a couple of times a year to keep my sanity. I do my own cleaning with supplies from Canadian Tire to keep it up in between.
They have a nice area inside where you can sit, watch TV, watch the cars coming through the wash, eat cookies, drink coffee, eat popcorn. It could be worse. Plus, if you’re really bored, it’s across from Chinook Centre.
I’m never blown away by the service, I hate that I have to buy my scented tree, but all in all it’s not terrible — I know I’ll be back.
(8÷30)

Last week I gave ‘Bubbles Car Wash’ a try. While standing in the line you can already see different products posted — however none of them has a price displayed. When you advance in the line someone will come to your car and explain the options you can choose from.
As I have never been there before I was quite surprised when they first presented me the $ 200+ packages only (and a wait-​time of 2−3h for these). After I told him that I have my lunch break to get the car done he flipped the product-​paper he held in his hand and explained two ‘low-​cost’ packages — exterior wash only (~$ 20) and Rain-​X Shine including vacuum and windows (~$ 50) — where he estimated 30min waiting time.
I decided to go with the ‘Rain-​X Shine’ package as my car was in need of clean windows and vacuuming.
My first disappointment was about the wrong time estimate: instead of 30min it took about 1 hour until my car was done. The first impression was good but after a closer look the result was mediocre only: The side mirror cases were stained and the windshield was still ‘blind’. Contrary to what I had expected the leather seats were also not wiped down which is described as being included with the ‘preliminary interior services’.
The result I received was not the posted product.

Washed my mercedes benz here. Service is great, and I love the concept. You hand over your car, wait in the wifi-​ready lounge doing some work, watching your car get all the washing love. And then someone comes by to tell you your car is ready and has you check over it.
I opted for the vinyl package. My car is definitely clean and they did a good job cleaning the vinyl and making it shiny. However, they clearly missed a few spots in the exterior and interior of my car that I had to tell them about (which they cleaned), but even after that there were a few more missed spots I saw but didn’t bother complaining about.
Bottom line is that you get better value from going through the automatic or coin-​operated car washes, and no one will wash your car like you do! They’re just employees washing your car so don’t expect them to pour love over your car and wash and massage it like it’s their own. Nevertheless, you do come out with a nice clean car with little downtime.

My car looked like a dirty dog so I thought I would take it to a fancy car wash, Bubble’s name on Macleod always made me giggle. So $ 19 and ten dollars later my car went through a drive through car wash. The client being me could sit inside, drink free coffee and eat homemade cookies and watch your car pass by, the rotating brushes, the jet sprays. The waiting area is like sitting at a bar, I almost thought a waitress was going to come by and take my order.
When I asked the girl why it was almost $ 20, was there something extra I was getting, she simply shrugged her shoulders and said no, they use water and soap. I thought sarcastically wow great selling pitch. What was outlined on the wall was far more convincing than her verbal marketing. Seems like there are persons who personally hand wash and dry your vehicle and the wash actually gets into the tires and under the car.
My shiny new dog was waiting with the door open on the other side, it was pretty fast. In reality, besides all the show my car doesn’t look any different than me doing a manual coin operated wash at $ 5 at the Bridgeland Car Wash but I wanted to give the high tech thing a try.

I hate a dirty car. I just feel bad for it. The car can’t clean itself, and it certainly can’t tell me when it should be cleaned. Poor cars. Some are so dirty all the time you can’t even tell what colour they were to begin with. But not my car, nope! I like to keep her shiny and clean and Bubbles definitely helps to do this.
I especially love the way the bays are set-​up. It would seem that having a car wash right off MacLeod Trail would lead to a huge line-​up that backs traffic up all the way to Glenmore. But this doesn’t happen. The entrance is conveniently located towards the back so the line-​ups actually don’t affect traffic at all. These people were thinking when they designed this place.
I can’t say too much about the price, since it’s pretty much the same everywhere, and I can’t talk about the service, since it’s a do-​it-​yourself place. What I can tell you is that they bays are large, have closing doors to clean in privacy, and the amount of time remaining is displayed so you know when to add more coin.
It’s just a pretty good car wash. And you can’t miss it since it’s got that huge poll with a giant BUBBLES at the top of it!