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Complaints rolling in about Google Nexus One

Google’s Nexus One phone may have been one of the most anticipated devices of the last few weeks. But since the smartphone’s launch last Tuesday, it has left a string of unhappy customers in its wake. Nexus One has been … Continue reading

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Flip Your Complaints to Get Them Heard

Author and entrepreneur Seth Godin has a handy suggestion for making complaints—to customer support, bosses, or anyone, really—that will actually get heard and acted upon. The secret? Reverse your starting preface, and leave out the word “but.” It’s easy to … Continue reading

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State to Investigate Smart Meter Customer Complaints

Smart Meters or Money–Hungry Meters? The switch from regular to digital meters is igniting public anger that Pacific Gas and Electric’s new Smart Meters are anything but. “I’m afraid to turn-on my PG&E,” Customer April Ashford said. Her utility bill … Continue reading

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VONAGE Agreement Settles Marketing, Service Complaints

The Internet-based phone company has agreed to pay $3 million to 32 states to settle complaints about marketing practices and poor customer service. Maine is one of 32 states that have entered into a $3 million settlement agreement with VONAGE, … Continue reading

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Parking firm adjusts meters in response to latest complaints

Desperate to reverse an avalanche of negative publicity, Chicago’s embattled parking-meter operator literally has decided to give time away. Chicago Parking Meters has re-examined every one of its 2,200 pay-and-display boxes to make certain they are “rounding up to give … Continue reading

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Customer complaints seen as underutilized resource

Customer complaints are the most underutilized resource in the hospitality industry today, said Andrew Schmidt in the white paper “How To Use Customer Complaints to Your Advantage.” Restaurant operators need to train their staff to see such complaints as opportunities … Continue reading

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Shoppers Drug Mart Complaints – Rude, racist, poor service

I am a brown skin woman and I was there on a weekday in the afternoon for the first time at that store to purchase some flyer items. A white cashier named Linda, looked at me disgustingly and said arrogantly … Continue reading

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Costco pulls dolls after customer complaints about racist connotations

Costco Wholesale Corp. has pulled from store shelves around the country African-American dolls, packaged with stuffed monkeys and wearing hats that said “Lil’ Monkey,” after a customer complained about the toys’ racist connotations. Costco pulled the dolls from its shelves … Continue reading

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LG Electronics (Spain España) DVD Player Flaw & Customer Service Disaster

I am an American living in Spain who was looking for a DVD player with a hard drive to record programs while I am at work. Besides a programmed record mode (necessary to record when I am not at home), … Continue reading

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4 Better Ways to Handle Complaints

If you WOW a customer at the Moment of Truth , the average customer will walk away and tell 5 people about the experience. If you fail to meet the customer’s expectations at the Moment of Truth , customers are … Continue reading

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