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Top 10 Examples of Poor Customer Service

CSM Magazine

Think about it, can you recall a recent experience where the customer service was really bad? Think of other places you have spent your hard- earned paycheck: grocery store, bank, restaurant, a fast food chain, a department store, a gas station, a hotel, an airline, an online merchant and the list could go on. Sure you can.

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Here’s a New Word: Skimpflation

ShepHyken

I recently went to breakfast at a hotel. Rather than deliver a poor customer service experience, they felt it was better to shut down part of the restaurant. It’s not that they want to do it. They have no choice. . There was a line, yet there were a number of open tables. I asked the manager why we couldn’t be seated.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of June 24, 2019

ShepHyken

The customer service you provide would be… Amazing! Poor customer service can impact more than just those who experience it by Kristen Dalli. Consumer Affairs) Most consumers can relate to either seeing or experiencing poor customer service, whether it’s at a restaurant, hotel, or the grocery store.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of April 8, 2019

ShepHyken

Here are some reminders of what it takes to keep your customers happy – and coming back. Hotel Guest Service: Being Capable Is Not Enough by Steve Curtin. Hotel Executive) Having been enticed by all the images of the specialty cocktail, I was looking forward to ordering one. A good service opportunity went bad.

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5 Top Customer Service Articles for the Week of July 9, 2018

ShepHyken

I enjoyed the author’s sarcastic approach to what companies do to fail their customers. (I I especially like the first one, which is to treat new customers better than your loyal customers.). Poor Customer Service Costs UK Businesses £37 Billion by Stephanie Liais. That’s almost $50 billion USD.)

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Feedback Loops and Their Impact on the Customer Experience

InMoment XI

An organization can act on these insights by fixing the existing product or service, and then making sure similar issues don’t appear in the future. As an example, let’s imagine the same financial services firm from earlier experiences a prolonged period of poor customer service due to understaffing or inadequate training.

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Dear Food Delivery Company, You Should Assume Customers Ordering From a Hotel Will Need a Fork.

Myra Golden

The sun set my “sleep clock,” as my mother would say, and I just wanted to have food delivered to my hotel room and then retreat to my bed. A food delivery service left a postcard in my hotel room. The note said, “Quick delivery to XYZ Hotel.” I’m in a hotel, how can I eat my salad and entree without a fork?”.

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