More Bad Customer Service Examples :-(

Posted on August 19, 2007 by John Hunter

It is sad to see so many examples of bad customer service. I wish enough companies would adopt management improvement principles so that at least I could avoid dealing with the others altogether. Here are 2 more bad examples from the Washington post today. Cellphone Contracts – Hard to Get off the Hook

Fed up with dropped calls and a string of defective cellphones, Corey Taylor said he became irate when he learned he’d have to pay $175 to get out of his long-term contract with Verizon Wireless. So he resorted to a rather extreme measure. He faked his own death.
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Consumers filed more complaints about cellphones than any other industry for the past three years, according to the Council of Better Business Bureaus; contract issues consistently rank among the top three gripes, along with billing and service problems.

Another in the long list of bad service from Verizon examples. And the Post also has a story on the continuing Passport saga, which just feeds the perception that government can’t manage:

“This is a clear admission of failure and a decision not to solve the problem, leaving thousands of travelers in the lurch,” said Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). “What color is the sky in their world?” Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-Ohio) said to the Associated Press. “I can’t believe they’re proposing a rule where they want to charge you the same amount, and in return, you’re virtually guaranteed to get worse service.” Demand for passports soared at the beginning of the year as travelers sought to comply with a new border security law requiring passports for all U.S. citizens flying within the Western Hemisphere.

Wouldn’t you love to see what lean thinking passport operations could accomplish (which is really just part of the system that passed the law – one of the numerous failing of the State Department was not adequately explaining the consequences/requirement of the new law? I know I would.

Related: Customer Hostility from Discover Card – Standard Prepaid Cell Phone Policy – Ask Your Customer What They Would Like Improved – What Job Does Your Product Do? – Public Sector Continuous Improvement Site

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2 Responses to More Bad Customer Service Examples :-(

  1. Alex says:
    August 20, 2007 at 6:50 am

    Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Pingback: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Customers Get Dissed and Tell

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