Thursday 9 September 2010

Customer service - where should it end and when (if ever) is the customer not right?



Recent exchanges (both positive and negative) will be shared a bit more often in our blog- sometimes they're just too good not to share.


99% of our customers are great, but as in everything else in life we do come across a few prats..



We received the following eBay query recently about a desk which was reduced from £249 to £89 plus £60 delivery to Mainland addresses:

"Dear deskwarehouse,You quote delivery charges of £60-Does this apply to Deliveries in Northern Ireland too, I live in the BT30 area"



Our response:

"We can deliver to BT30 for £30 or you can collect the desk from us
Hope this helps- deskwarehouse"



Customer response:


"Dear deskwarehouse,
No! it is bad enough being ripped off for delivery from the mainland without getting ripped off at home"



And finally - our response:

"Please feel free to find another company who will provide 2 men and a Van for a 2 hour round trip for £30 then!
We do not rip any one off - so please have a little respect for someone trying to run a business and maintain jobs.

- deskwarehouse"



What do you think?

Is the customer always right?

Do you have any good customer stories?