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Making sure you receive great customer service

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Last evening a group of us went out to dinner at a popular Italian restaurant. Apparently the dinner order wasn’t to the satisfaction of one very nasty gentleman, and as he raised his voice and insulted the young server, everyone in the restaurant and bar area turned around almost snarling with disdain aimed toward the rude customer.

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Back to the basics for customer service

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Is it really poor customer service or do we as consumers expect too much? Do people really boycott businesses and restaurants the first time we feel we are treated poorly? When I first graduated from college, and of course I was poor, I purchased what to me was a very expensive white shirt with navy blue trim from Macy’s.

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Why Blindly Following the Rules Is a Mistake

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The other night, my parents and I hit a local restaurant for happy hour. Of course, we still placed our order and it wasn’t a big deal. How often do we follow the rules at the expense of something else, perhaps more important? In this instance, it was at the expense of exceptional customer service.

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Service with a snarl: What to look for and how to avoid it

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No doubt we have all been victims of bad customer service, and no doubt we have left companies and moved on to their competition because the experience, at least in our own eyes for the moment, had been intolerable. How is the customer treated? Is the service we expect now provided? Is there an apology for making us wait?

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Zoe Ellis Moore Founder of Spaces to Places | Navigating the Changing Needs of Today’s Professionals: Trends in the Flexible Workspace Industry

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Myth #3: Flexible workspaces are too expensive for small businesses. The Instant Office report was fascinating from this year, this of September, and it was all about service and just basic things of great customer service there. Jo Meunier [00:11:46] : Yes, of course. You want things to work.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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I want to evaluate my cost-of-living expenses and see where I can cut back. I just started my own business, and I want to evaluate my income versus my expenses to see where I am currently, with the ultimate goal of hitting the salary I want to make. Review your expenses as a couple. Reach my financial goals. Stop smoking.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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The surprises began with dinner at the swankiest restaurant from their hometown in Brussels and progressed to skydiving, matching tattoos and a “bachelor’s” weekend in Ireland. At the time of Jennings’ passing in September 2022, the 91-year-old had donated more than $400,000 over the course of his lifetime. She woke him up at 5:30 a.m.

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