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Has the holiday shopping season started off with quality customer service?

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Hardly sounds like much customer service was going on. Dozens of surveys state that customers will pay more for a better customer service experience. But even though the sales were huge, the shoppers all agreed on what they look for in outstanding customer service. photo credit: Hotcouponworld.com.

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What happened to customer service at Sears?

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Thirty years later arose the brands of Kenmore and Craftsman, and during the organization’s billion dollar growth came Allstate, Caldwell Banker, and Dean Witter. Customer service begins with employees who want to be working and doing their best. So what has happened? billion in 2012. Can Sears be saved?

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Sending flowers and customer service

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Many of us order our flowers over the phone or the Internet, and since holidays are a one shot deal when it comes to flowers being at their required destination on time, we as consumers hold florists to a high level of “flower” responsibility. Only a few dissatisfied customers ever received an answer on that ominous February 14th.

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Sending flowers and customer service

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Many of us order our flowers over the phone or the Internet, and since holidays are a one shot deal when it comes to flowers being at their required destination on time, we as consumers hold florists to a high level of “flower” responsibility. Only a few dissatisfied customers ever received an answer on that ominous February 14th.

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‘Tis the season to rev up the customer service

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Statistics for the 2011 shopping holiday season look a little scary for merchants this year. According to a Price Grabber survey, 45 percent of consumers say they are going to spend less on holiday shopping compared to what they spent in 2010. The average holiday shopper will spend 15 hours this season shopping for presents.

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Walmart’s dismal customer service scores drive customers away

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Since 2007, Walmart department and discount stores repeatedly have been labeled with the dubious distinction of having the “worst customer service in America.” Yet, shoppers can be a forgiving lot if customer service personnel are at the job and eager to please, but that doesn’t seem to happen much at Walmart.

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Is your customer service “naughty” or “nice?”

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Consumer Reports just came out with their holiday report card giving holiday shoppers some interesting facts Santa’s helpers will surely want to consider before buying gifts either at the mall or online. It seems the company could be shooting itself in the foot when charging more at the mall. photo credit: kholkute.