Sara Onstine on November 30th, 2009

The other day I went to lunch with my sister to a place I’d never been before – Extreme Pita (oh, cool – they’re on Twitter and Facebook!). Now, normally I’d have a bit of ordering anxiety at a place like this (kinda like Chris Reaburn explains about Starbucks), especially when I hadn’t been before. [...]

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Well, here’s an update for you folks. A few weeks ago, my friend Paul-Gabriel Wiener wrote a guest post: Disney thinks my last name is a naughty word. Emails with customer service reps assured him that his “candid feedback” about the checkout form censoring his last name would be forwarded to management. That was the [...]

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Sara Onstine on November 23rd, 2009

I’m following @LaneBryant on Twitter. I’m not sure they’re following me, but that’s hardly the point since they should be monitoring their name on Twitter anyway; they should notice when I mention them, right? Well, they didn’t. But that’s okay, because I know it’s a busy world out there and businesses don’t have time to [...]

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Sara Onstine on November 20th, 2009

There are tons of blogs out there on customer service! I don’t think I’ll ever find them all, but I have found a number of good ones so far! Most Fridays, you’ll find a recommendation from me on one of the blogs I’ve run across. Interesting content, new twists on old ideas, well-written stories on [...]

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Sara Onstine on November 13th, 2009

There are tons of blogs out there on customer service! I don’t think I’ll ever find them all, but I have found a number of good ones so far! Most Fridays, you’ll find a recommendation from me on one of the blogs I’ve run across. Interesting content, new twists on old ideas, well-written stories on [...]

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Sara Onstine on November 12th, 2009

Rants ‘n Raves Roundup – Week 3
Obviously, there are tons of customer service stories out there. And I’m not the only blogger blogging about them on a regular basis. So now, every Thursday, you can find my personal roundup of rants and raves from around the blogosphere. This week is a bit of a special [...]

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Sara Onstine on November 6th, 2009

There are tons of blogs out there on customer service! I don’t think I’ll ever find them all, but I have found a number of good ones so far!
The Blog: Customer Service Stories . . . and other thoughts
The Blogger: Barry Dalton
Some entries I like:
How many times can you alienate a customer in one interaction? [...]

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Sara Onstine on November 5th, 2009

Obviously, there are tons of customer service stories out there. And I’m not the only blogger blogging about them on a regular basis. So now, every Thursday, you can find my personal roundup of four rants and raves from around the blogosphere. Here are this week’s four!
Learn how JetBlue made Blake Sunshine at the Brazen [...]

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Sara Onstine on November 3rd, 2009

I know you’re all just dying to know what I’m reading in my spare time. Who wouldn’t want to know? (Actually, I’m kind of curious as to who would actually want to know . . . .) But that is beside the point! I’m going to share with you (whether you like it or not) [...]

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Sara Onstine on November 2nd, 2009

This past weekend, Warner and I went shopping for a new pair of running shoes for him. Our first stop was DSW (Discount Shoe Warehouse) because they have a decent selection and often the best prices. There’s nothing really wrong with their service; I’ve actually found the employees I’ve encountered in the past to be [...]

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