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- From: Chris@sound.demon.co.uk (Chris J Lamb)
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- Subject: Re: Gateway service problems--a solution!
- References: <1k3hkpINN12h@digex.digex.com>
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- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 23:04:44 +0000
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- In article <1k3hkpINN12h@digex.digex.com> cary@access.digex.com (Cary R. Stephan) writes:
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- >I like Gateway a lot, but I agree they have a service problem. Here's how
- >I solved it for me:
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- >First, I spent the obligatory 20-30 minutes waiting on the phone. When I
- >finally got a technician, I was super nice to him (politeness
- >counts--remember, they talk all day to irritated and rude customers, when
- >someone is nice and appreciative of them, they remember it and will try
- >harder!). He solved my problem and I got his name and FAX number,
- >and I told him I really appreciated his efforts in helping me.
- >
- >When I had another question/problem a couple of days later; I faxed him a
- >quick message (addressed to him), saying "you did a great job helping me
- >out a couple of days ago, can you help my again please?" and detailed my
- >problem.
- >
- >The result: FIVE(!) minutes later I got a call from him and he fixed my
- >problem. This is great--I got them to call me back and all it took was a
- >little politeness, patience, a couple of cents for the FAX transmission
- >time, a good technician.
- >
- >Try it, it may work for you too!
-
- It will, I work in phone support (Not Gateway) I'll bend over backwards to
- help someone who is polite and willing to be helped. If someone comes on
- the phone shouting it will immediatley get my back up and although I hate to
- say it they won't get the same quality of support. Many a time I'm asked
- questions that I don't know the answers to off the top of my head, but if the
- customer is helpfull I can find out what they are doing and what they want to
- do. If it's a software problem I can go through the operation with them and
- spot there mistake and we both benifit, the customer gets his/her solution and
- I learn something new AND have a stress free call.
-
- Well having defended the techie now to take the customers side.
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- Don't take no for an answer if someone says they don't know the answer tell
- them to find out, if someone says the can't/won't do something speak to there
- supervisor. Complain, be arrogant, awkward what ever it takes to get what you
- want you are the customer.
-
- BUT Try the softly, softly approach first.
-
- I can be one of the worst customers I've seen. I had a new motherboard fail
- on the second bank of simm sockets the supplier wanted it shipped back (my
- expense) then they would send a replacement. Being as I'd sold my old mother-
- board that would leave me without a system. The techie said he'd send one
- after I made up some line about my business needs it to run, can't pay someone
- to sit around all week etc (all lies). He the went on holiday at the end of
- the week after saying they were out of stock, it was shipped, should of been
- there, etc. Spoke to his supervisor who also said it couldn't be don I need to
- send board to them etc etc. I said fine give me a return number I'll send it
- back for a full refund. All of a sudden he remebered there courier could
- collect and deliver at the same time. I was winning by this point so I said
- "OK, so long as it happens tomorrow" he then tells me out of stock he got the
- 128k cache version (mine had 64k but I wanted 128k cache but out of stock at
- time of order) I just said send that he um and ahd "It's 20 more, I don't know
- if I can" Go find out was my short reply. HIS supervisor said halfway, which
- suited me as it was what I wanted, just thought I'd try it on while I had him
- squiming.
-
- Well sorry it was so long thanks for reading.
-
- And remember : Good service is no longer a right you have to fight for it :-)
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