Sunday, November 10, 2019

Do we still see service beyond everything else? Is customer service fast vanishing?

1.       I entered Family Stores on my way home after office, so naturally I was very tired and thirsty             also. After finishing my shopping, I approached the billing counter and requested for some water         to drink. Was appalled when the billing in-charge pointed his finger to the counter with sealed             water bottles and said to me, “madam, you can buy from the bottles kept on that counter”.

2.       I waited for the tender coconut vendor to cut open the coconut for me, when I noticed that he had a lit cigarette in his right hand. So I asked him to wipe his hand clean and only then get to the task of opening the coconut. He just nodded his head, but didn’t wipe his hand.

 Instead, he cut open the coconut and handed over both the shells to me, for me to take out the kernel by myself – only because I had asked him wipe his hands clean before he did anything for me.

Just a few examples of how customer service has gone downhill. Basic courtesy, respect and concern for another human being, are fast vanishing.

Businesses are under the illusion that only promos and offers are enough to retain / get more customers. Are they?

Published in LinkedIn on 8th November 2019


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