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Did you know that when it comes to customer satisfaction, the United States falls short of the top 10, behind Russia, Poland and Chile?

American customers have it bad – but here’s how it can be better

January 26, 2024December 11, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

Did you know that when it comes to customer satisfaction, the United States falls short of the top 10, behind Russia, Poland and Chile? That the worst industry for service is social media? Or that the worst time to contact customer support is after 6 p.m.?

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Ben tried to price-match merchandise at a Target store. He read the price match policy online, and was sure it was eligible. But was denied.

Is Target’s price-match guarantee an empty promise?

January 22, 2024January 17, 2013 by Christopher Elliott

Ben Blout thinks Target will price-match his holiday merchandise. Target has other ideas. Who is right?

Categories Problem Solved
A refund for a deceased mother's nonrefundable ticket American Airlines; submitted documents, received form letters, but no refund yet.

Is it too hard to get an airline ticket refund?

July 20, 2024October 19, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

When John King’s mother dies, he asks American Airlines to refund her ticket. Instead of sending the money, it emails him a series of form letters. What should he do?

Categories Commentary, The Travel Troubleshooter
PR disasters are nothing new to America's least-loved federal agency. It's worth paying attention to how the TSA reacts when things go wrong.

The truth about TSAs lines — and lies

January 22, 2024July 1, 2012 by Christopher Elliott

PR disasters are nothing new to America’s least-loved federal agency. But after a particularly bad week, it’s worth paying attention to how the agency reacts when things go horribly wrong.

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