Archive for the ‘Customer Service’ Category

Skype steals your lunch money

Friday, October 5th, 2007

Dear Skype, You stole $9.32 from me the other day. Actually, I'm not sure it's exactly $9.32, because I can't see the balance on my Skype screen anymore. Looky, here's the email where you tell me you are taking my lunch money: Hi there Douglas Haslam,Unfortunately. your Skype Credit balance has expired due ...

Tut-tut, Sunglass Hut– bad customer service heads its ugly rear

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

I needed new sunglasses, because I'm an idiot and can't find the nice pair I have worn for the last two years. So, I go to Sunglass Hut because I have a $20 coupon, buy a nice pair and off I go-- until they break one week later. I return ...

Comcast customer service: more cursive, less cursing

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

I was going to say, "Comcast couches customer service in personal notes," but I had to make a choice. For all the customer service horror stories we hear about Comcast and other big companies, I thought I would share this: Last week I upgraded to a DVR service with Comcast for ...