Several years ago, a company that did a lot of business by telephone ran a radio commercial for their telephone customer service. In the commercial, the company telephone operator surprised a customer by answering the phone and began talking. The befuddled customer realized that he was not talking to a computer, but to a human being.
Column: Some companies’ customer service leaves a lot to be desired
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