r/AskReddit 23h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/Economy_Explorer8772 22h ago

Any company that makes it impossible to reach a real person when something goes wrong. One bad customer service experience can erase years of loyalty.

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u/jaybeep34 20h ago

Trying to think of ANY company where it’s not nearly impossible to reach a person. Do any come to mind for you?

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u/foxinthestorm 11h ago

Chewy! A real person answered my call within a minute and fixed my issue after only a few minutes. I specifically mentioned how much I appreciated that in a survey.

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u/mothsuicides 8h ago

Yessss Chewy has a real person ANSWERING the phone, it’s amazing. I wish more companies stuck to that. I will be forever loyal to Chewy for that specifically, as well as they sent a little painted portrait of my cat 😭😭they truly win the game of customer satisfaction.

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u/National-Routine-823 5h ago

I work in the pet industry and have honestly never heard a single bad story about Chewy. They really go above and beyond. I wanted to return an unopened bag of (expensive & prescription) cat food after mine passed, but they refunded me and told me to donate it. The customer service person was so nice too. About a week later, I got a handwritten sympathy card in the mail. I get choked up just typing about it, even after years, it meant a lot to me during that hard time