And We Wonder Who Clicks On Spam…
Me: “Thank you for calling [Bank]. How may I help you?”
Customer: “Hello, I seem to have a problem with my online banking.”
Me: “Okay, I’d be happy to help…”
(I identify her and find nothing wrong with her accounts, no flags or overdrafts.)
Me: “I’m sorry, ma’am, but I’m not seeing anything wrong on our end. Can you describe what the problem is?”
Customer: “I don’t know what the problem is. I just got a message from you that said ‘Contact Us’.”
Me: “Okay, can you read me the message you received?”
Customer: “It says ‘Contact Us’.”
Me: “That’s all, contact us, and that’s it? No explanation?”
Customer: “That’s all! It just says ‘Contact Us’ in blue letters right above my messages.”
Me: “Wait, above your messages? You mean the link?”
Customer: “The what?”
Me: “Ma’am, the blue message to contact us is a hyperlink to a blank letter. It wasn’t telling you to contact us; the link is always there for feedback, like a suggestion box.”
Customer: “Oh… well, can I please speak with your supervisor! I cannot be the only one who thought this!”
(I transfered her over and proceeded to bang my head against my keyboard.)
Question of the Week
Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?