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		<title>By: meryl</title>
		<link>http://www.meryl.net/2005/12/consumer-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-888</link>
		<dc:creator>meryl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 21:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Just came across &lt;a href="http://www.ewriteonline.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;E-Writing Bulletin&lt;/a&gt;, which pointed to &lt;a href="http://www.forrelease.com/D20050412/nytu013.P2.04122005024033.21742.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;Annual Email Survey from Hornstein&lt;/a&gt;. It reports a decline in email customer service for the fourth year in a row.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;"Hornstein's survey found that in 2005 only 42% of companies responded within 24 hours, down a full third from a high of 63% in 2002."&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Awful. I make it a policy to respond to business emails within 24 hours. I might miss on occasion, but it is generally not the first email.&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Just came across <a href="http://www.ewriteonline.com" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.ewriteonline.com?referer=');">E-Writing Bulletin</a>, which pointed to <a href="http://www.forrelease.com/D20050412/nytu013.P2.04122005024033.21742.html" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.forrelease.com/D20050412/nytu013.P2.04122005024033.21742.html?referer=');">Annual Email Survey from Hornstein</a>. It reports a decline in email customer service for the fourth year in a row.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hornstein&#8217;s survey found that in 2005 only 42% of companies responded within 24 hours, down a full third from a high of 63% in 2002.&#8221;</p>
<p>Awful. I make it a policy to respond to business emails within 24 hours. I might miss on occasion, but it is generally not the first email.</p>
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		<title>By: RisibleGirl</title>
		<link>http://www.meryl.net/2005/12/consumer-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-887</link>
		<dc:creator>RisibleGirl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Funny I should read this today! I &lt;em&gt;finally&lt;/em&gt; got overstock.com to take back a 700.00 elliptical machine that I received in damaged condition. I wrote to them over a month ago, adding pictures of the damage. I originally said that I'd agree to some of my money refunded since the machine works. It's just cosmetic damage.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I received an email that someone would get with me within a week. I wrote back in a week saying that nobody has responded. I got an identical email to the second one. One week later, I wrote again saying that I'm getting angry now and I want a response immediately. I received yet another IDENTICAL "we'll contact you within a week" email.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Finally, last week I wrote, "I am now past angry and I want you to pick up the machine and give me a full refund".&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I recieved notifcation today that they're sending UPS to pick it up.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Yahoo!&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Funny I should read this today! I <em>finally</em> got overstock.com to take back a 700.00 elliptical machine that I received in damaged condition. I wrote to them over a month ago, adding pictures of the damage. I originally said that I&#8217;d agree to some of my money refunded since the machine works. It&#8217;s just cosmetic damage.</p>
<p>I received an email that someone would get with me within a week. I wrote back in a week saying that nobody has responded. I got an identical email to the second one. One week later, I wrote again saying that I&#8217;m getting angry now and I want a response immediately. I received yet another IDENTICAL &#8220;we&#8217;ll contact you within a week&#8221; email.</p>
<p>Finally, last week I wrote, &#8220;I am now past angry and I want you to pick up the machine and give me a full refund&#8221;.</p>
<p>I recieved notifcation today that they&#8217;re sending UPS to pick it up.</p>
<p>Yahoo!</p>
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		<title>By: gomedome</title>
		<link>http://www.meryl.net/2005/12/consumer-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-886</link>
		<dc:creator>gomedome</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Meryl&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;You have a unique writing style that would do well on a get paid to write blogging site where I am a member.
The money earned will never make anyone rich but I have always managed to make a few bucks above and beyond my small membership fees.
The real value of the site lies in the feedback and the level of interaction between members. I can honestly say that over the 30 months that I have been a 
member, my writing abilities have been elevated to a professional level and through member interaction, has opened numerous avenues for my efforts. Check it out, I'd bet you would do well.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Affil/?15603&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Gomedome&lt;/p&gt;
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Meryl</p>
<p>You have a unique writing style that would do well on a get paid to write blogging site where I am a member.<br />
The money earned will never make anyone rich but I have always managed to make a few bucks above and beyond my small membership fees.<br />
The real value of the site lies in the feedback and the level of interaction between members. I can honestly say that over the 30 months that I have been a<br />
member, my writing abilities have been elevated to a professional level and through member interaction, has opened numerous avenues for my efforts. Check it out, I&#8217;d bet you would do well.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Affil/?15603" rel="nofollow" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.blogit.com/Blogs/Affil/?15603&amp;referer=');">http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Affil/?15603</a></p>
<p>Gomedome</p>
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