Are customers always right?

Philippines
September 25, 2023 5:40am CST
I always hear that phrase everytime there is a customer complaining to a manager about a service or how they were treated in an establishment and just recently I saw videos of a fast food chain here in my country who encountered an irate customer and a cafe shop incident too that I saw online. We have to understand that each fast food chain or coffee shops has their company policy about the perks of the customers or what should they bring inside a certain shop. I also understand the customer's side if they dont get what they ordered or what they want but its not proper to disrespect the waiters, cashiers and their managers too. They are also human and they are trained in their craft and thats why they should be respected as well. Just imagine this world if all problems can be solved by just listening attentively and putting yourself in each other's shoes and not invading each other's rights and space . I know how it feels to be scolded and shouted at a public place its very degrading . I hope all of us can mingle and talk with cooler heads , Fellow lotters , have you experienced getting scolded in public? or shouted at in public? How did you manage?
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@Nawsheen (28644)
• Mauritius
25 Sep
I worked in customer service for 4 years. Working in customer service was a nightmare. We always had to deal with rude customers
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@LadyDuck (458380)
• Switzerland
25 Sep
No, customers are not always right, anyway even when they are right and there is a problem, they should be polite. Those who work at a customer service are not responsible and they are there to try to help.
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@wolfgirl569 (95292)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Sep
Working with the public always takes patience
@db20747 (43427)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
26 Sep
Customers have to remember to be couteous! Clerks should be courteous too
@pitsipeahie (4278)
26 Sep
This shouldn't be taken literally because in reality, customers are not always right. Just like anyone else they can make mistakes, have unrealistic expectations or act unreasonably. What is important is for businesses to balance the need for customer satisfaction with their own policies, values and of course the well-being of their employees. In the end, it's all about handling each situation on a case-to-case basis and aiming for fair and reasonable resolutions. Rudeness and impoliteness from either parties has no place here.