Customer Service

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Sallie Mae: Helping You Pay Less, So You Owe Them More

I think it’s underreported how incredibly nice the customer service agents at Sallie Mae can be about you not paying back your loan.

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WWYD: Tipping on a Discounted Meal, Being Assertive

Today in “WWYD,” one of our favorite topics: tipping. And learning to be assertive.

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WWYD: The Bad Haircut

Last weekend I got a really bad haircut—waaay shorter and a totally different shape than the stylist and I had discussed.

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Why the Swedes Move to Norway And Why I Tagged Along

During my month in Lofoten, I cleaned suites at a luxury hotel, a rather garish place whose shag carpet rugs, glass-walled bathrooms, and semi-nude portraits of a former employee gave the rooms a vaguely porn-set feel.

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Who Doesn’t Love Hearing About the Hospitality Industry?

As someone who enjoys hearing people dish about the hospitality industry, I am probably going to pick up this book.

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Paying for Things That Used to Be Free

When participants were provided with a compelling justification for the paywall—that the NYT was likely to go bankrupt without it—their support and willingness to pay increased.

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Pizza Hut Manager Honors 22-Year-Old Coupon

I know this video is supposed to be how funny it is for someone to try to use an old coupon from an unopened VHS copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which I loved watching when I was a kid), but for me, it’s all about that manager. That manager is terrific. I’d like to give that manager a hug. [via]

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Thanks For Calling. How May We Assist You?

The American Spectator looks at which companies are doing it right when it comes to telephone customer service.

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When Ordering Food Online

In case you’re interested in another discussion about tipping (and clearly, we are all interested in discussions about tipping), Marginal Revolution has a discussion about how people tip when they order food online using websites like Seamless.

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