Why AMEX will Never be Ex

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Basis our personal experiences with AMEX, as a customer I have highlighted the factors that have contributed to our becoming die-hard fans.

Why the constant followup, Mr. Mahindra ??

We have been members of Club Mahindra since 2006. In fact in 2006, the Club Mahindra Delhi office didn’t collect all our EMIs and I followed up with them to pay. The last EMI was collected in 2008 after I wrote an email to Mr. Anand Mahindra !! The above information is to provide context … Read more

Am Ported to Jio :)

I don’t like the Reliance group and I don’t like the Ambani brothers – they haven’t personally affected me in any way but Mukesh Ambani building the “Antilla”, a 27 floor behemoth in the middle of Mumbai just doesn’t work for me. I don’t hold Reliance shares, I bought some briefly and then sold them … Read more

Forethought helps in going the extra mile

As part of our ShikshaDaan Yatra, we went to Vizag on May 14th. We had booked ourselves at Hotel Green Park. It’s a beautifully renovated property with loads of parking space. We had booked through Agoda and the reception desk at Hotel Greenpark was pleasant and welcoming, going through the process of allotting us the … Read more

Celebrity Experience or Customer Experience ?

I have been a Big Basketeer long before Shah Rukh Khan became one… and its anyway quite a stretch to imagine that the King of Bollywood actually orders his own groceries, fruits and vegetables !!! But anyway, he promotes it and the promoters of Big Basket are burning big money for his endorsement. As a … Read more

Operational Inefficiency = Unhappy customers

Many times, people assume that great customer service will keep customers happy and focus all their time in training their customer service executives. Yes, the customer service team faces the customer so they need to be well trained and can make a mess of the customer interaction or really delight the customer. But the real … Read more