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		<title>By: Linda</title>
		<link>http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/sometimes-you-should-complain/comment-page-1/#comment-3121</link>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Apart from that.... if you complain about something from a store or service.. and it&#039;s a name store/brand, chances are high you&#039;ll get more out of it too.. ;)

I&#039;ve been given flowers by the phone company, because one of their workers was rude.. and we&#039;ve been given a huge box of baby food (cookies, vegetables, milk, etc.) because I complained about a toy they gave, which had the paint coming off.. 

Just something to think about ;)
greetings from the netherlands!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apart from that&#8230;. if you complain about something from a store or service.. and it&#8217;s a name store/brand, chances are high you&#8217;ll get more out of it too.. ;)</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been given flowers by the phone company, because one of their workers was rude.. and we&#8217;ve been given a huge box of baby food (cookies, vegetables, milk, etc.) because I complained about a toy they gave, which had the paint coming off.. </p>
<p>Just something to think about ;)<br />
greetings from the netherlands!</p>
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		<title>By: Rachel</title>
		<link>http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/sometimes-you-should-complain/comment-page-1/#comment-1958</link>
		<dc:creator>Rachel</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This happened to me recently with a container of raspberries.  I noticed they were moldy when I opened the container, and when I returned them later that day, the entire display of raspberries had been tossed!  I guess I wasn&#039;t the only one!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This happened to me recently with a container of raspberries.  I noticed they were moldy when I opened the container, and when I returned them later that day, the entire display of raspberries had been tossed!  I guess I wasn&#8217;t the only one!</p>
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		<title>By: Just Pure Lovely</title>
		<link>http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/sometimes-you-should-complain/comment-page-1/#comment-1949</link>
		<dc:creator>Just Pure Lovely</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:35:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have to already be going to the store if I&#039;m going to return something, otherwise, the waste in gas (+ my time) is not worth the refund in goods. This makes for Very.Careful.Shopping.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to already be going to the store if I&#8217;m going to return something, otherwise, the waste in gas (+ my time) is not worth the refund in goods. This makes for Very.Careful.Shopping.</p>
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		<title>By: choi from South Korea</title>
		<link>http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/sometimes-you-should-complain/comment-page-1/#comment-1863</link>
		<dc:creator>choi from South Korea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it&#039;s just annoying to return them.

after reading it , i felt that i need to change my mind and next time when i find some problems , i am trying to complain and return them.

it probably helps for everyone to get good goods.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it&#8217;s just annoying to return them.</p>
<p>after reading it , i felt that i need to change my mind and next time when i find some problems , i am trying to complain and return them.</p>
<p>it probably helps for everyone to get good goods.</p>
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		<title>By: Philippa</title>
		<link>http://www.choosingvoluntarysimplicity.com/sometimes-you-should-complain/comment-page-1/#comment-1854</link>
		<dc:creator>Philippa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I wouldn&#039;t think twice about returning any of the examples you mentioned.  Not only is it a waste of money not to do so (I wouldn&#039;t make a special trip though;  I&#039;d combine it with something else) but I believe returns provide useful feedback to the store and the manufacturer.  

It&#039;s also a great opportunity for them to make good the broken trust from the damaged product.  It might sound like a petty thing, but the flip side is that if a customer doesn&#039;t return a defective product, he or she is much more likely to be put off buying that brand again and might tell their friends and family about it too.  When you relay the story of the can opener upgrade, it puts all the focus on the upgrade and you tend to forget the annoyance of having bought something that didn&#039;t live up to its original expectations.

I tend to keep most of my receipts and almost always return broken or damaged goods.  I have only once had a negative experience in doing so.  Needless to say I will never go to that store again and have told all my friends why they should avoid them too.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wouldn&#8217;t think twice about returning any of the examples you mentioned.  Not only is it a waste of money not to do so (I wouldn&#8217;t make a special trip though;  I&#8217;d combine it with something else) but I believe returns provide useful feedback to the store and the manufacturer.  </p>
<p>It&#8217;s also a great opportunity for them to make good the broken trust from the damaged product.  It might sound like a petty thing, but the flip side is that if a customer doesn&#8217;t return a defective product, he or she is much more likely to be put off buying that brand again and might tell their friends and family about it too.  When you relay the story of the can opener upgrade, it puts all the focus on the upgrade and you tend to forget the annoyance of having bought something that didn&#8217;t live up to its original expectations.</p>
<p>I tend to keep most of my receipts and almost always return broken or damaged goods.  I have only once had a negative experience in doing so.  Needless to say I will never go to that store again and have told all my friends why they should avoid them too.</p>
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		<title>By: Shirley</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shirley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I agree... I would never make a special trip to return anything. I always wait until the next time I&#039;m going to be in the store. Not owning a car would make shopping very difficult.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agree&#8230; I would never make a special trip to return anything. I always wait until the next time I&#8217;m going to be in the store. Not owning a car would make shopping very difficult.</p>
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