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  <updated>2010-01-24T10:26:38Z</updated>
  <title>Comments for Craig Newmark&apos;s Two Observations From 14 Years Of Customer Service</title>
  <subtitle>Shoppers bite back.</subtitle>
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    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414</id>
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    <published>2009-11-19T23:31:34Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-19T21:31:58Z</updated>
    <title>Craig Newmark&apos;s Two Observations From 14 Years Of Customer Service</title>
    <summary>--&gt;Craig Newmark, of craigslist.org, offers the following two observations from fourteen years of customer service:</summary>
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      <name>Meg Marco</name>
      
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      <![CDATA[<p><!--<img src="http://consumerist.com/images/consumerist/2009/11/11-19-2009_11-24-19_am.jpg" width="160" height="152" />--><a class="autolink" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #craignewmark" title="Click here to read more posts tagged #craignewmark" href="http://consumerist.com/tag/craignewmark/">Craig Newmark</a>, of craigslist.org, offers the following two observations from fourteen years of customer service:</p>
<p>Craig says:</p>
<blockquote><p>   1. Customer service done in good faith is public service.</p>
<p>   2. Customer service anchors you to reality.</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.cnewmark.com/2009/11/two-observations-from-fourteen-years-of-customer-service.html">Two observations from fourteen years of customer service</a> [cnewmark]</p>
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    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16969069</id>
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    <title>Comment from FlashFlashCarCrash on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>FlashFlashCarCrash</name>
        <uri></uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>5. Your attitude towards me determines the level of customer service you get. remember this one.</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:32:09Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16967907</id>
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    <title>Comment from lingland on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>lingland</name>
        <uri></uri>
    </author>
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        <![CDATA[<p><p>Never trust a Sicilian when death is on the line!</p></p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:32:09Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16993208</id>
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    <title>Comment from PølάrβǽЯ on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>PølάrβǽЯ</name>
        <uri>http://</uri>
    </author>
    <content type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://">
        <![CDATA[<p>@<a href="#c16965899" rel="nofollow">RandomHookup</a>: No kidding. I went so far as to get married. Oops.</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:41Z</published>
  </entry>

  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16984875</id>
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    <title>Comment from justagigilo85 on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>justagigilo85</name>
        <uri>http://</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>@<a href="#c16983828" rel="nofollow">Aaron Poehler</a>: x infinity</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:34Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16983828</id>
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    <title>Comment from Aaron Poehler on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>Aaron Poehler</name>
        <uri>http://aaronpoehler.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>8. The customer is not only not "always right", the reverse is closer to reality.</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:33Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16974242</id>
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    <title>Comment from admiral_stabbin on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>admiral_stabbin</name>
        <uri>http://www.assfarmer.com</uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>7. Craigslist is really just a big prank to show how horribly bad people are with spelling and grammar.  If some objects and money change hands in that endeavor, then so be it.</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:25Z</published>
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    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16971644</id>
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    <title>Comment from ElizabethD on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>ElizabethD</name>
        <uri></uri>
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        <![CDATA[<p>6. The people on the Rants and Raves board are worse than insane; they are evil.</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:23Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16971185</id>
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    <title>Comment from Bearded Rapper on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>Bearded Rapper</name>
        <uri>http://michaelleung.tumblr.com</uri>
    </author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>5. The people on the personal ads are insane.</p>]]>
    </content>
    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:23Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16971108</id>
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    <title>Comment from Velifer on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>Velifer</name>
        <uri></uri>
    </author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Be careful folks, this is probably doctored (see the AT&amp;T fake chat that Consumerist thinks is just fine). These quotes are actually from Comcast's VP of of Customer Care Mark Coffman.</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:23Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16968228</id>
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    <title>Comment from nsv on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>nsv</name>
        <uri>http://nvaine.wordpress.com/</uri>
    </author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>4. People will say anything to sell Great Aunt Edna's K-car.</p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:21Z</published>
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  <entry>
    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16967074</id>
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    <title>Comment from H3ion on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>H3ion</name>
        <uri>http://</uri>
    </author>
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        <![CDATA[<p>A stitch in time saves nine.</p>]]>
    </content>
    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:20Z</published>
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    <id>tag:consumerist.com,2009://1.5408414-comment:16965899</id>
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    <title>Comment from RandomHookup on 2009-11-23</title>
    <author>
        <name>RandomHookup</name>
        <uri></uri>
    </author>
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        <![CDATA[<p><p>3. People will do anything to get sex.</p></p>]]>
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    <published>2009-11-23T22:31:19Z</published>
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