LEGO has shown an example of great customer service.
Here’s the short story.
There’s a person named John who bought a LEGO Star Wars set that has over 3,000 pieces, an instruction manual that’s over 400 pages long, and costs over $300.
He took the set home and started building it. More than halfway done, he realized that the set was missing a certain bag of lego pieces.
His first option was to get a refund, but since the set was already more than halfway built, it wasn’t the most convenient option for him.
His second option was to contact LEGO’s customer service.
Of course, the idea of contacting the customer service department of a huge company is not always fun.
You’re forced to receive automated responses, receive copy-and-pasted responses that aren’t helpful, or you don’t hear back at all.
But when John reached out, he received an email that said this:
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Dear John,
Thanks for getting in touch with us and providing that information! I am so sorry that you are missing bag 14 from your Mos Eisley Cantina! This must be the work of Lord Vader.
Fear not, for I have hired Han to get that bag right out to you.
Have a bricktastic day and may the force be with you.
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In my opinion, the customer service rep who wrote this deserves some praise because this email did the following:
1. He was able to help John solve his problem.
2. He added a layer of entertainment and personality.
The rep could’ve just sent a generic email saying that they’re sending over the bag of lego pieces John was missing. But that tiny extra effort really enhanced John’s customer experience two-fold.
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