I once wrote a complaint letter to a hotel and got a free weekend stay on my return visit. Once I wrote a complaint letter to a bleach company and got a replacement skirt for a co-worker who had her clothes ruined by an exploding bleach bottle. A well-written complaint letter can be a powerful tool.
I ran across a complaint letter recently that actually got an answer from Richard Branson himself. It’s highly amusing.
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Ha! That’s a great complaint letter! My husband and I have gotten free restaurant meals, free Crayola products, free tools, free Suave products, free bread and much more in response to our complaint letters. We rarely write specifically to get something for free. Typically, we’re writing to tell the companies about a problem we hope they’ll fix so that we can enjoy their product/service again. But, a well-written complaint letter can, indeed, get results.
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I’ve never seen this letter to Sir Richard Branson. What a hoot! I laughed out loud. Thanks for sharing.
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Carla, same here… the intent was never to get free stuff but boy is it nice when it happens!
Peggy, thanks for visiting!
That was great, I laughed and laughed
Thanks for the nice comment you left on my blog. Yes, I’ve started reading your blog and this post is quite amusing. I have a suggestion though…..have your links open in a new window…see this post in my blog
http://www.learntoearn101.net/2008/05/dont-lose-your-readers.html
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I have always found this collection of letters highly amusing
http://jalanjalan.com/letters/
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Diane, thanks for the hint! I will check it out.
John, thanks for the link. Amusing! I will have to add that to my letter collection.
I wrote one once for a box of cereal that tasted burnt. Got a coupon for a replacement box of cereal.
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