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Well Done, United Airlines. More Deception. No Transparency.

Gary Stark May 12, 2013May 12, 2013

You have done well last week. On Friday, May 10 2013, you switched planes for your flight number UA1180, departing Boston at 5pm for San Francisco. Ordinarily, this would not be a notable item, but in this instance you put …

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United Screws Up – just to be clear

Gary Stark May 1, 2013May 6, 2013

Yes folks, step right up. What does “priority” mean to you? Please review https://www.redbacksweb.com/?p=236 where I initially voiced my concerns about how lousy their treatment of us has been in this particular instance. Let me be perfectly clear: as long …

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United Airlines screws up. Again

Gary Stark May 1, 2013May 6, 2013

Pretty simple really. The flight is a full one, and so the gate attendants ask passengers if they would check their carry-on luggage at the gate, for delivery to the final destination, so as to make extra room in the …

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Some people just don’t get it!

Gary Stark April 30, 2013

Customer service, that is. Take the example of the Crocs franchise, for instance. Crocs make and sell some great products, but some of their management policies are totally clueless. Yesterday we wandered into their store in the Riverwalk in New …

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Stupid Fucking Restaurant Owners

Gary Stark February 9, 2012February 8, 2012

What is it about restaurant and cafe owners that they think it’s ok to dictate to the their customers when it’s ok to eat what? If I wander in to a restaurant at 11am (or 11pm)  and I want breakfast, …

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