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by more_corn 330 days ago
This is why it is of crucial importance for companies to take things like this seriously. A customer complaint can quickly become a crisis and lead do serious damage to the brand.

Anyone with any training in crisis management would immediately refund the purchase price, apologize and offer a discount on a replacement.

The negative publicity of this post alone has cost the company millions in customer goodwill.