Who is a Customer?
‘Customer is the king’ is an age-old business mantra.
According to Mahatma Gandhi,
“A customer is the most important visitor on our premises.
He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him.
He is not an interruption of our work. He is the purpose of it.
He is not an outsider to our business. He is part of it.
We are not doing him a favour by serving him. He is doing us a favour by giving us the opportunity to do so”
And according to Henry Ford
“It’s not the employer who pays the wages.
Employers only handle the money.
It’s the customer who pays the wages”
Henry Ford
The above quotes say the customer is the king.
Most of us agree too.
Is the customer really the king?
My friend, I feel it depends on so many factors.
Before any product is sold to a person- The customer is the king.
After the product is sold- the customer is at the mercy of the manufacturer and manufacturer is the king.
It’s altogether a different matter whether you stick to that particular manufacturer or jump to a different manufacturer…remember that you are no more a king.
Of course, you got every right to fight things in a consumer court.
Then how can you claim to be a king?
The customer is always right
You know this motto.
But these days we are coming across many customers, cheating the product sellers by wrongfully telling them that the product is deficient.
On the other hand, we don’t find many dedicated customer-oriented businesses.
And social media platforms not doing anything helpful.
Complaints spread like a wildfire.
Competition among sellers has become terrible
With competition being fierce, the manufacturers are offering unbelievable offers and in the process, the quality suffers.
This fact about the ‘cheap quality of the product is conveniently forgotten by the customer.
Customers talk bad about the seller and the sellers talk bad about the manufacturer.
Who benefitted?
I guess the legal fraternity is benefitted.
What are my thoughts?
My guess is both customers and product sellers/manufacturers are at fault.
Both blame each other.
Both customer and the product seller cheat each other.
Looks like they are made for each other.
What are your thoughts and experience?
Who is at fault as per you?
Please share your views.
Thank you for your visit.
Take care, my friend.
Namaste 🙏🙏🙏
Philo
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I think it depends on the product and it’s producers.
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Agree.
Things also depend on the necessity and how badly the item is needed.
My feeling is that companies harrass the customer in the form of annual maintenance contract or go for a newer model.
Many occassions they change the model and advice the buyers to dump the old model.
I read that Apple updating of OS intentionally drains the battery so that people are forced to buy new models. Apple i itially denied the same.
I am really confused.
Thank you Sadje
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That’s commercialism for you!
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I know but customers are helpless.
Is it not so?
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We always have the choice to buy some other brand.
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True, but buying a new one again, just because we got cheated… indicates our helplessness.
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There are many brands out there which are better and don’t rip their clients. One can switch loyalties and move on. It needs us to be vigilant and not follow the same old path.
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True.
One’s bitten always shy.
Thank you Sadje
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You’re welcome!
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Wise customer is a kind. Normal customer will be warrior 😂 he has to fight for the replacements and returns at time. Good post. One must be wise and must know what is product about and must also research a bit before choosing.
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Agree.
Reasearch etc some times mislead us because lots of paid coments are flooding the reviews coloumns.
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Understand the multi media and social media troubles. I dnt think that deep for a moment. I agree.
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Read as King instead Kind . Typo.
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No problem at all
👍👍👍
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Thanks 🙏
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Thank you.
No idea why your comment was in the spam folder.
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Oh it’s been long i believe message reach spam folder. Must be bug.
You are welcome. Nice day .
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Thank you my friend
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I think consumerism is at fault. People rush to buy things they don’t need, magnetized by aggressive marketing, then complain about inadequate quality.
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All of this.
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Thank you Lauren B
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Yes.
People have become easy prey.
Offers are very tempting!
Can’t resist because we have become greedy pigs.
Thank you Dolly.
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You are very welcome, dear Philo.
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