The JR Gourmet Spices strives for excellence and professionalism in providing customer service, both inside and outside the organization, within the limits of available, well-managed resources.

To accomplish this mission, we agree upon these values:

• Anticipating the needs of our customers and planning accordingly

• Greeting our customers promptly, cheerfully and respectfully

• Listening carefully and giving full consideration to the requests and concerns of our customers

• Communicating honestly, courteously and knowledgeably

• Providing follow-through for our customers promptly, responsibly and efficiently

• Serving with pride, commitment, and with high ethical standards

• Respecting the individual and encouraging participation

Policy Statement

It is the JR Gourmet Spices’s policy and responsibility to provide excellent service to the public. Customer feedback helps us measure whether our services are meeting public needs and expectations. It also helps us identify problems that need to be solved. High quality customer service depends on customer feedback. While praise is always welcome, constructive criticism is truly helpful in the long run.

The purpose of this policy is to establish uniform standards and procedures for responding to customer feedback, thus making sure those responses are timely and that issues do not “fall through the cracks.” The policy strives to treat every interaction with the public as an opportunity to produce a satisfied customer, or at least one who feels that he or she was listened to and taken seriously, even if it was not possible to meet his or her request.

Customer feedback comes to the JR Gourmet Spices in many ways. This policy outlines a procedure for responding to complaints, requests for service and questions that come to the JR Gourmet Spices Office through a customer visit, call, letter or email.

Response Standards

When possible, complaints, questions and requests for service should be resolved in “real time” on the same day they arrive. However, in many instances, referral and follow-up are necessary in order to fully understand and resolve the issue. In such instances, the following standards for acknowledgement and resolution should be followed.

Acknowledgement

• All complaints, questions and requests for service should be acknowledged within one business day.

• If the customer feedback is delivered by phone or in person, this acknowledgement should be given verbally during the call or visit.

• If the customer feedback is delivered by e-mail, the acknowledgement should be given by e- mail.

• If the customer feedback is delivered by postal mail the acknowledgement should be sent via telephone, postal mail or e-mail, whichever is appropriate.

• For written acknowledgements, templates with standard language should be used to minimize staff processing time.

Resolution

• A substantive response should be provided within seven business days.

• This response should include the JR Gourmet Spices’s analysis of the issue and the proposed resolution. Clear reasons should be given if it is not possible for the JR Gourmet Spices to accommodate the customer’s request.

• If a resolution is not possible within seven business days, the customer should be notified and given the date by which they can expect a response.

• The resolution can be communicated to the customer verbally, by e-mail or by postal mail, depending on the communication method most appropriate to the situation.

Response Procedure

E-mails or Postal Letters to the JR Gourmet Spices Office

• When customers send e-mail (or postal mail) to the JR Gourmet Spices Office with complaints, questions, and requests for service, the JR Gourmet Spices Office will send an acknowledgment e-mail (or postcard) within one business day.

• Of course, if the JR Gourmet Spices Office is able to answer the question or resolve the issue right away without referral, it will do so and let the customer know. In such instances, a separate acknowledgement email (or postcard) is not necessary.

• Also within the first business day, the JR Gourmet Spices Office will forward the item to the appropriate department for response, noting the expected resolution date.

• The department receiving the referral is responsible for resolving the issue per the above standards.

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