Typical customer complaints will involve the customer calling the company and telling you about a product or service which is not performing as per expected standard. Such a customer complaint may be genuine or there may be some oversight from company end due to which the customer is suffering. The reactions of customers can vary if their product is not performing up to mark. Some customers might show more patience than others. In any case there needs to be a set protocol to handle irate customer. Thus we are outlining a 7 step method for handling customer complaints. 1 Have thorough knowledge of your own products / services – Before handling customer complaints, you need to know your own systems inside out. A customer who is calling for a complaint will be even more enraged if you do not know your own products or services. 2 Listen to the customer – Not listening to the customer can create grave problems. Imagine if the customer has a genuine problem but ins...