RE: UKNM: lastminute.com does delight its customers!

[Brent Hoberman]

wow Ian I think your tone has proved my point!

your lack of accuracy in your comments goes one step further to help our

cause!


eg - as you and everyone knows package holidays are sold with single

supplements.  we do sell them with single supplements.  we cant change the

entire industry at once. we are changing it as fast as possible.


as for single flights - of course we sell single flights - just go to the

flight section not the package holiday section.


as for you last point - re conversations in lifts re results.

I have every confidence that when we choose to release our results for last

year in the appropriate forum you will appreciate that they are very real.


Thanks again for your comments and interest in our company.


-----Original Message-----

From: Ian Fenn [

ianchopstix [dot] co [dot] uk (mailto:ianchopstix [dot] co [dot] uk)

]

Sent: 06 January 2000 17:05

To:

uk-netmarketingchinwag [dot] com

Cc:

brentLastminute [dot] com

Subject: Re: UKNM: lastminute.com does delight its customers!



Brent Hoberman writes:

 > As I have read with interest the comments on lastminute.com, I thought I

 > should respond as the managing director of lastminute.com.


Oh, jolly good.


 > 1) Product offering.  Our range, depth and ability to sell our products

and

 > delight both customers and suppliers grow exponentially every month!


So far your product range and depth hasn't extended to flights and holidays

that aren't based on two people sharing. Consequently your success rate in

delighting me is nil.


 > 2) Flight fulfillment.  We have the best last minute flight fulfilment

 > service of any company that I know of.


Really? Expedia, amongst others, offers flights for sole travellers.


 > 3) Customer service

 >

 > I very much regret that one potential customer had a bad experience!


And what about the other potential customers, including myself, that found

lastminute.com did not live up to the hype? I apologise for not contacting

you to make you aware of my displeasure.


 > In light of all the very real steps that lastminute.com is making to

provide

 > a world class service and help the UK ecommerce industry become a global

 > force.  I feel it is worthwhile making the above points.


Sure. But you also neglected to tackle my criticism regarding all offers

being based on two people sharing.


 > We very much appreciate constructive criticism - but are also very aware

 > that favourable press coverage will only encourage negative comments.


I think that is somewhat unfair. I made my comments as I was genuinely

disappointed with the lastminute.com's offering, and another prospective

customer had indicated the same. The existence of favourable media coverage

is irrelevant.


 >  This

 > is why we work even harder to ensure there are no chinks in our armour and

 > that no one has any cause to complain.


I look forward to seeing more offers that are not based on two people

sharing!


 > lastminute.com had a fantastic 1999

 > because it offers both customers and suppliers a great service.  There is

no

 > hype in our office only a very real focus on results!


Really? I've heard of some very interesting conversations that took place in

your lift!


All the best,


--

Ian 



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