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Vote on Chipotle's Customer Service Move

By Kimberly Palmer

Posted: April 24, 2008

Imagine this: You go to a restaurant. The food makes you sick—so sick you need to visit the doctor. To compensate, the restaurant offers to pay your medical bills. Does that leave you a satisfied customer?

That's the situation more than 400 Chipotle customers found themselves in Kent, Ohio, last week. They experienced the typical signs of food poisoning, including nausea, vomiting, and worse. Test results suggest they were infected with a norovirus. To make it up to them, the company famous for its burritos said it would pay for the treatment of the sickened customers.

It's a nice gesture, but is it enough? I think I'd expect at least a $20 gift certificate to lure me back in.

Vote: What do you think?
A) Medical bills or not, Mexican food would nauseate me forevermore.
B) It could have happened to any restaurant, and probably won't happen again to Chipotle. I'd still be looking forward to some carnitas.
C) I'd be a bit wary, but eventually my craving for a dumbbell-size burrito would kick in.


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chipotle article response...

any sickness from food is unfortunate...however, 2 incidents in six years is hardley a reason to condemn the chain...i have been trying to contact chipotle for some time to no avail...if you know h0w i may contact them i would appreciate it...

peter haroutian of MA @ Jan 14, 2009 22:15:35 PM

hello

chipotle is a good restaurant, have a good customer service. i like the food. all people what work in chipltle is kind. the menager is perfect and i like to go every day for eat that restaurant is that better what i saw. thank for you customer service.

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Kimberly Palmer, senior editor for U.S. News & World Report, writes about how to save money, avoid scams, manage debt, and be a savvy shopper. Send your personal finance questions to her for expert money advice.


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