96% of British people said that they would complain if they receive poor service in a shop. The top four complaining nations also included the Germans, the Italians and the Swedish.
In the survey, shoppers across Europe were asked how often, why and when they complain. Shoppers who don't complain were asked why not.
The most common reason British shoppers give for a complaint is that the service is not good enough. If there aren't enough shop assistants or the queue isn't moving quickly enough, the British get angry. The British love a well-organized queue. When asked how long they queue before they get annoyed, they said more than five minutes was too long. Low-quality products, rude staff and delivery problems are also common reasons. 76% of British shoppers feel ‘If customers don't complain, companies can't improve.’
For the few British people who don't complain, 42% don't have time, 37% feel it doesn't help and 31% feel too embarrassed.
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