How to Respond to a Complaint
How to Respond to a Complaint
IMPORTANT! An unanswered or unresolved complaint will negatively affect a company's BBB Rating!
This dispute resolution method is known as "CONCIALTION." For information all BBB dispute resolution methods, see Click Here.
If you have provided us with an email address for yourself or whoever handles you complaint, handling the response is quick and simple. You should respond within 7 working days. If there will be a delay for any reason, please contact the BBB so that the delay will not affect your rating.
You will receive an email notification that appears like the one below and, you just follow the directions in the email:
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From: BBB of W. Georgia – E. Alabama & S.W. Georgia
To: Complaint Handler Name Is Here
To Email: Complaint Handler Email Address Is Here
Subject: Send complaint to business
Date Sent: Date Is Here
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Company Address Is Here
Date Is Here
RE: BBB Case # and Consumer’s Name
Dear Complaint Handler’s Name:
The Better Business Bureau has received a customer concern about your
Business. The concern was submitted on (date complaint received) BBB
Case # _______________.
Below is the information provided by the consumer. The BBB requests that
you please review this information and respond within the next 7 working days.
To respond to this complaint simply click on the "Respond to his Complaint", link located on the left, when you are ready to answer.
Your cooperation will be appreciated.
Our hopes are that you will recognize this BBB service as a positive effort. Our intent is to be of assistance only to the extent that we may accomplish a fair and reasonable resolve.
We thank you for your timely reply. |
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If we do not have a complaint handler email address on file, we will notify you concerning the complaint with the U.S. Mail. You still have 7 working days to reply or inform the Better Business Bureau that there will be a delay.
You can responded to complaints received in the U.S. Mail in one or two ways. 1) You can send the response via email to info@columbus-ga.bbb.org and advise us to use this email address for any future complaints, or 2) you can respond via the U.S. Mail to BBB, PO Box 2587, Columbus, Georgia 31902.
If you have any questions regarding the complaint, please contact the BBB as soon as possible.
If a successful resolution cannot be reached through this conciliation process, you and the consumer may agree to mediation or arbitration rather than leave it unresolved. For information on Mediation and Arbitration, Click Here.
IMPORTANT! Failure to respond to a complaint will have a negative impact on your Better Business Bureau rating.
