Scott's da man.

Given the recent waves of "boy FFG customer support aint what it used to be", this thread seems odd.

Especially given no context or story.

I think driving your pregnant wife cross country to pick up some board games is a pretty dick move.

OK -- here is the back story.

Last week a very important customer of ours was driving down from Winnipeg to Atlanta to pick up some games (he comes down every January to pick up about $5000 worth of games). Half way between Thief River Falls and Minneapolis, he gets stuck in ditch when he slid off the the road in blizzard. After 8 hours in the ditch during whiteout conditions, he calls me asking for help because his pregnant wife is going into labor and 911 is no help to him (he and his wife speak only Welsh which, as luck would have its is one of the 5 languages in which I am fluent). I tried to reach the Minnesota State Police, but cannot get through to them (apparently they were swamped with calls because of the storm). Not knowing what else to do, I called Fantasy Flight Games. SEVP-MoHD Clifton dispensed two of his minions to go rescue my customer (all FFG customer service reps have snowmobile licenses and are cross-trained as EMTs and Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers). When the two FFG staff members did not return the next morning, EVP-MoHD Clifton took it upon himself to lead a rescue party to find the missing FFG staffers as well as my stranded customer.

Using the latest GPS tracking equipment (FFG is very cutting edge) SEVP-MoHD Clifton found by customer's stranded vehicle which had been hit by a snowplow during the night. SEVP-MoHD Clifton used the jaws of life to free my customer and his pregnant wife from their vehicle just as the first baby was crowning. SEVP-MoHD Clifton delivered the babies (twin girls) and mother, daughters, and father are now all doing well. Sadly, however, the two FFG staff members who initially attempted the rescue died in the storm -- Rest in Peace, Carl....Rest in Peace, Jaffer.

So now can we all agree that the FFG customer service team is the best evarrrrrr!

[M]ost publishers do a very good job of customer service, but does anybody do it better than FFG? Just look at these guys -- they were born to serve!

Somebody stuck in an alternate universe where GMT doesn't exist?

I didn't vote on your poll. I would have if you would have offered a third option....

That's a great story, and I'm happy they helped out in a terrible situation for that person. But I honestly don't think that has much to do with what kind of customer service they provide. I believe that the FFG customer service team is filled with very good people. But when it comes to 'real' customer service issues, I have different thoughts:

What really counts in customer service is how quickly they respond to the little issues that happen all the time. For example, I sent FFG an email via their online form last week about some missing tiles in my recently-acquired copy of Gears of War.

I have yet to hear back from any of their customer service employees. I find this kind of customer service neither "Best" nor "Best Evarrr". I didn't vote on your poll. I would have if you would have offered a third option saying "Neither", or "I've had a different experience with FFG customer service."

I came to the BGG page to write a thread about my not-so-wonderful experience and noticed there were several other threads from people who have had similar experiences to mine. When I saw the title of this thread, I thought it was some kind of joke. Sorry that sounds harsh, but it's the truth.

FFG customer service, if you're reading this. Please, will you respond to my email? I just want to be able to play beyond the first scenario of my game.

Thanks!

Shane,

Sorry about the delay in getting a hold of you. We sadly are undergoing structural change here at the customer service department which has resulted in a slow down of parts replacement and response to general requests.

We would be more then happy to help you with your request and send you some replacement parts on us. Please be aware that we have a big backlog of requests to fulfill and we’ll add you to the queue. Thank you for understanding.


Regards,

Kalar Komarec
Customer Service Associate
Fantasy Flight Games Customer Service Team

Shane,

Sorry about the delay in getting a hold of you. We are receiving a higher volume of emails then normally here at the customer service department which has resulted in a slow down of parts replacement and response to general requests.

We are sorry, but we never received your shipping address in the first email and I did not ask for it in my follow up. As a result, we have just processed your request now (with the provided shipping address). As a result of this oversight we have included an extra set dice (just in case you ever need more), and a copy of our game Mansion of Madness.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, and appreciate your understanding and support. As always, please contact us directly if you have any further questions or concerns.



Regards,

Kalar Komarec
Customer Service Associate
Fantasy Flight Games Customer Service Team