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United Breaks Guitars: Dave Carroll’s Song About a Broken Taylor

sonsofmaxwell · Music · 5 min · 2009 · YouTube title: United Breaks Guitars
Why it's here

Used as the classic example of terrible airline customer service, and of how a viral video can force a company to respond.

What it covers

Dave Carroll's song and music video about United Airlines baggage handlers breaking his Taylor guitar and the airline's refusal to compensate him. It became a viral example of a customer fighting a company.