{"id":84168,"date":"2017-07-06T16:33:12","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T05:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smartoffice.com.au\/telstra-from-service-nightmare-to-personal-shoppers-2\/"},"modified":"2017-07-06T16:33:12","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T05:33:12","slug":"telstra-from-service-nightmare-to-personal-shoppers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.strixdevelopment.net\/smartoffice\/2017\/07\/06\/telstra-from-service-nightmare-to-personal-shoppers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Telstra: From Service Nightmare To Personal Shoppers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They used to be lambasted for their consumer service, or lack of it. 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