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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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client

0 What are the differences between client, customer, and guest? Is a client usually a big business or someone making big purchases? Thanks a lot for your help. 0-
  

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02br 02br 00Client/customer can be interchangeable in a lot of cases. 02br 02br 00However, client 01i 00tends02i 00 to be more for services, professional type transactions etc (but not always) whereas customer 01i 00tends02i 00 to be more for purchasing and direct face-to-face business. 0-

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00Client/customer can be interchangeable in a lot of cases.
  • 02br 02br 00However, client 01i 00tends02i 00 to be more for services, professional type transactions etc (but not always) whereas customer 01i 00tends02i 00 to be more for purchasing and direct face-to-face business.
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0Guest (in a business sense) only applies to people who are staying at a hotel.02br
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0 Thank you Nona the Brit. People who eat at restaurants are they customers or guests? I think they are customers but I have heard "guests". Thanks a lot. 0-
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0 Hmmm they do get called both. Customers at most but possibly guests at upmarket expensive restaurants. 0-
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