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Retail Virtual Queue & Hold Fairness Survey

Measures shopper perceptions of fairness across virtual queues and hold experiences in retail, capturing wait context, fairness judgments, policy preferences, behavioral responses, and trust impact to identify CX improvement opportunities.

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24 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome to this survey about your experiences with virtual queues and holds when shopping or contacting retailers. This survey takes approximately 6–8 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers—we are interested in your honest opinions. Your responses will be kept confidential, reported only in aggregate, and used for research purposes to improve customer experiences. By continuing, you agree to participate.

Q02
Multiple Choice

Have you experienced a virtual queue or hold with a retailer in the last 3 months? (e.g., waiting in an online checkout queue, being placed on hold for customer support, waiting for a store pickup slot, etc.)

Q03
Long Text

We'd like to understand how fair your most recent queue or hold experience felt. Please answer the following questions about that specific experience.

Q04
Multiple Choice

Which of the following queue or hold policies feel fair to you when waits are long? Select all that apply.

Q05
Multiple Choice

In the last 3 months, how did you respond when faced with a long queue or hold? Select all that apply.

Q06
AI Interview

Based on your responses throughout this survey, what would make virtual queues and holds feel more fair to you? Please share any additional thoughts, suggestions, or experiences.

Q07
Long Text

Finally, we have a few optional questions about you to help us understand patterns across different groups.

Q08
Long Text

Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses will help retailers design fairer, more transparent queue and hold experiences. Your answers are confidential and will be reported only in aggregate.

Q09
Multiple Choice

In which of the following settings did you experience a virtual queue or hold? Select all that apply.

Q10
Long Text

Overall, how fair did that most recent queue or hold feel?

Q11
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Rank the following factors by how acceptable you find them for determining queue order during high demand. Place the most acceptable at the top.

Q12
Long Text

What is your age?

Q13
Long Text

When was your most recent virtual queue or hold with a retailer?

Q14
Long Text

I understood why I was placed in the position I was in the queue.

Q15
Long Text

Rank the following aspects by how much they determine whether a queue or hold feels fair to you. Place the most important at the top.

Q16
Multiple Choice

Which gender do you identify with?

Q17
Long Text

Approximately how long did you wait in that most recent queue or hold?

Q18
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The estimated wait time I was given was accurate.

Q19
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Which region best describes where you live?

Q20
Long Text

I felt the queue or hold treated all customers equally.

Q21
Long Text

What is your highest level of education?

Q22
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I felt the retailer valued my time during the wait.

Q23
Long Text

What is your current employment status?

Q24
Long Text

How did that queue or hold experience affect your trust in the retailer?

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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