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In the current economic downturn it should not be uncommon to see customers of companies that needed to return or exchange items, quite legally, to find themselves having to chase. If the supplier had been put into this position then it may be that exchange of items may not be an option as the stock could have been sold off so the customer would have to add their claim to the rest of the claimants, which begins with the banks and the Inland Revenue & Customs. A private customer would be most unlikely to be adept in Debt Collection processes and even know about Debt Collection Letters and Debt Collection Software that could serve the purpose. It may possibly be that they would talk to a solicitor first, and pay for the advice, or better still go to the Citizens Advice Bureau, where good advice is freely given. They may possibly be told that they are put on the end of a long list of creditors and are unlikely to be paid much of the debt, if anything at all. Their choices may possibly be set out as; a solicitor, a Debt Collection agency or maybe, if the advisor is aware of it, the DIY approach by using Debt Collection Software.

Hopefully they will be informed of the possible outlay required of each option and this alone should be favourable to the DIY approach, as this option may possibly easily be between £100 to £200 and maybe less than £100 to buy with additionally postage prices on top of that. The Debt Collection agency may possibly cost from £1000 plus, while the solicitor may possibly charge initial fees in the £100s range, but if they recommend going to court, then this option may possibly see the costs rise dramatically and may possibly easily end in the £10,000s and beyond.

It is well worth attempting the DIY approach to Debt Collection as a first step, not only because of the low charge, but also because a good package of Debt Collection Software that includes Debt Collection Letters should be be built around the best principles of ethical and professional Debt Collection. This should take the customer along the correct way and similarly record the stages as they are carried out and offer the choice for this to be printed in a presentable way that is acceptable to the legal profession, should it come to that. It is important that the Debt Collection Letters are composed correctly and for this purpose the Debt Collection Software should allow a user to enter the minimum amount of information, typically details of the supplier and the goods, and then generate the right Debt Collection Letters as needed in order. The customer will then need to carry out the postage so they will incur costs for printing, envelopes and postage. They should also be able to enter information, such as if a letter is received from anyone concerned or if a meeting is held and the summary of what was agreed needs to be recorded. Debt Collection Letters should have the date when they were printed recorded, but allow the user to also add a date of posting.

The idea is for the customer to be able to get their claim up to the level that they obtain in excess of the bare minimum and if they are fortunate, the full amount.