We regret we have to decline your offer.

We have received your letter of Feb.23 that ponited out the price offered by us for our product is found to be on the high side.We regret to say that there is no possibility of our cutting the price to the extent you indicated,i.e.3%.These days,we have received a crowd of inquiries from buyers in other directions and expect to close business at something near our level.At present,we cannot see our way to entertain your counter-offer.

We assure you that your inquiries will receive our immediate attention.

Yours truly,

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Dear Sirs, We are the largest department store in Kuwait and have recently received a number of enquiries for your stainless-steel cutlery. We think there are good prospects for the sale of this cutlery, but at present it is litter known here and as we cannot count on regular sales we do not feel able to make purchases on our own account. We are therefore writing to suggest that you send us a trial delivery for sale on D/A terms. We make the proposal hoping to place firm orders when the market is established. We believe our proposal offers good prospects and hope you will be willing to give it a trial. As to our standing, you may check it with our bankers, the National Bank of Kuwait. Yours faithfully, Try to make a reply to the above letter.

Dear Sirs, We thank you for your L/C No. 244 ___1___ your order for the ___2___ goods. Much to our ___3___, owing to some ___4___ on the part of our suppliers, we are unable to get the goods ready for ___5___ before the end of this month. So we email you asking for an ___6___. We expect the goods will be ready for shipment in the early May and we are arranging to ship them on S.S. “ Blue Seas ” ___7___ to sail from Xingang on or about May 10.We will make contact with the suppliers to ___8___ delivery and trust you will extend by fax the time of shipment and the ___9___ of the said L/C to May 15 and May 30 respectively, thus enabling us to ___10___ shipment of the goods in question in time. We send our sincere apologies for the delay and trust that you will give this urgent matter your prompt attention. Yours faithfully, validity shipment regret extension effect expedite covering subject scheduled delay