Answer Key

Refusal letters – Practice 1

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Fill in the missing words and expressions. The first letter prompt will help you fill in the right word or expression.

Dear Mr Finch,

Your letter,  [requesting] that we bill you quarterly rather than monthly, presents us with somewhat of a problem.

Inasmuch as we would like to welcome you as a new customer of our firm, we would like to accommodate you in any way possible. Your request,  [however] , would result in your receiving  [preferential]treatment for your account and would be  [unfair] to all of our customers who must settle their accounts  [within] 30 days. If we were to  [offer] the terms you have requested to all of our customers, we would soon be out of business  [entirely] .

I am sure you can understand our position in this  [matter] .

We would  [welcome] your account on our regular open account basis and hope that we will have the opportunity to  [provide] you with our fine line of products as well as service.

Sincerely,

Garret Barks,
Key Account Manager