Definition
A
letter of request, also known as a letter or letters of interesting candidates,
will be sent to the companies. Letter of request is a letter from a prospective
buyer to the seller requesting information about the products offered. With the
offer of the seller will potential buyers will know the price, and the sale and
purchase, and a description of the goods or services to be purchased. This is
the purpose of the prospective buyer a written request to the seller.
Letter
of inquiry is often an early stage of the business transactions. Through a
letter of inquiry to ask a potential buyer or to request information about the
goods or services to be purchased. In reaction, the seller explained the things
he wanted to know the buyer, the buyer did finally order and business
transactions as the top buying and selling process.
The inquiry is usually
required as follows:
a.
Name and type of product
b.
Product specifications, namely; type, size, quality, capacity and others;
c.
Unit price.
d.
Discounts;
e.
Method of payment from the buyer to the seller;
f.
How to delivery of the product from the seller to the buyer, and
g.
Ease of which may be obtained by the buyer, such as warranty and other
The purpose
To ask catalog and other information and
responding advertisement posted in Newspaper, magazines, on TV, exhibition.
Types of Inquiry Letter
1)
Personal status inquiry
letter
The
letters that are written by prospective employers for obtaining information
about job applicants are called personal status inquiry letter. Employers write
this letter to obtain information relating to the applicant’s personal and
family background, ability, skills, honesty, character, integrity, quality of
performance, fitness for job etc. Generally this letter is written to the
referees mention by the concerned applicant. In response to this letter, the
referees write a reply letter to the employer. This response letter may be
favorable, unfavorable or neutral to the applicant.
1)
Business status inquiry
letter
When
a business enterprise writes letter to another business enterprise for
collecting information about a prospective customer. This letter usually
written for collecting information about financial capability, goodwill, nature
of business dealings, honesty etc of a business enterprise to determine whether
to establish business transactions with it. Responses of this letter may be either
favorable or unfavorable.
Inquiry Letter
of English Business Letter
Inquiry
letter or letter of inquiry is a letter which helps a person to ask about
things that are not known by the creator of the letter relating to the product,
employment, funding, promotional materials, etc. The format of a letter of
inquiry should contain detailed information and such that recipients are
encouraged to respond and reply to the letter. Letters of inquiry are usually
written in response to an advertisement or any other direct communication. In a
letter of request for information you need to explain and excuse you write a
letter of inquiry to clear.
When writing a letter of inquiry we need to mention the detailed information
about ourselves or detailed information about the creator of the letter of
inquiry, where we work (if necessary) and the reason for what we need certain
information. In a letter of inquiry, we must clearly mention the type of
information we need.
We need to mention our contact details, including the address, phone number,
email address. It is necessary for the recipient so that he can contact us in
response to our letter of inquiry. We need to thank those who have sent a reply
letter of inquiry us. With our courteous attitude like this is expected to help
us to get the information we need.
Task!
Write a letter to one of your regular suppliers (you may use any name) in
Jakarta and ask for their latest catalog, price list, and terms of payments.
You may use your own name as Purchase Manager of a company.
INFORMA
& CO
Raya
Pajajaran Street No. 38
Bogor
Ref : DS/RC/29
14 October 2016
The Nipsea Paint and
Chemicals Co.
Ancol Barat Street No. 13
North Jakarta
Dear Sir or Madam,
We saw your
advertisement in the “Jakarta Expo” a few days ago and interested in your
products.
Please let us have the
details of your product with the latest catalogue, terms of payment and the
price list. If the quality is satisfactory and the terms are reasonable, we
will place a large order soon. Could you give us details of discount and the fastest
delivery please. Hopefully this letter
be a good beginning of cooperation between our companies.
We should appreciate
your prompt reply.
Yours faithfully,
Ms. Winda Larasati
Purchase Manager
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