Short, clear messages suppliers answer, in simple English that translates well, with a Chinese version if you want one. Firm when it needs to be, polite always.
Write to your supplier or sourcing agent: ask for samples, negotiate the price, report defects, ask for faster shipping, custom packaging or stock checks, in simple English that translates well, with a Chinese version if you want it.
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Clear, numbered asks
Suppliers answer messages that say exactly what you need.
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Simple English
Short sentences that read well through a translator.
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Friendly or firm
Polite always; firm when quality or delays need fixing.
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A Chinese version
The same message in Simplified Chinese, if you ask for it.
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Pick what you need
Samples, a better price, defects, shipping, packaging or stock.
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Give the numbers
Quantities, current price and the issue: the message uses only what you give.
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Send it from your account
Copy it into AliExpress, CJ, WhatsApp, WeChat or email.
A clear answer
Get it in writing and update the product's cost in your records.
A vague reply
Ask the numbered questions again, one per message.
No movement
Get quotes from two other suppliers before your next order. Compare them in Zelvorm Commerce.
A few cents off each unit, or a few days off delivery, can decide whether a product makes money. Clear messages get better prices, faster fixes and fewer arguments.
About the supplier message writer.
No. It uses only the numbers you give, and puts [brackets] where one is missing.