Persuading a buyer to accept an offer

Mr. Pierre Dupont Managing Director Dupont Freres 4 Rue de la Paix Paris France Dear Mr. Dupont, We refer to our quotation of 4 September and our mail offer of 20 October regarding the supply of Flame cigarette lighters. We are prepared to keep our offer open until the end of this month. As this product is in great demand and the supply limited, we would recommend that you accept this offer as soon as possible. Yours sincerely,		Useful phrases Line 1 We refer to our quotation of. . . and our mail offer of. ,. regarding the supply of . . . Line 3 We are prepared to keep our offer open until . . . Line 4 As this product is in great demand and the supply limited, we would recommend that you accept this offer as soon as possible. Notes Para. 1 Identify the reference by quoting previous correspondence and the product. Para. 2 Give the customer a deadline. Para. 3 Encourage the customer to act immediately.
Comments The potential customer has been very slow to respond to the offer. This is a polite reminder that the offer is still open, but not indefinitely. . .	Alternative Phrases Line 1      This refers to . . . Line 1      ... for the supply of . . . Line 3      We are willing to keep our offer . Line 4      Because this product is . . . Line 4      ... we urge you to accept. . .