Supplier Price Increase Reply
By Sakura Ito · Published · Updated
Push back on a supplier's price rise without souring a relationship you still need.
Tags: Small Business, Email, Negotiation
Prompt template
My supplier just sent me this: [textarea: paste their email or letter] We have bought from them for [text: how long] and spend roughly [text: amount per month or year]. I [dropdown: want to stay with them if the number comes down, have a cheaper quote from someone else, am just annoyed and want to say so politely]. Draft a reply. Acknowledge that their costs have gone up too, then ask for one concrete thing: a smaller increase, a delay of a few months, or a volume deal. Keep it short and friendly enough that I can still ring them next week if a delivery goes missing.