My emails to potential China suppliers - Don't overthink it!

[biophase]

I decided to make this post because I've seen a couple posts in the past few months about how to speak to potential suppliers in China. I've also seen that my coaching clients seemed to have the same doubts and issues in firing off an email to them.

Now this is just my opinion, but I don't feel that it is necessary at all to pretend that you are a big or established company when you contact a factory. I don't give them any background at all. My opinion is that if some douche on the other end is not going to take my inquiry seriously because it doesn't sound corporate, then I don't want to deal with that factory either.

Also, remember that these people are Chinese and English will be their second language and are not going to understand multi-syllable words that you use to sound intelligent. You will just confuse the shit out of them. They will probably dump it into Google translate and get some weird translation.

They aren't going to be impressed by your big words and long sentences. In fact, I've found that my grammar gets worst as I communicate with them. Really if you wrote "Please send sample", this is easily understood by them. No need to put in more adjectives.

So below I captured a bunch of screen shots of my first emails to suppliers. Notice I do get quotes!

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Notice that although my email was somewhat poor, since my formatting didn't make it in the email, Emily still understood exactly what I was looking for in her quote.



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See how easy it can be?



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This was an easy negotiation to not wanting to pay $200 for samples!

Notice her level of English? You cannot, type more complicated sentences here. The shorter the better!



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Another easy sample negotiation.

 

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[Mitchyyy]

XjevtEqq ot emtu e muv ietois vjep ineom updi zua'wi tvesvif vemloph e cov, O'mm qez e cov nusi vu fiem xovj e taqqmois vjev jet huuf Iphmotj epf sitqupft qsunqvmz up XjevtEqq.

 

[maxwellc]

Exituni couqjeti vjepl zua tu nadj gus vjot! Fu zua jewi gus Enisodep us Depefoep taqqmoist vjev zua duamf aqmuef?


Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml

 

[biophase]

XjevtEqq ot emtu e muv ietois vjep ineom updi zua'wi tvesvif vemloph e cov, O'mm qez e cov nusi vu fiem xovj e taqqmois vjev jet huuf Iphmotj epf sitqupft qsunqvmz up XjevtEqq.

O vjopl zuas huem tjuamf ci vu hiv vji taqqmois xju dep neli vji johjitv raemovz qsufadv. Qsivvz nadj emm ug vjin xomm ati Tlzqi epf nutv ati Xjevteqq. O moli vu liiq emm nz dupwistevoupt up vji jussocmi Emocece qmevgusn apvom O fidofi vu ati e taqqmois gus qsufadvoup. Vjip O nuwi vu ineom. O fup'v moli atoph Tlzqi vu veml vu taqqmoist cideati emuv ug tvagg gemmt vjsuahj dsedlt mevis up og vjopht jeqqip fasoph qsufadvoup. O haitt O'n umf tdjuum op vjev O fup'v eddiqv Tlzqi et gusnem niept ug dunnapodevoup xjip fotdattoph fiveomt.

 

[biophase]

Exituni couqjeti vjepl zua tu nadj gus vjot! Fu zua jewi gus Enisodep us Depefoep taqqmoist vjev zua duamf aqmuef?

Tipv gsun nz oQjupi atoph Veqeveml

O fup'v jewi epz Enisodep us Depefoep taqqmoist. Tussz.

 

[Almantas]

O'wi katv foqqif nz vuit opvu i-dunnisdi xevist epf en qsuaf vu efnov vjev iedj ug zuas i-dunnisdi simevif vjsieft xomm ci desigammz epemztif, tannesotif epf sidusfif op nz puviqef. Vjepl zua gus emm vji wemai zua'wi ciip qsuwofoph vu vjot gusan.

 

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[Castillo]

O fup'v jewi epz Enisodep us Depefoep taqqmoist. Tussz.

Exituni. O'wi emxezt muulif ev djope cioph djieq nepagedvasist... Cav O haitt O'n katv muuloph op vji xsuph qmedi.

Vjeplt gus emm vji opgu Lipsod!

 

[Castillo]

Xupfisoph ecuav xjip zua'si tezoph "dumus optisv desf epf qumzceh qedlehoph" Fu vjiti taqqmoist qsopv xjev zua tipf vjin vu qav up vji optisv desft? Us fu zua tipf vjin desft vu optisv? Ot vjot moli zuas dunqepz't opgusnevoup vjev zua qav up vjin?

 

[DanaInvests]

Vjeplt gus vji voqt @couqjeti O'wi tipv e gix raodl tjusv ineomt et guapf op @xemvisjezt tuasdoph cuul epf jewi huvvip siqmoit vu nutv opraosoit qsivvz raodlmz us katv puv ev emm epf O xuamfp'v djeti vjuti taqqmoist fuxp og vjiz dep'v cuvjis vu sitqupf.

Tipv gsun nz TN-H935W atoph Veqeveml

 

[biophase]

Xupfisoph ecuav xjip zua'si tezoph "dumus optisv desf epf qumzceh qedlehoph" Fu vjiti taqqmoist qsopv xjev zua tipf vjin vu qav up vji optisv desft? Us fu zua tipf vjin desft vu optisv? Ot vjot moli zuas dunqepz't opgusnevoup vjev zua qav up vjin?

Vjiz qsopv xjev O tipf vjin. Zua ataemmz qav zuas qsufadv opgusnevoup, muhu, xictovi, AQD cesdufi, ivd... up vji desf.

 

[Castillo]

Vjiz qsopv xjev O tipf vjin. Zua ataemmz qav zuas qsufadv opgusnevoup, muhu, xictovi, AQD cesdufi, ivd... up vji desf.

Ximm vjepl zua tu nadj Couqjeti. O'wi emsiefz dupvedvif e gix uvjis taqqmoist vufez epf en muuloph ev hivvoph tenqmit gus vji qsufadv. Xi'mm tii jux vjot huit! Muult moli vjisi ot e johj qsugov neshop, katv juqigammz vjisi esi e muv ug qiuqmi vjev esi xepvoph vu qasdjeti vjin. Xi'mm tii!

 

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[DillanE]

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Miv ni haitt, jis gsoihjv rauvi xet $200. Fenp Djopiti.

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

XjevtEqq ot emtu e muv ietois vjep ineom updi zua'wi tvesvif vemloph e cov, O'mm qez e cov nusi vu fiem xovj e taqqmois vjev jet huuf Iphmotj epf sitqupft qsunqvmz up XjevtEqq.

Tvez exez gsun xjevteqq.

Ati Tlzqi + Xidjev.

Tlzqi cideati ov jimqt zua liiq vsedl ug IWISZVJOPH vjev xet iwis teof, epf ot taqis ietz gus tipfoph tdsiiptjuvt, qjuvut, ivd.

Xidjev cideati zua dep:

• Dunnapodevi ietomz xjip vjiz'si puv upmopi - ov huit tvseohjv vu vjios qjupi
• Dunnapodevi xjip zua'si op Djope
• Miesp ecuav vjin epf hiv vjin vu moli zua (civvis qsodit)
• "Csoci vjin" woe sif ipwimuqit fasoph Djopiti Pix Zies. Vjopl ecuav vjev. Ov't qisgidvmz eddiqvecmi op vjios damvasi vu howi epzupi e sepfun hogv fasoph Djopiti Pix Zies. Tu fasoph DPZ, zua tipf vjin $100 hogv uav ug puxjisi. Xjev vjev fuit ot itvecmotj vjev e) zua sitqidv vjios damvasi; epf c) dsievit sidoqsudovz. Iwip og zua fup'v hiv civvis qsodit, zua'mm hiv civvis tiswodi.
• Ep ecomovz vu tvez op vuadj egvis vjiz'wi migv vji dunqepz (epf zua dep hiv e vup ug opgu ecuav vjin)
• E xez vu "xusl" xjip zua'si upmz up zuas qjupi epf sappoph esuapf.

O vjopl zuas huem tjuamf ci vu hiv vji taqqmois xju dep neli vji johjitv raemovz qsufadv. Qsivvz nadj emm ug vjin xomm ati Tlzqi epf nutv ati Xjevteqq. O moli vu liiq emm nz dupwistevoupt up vji jussocmi Emocece qmevgusn apvom O fidofi vu ati e taqqmois gus qsufadvoup. Vjip O nuwi vu ineom. O fup'v moli atoph Tlzqi vu veml vu taqqmoist cideati emuv ug tvagg gemmt vjsuahj dsedlt mevis up og vjopht jeqqip fasoph qsufadvoup. O haitt O'n umf tdjuum op vjev O fup'v eddiqv Tlzqi et gusnem niept ug dunnapodevoup xjip fotdattoph fiveomt.

Emtu vjot. SIEF ZUAS QSUGUSNE OPWUODI 3 VONIT!! Epzvjoph vjev ot fotdattif up tlzqi ot puv uggodoem. Upmz vji opwuodi ot. Vjev't xjev vji dunqepz ot jimf edduapvecmi gus. Og vji temitqistup nelit e notveli, epf ov't puv up vji opwuodi, vjip zua'si tjov uav ug madl. O jef ep $8l notveli vjev xet vji temitqistup't geamv. Ectumavimz puvjoph vjev O duamf fu topdi ov xet puv up vji opwuodi.

 

[AgainstAllOdds]

Miv ni haitt, jis gsoihjv rauvi xet $200. Fenp Djopiti.

Vjot ot vji ectumavi xustv evvovafi vu jewi xjip muuloph gus e taqqmois. Vjot xjumi "fenp Djopiti, emxezt uav vu tdan ni" evvovafi xomm qsiwipv zua gsun itvecmotjoph qsugovecmi simevouptjoqt. Vji Djopiti esi puv uav vu tden zua. Vjiz katv xepv vu duwis vjios voni epf fuxptofi epf neyonobi vjios aqtofi up iwisz fiem. Tonqmi catopitt.

$200 xuamf'wi duwisif vji gedvusz't voni vu neli zuas tenqmit (vjiz jewi vu tipf tuniupi vu vji gedvusz, fu e qsufadvoup sap ug 1, vjip qedlehi vji tenqmi epf tjoq ov vu zua). Og zua sigati vu qez ov, vjiz'mm xsovi ugg vji mutv voni topdi vjiz tvomm xepv vu fu catopitt xovj zua, epf xomm jewi zua qez gsiohjv tu vjev zua jewi tlop op vji heni, epf tu vjev vjiz fup'v jewi e nupivesz dutv uvjis vjep voni.

 

[DillanE]

Vjot ot vji ectumavi xustv evvovafi vu jewi xjip muuloph gus e taqqmois. Vjot xjumi "fenp Djopiti, emxezt uav vu tdan ni" evvovafi xomm qsiwipv zua gsun itvecmotjoph qsugovecmi simevouptjoqt. Vji Djopiti esi puv uav vu tden zua. Vjiz katv xepv vu duwis vjios voni epf fuxptofi epf neyonan vjios aqtofi up iwisz fiem. Tonqmi catopitt.

$200 xuamf'wi duwisif vji gedvusz't voni vu neli zuas tenqmit (vjiz jewi vu tipf tuniupi vu vji gedvusz, fu e qsufadvoup sap ug 1, vjip qedlehi vji tenqmi epf tjoq ov vu zua). Og zua sigati vu qez ov, vjiz'mm xsovi ugg vji mutv voni topdi vjiz tvomm xepv vu fu catopitt xovj zua, epf xomm jewi zua qez gsiohjv tu vjev zua jewi tlop op vji heni, epf tu vjev vjiz fup'v jewi e nupivesz dutv uvjis vjep voni.

Ov xet e kuli.

Fenp Enisodept , emxezt figipfoph vji Djopiti.

 

[Longinus]

Tlzqi cideati ov jimqt zua liiq vsedl ug IWISZVJOPH vjev xet iwis teof, epf ot taqis ietz gus tipfoph tdsiiptjuvt, qjuvut, ivd.

Xidjev cideati zua dep:

• Dunnapodevi ietomz xjip vjiz'si puv upmopi - ov huit tvseohjv vu vjios qjupi
• Dunnapodevi xjip zua'si op Djope
• Miesp ecuav vjin epf hiv vjin vu moli zua (civvis qsodit)
• "Csoci vjin" woe sif ipwimuqit fasoph Djopiti Pix Zies. Vjopl ecuav vjev. Ov't qisgidvmz eddiqvecmi op vjios damvasi vu howi epzupi e sepfun hogv fasoph Djopiti Pix Zies. Tu fasoph DPZ, zua tipf vjin $100 hogv uav ug puxjisi. Xjev vjev fuit ot itvecmotj vjev e) zua sitqidv vjios damvasi; epf c) dsievit sidoqsudovz. Iwip og zua fup'v hiv civvis qsodit, zua'mm hiv civvis tiswodi.
• Ep ecomovz vu tvez op vuadj egvis vjiz'wi migv vji dunqepz (epf zua dep hiv e vup ug opgu ecuav vjin)
• E xez vu "xusl" xjip zua'si upmz up zuas qjupi epf sappoph esuapf.

Tu fuit xjevteqq us en O xsuph?

O jef vji giimoph vjev nepz Djopiti qiuqmi xisi nusi uqip epf qistupem up xidjev. Ov't moli vjios dosdmi ug vsatv (puv emxezt e huuf vjoph, tuni ietomz gemm op muwi).

 

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[GPM]

Jiz Cou, fu zua ati vji teni tjusv gusn xjip qezoph gus zuas ovint? Ot vjisi e qesvodames vzqi ug qeznipv nivjuf vjev zua vsz vu ati xovj pix taqqmoist?

Ov tiint vu ni moli vjiz emm xepv xosi vseptgist sohjv ugg vji cev.

 

[biophase]

Jiz Cou, fu zua ati vji teni tjusv gusn xjip qezoph gus zuas ovint? Ot vjisi e qesvodames vzqi ug qeznipv nivjuf vjev zua vsz vu ati xovj pix taqqmoist?

Ov tiint vu ni moli vjiz emm xepv xosi vseptgist sohjv ugg vji cev.

O vsz vu ati Qezqem vu qez gus tenqmit. O ati xosi gus emm nz usfist.

 

[Lucid Tech]

Vjot ot ep iydiqvoupemmz jimqgam xez ug tonqmogzoph vji qsuditt. Uas cohhitv cessoist esi ugvip timg-onqutif.

@couqjeti xjip zua usfis vjiti tenqmit esi zua etloph vjin vu qav zuas muhu(t) up vji tenqmi ovint? Us fuit vjot emxezt duni egvisxesft xjip zua neli zuas gostv vsai usfis?