## Option 1 - Direct We are switching our loose leaf tea range to compostable pouches and need 8,000 units a month with food-safe certification. Can you send us a quote and a sample pack to our Bristol warehouse? If that volume or specification is not a fit, a no is completely fine. {your_name} --- ## Option 2 - Relationship-first You handle operations at a mid-sized compostable packaging supplier, so I’m contacting you rather than sending a general sales enquiry. We are moving our loose leaf tea range to compostable pouches. The requirement is 8,000 units per month, with food-safe certification. Would you be able to send a quote and a sample pack to our Bristol warehouse? If this is outside your normal volumes or specification, no problem at all. {your_name} --- ## Option 3 - Value-first To make qualification straightforward, our requirement comes down to three points: compostable pouches for loose leaf tea, 8,000 units per month, and food-safe certification. That should make it fairly quick to determine whether we are a fit for your production. If so, can you send us a quote and a sample pack to our Bristol warehouse? If those requirements do not suit your operation, a no is useful too. {your_name} --- ## Which one to send | Option | Send it if | Main risk | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Direct | You expect the recipient to assess enquiries primarily on specification and volume | It gives them little reason to engage beyond the immediate requirement | | Relationship-first | You want to show why you chose the operations lead specifically | With no shared connection, the opening is necessarily functional rather than personal | | Value-first | You want to make the enquiry especially easy to qualify internally | The “value” is reduced screening effort rather than new information for them | **Recommended:** Value-first - it gives the recipient the exact information needed to qualify the opportunity before asking them to act. No shared connection was provided; the openings therefore rely only on the recipient’s role, supplier type and stated requirement. --- ## Follow-up, if there is no reply after seven days Our requirement is still 8,000 compostable food-safe pouches per month for loose leaf tea. Can you send a quote and sample pack to our Bristol warehouse? If it is not a fit, a no is completely fine. {your_name} --- ## Short version for LinkedIn or direct message We are switching our loose leaf tea range to compostable pouches and need 8,000 units a month with food-safe certification. Can you send us a quote and sample pack to our Bristol warehouse? If that is not a fit for your operation, a no is completely fine. {your_name}