Items You Can Order:
- Books
- Sports / laboratory equipment
- Magazines / journals
- Electronic gadgets
- Garments
- Household items
Include the following content in your order letter:
- Refer to the advertisement (if any)
- Give details of goods being ordered (brand, item, author, colour/size etc., quantity, price if given)
- Give the mode of dispatch and payment
- Conclude politely asking for a prompt and safe delivery of goods.
Sample Letter of Order:
Q. You are Priya Khanna, librarian of your school, Aligarh. You have been asked to place an order for some books for the school library. Write a letter to the Sales Manager, Light House, Main Road, Noida, placing an order for the books that you need.
Army School
Aligarh
The Sales Manager
Light House
Main Road
Noida
Subject: Placing an order for books
Dear Sir,
I have reliably learnt that your book shop supplies books at discount rates. I would like to place the following order for the school library.
| S.No. | Book’s Name | Author | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Macbeth | William Shakespeare | one |
| 2. | The Suitable Boy | Vikram Seth | one |
| 3. | Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen | one |
| 4. | Wings of Fire | APJ Kalam | one |
The payment will be made by cheque on receipt of the goods. Kindly ensure that the order reaches us by . We would appreciate a prompt and safe delivery.
Thanking you
Yours faithfully
Priya Khanna
Librarian, Army School
Difficult Words:
- Librarian
- A person in charge of or assisting in a library.
- Placing an order
- Formally requesting goods or services from a supplier.
- Sales Manager
- The person in charge of a company's sales department.
- Reliably
- In a way that can be trusted; dependably.
- Supplies
- Provides or makes available.
- Discount rates
- Prices that are lower than the usual price.
- Quantity
- The amount or number of something.
- Cheque
- A written order directing a bank to pay money as instructed (often spelled "check" in American English).
- Receipt of goods
- The act of receiving the items that were ordered.
- Ensure
- Make certain that something will occur or be the case.
- Prompt
- Done quickly or without delay.
- Faithfully
- Loyally; a common formal closing for letters.
- Dispatch
- The sending of someone or something to a destination for a purpose.
- Gadgets
- Small mechanical or electronic devices or tools, especially ingenious or novel ones.
- Garments
- Items of clothing.
- Journals
- Newspapers or magazines that deal with a particular subject or professional activity.
- Conclude
- Bring something to an end.
- Advertisement
- A notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event.