VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Rather + ING words

Rather to

Pronunciation

1,804 – Eighteen Hundred and Four

Vocabulary

it just pops out, we don’t even think about it

a verbal agreement

eg: Well, we just had a verbal agreement, and I just wanted to put it in writing.

a spoken agreement

an unspoken rule

contract – a written agreement

boil down to – when you boil water or something else, there is some stuff left over, after most of the water vapor has evaporated.

eg: I think it all boils down to who is the best salesperson. They will get the highest salary. (You can forget all other things, the reason

condescending – when you talk down to people, like they don’t know enough, or aren’t good enough

eg: I’ll take the $500 bottle of wine. And you, just a cheap boxed wine is ok for you, right? You probably won’t be able to taste the difference anyway.

(Later, you tell a friend)  He was nice, but pretty condescending about the wine.

to keep/get someone up to speed – the idea is, you are working fast and efficiently and the new person should learn everything to do the same

eg: The boss wanted me to fill you in, I’m also going around keeping everyone up to speed, so if you have any questions, just let me know.

leg work – work that needs you to move or go places

eg: We did all the leg work already, it’s just up to them to decide.

heavy lifting – the hard work part of a project

eg: We’ve done all the heavy lifting.

Grammar

from my perspective / the way I see it

on the other hand / every coin has two sides

Don’t need to say:

I ate food.

I need to lose my weight.

I have to finish my work.

Using numbers as ADJ:

Always make the Noun Singular, NOT PLural.

eg: This is a 6 person car.   NOT a 6 people car.

eg: A 500 dollar bottle of wine.

Hi XX,

Below is the specification of the 3 layers breathable fabric for your reference and this fabric is imported from Taiwan.

Content 100% POLYESTER
Backing: 100% Polyester
Face: Polyester 75D
Fabric Weight 180g/m2 (+/-10%)
W/P (Waterproof rate) 15000-20000mmH2O JIS L 1092B
MVP (Moisture Vapour Proof= Water vapour permeability) 3000g/m2/24hrs JIS L 1099 A1

Just so you know, we have been working for Cabela’s on these waders since March 2017, during this period of time, we have submitted multiple rounds of samples and arranged factory tours for Cabela’s personnel to visit both the factories in China and Cambodia. After one year of hard working, we were all very excited to hear the field test result is pretty good, but shortly after, we were informed those items were put on hold…

Therefore, when we asked the supplier to fill out the CBD (Cost Breakdown), they would like to know the current status of this wader program. Could you please kindly share some insights or direction with us? Are these waders still in the program? Or do you have other waders which would like our supplier to quote specifically?

Appreciate for your understanding and help.

Thank you!

Hi XX,

Below are the specs of the 3 layer breathable fabric. Imported from Taiwan.

Content 100% POLYESTER
Backing: 100% Polyester
Face: Polyester 75D
Fabric Weight 180g/m2 (+/-10%)
W/P (Waterproof rate) 15000-20000mmH2O JIS L 1092B
MVP (Moisture Vapour Proof= Water vapour permeability) 3000g/m2/24hrs JIS L 1099 A1

Just to keep you up to speed, we’ve been working for Cabela’s on these waders since March 2017, during this time, we’ve submitted multiple rounds of samples and arranged factory tours for Cabela’s personnel to visit both the factories in China and Cambodia. After one year of hard work, we were all very excited to hear the field test results are pretty good, but shortly after, we were informed those items were put on hold.

So, when we asked the supplier to fill out the CBD (Cost Breakdown), they wanted to know the current status of this wader program. Could you please let us know where we stand on this project, since we’ve already done a lot of the leg work? Are these waders still in the program? Or do you have other waders in mind which you would like our supplier to quote specifically?

We appreciate your understanding and help.

Thank you!

Hi XX,

The changed PO was received today with the revised shipdate but the qty remains the same. Due to limited time, the supplier has went ahead to purchase the raw materials for the added 1,804pcs. (Just FYI, the previous qty 3,662pcs was placed 2 months ago, the raw materials for those quantities are already finished, but now they have to dye and purchase these raw materials again.)

After a lots of back and forth, the supplier finally agreed to absorb the extra LCL charges and emphasized that they will only do it this time. It is very difficult since they already absorbed the small lot dyeing fee for the added qty.

Also, could you please check with the merchant team if they have plan to place more orders for Spring/Summer 2019 and what the projected quantities are? Instead of paying small lot dyeing fee and having difficulties to arrange production when receiving small qty POs every time, they would rather to dye the fabrics and manufacture these items all at the same time then wait to ship in couple flows.

Could you please kindly help to find out? Thank you.

Hi XX,

The changed PO was received today with the revised shipdate but the qty remains the same. Due to limited time, the supplier has went ahead to purchase the raw materials for the added 1,804pcs. (Just FYI, the previous qty 3,662pcs was placed 2 months ago, the raw materials for those quantities are already finished, but now they have to dye and purchase these raw materials for the new pieces.)

After a lot of back and forth, the supplier finally agreed to absorb the extra LCL charges and emphasized that they will only do it this time. It is very difficult since they already absorbed the small lot dyeing fee for the added qty. Which is well below their MOQ, and they’ve already done us a favor by accepting that addition to the order.

Also, could you please check with the merchant team if they have plans to place more orders for Spring/Summer 2019 and what the projected quantities are? Instead of paying small lot dyeing fee and having difficulties to arrange production when receiving small qty POs every time, they would rather dye the fabrics and manufacture these items all at the same time then wait to ship it all in a couple rounds.

Could you please help find out?

Thank you.