You have recently made a purchase from the local department store. However, when you arrived home, you found a fault with it. Write a letter to the manager, say what the product is, and explain the problem and what you’d like to be done about it.
Dear Manager,
I am writing to you regarding the dishwasher I bought from you department store last week. Last Friday, when I walked into your store, a brand-new coffee machine had drawn my attention. It a fully auto coffee machine with eye-catching colour which was orange. I thought it would be a good idea to have this machine so that I could make coffee at home every morning, so I decided to buy it.
I actually told the saleswoman that I really loved the colour and I wanted to get orange one. However, when I unpacked the machine after I got home, I was astonished to find that I brought a...
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