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English term or phrase:
free gift when buying the XXX wax
English answer:
such as a free gift with purchase of xxx wax
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Carolina B (X)
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English term
Carolina B (X)
free gift when buying the XXX wax
English
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Business/Commerce (general)
In 2003, the company made many sales promotions such as a free gift when buying the XXX wax.
This sentence does not seem very good to me. I feel like putting a verb after "such as"... do you have suggestions to improve it?
Thanks a lot.
This sentence does not seem very good to me. I feel like putting a verb after "such as"... do you have suggestions to improve it?
Thanks a lot.
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Casey Butterfield
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such as a free gift with purchase of xxx wax
or a free gift for buyers/purchasers of xxx wax.
I think it's the "buying" that is most troublesome here. "gift with purchase" is a standard phrase and easily accepted. Good luck!
I think it's the "buying" that is most troublesome here. "gift with purchase" is a standard phrase and easily accepted. Good luck!
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such as the granting of...
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I would put it like:
In 2003, the company made many sales promotions such giving away a free gift when buying the XXX wax.
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Casey Butterfield
: according to the structure of this sentence it is the company that is then giving away the free gift AND buying the XXX wax
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Gayle Wallimann
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such as offering a free gift with the purchase of xxx wax
That's my suggestion. You don't need to use "free" with the word gift (that's what a gift is)but marketing loves to emphasize anything that the product can do for the customer to attract attention.
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