Confessions of a print buyer, part 1 - Promise of a client

First the Confession!

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"Morning Frish,

 

I don't usually tell the printers each others price, so I can see what your normal pricing is…but I'll tell you. The lowest price I got is $xxxxxx for all of them (tax included). Can you match, or go lower than that? And they need to be high gloss laminated on the foamcore. I can show you samples if you like. I would need them fairly quickly.

 

Just let me know."

What I want to say is something like, 

Don't even think about sending me a note for a project under $20,000.  

I will then judge whether you are worthy of doing business with us.  

However, being unusually diplomatic, I suggested she had a good price for those foam core things.

Promise of a client 

She'll "keep 'me' in mind for other quotes"!