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Tough Vendor Email (Politely)

Hold a vendor accountable without burning the relationship. Specific, fair, firm.

Step 1

Get the skill

Pick one. Copy to paste straight away, or download vendor-email-tough.md to keep.

Step 2

Paste it into your AI

CC your own manager / legal. Document everything. Best to never need this email by setting clear SLAs upfront.

Preview the skill· what gets copied
Write a tough but fair vendor email.

Vendor: {{NAME + COMPANY}}
Contract scope: {{SCOPE}}
Issue (what they did or did not do): {{ISSUE}}
SLA they breached (specific clause): {{SLA}}
Business impact (numbers, named customers, internal cost): {{IMPACT}}
What you want from them: {{REMEDY · refund / fix / replan / partial credit}}
Deadline you are giving: {{DATE}}
Relationship value: {{long-term partnership / transactional / replaceable}}

Format:
1. Acknowledge what they have done well (1 line, sincere)
2. State the issue (specific, with date / ticket / order ID)
3. The SLA breached (quote the contract)
4. The impact (with numbers)
5. What you want (specific remedy + deadline)
6. The alternative (escalation path or contract review)
7. Door open for relationship if they fix it

Under 250 words. Firm, not aggressive. India: include cc to legal / leadership if escalating.

Works with: Claude · ChatGPT · Gemini · Any model

By Rishi Jain