You recently had some items shipped to you from overseas. Upon receiving the shipment you found that some things were damaged in transit. Write a letter to the manager of the shipping company. In your letter - Provide the details of your shipment - Describe the damage - Say what action you want the company to take.

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Dear sir, My name is Kulwinder Kaur, recently used your service to ship some necessary stuff from China. I am writing
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letter to express my dissatisfaction about the damage that happened to my goods. I took your service on 24th of June to ship some designer mirrors from China. The reference number of the waybill is 2ASR567. The shipment was picked up by your courier truck on the 28th of June and delivered yesterday. As I opened the parcel and noticed a huge crack on the side which going from upward.
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, I do not think I can use
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mirror because it would not be safe for my kids
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my other family members. It would be really appreciated if your company would compensate me with the same amount I paid for it
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the courier charges for
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shipment. Because
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mirror is of no use to me at all. Looking forward to a quick action with compensation. Yours sincerely, Kulwinder Kaur
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