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formal complaint letter

Broken swimming watch

You ordered a sports watch from a British online shop to track your swimming. It arrived with a cracked screen and the heart-rate sensor doesn't work. Write a formal complaint letter to the customer services department. Describe the problem, state what you want done about it, and give a deadline.

Target: 180 words · about 9 minutes

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  • Formal greeting (Dear Sir or Madam,)
  • Order details (date, reference, product)
  • Specific description of the fault
  • Clear request (refund, replacement, repair)
  • Polite but firm closing with a deadline
  • Formal sign-off (Yours faithfully,)
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