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Spanish to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Conditions of Sale
Spanish term or phrase:Muestras
Hello. This is from the Conditions of Sale for a Spanish company selling everything from household appliances (fridge/freezers, washing machines, etc.) to air conditioning units and hotel/catering equipment, as well as spare parts for all of these. Not much context to go on really. I gather it’s a “try before you buy” sort of arrangement (although from the context it seems more like “buy before you try”!), but just can’t think of how to put this into UK English. The “muestras de material” in the context refers to all of the equipment mentioned above, so I can’t use “samples” here.
Any ideas?
Context:
“3.- MUESTRAS
Todas las muestras de material deberán ser solicitadas bajo pedido y serán facturadas. Una vez devueltas serán abonadas íntegramente salvo en los casos en que hayan sufrido desperfectos o modificaciones.”
Explanation: I wonder would this work. Do they have a trail period in which to test the products?
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Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Kronos Phyx Intensive Hair ... www.amazon.com/Kronos-Phyx-Intensive-Repair.../B001STAB1KCa...
So I am glad to see this on Amazon as it is the only product in the pack that I really ... And that's just the beginning; you are told that if you don't want the products and do not want into their little "club", you have thirty days in which to return them or ... autoshipment clause in the paperwork until I shipped back the **trial products**. ...
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Here's a funny one :)
Has anyone tried Nutra slim? www.netmums.com/.../579086-has-anyone-tried-nutra-slim.html...
19 posts - 15 authors - Last post: 1 Dec
Not noticed much interms of weight loss yet but lots of visits to the loo for number twos! ... cost of shipping the ***trial products*** to me, approximately £10, which was fine. ... If you email them to cancel, you incur a cost of £19.41 per product on ... back to them (even if they are empty) before the **trial period is up.***
If it's selling to businesses, it could mean display models. But as we don't have any more context (and that's not your fault), I think the only appropriate translation is "samples". I've never seen "muestras" used to mean "try before you buy" or "sale or return".
Explanation: I wonder would this work. Do they have a trail period in which to test the products?
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2011-12-19 15:32:58 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Kronos Phyx Intensive Hair ... www.amazon.com/Kronos-Phyx-Intensive-Repair.../B001STAB1KCa...
So I am glad to see this on Amazon as it is the only product in the pack that I really ... And that's just the beginning; you are told that if you don't want the products and do not want into their little "club", you have thirty days in which to return them or ... autoshipment clause in the paperwork until I shipped back the **trial products**. ...
-------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2011-12-19 15:34:31 GMT) --------------------------------------------------
Here's a funny one :)
Has anyone tried Nutra slim? www.netmums.com/.../579086-has-anyone-tried-nutra-slim.html...
19 posts - 15 authors - Last post: 1 Dec
Not noticed much interms of weight loss yet but lots of visits to the loo for number twos! ... cost of shipping the ***trial products*** to me, approximately £10, which was fine. ... If you email them to cancel, you incur a cost of £19.41 per product on ... back to them (even if they are empty) before the **trial period is up.***
Thanks, James, and a happy Christamas to you too!!! Don´t overdo it on the pud :)
Lisa McCarthy Spain Local time: 07:12 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 166
Grading comment
Thanks, Lisa, and everyone for your help — happy Christmas :)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Cheers Lisa. Yep, this does indeed work. I spoke to the client over the phone too, to confirm (as I had other queries), and this is exactly what they described in broader terms. I delivered "Product Trials". Points to come – Happy Christmas :)
Asker: Thanks, Lisa, and everyone for your help — happy Christmas :)
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