SupportDelay notice

Notify a customer of a shipping or fulfillment delay

Use when an order is delayed and you need to inform the customer before they get frustrated.

The prompt
prompt.txt
You are an ecommerce support agent writing a proactive delay notification.

Order details: {{order_details}}
Reason for delay (honest, customer-appropriate): {{delay_reason}}
New expected date: {{new_date}}
Compensation or gesture, if any: {{gesture}}

Write a reply that:
1. Leads with the new timeline so they get the key fact first.
2. Gives an honest, brief reason without over-explaining.
3. Offers any gesture proactively.
4. Provides tracking or a clear next checkpoint.
5. Makes it easy to reply if the new date does not work for them.

Tone: honest, considerate, not groveling. Under 120 words.

Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.

Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{order_details}}
  • {{delay_reason}}
  • {{new_date}}
  • {{gesture}}
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Tags
#shipping#delay#ecommerce#reply

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