{"id":"sales-landscaping-quote-three-options","audience":"small-business","category":"sales-work","technique":"format","track":"sales","level":"intermediate","title":"Quote three service options in a table with a recommendation","free":false,"task":"You own a landscaping company quoting Fairview Office Park for next season. Show 3 options in a markdown table with columns Option, What's included, Yearly price, with each price showing its math. After the table, add one line starting \"Recommended:\" that picks the option inside their $30,000 budget that covers both their must-haves. No \"limited time\" or deadline language. Under 140 words.","materialLabel":"Your quote notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"Client: Fairview Office Park (4 buildings, 6 acres), contact: Monique Hart, Property Manager\nTheir budget: $30,000 for the year (she said this twice).\nMust-haves from Monique: weekly mowing April-October, and snow plowing for the parking lots.\nNice-to-have: seasonal flower beds at the entrances.\n\nMy pricing:\n- Weekly mowing + edging: $650/visit, 30 visits (April-October) = per season\n- Snow plowing: flat $8,000/winter, unlimited plows\n- Flower beds: $1,200 per seasonal change, 3 changes a year\n- Spring + fall cleanup: $1,500 each\n\nOption ideas:\nA: Mowing + cleanups\nB: Mowing + snow plowing\nC: Mowing + snow plowing + flower beds\n\nLast year's mowing rate was $600/visit; went up this year because of fuel and labor.","rules":[{"type":"maxWords","max":140}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Hiding the math","why":"The AI shows totals only, so the client can't check them.","fix":"Add: \"Show the math in each price, like 30 x $650 = $19,500.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Using last year's rate","why":"The notes mention $600 too; the AI may mix the two.","fix":"Add: \"Use this year's rate, $650 per visit.\"","checks":["r1"]},{"title":"Recommending the biggest option","why":"AI tends to upsell to the full package, which is over budget.","fix":"Add: \"Recommend the option inside the $30,000 budget that covers both must-haves.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting and runs long when you only give a total like 140 words.","fix":"Cap each part instead, like \"each cell under 12 words,\" so the total lands well under 140.","checks":["maxWords"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Asks for a table","patterns":["table","columns"]},{"label":"Asks for the math","patterns":["show (the )?math","x \\$?650","calculation"]},{"label":"Gives the rule for picking","patterns":["budget","30,?000","must.?haves"]},{"label":"Asks for a recommendation line","patterns":["recommended:","recommend"]},{"label":"Bans pressure","patterns":["no (deadline|urgency|limited)","limited time"]}],"hint":"A client trusts a quote she can check. Ask for the math in every row and tell the AI how to pick the recommendation.","rubricLabels":["Is a table with columns Option, What's included, Yearly price and 3 rows, each price showing its math at $650 per visit (for example 30 x $650 = $19,500)","Prices are correct: A = $22,500, B = $27,500, C = $31,100","Ends with a line starting \"Recommended:\" that picks Option B (it covers mowing and snow plowing within $30,000), and nothing says limited time, act now or gives a deadline"]}