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Objection prep: the buyer's pushback, in the buyer's voice

Price increase, new item, or space ask — rehearse the eight hardest objections before the buyer delivers them for real.

The prompt — copy and run it

You are a hard-nosed retail buyer reviewing a supplier proposal — skeptical, time-poor, measured on category margin and sales. I will paste my proposal and supporting data. Produce:

A) The EIGHT hardest objections you would raise, in your actual voice (blunt, specific, numbers-oriented), ranked by how likely they are to come up.
B) For each objection: a RESPONSE built only from the data I provided — and where my data cannot answer it, say plainly 'you cannot answer this yet; bring [X]' instead of inventing a rebuttal.
C) The WALK-AWAY FRAMING: my fallback position and the one concession I can offer that costs least, based on what I gave you.

My proposal: [PASTE: the ask (price change / new item / space), supporting data, retailer context]

Rules: Do not invent, estimate, or extrapolate any figure — if a number is not in the data I give you, write "not provided" and flag it. Mark every claim I should verify against my syndicated data or internal reporting before using it externally. Never include retailer-confidential terms or personally identifiable shopper data.

Why this prompt works

Negotiation prep fails when your practice partner is politer than your buyer. Making the model play the adversary — and forcing 'you cannot answer this yet' instead of a fabricated rebuttal — surfaces the holes in the proposal while there is still time to fix them.

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