YOUR ADDRESS date name address Dear _____ (name): Thank you for your recent request to open a charge account. We have checked you references and am pleased to let you know that each has recommended you very highly. Therefore, an account has been opened for you. We are confident that you will use this account soon and often. You also have available to you the convenience of ordering by telephone. We send out statements at the end of each month and expect payment sometime during the following month. As a credit customer, you will be receiving advance notice of special sales and other interest features. We look forward to having a mutually satisfying relationship. Yours truly, (name)