offer for customers vs. offer to customers?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi, which is better?
We offer special rates to bulk customers.
We offer special rates for bulk customers.

Many thanks,
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Hi Torsten,

Without reading too much into it, I would suggest that ‘to’ is more immediate and personal in this context and ‘for’ is more matter of fact.

I would therefore suggest:

We are offering special rates to bulk customers.
We offer special rates for bulk customers.

Alan

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Hi Alan, thanks a lot for clarifying this.[YSaerTTEW443543]

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