Learn English – How to say “can’t choose” in a good way

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I need to provide a quote for a large project with price breakups, but I don't want the client to choose only a few things from it, either they go ahead with the project or don't.

I can't find a suitable work for it. "Mutually exclusive" maybe, not sure.

Best Answer

You could say:

We're not selling anything à la carte; you have to buy the whole package.

The word package is often used to express exactly what you're inquiring about. From NOAD:

package (n.) (also package deal) a set of proposals or terms offered or agreed to as a whole

Although à la carte originally referred to a way of ordering food, the expression has been extended to other areas of business as well. For example, a 2013 article on education is headlined: 'A La Carte' Purchasing Tactics Signal Districts’ Unique Needs; it says:

Many are pursuing an à la carte approach to procurement — still relying on traditional
providers for large, multigrade programs, but also forging partnerships with smaller
companies to supply innovative products and platforms.

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