Preposition 'of' or 'for'

Hi,

within the given time frames . . . purchasing the product.

I don't understand what this means. Can the customer only purchase the product between certain dates?



Clive

CliveI don't understand what this means.

I see what you mean...I'll get the original:

It's a job advertisement:

The purpose of this role is to ensure that our customer base are contacted within the given time frames of purchasing a Vodafone product or services from a Digital Mobile outlet.

Does it make sense, or have they used the incorrect preposition?

Hi,



I suppose it's OK, but it's a bit awkwardly written, as business English often is.



I guess the idea is that you have to contact the customer within eg 30 days of his purchasing the product or service.



Clive

Thank you.

Would 'for' work too/give the same meaning?

Hi,

The purpose of this role is to ensure that our customer base are contacted within the given time frames of purchasing a Vodafone product or services from a Digital Mobile outlet.

Would 'for' work too/give the same meaning?

No. 'For' suggests the time frames relate to a period during which the customer must purchase the prouct. They don't. They r

I fail to see why you think you can easily replace one preposition with another. That's just gonna give other meaning to your sentence and that's it. If you need using "of" - use "of", if you need using "for" - use "for". What's the problem about that?