one to a customer

one to a customer

A sales policy allowing only one of a particular product to be sold per customer. A: "I'd like to buy two of those laptops, please." B: "I'm sorry. Because of stock shortages, it is only one to a customer for the time being."
See also: customer, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

one to a customer

Fig. each person can have or receive only one. (As in sales restrictions where each customer is permitted to buy only one.) "Only one to a customer!" said the chef as he handed out the hamburgers. Is it one to a customer, or can I take two now?
See also: customer, one
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • one per customer
  • it's too late for sorry
  • say to
  • say (something) to (one)
  • a run on (something)
  • a rush on (something)
  • in a sorry state
  • (all) talked out
  • state
  • be not (oneself)