body: Kumaran, an electrician, develops novel lampshades. In January 2016, he developed a new lampshade suitable for use with compact fluorescent lights. 
  
  
  **On 1 May 2016, he emailed Bobby and Chew, both wholesalers, to whom he had previously sold lampshades. In his email, he asked each of them whether he would be interested in becoming the sole distributor of his new lampshade.** 
  
  
  Is this an offer or an invitation to treat?
  
  
  
title: Is kumaran's email an offer or invitation to treat? Why