Incorrect or non-standard usage, overuse etc
Please kindly return the samples as soon as you have finished with them.
The problem
(1) 'Please' and 'kindly' have essentially the same meaning here.
(2) 'Please' is far more commonly use than 'kindly', which is very formal and old-fashioned.
Standard English
Please return the samples as soon as you have finished with them.
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