Man! The USDA is really burning my hide!

[Queenslander]

Thanks Andrew, very helpful.

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by quiltergal

Camille is right, two different vendors, both fromThailand.

Correct.

Originally Posted by quiltergal

Dollars to donuts the flask in question had a problem with correct paperwork from that vendor.

Grumble...grumble...

You won both your donuts and your dollars, however the saying works. :/

Originally Posted by quiltergal

That really sucks Phillip! USDA really can be a PITA. Most of them can't tell the difference between an orchid and a grapefruit.

Damn straight it sucks!

They're just retarded. It makes more sense to toss a contaminated flask, than to toss a perfectly good one with rare seedlings just because they were not documented correctly.

Even on the piece of paper it literally says it's "propagative material", so they know it's not some wild collected specimen.

Protection and conservation my butt.

I'm talking this problem through with the seller, that's lame on their part too.

Originally Posted by Anisa

Oh.. NM then. I am sure that doesnt make KingOOG feel any better.

Grumble...

You're right on this count...it doesn't necessarily ruin my day, but it sure blows when I get that empty box with that piece of paper. It's like having pie thrown in your face when you're not looking.

It feels like they're pulling a prank or something and they love how it makes them get off.

This is so trifling.