Thanks! I always love freebies! I requested a sample, but my state is not listed under the "locations available" list, so i don't know what to make of that. I guess I'll just wait and see. It never hurts to try.

I contacted GW through their ABUSE email (not the email on the link), and just got an email back from them. They told me that this was a real offer from them, not spam. I suggested that they put the links for their offers on the GW page, rather than on the thread, as I wasn't alone thinking that if it smells like spam, it probably is spam. Linda

I have no idea. Have not ordered from Burpee, since George Ball bought the company. Too pricey for my budget. They did make an effort several year back to get into the heirlomm market, even to the point of having special "heirloom" seed racks in stores. Many companies do send extra trial packages with orders and they are usually openpollinated seed. You have to be carefull with "heirlooms" they are all open pollinated but many of them are recent introductions, some by amateur breeders, others were commercially introduced, and failed in the commercial market. Example is the tomato sold as the Arkansas Traveler, lots of hype and tall tales, but it one of two commercial tomatoes introduced by the University of Arkansas in the mid seventies, Traveler and Traveler 76 to be specific.

Ladies, Yes, FPE's sample-pots are described in the FPE "Specifiers Manual", as comprising 110 "The Designers Collection Colors"...and a group of 12 FPE "Twelve Classic Wall Colors". This totals 122 obviously...but in their manual, it states "...all 200 sample pots in handy organizers may be purchased for $1,000". I don't know how the colors are numbered, or what colors they correspond to...without the appropriate Fan-decks (of which there are many!!). Some decks have at least a $25 coupon to use towards their paint, which defrays some of the overall cost! Call-'em and have them send you their "Specifiers Manual". It describes most of their decks, and a TON of excellent paint info. Faron