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I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

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On 7/27/2012 12:40 AM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Does the bag say "Made in China" ??

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On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??

...Jim Thompson
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I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??


Yes. US made by one of the leading US suppliers. No lot or date
codes on the packaging.

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hamilton wrote:

On 7/27/2012 12:40 AM, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Does the bag say "Made in China" ??


No.

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On 2012-07-27, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??

Yes. US made by one of the leading US suppliers. No lot or date
codes on the packaging.

possibly a forgery?

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Jasen Betts wrote:

On 2012-07-27, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??

Yes. US made by one of the leading US suppliers. No lot or date
codes on the packaging.

possibly a forgery?



From the Veteran's Administration?

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"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
m...

Jasen Betts wrote:

On 2012-07-27, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up
two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with
no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing
plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??

Yes. US made by one of the leading US suppliers. No lot or date
codes on the packaging.

possibly a forgery?



From the Veteran's Administration?

Yes, from the VA. All the supplies come thru the GSA, and you know what kind
of sweetheart deals go on there.

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On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:09:53 -0400, "hifi-tek"
wrote:


"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
om...

Jasen Betts wrote:

On 2012-07-27, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up
two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with
no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing
plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??

Yes. US made by one of the leading US suppliers. No lot or date
codes on the packaging.

possibly a forgery?



From the Veteran's Administration?

Yes, from the VA. All the supplies come thru the GSA, and you know what kind
of sweetheart deals go on there.


Yep. They have found re-labeled parts even in the ISS.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, CTO | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | |
| Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat |
| E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.

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Jim Thompson wrote:

On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:09:53 -0400, "hifi-tek"
wrote:


"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
om...

Jasen Betts wrote:

On 2012-07-27, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up
two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with
no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing
plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??

Yes. US made by one of the leading US suppliers. No lot or date
codes on the packaging.

possibly a forgery?



From the Veteran's Administration?

Yes, from the VA. All the supplies come thru the GSA, and you know what kind
of sweetheart deals go on there.


Yep. They have found re-labeled parts even in the ISS.


These had a shipping label from the OEM to the local clinic, and they
just stuck a new label over that. The shipping box was still sealed.
What are the chances that UPS would allow someone to ship forgeries with
the wrong shipping address & account number?

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On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 07:54:52 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jasen Betts wrote:

On 2012-07-27, Michael A. Terrell wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??

Yes. US made by one of the leading US suppliers. No lot or date
codes on the packaging.

possibly a forgery?



From the Veteran's Administration?

The VA didn't make them, they got snookered by one or more cheating
suppliers. They can no longer afford to do the anti-fraud checking they
used to do.

?-(

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On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:17:08 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


Jim Thompson wrote:

On Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:40:36 -0400, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:

I found these five defective items in under a week.

The four defective lancets were out of seventeen, and I picked up two
of them in a row. I use up to four a day. I've also found them with no
wire inside.

The syringe has a section of the body missing, and the missing plastic
wasn't in the plastic bag. I use two a day for my Insulin.

Supplied by the VA ??


Yes. US made by one of the leading US suppliers. No lot or date
codes on the packaging.

Quality issues aren't unique to off-shore vendors. I hope you returned
the defective stuff. Otherwise they may not know that improvements are
required. A wide range of defects to occur in one batch.

Filling packets might be a subcontracted task assigned to the plastics
extrusion fab. Different quality controls. Different pricing
structure. Different labor policies. less likely to justify
automation........

Just guessing. It'll be someone earning minimum wage that gets
spanked.

RL