I also received the FEDEX package with one PIC16F18446-XPRESS today. I need to check if the other package I received a month ago is the same or = another board I ordered. Jean-Paul > On Jun 21, 2018, at 3:50 PM, John wrote: >=20 > I remember requesting the sample.. > Received two somewhat none descript emails in the last two or three month= s. > Received the sample via FedEx just a minute ago. > I wished I had noted when I requested the sample but I can always wait fo= r FREE. > Am pleased. > JH >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf = Of Manu Abraham > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2018 2:10 PM > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT]: Strange Microchip Email >=20 > Hi Sean, >=20 > Same situation as you, but just that the board never arrived. They provid= ed me a tracking number too. Tried putting that number in the Fedex trackin= g page and it says " >=20 > Delivered Thursday 21/06/2018 at 14:08" >=20 >=20 > Product Sample Order 30294832 Shipping Notification >=20 > Microchip Shipping Notification > Thank you for your order. The following order lines have shipped: > Order Number: 30294832 >=20 > Line: 1 > Microchip Item: PIC16F18446-XPRESS > Quantity: 1 > Ship Date: 19-June-2018 >=20 > Delivery location seems to be another state. I have not ordered it, but r= eceived a mail with my address and tracking number. But the tracking page s= tates that it has been delivered in another state. > Maybe the system, went completely nuts ? >=20 > Cheers, >=20 > Manu >=20 > On Thu, Jun 21, 2018 at 11:31 PM, Sean Breheny wrote: >> I just received a PIC16F18446-XPRESS module and the sales order number=20 >> on its packing list matches one of the two strange emails I received. >>=20 >> I received an email on May 25 (the original "strange email" I wrote to=20 >> this list about) with the title: >> Microchip Samples Order 1109336 Acknowledgement >>=20 >> I then received another on June 19th with the title: >> Product Sample Order 30293899 Shipping Notification >>=20 >> The packing list with the sample I received today matches the number=20 >> in the title of this second, June 19th, email. I do not see the number=20 >> from the previous email anywhere. >>=20 >> Looking back at the list activity in March, I see that someone=20 >> mentioned that this free sample was available and I wrote a positive=20 >> reply. I don't clearly recall ordering one but I must have. It still=20 >> doesn't explain the long delay between when I would have ordered it=20 >> (March) to when I got an acknowledgement (late May) and the fact that=20 >> this original order number is nowhere to be found on what I received. >>=20 >> Sean >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=20 >> View/change your membership options at=20 >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/cha= nge your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/picl= ist >=20 > --=20 > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist Just my $0.02, Jean-Paul N1JPL --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .