I remember some dialog regarding unsolicited mailings some time back but do not remember if was regarding Faulkner and Gray. My hospital has been inundated with F&G shipments. It is our policy for any orders to be placed with a PO# including free previews. They are being shipped to deparments all over the hospital, then I get a phone call from the department head wondering why "I" ordered these books for them. I called F&G today to see what the story is.... they claim a telemarketer gets prior permission before shipping books. I was asked to check for a name on the invoice. One of the reference names used is a secretary for the Nursing Department, who does answer the phone but would never risk authorizing a book order and others are last names of people who do not work here. The Director of Nursing is a STRICT manager and sends all of her requests to me as I am the purchasing agent for books etc...! The really good part is that all of the invoices are being sent to her (the DON) and F&G says they have authorization from various people throughout the hospital (much to their surprise). F&G said they would take us off of their telemarketer list, I have notified our receiving department to refuse any shipments from them without a PO#. Is anyone else having a similar problem. This is poor business practice and they seem to be "passing the buck" to their telemarketing dept. Kathy Tacke Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County 1200 College Dr. Rock Springs, Wy 82901 voice 307-362-3711 X433 fax 307-362-8391 e-mail [log in to unmask] http://www.wwcc.cc.wy.us/community/mhsc/index.html