Importing bulbs and seeds
Ellen Hornig (Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:11:29 PST)

I kinda wonder whether the USDA's computer systems aren't close cousins to the IRS's. The last time I called PPQ at JFK (2 years ago, admittedly) to see whether they'd had any contact with some arisaemas I'd ordered that had been en route for 1 month from the Czech Republic, the woman I spoke with said she would check the "ledger" and get back to me. When I inquired whether it wouldn't be in a searchable database, she said no, in a ledger. She subsequently called back and said the shipment had neither been logged in nor logged out, e.g. had never been in their hands. The next day it it arrived at my house, all properly stamped and released by APHIS at JFK. I like to think the system has since been updated...

Ellen

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