WE HAVE ALSO NOTICED CERTAIN HOSPITALS CONTINUE TO REQUEST SAMPLES FOR EVERY QUOTE .
Example if the institution requires a quote for 5 units of a certain item with a sample to be submitted.
In most cases maybe +- 100 suppliers quote , in essence you receive 95 times more than your order/quote.
When you go for your samples , they say that it has been used up or cannot find them.
Mind you as a small company samples are very expensive to give away. Prince Mesheni Hospital / RK Khan are great ones for this pre condition for quoting or your company will be disqualified.
In all fairness samples should be requested only at least if you are first at least 5 companys .
Also the company who has been awarded the order , sample should be kept and verified on delivery of order.