Hey Jez,

Sudhir got back to me. Here is his reply, cut and pasted directly from his email.

"Yes, TI still gives out samples. I myself have received them in last few months. Maybe, the requester being in England may have something to do with it. or maybe, TI send it out on the slowest mail channel for reducing cost. He may want to call and check on it."

I wish I could have been more help. Good luck.

Joe