Seems like F&P has taken some lessons from Sears.
A long time ago, we bought a new electric dryer from Sears. After it was delivered, we couldn't find the electric cord to plug into the wall. We called the store, and they told us that the ELECTRIC dryers don't come with an electric cord - you have to buy that separately.
Apparently we are slow learners, because we later bought a dehumidifier from them. We got it home and couldn't find the drip pan. Now, the purpose of a dehumidifier is to remove the humidity (water) from the air. Yup, you guessed it. The dehumidifier did not come with a drip pan and you had to buy it separately. And yes, there was a specific drip pan you had to buy to fit it in dehumidifier - not just any pan would do.
Sounds like F$P went through the same training that Sears did.