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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo I ordered eight new test kits for Covid
from the USPS website I saw on this forum. I ordered them on Wednesday and they arrived here today. (Yay, USPS?)
The use before date on them is four days ago.
Are the use before dates all that serious? All of my other ones I had were expired, which is why I ordered these.
phylny
(8,380 posts)have been extended.
musette_sf
(10,200 posts)I got a bunch of tests from my work and all of the expiry dates have been extended for 3 months.
pnwmom
(108,977 posts)because all the kits have been extended from the original three months they were approved for.
Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)I did some Googling and indeed the dates have been extended. On my particular brand they were extended around six months or so.
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)MOMFUDSKI
(5,525 posts)I just completed my order for 8 tests. I love DU info.
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)I just emailed my sister and ordered some for my mother. I get such good info on DU!!!
Mr.Bill
(24,284 posts)but a few months ago I was at CVS and they gave me either four or eight kits when I asked for them at the register. No charge.
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)but they never had the tests everything I asked. They always had some excuse.
I get as much for free as I can and this helps. I had no idea how expensive the tests are until my sister just came back from France with it and she wore a mask while indoors everywhere and on the plane. She had to postpone my birthday celebration since we didn't want to I felt our 88 year old mother. We have all been super good about masking and distancing too. She is the only family member that has had Covid.
Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)If you ordered them everytime they announced a new distribution, you have already gotten 16. The last new distribution was in May.
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)I only got 8 since I didn't know you and get up to 16.
Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)The two prior ones were 4 each.
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)Last edited Sat Aug 20, 2022, 01:11 AM - Edit history (1)
I got the 8, now I'll have 16. My sister just asked why I need so many. I figure that this crap will be with us for a while and since they are delivered for FREE to your home there's no excuse for not having any on hand at all times. They should be in everyone's personal medical supplies.
Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)We used 8 when we had COVID in early July.
Demovictory9
(32,454 posts)Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)The next expiration date is in October. We used all of the ones expiring in August by the middle of July.
Demovictory9
(32,454 posts)in one day just to use them up. lol
Ms. Toad
(34,069 posts)as part of the May release (the current release).
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