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Fri Aug 19, 2022, 06:14 PM

So 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.

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Reply So I ordered eight new test kits for Covid (Original post)
Mr.Bill Aug 2022 OP
phylny Aug 2022 #1
musette_sf Aug 2022 #4
pnwmom Aug 2022 #2
Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #3
BigmanPigman Aug 2022 #5
MOMFUDSKI Aug 2022 #6
BigmanPigman Aug 2022 #7
Mr.Bill Aug 2022 #8
BigmanPigman Aug 2022 #9
Ms. Toad Aug 2022 #10
BigmanPigman Aug 2022 #11
Ms. Toad Aug 2022 #12
BigmanPigman Aug 2022 #13
Ms. Toad Aug 2022 #14
Demovictory9 Aug 2022 #16
Ms. Toad Aug 2022 #17
Demovictory9 Aug 2022 #15
Ms. Toad Aug 2022 #18
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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 06:16 PM

1. Look online - most of the expiration dates

have been extended.

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Response to phylny (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 06:44 PM

4. Correct.

I got a bunch of tests from my work and all of the expiry dates have been extended for 3 months.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 06:20 PM

2. You should check all your test kits online, including the ones you were trying to replace,

because all the kits have been extended from the original three months they were approved for.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 06:38 PM

3. Thanks for the responses.

I did some Googling and indeed the dates have been extended. On my particular brand they were extended around six months or so.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 06:52 PM

5. I just checked and you get 16 kits (total)

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Response to BigmanPigman (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 07:01 PM

6. Thanks!

I just completed my order for 8 tests. I love DU info.

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Response to MOMFUDSKI (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 07:03 PM

7. Me too.

I just emailed my sister and ordered some for my mother. I get such good info on DU!!!

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Response to BigmanPigman (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 07:11 PM

8. I don't know if they are still doing it,

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.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Reply #8)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 07:21 PM

9. I got 3 of my masks from them

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.

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Response to BigmanPigman (Reply #5)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 07:28 PM

10. It's 16 total.

If you ordered them everytime they announced a new distribution, you have already gotten 16. The last new distribution was in May.

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Response to Ms. Toad (Reply #10)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 07:30 PM

11. I just added that to my reply.

I only got 8 since I didn't know you and get up to 16.

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Response to BigmanPigman (Reply #11)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 07:38 PM

12. The May release was the first time they sent out 8.

The two prior ones were 4 each.

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Response to Ms. Toad (Reply #12)

Fri Aug 19, 2022, 07:58 PM

13. Oh, that makes sense.

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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.

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Response to BigmanPigman (Reply #13)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 12:43 AM

14. Agreed. I've got 8 sitting on my piano.

We used 8 when we had COVID in early July.

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Response to Ms. Toad (Reply #14)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 12:54 AM

16. check the expiration date

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Response to Demovictory9 (Reply #16)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 01:26 AM

17. I stacked them when they come in in order of expiration date.

The next expiration date is in October. We used all of the ones expiring in August by the middle of July.

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Response to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 12:53 AM

15. yeah...seems the batch they have expire in July / august. I have a bunch. tested myself twice

in one day just to use them up. lol

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Response to Demovictory9 (Reply #15)

Sat Aug 20, 2022, 01:27 AM

18. August was the expiration date for the ones I received

as part of the May release (the current release).

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