Gillette overprices their disposable razors as well.
Fellow across the street has a sign in his yard for this.
Hey, a new source of mad money!
When I turned 65 and got on Medicare, I was told that if I wasn’t taking insulin, I was limited to 1/day. If taking insulin you are limited to 2/day.
Wal-Mart sells their ReliOn brand for $18/100. Much better price than the name brand strips.
Of course a much better approach would be to prevent the fake pricing in the first place, but the insurance industry depends on inflated retail pricing to get them customers. Much of the motivation for having overpriced health insurance, instead of true catastrophic insurance, is to get the discount on medical services.
Without insurance you pay the fake, $600 fee for your checkup. With insurance you pay nothing, and the insurance company pays $90. Of course the insurance company pockets your monthly premium for doing you that "favor".
I buy all my test strips on E-Bay and have for years. I always look for any deals for multiple boxes, especially if they are out of date ones. I usually buy at least 100 at a time and if I find the right deal 200 to 300.
Even if they are out of date they are still good for say 5 years. Lots of bargains out there if you look.
You’d think they’d look better with a donation center instead of buying them.
About 7 years ago I was told that my blood sugar levels made me a border line diabetic. So I bought one of those meters and strips and began testing blood sugar every day.
However I quickly observed that on days when levels were high (130+) I also noticed bottom of my feet had that tingling sensation. Who says diabetes has no symptoms? Soles of our feet give us the warning! Since then I rarely use those strips and have added 30 minutes on a treadmill every other day, and noore tingles!
I have been a type 1 since 1981. I have been testing on a regular basis since 1996 but never heard about this.
And the actual cost for a cup of coffee,$.15-.20 And the actual cost for a 12oz soda $.15-.20 And how much is the grey market markup on the test strips?
In the future these strips will be wound around the inside of your computer watch and test STDs, HIV, and pregnancy. Test your pick-up on the way to his place.
I gave an old friend several boxes. I always keep a 6 month stash of EVERYTHING; my meter broke, they gave me a new one that used different strips. She had a meter like my old one and is not very well off.
If they were priced reasonably (a buck or two per hundred, no way in Hades they need to cost more than that) it would be a non issue.
Now, don’t get me started on hearing aids- these $4000 ones can’t possibly cost more than a buck or two to manufacture.
I pay around $8 for 50 “Easy Touch” test strips at Sam’s.
The people who do this prickess with a sensor and a phone app will make billions.