Anyone else ordering the free at-home Covid Tests?

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Check Walmart.com. I ordered two boxes on Thursday and they were delivered in Saturday. Not free…but I have them!

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Yes, I ordered them and sent the link to everyone I could. We had omicron raging here for the last several weeks, but it is subsiding now, thankfully.
It’s a help, since I have some on order from a few places but it takes a while.

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Yep, we got our WA state tests Sunday night too.

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I got my tests delivered by USPS today. 2 boxes, 2 tests each. I live in an apartment building with 63 units and I am sure I am not the only one who got their tests in their mailboxes.

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I ordered the morning the web site went live. Got a confirmation email an hour later. Haven’t heard or seen a thing since.

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I’m kind of with Iglooo on this one.

  • the tests are only good for 6 months
  • if you think you have something (cold, Covid, allergies?), you might have to take a bunch of tests, not just 1
  • with production still limited, we might have been better off with more being shipped to pharmacies so those folks that actually need them due to sniffles etc can buy what they really need
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Same here. The email implies that we will get a notice when it’s mailed but who knows.

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I just got a tracking email saying they are coming Thursday.

PS. Then a second email saying today!

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Me too, coming today! So maybe second wave went out.

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Me too @dragonmom ! Original confirmation, but nothing else since.

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Costco has a Costco-sized pack of 25 tests for $200 (delivered) in stock:

https://www.costco.com/.product.1621759.html

And a smaller pack of 5 tests:

https://www.costco.com/flowflex-at-home-covid-test-kit%2C-5-test-pack.product.100825502.html

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I have order the 5 pack from Costco twice; once before insurance companies would pay and again yesterday. While I saw the 25 pack this weekend online, I thought that was more than my husband and I would need. We have easy access to free PCR test, which we do weekly, so figure we didn’t need to be greedy on the rapids. That said, when we use them, we will use several. I believe/hope they will be easier to locate in the coming month; we will need them when we visit the grandkids.

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I have a free PCR test stand a block away from my apartment that guarantees results in 24 hrs. Every time I walked by there was no one waiting to be tested. When I watch local news I see long lines of people waiting to be tested.

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I also meant to add to the above about the Costco test, the expiration date on the Flowflex kit is December 2022. The same brand at my local grocery store had expiration dates of November 2022, while the on/go brand at the grocery store only had a March 2022 date on them. As I expect we will need these for a good while, I like the longer date of the Flowflex.

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Mine arrived today.

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I ordered on day one and received the confirmation email. No updates since then. No email saying they were sent and nothing in my USPS Informed Digest. Starting to feel left out.

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I’ll join you :blush:. Email confirmation on Jan 18 but nothing new since then.

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You are in good company! :slight_smile: Same deal here. Crickets for now.

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I ordered online the day the website went live. I received a confirmation email and a tracking number for the shipment. My tests were delivered two days ago. For those of you still waiting, hopefully yours arrive soon! :crossed_fingers:

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I’m with those of you that ordered on 1/18 and received the confirmation email, but nothing since then.