Looks like these guys just came back into stock a moment ago. I just bought two of these 5 packs. At $10 each it seems to be a good deal as well. Apologies if this sells out quickly but wanted to share with you lot.
Also make sure you read their notice: "Due to increased demand, all orders will ship within 4-5 business days from order placement with free express post for orders over $70 - thanks for your patience."
Yeah owned by Woolies I believe
Ahh goodly. Also are these type of tests good?
If it's the same as the other Hughes one I've used I didn't have an issue with it, it comes with a cool UV light to see the results which is fun.
Also the app is really solid and helpful, at the end you can get a little cert that states you are negative
@SBOB: hmm maybe you are lucky if you catch it and it's mild and then you get better and develop antibodies? or if you are asymptomatic and it doesn't effect you…
@jonathan111: You can develop antibodies from Covid (assuming you survive it). However the effectiveness of them apparently diminishes even more quickly than the vaccines.
assuming you survive it
Are you being facetious or serious ?
If it’s the latter, you do know 99%~ of people who contract the virus get over it quite easily.
@belongsinforums: Define plenty? 1 in 100? 1 in 1000? 1 in 10,000? 1 in 100,00? I’d say closer to the latter than the former.
@Danstar: no idea mate. out of the 5 people i know who caught covid, 3 developed lung problems though. mind you, this was pre vaccine
@belongsinforums: I’ve known around 20 people (close family and friends) who’ve had covid now. All 20 fully recovered. 16 out of the 20 didn’t even realise they had it.
@Danstar: If you have been vaccinated you are less likely to die from it - Australia has around 0.4% death rate, mostly because of the extensive lockdowns we had while waiting for the vaccine.
The USA has around 1.5% fatality rate.
So the unvaccinated are those most likely to die from Covid (no surprises there) and their death rate would be higher than the USA's 1.5% figure (given that includes a 62% (ish) vaccination rate).
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality
https://ourworldindata.org/covid-deaths-by-vaccination (for fun on how much the unvaccinated are putting themselves at risk).
at the end you can get a little cert that states you are negative
So a useless gimmick that has no value then?
If it's the same as the other Hughes one I've used I didn't have an issue with it, it comes with a cool UV light to see the results which is fun.
The UV light is pretty fun.
On an unrelated note, I think its time for me to change my bed sheets.
@noren7: Thanks for the link. I just had a look at the RATs I used and they're rated "acceptable sensitivity". EcoTest.
I would probably avoid in future, I've done two, a day apart after getting back from camping with a bunch of suspected positive cases and I now feel horrible - they both resulted in negative but I'm pretty sure my PCR from this morning still come back positive.
@Scrobo: Got my PCR result back and I'm positive.
I did 2 RAT tests (EcoTest) on the 2nd and 3rd.
I felt horrible on the 3rd and 4th.
Both RATs came back with a negative result. Would not recommend that brand.
@Scrobo: I'm much better now thanks.
My symptoms were only really bad for ~48h.
Now I just have a bit of a lingering cough and mild headache which I think will pass.
I think being vaccinated helped keep the bad symptomatic period to a minimum, I certainly wouldn't like to be like that for a week or more.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/dec/22/which…
This is the best roundup of the sensitivities. The Hough ones there are 'High Sensitivity' or 90% likely to pick up a positive.
@OpenHand: A friend of mine used them 3 days in a row and were all coming back negative. Grabbed another brand and tested positive half an hour after testing negative with Hughes.
@errorius: Yeah definitely some variance. I had a friend who got three positives and then received two negative PCRs.
That's the downside moving to less accurate tests depsite the convenience!
Paypal available, so I'm not worried.
I ordered from them a week ago and still hasnt been sent yet , probably due to public holidays and huge volume of orders though
I had picked up some tests from here before Christmas and they arrived about 2 days later. This was before demand shot up.
I know when I looked a few days ago they had a note saying that new orders wouldn't be shipped until Jan 9th.
So yeah, definitely slammed.
Same here, said in stock at the time and now almost 2 weeks later my order is 'still processing'.
No response to my enquiry email either.
They had specified that any orders pre-new year would be shipped out on 4th January. So they might just be on break or really high demand.
Got mine a week ago and arrived today.
I purchased a 5 pack for $50 at Coles recently. One per person.
That's awesome! Unfortunately all of my local supermarkets and pharmacies are sold out.
Local Priceline was selling single tests at $16.99, such price gouging.
It wasn't even in the proper packaging, it was shoved in a little zip lock bag with some instructions, essentially a five-pack that they are selling individually (yet state there are no 5-packs available).
Is this even legal?
I got 5 for $20 each yesterday. It’s obscene.
The shipping is free if it's your first order. You'll need to make an account first before placing the order though.
My order was placed on 30 Dec 2021 with 12% upsized cashback, still in the processing stage.
How did you get cashback? Is it still available?
If you click the "Cashback" widget under the Go to Deal button near that deal thumbnail you'll see historical data about cashback rates.
Got standard 5.25 percent from Shopback and it tracked very quick for once
Yes got free shipping just now. Thanks for the info
I think it is required by some employers or if you want to travel.
Do these actually work for travelling? Usually they require PCR tests.
I think it is required by some employers or if you want to travel.
Complete waste of time, money and resources, but hey this is the clown world we live in now…
Colonoscopy? My employer would be wanting to pay me some big bucks.
You'd end up in a rears.
Is this on track to the be the most negged comment on OzB?
I haven’t heard of any employers, airlines, border police, aged care homes requiring proof of a colonoscopy for entry
Also I’m not aware of any type of skin cancer or diabetes that is contagious
Aside from those things your rationale is totally sound
I’m not talking about the people who have to do a test.
Diabetes, skin cancer, heart disease. Yeah they’re not contagious but take way more lives than covid does…
False equivalencies galore! Read 5 get 1 free.
There is always one.!
There's always one
So for those people who have regular skin checks, have periodic blood sugar level checks and alter their diet and keep up regular exercise to reduce their risk of diabetes, and for people who have regular colonoscopies because they are in at risk category for a number of health conditions…. For those people who don't ignore their health and well-being… what is your point again?
those issues are less contagious than covid.
Rip didn't check for cashback!
Same
$10 sign up for $50 order too
Excludes RATs
Ah, rats!
That says it couldn't be used on RATs so I didn't bother, did I just burn $10 by not signing up????
Yes, excludes RATs.
Nah I tried it, said 'Not available on this order' or similar
Phew.
You will get free shipping on your first order by signing up and making user account, but the $10 voucher can't be used to buy the test.
Both are OOS
ahhh nvm. didn't see that they are OOS
whats OOS?
Where did you find the sensitivity ratings?
someone posted a TGA link above.
I ordered a 7 pack back on 17/12/21, of the 2SANs, when they had the 20% off sale, so for $48. Arrived quickly. Just wish I’d ordered a few more. But good to see the full non discounted price is the same and not inflated. It’s a genuine Woolworths brand.
Got a feeling the government will backflip and finally make these free by the time they get delivered
Make sure you pay with a credit card that has price guarantee then
Nah scomo won’t allow that to happen as it will stuff up old mate Gerry’s attempts at rebuilding gross profits after it was announced a ‘huge’ hit last financial period.
Is HN actually selling them>
Yes
It’s pretty sad huh. We’re talking about people’s health including a massive proportion of the population who can’t really afford many of these. So they’ll opt to not test themselves nor get PCR tested (due to the lines and wait times).
I think it’s more about supply and the govt knows it’s thin, they don’t want a repeat of the vaccination supply issue on their hands again. It would just be good if they actually leveled with everyone and said this.
It's pretty sad under the current Domicron premier and Rubbish Scotty the marketer
A (profanity) of a prime minister.
where to begin? lack of innovation, high cost of anything , cant be bothered, for f sake we have covid vaccine that we dont want to fund but will spend 2 Billion on crap mrna facility to make them here
Is this a reliable store?