Where can you find a glass thermometer anymore?

[Maddy McCall]

My son is sick. He was running fever this afternoon. I went to Dollar General Store. I went to three pharmacies. I even went to Walmart.

There are digital ear thermometers. There are digital oral thermometers. There are digital fertility thermometers. There are even digital butt thermometers.

But I can't find a goddam glass oral thermometer anywhere.

I bought a digital thermometer--$10.00. It read 99.6 on my son. Five minutes later, it read 100.4. Then it read 98.1.

I'm taking the damned thing back tomorrow. I guess I'll have to look on ebay for a glass thermometer.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[tridim]

1. Must have just pulled them

Because I bought one about 2 months ago at Walgreens.

[Maddy McCall]

6. We don't have a walgreens in the town where I live...

but in the town where I work...an hour and a half away, we do, so I will check there.

Thanks!

[likesmountains 52]

9. I think they are extinct

because they contain mercury...I work in a hospital and we had to replace ours with the digital thermometers..and in my experience they are inaccurate.
edit:
The digital ones are inaccurate.

[Maddy McCall]

12. The digitals or the mercury thermometers?

The mercury thermometers have always been very accurate to me.

The digital seems unreliable, but I will trust your professional opinion. :-)

Edit: Just saw your edit. Thanks for the info! :-)

[Bjornsdotter]

2. I just bought one last year....

....I know it won't help you right now, but if you'd like I'll buy you one and send it to you.

Just let me know....I agree, they are the best.

Cheers,
Kim :toast:

[Maddy McCall]

7. Thanks for the offer..I'm going to try Walgreens tomorrow.

DUers are THE BEST folks in the world!

[Syrinx]

3. I think I have one somewhere

I could send it to you. I'll need to pack it well though. :)

Holler if you want me too. And apologies in advance if I send a rectal one by mistake. :P

[Maddy McCall]

8. LOL! Noooooo!!!

I appreciate the offer. I am going to try Walgreens tomorrow. :hi:

[thatgemguy]

15. What's the difference

between an oral and a rectal thermometer?


THE TASTE!!!

[BlueHandDuo]

4. Some places have made them illegal...

...because of the mercury.

[Maddy McCall]

10. That's what I was wondering...

I think, too, that the department stores like to stock them because then you have to buy those stupid plastic shields to put on them, vs. a glass thermometer, which can be sterilized.

[Book Lover]

17. You don't have to use those shields

I wipe down the digital themometer with 99% alcohol and that works fine to keep it sterile.

Sounds like you got one with a dying battery - digitals are more accurate than old-fashioned ones, and don't contaminate landfill with mercury when you discard them (or after they break).

[GingerSnaps]

5. CVS or Walgreen's

If all else fails call Biglots they might have one.

:hug: Let us know how he is doing I am sending good vibes your way.

[Maddy McCall]

11. Aww...thanks! I think it's just a bad cold.

We were the first two cases of the flu in my home county last year. That CAN'T be happening again. No!!

I work in a college town, and I brought the flu home to my home county last year. I was diagnosed with Type A flu first, then my son was diagnosed a couple of days later.

He cannot be the first flu case this year. It just can't happen two years in a row.

Thanks for the vibes. :hug: I'm going to Walgreens tomorrow. :-)

[pansypoo53219]

13. ebay

in fact, i found a few in the basement(long story-pack rat grandma) thaqt i will be putting on eby eventually.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

14. RiteAid has them...

Hope your little guy feels better soon!

[hlthe2b]

16. You can buy them on the internet at medical supply stores too:

here's one: www.vitalitymedical.com

[sir_captain]

18. Please make sure to get ones filled with alcohol

the ones with Mercury can be extremely dangerous if they break...

Science and medical supply stores will have them for sure if you can't find one elsewhere. Also, the ear-based thermometers ought to be extremely accurate--I give them my full recommendation.

[Nicole]

19. Eckard's

is where I bought mine.