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BD Ultra-Fine II Lancet - 100 ea

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If you order these 30-gauge BD lancets and Medical Department Store is listed as the seller, be aware that recently they've been substituting 33-gauge lancets for 30's. While someone there may assume that "thinner is better", that may not always be true. For some users with thick or calloused skin (like me), they don't always create a big enough puncture to yield enough blood to properly do the test. So if the gauge of lancet is important to you and you don't want to get stuck with something you can't use in the end, steer clear of these when sold by this seller.

I spotted another recent review of these on MDS's seller page here at Amazon complaining of the same thing so this is not an isolated incident.

Also, the package I received through them said "not for retail sales" on it, so I suspect they're buying these in bulk as would be sold to a hospital or large institutional user, and selling off the individual packages. BD, I'm sure, would frown on this practice. Otherwise, why else would BD go to the trouble of printing "not for retail sales" on the box?

This may not apply to other sellers, so YMMV. Myself, I'm not taking any more chances and will be going back to my pharmacy to purchase my lancets. A couple of bucks difference just isn't worth the hassle.

These are an excellent fit for the Freestyle products that I use. I haven't had any issues with these lancets. They work just as well as the original manufacturers lancets, and they're very cheap.

I've tried other "generic" lancets, and had several of them "bent" out of the box making them unusable. Not the case here, buy with confidence!

The gauge 30 is just good for drawing tiny droplet of blood from your finger. Too fine draw no blood, too coarse cause pain. 30 is just good.