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Old 06-15-2022, 06:41 PM
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When the government said we could order free test for home use at home I did, figured they might come in handy. They never showed up. I got a notice from USPS the end of May saying I could order 8 test this time so I went to the USPS on May 30th and ordered them. I still haven't seen anything of them. Does anyone know how long it takes?
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Old 06-15-2022, 06:52 PM
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Just received ours in the mail yesterday
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Old 06-15-2022, 07:23 PM
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I got mine within 2 weeks of ordering them. If you go back to the .gov website there's a link to what to do if you never received them.
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Old 06-15-2022, 08:11 PM
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Last batch took about two weeks. They said they were shipped and than said they were not before they finally showed up.
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Old 06-15-2022, 09:05 PM
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When the government said we could order free test for home use at home I did, figured they might come in handy. They never showed up. I got a notice from USPS the end of May saying I could order 8 test this time so I went to the USPS on May 30th and ordered them. I still haven't seen anything of them. Does anyone know how long it takes?
b That's only about 2 weeks ago + holidays in between. It's the post office .... you'll get them. We just got ours today yet we got a shipping note almost 10 days ago.
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Old 06-15-2022, 11:00 PM
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When the government said we could order free test for home use at home I did, figured they might come in handy. They never showed up. I got a notice from USPS the end of May saying I could order 8 test this time so I went to the USPS on May 30th and ordered them. I still haven't seen anything of them. Does anyone know how long it takes?
I lost track, but seems like we ordered ours in April, we got one order last Friday, and another came today. They certainly come WELL packed, must have cost us a small fortune to package, hire people to warp them in such a secure way, bubble wrap, then very tough outer Mylar (or similar material), so, perhaps yours will appear one day.
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When the government said we could order free test for home use at home I did, figured they might come in handy. They never showed up. I got a notice from USPS the end of May saying I could order 8 test this time so I went to the USPS on May 30th and ordered them. I still haven't seen anything of them. Does anyone know how long it takes?
Nothing is free. We pay for it. It's called taxes.
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Old 06-16-2022, 06:03 AM
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I ordered mine several months ago and never received any. Oh well it doesn't matter anyway. Free stuff is always paid by someone, even if they didn't want to pay.
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Ordered ours on May 24th. One shipment arrived June 15th and the other is supposed to be here on June 17th.
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When the government said we could order free test for home use at home I did, figured they might come in handy. They never showed up. I got a notice from USPS the end of May saying I could order 8 test this time so I went to the USPS on May 30th and ordered them. I still haven't seen anything of them. Does anyone know how long it takes?
I am getting accustomed to getting screwed by the government. It used to be painful but not anymore
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Go to Walgreen's drive thru or inside (just got over covid, so I went to the drive thru) with your insurance card, red, white and blue Medicare card, and your drivers license, and they will give you free test kits. And yes, I know our taxes paid for it, but I took them anyway
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