For all they know, a hepatitis or HIV patient with diabetes could have drawn blood and then realized they needed a new box of strips, picked up the box, dripped blood on it.and presto, it's contaminated. It may be an inconvenience for you, but blood-borne pathogens are a big deal, and they won't take the chance that they haven't been handled. It's not Walmart being a PITA, it's probably the law in your state it is in mine-any products that can come into contact with blood cannot be returned. BTW, if we don't get any satisfaction from Walmart, does anyone need some Relion Ultima test strips? I can work out a deal for you. So anyway, when you buy your strips at Walmart make sure you have the right ones or you are going to be stuck. With tax, those strips were $40! And what about elderly people on fixed income that might accidentally buy the wrong testing strips for themselves? It isn't fair, and it's ridiculous! "Blood-borne pathogens" from sealed up test strips?! (They said we should hear something in 3 to 15 business days.) This was really irritating. So my husband called Walmart corporate and registered a complaint. They need to put the sign right by the shelves where the items are. So, even if there is a sign by pharmacy, a customer might never see it. In fact, when I was going to the first time (because they were in this plastic theft deterrent box) the woman at pharmacy told me to take it up front, they could remove the box up there, too. My problem with that is, you don't have to pay for them at the pharmacy counter. My husband said, "their should be a sign posted so people know these are non returnable, I thought you could return anything to Walmart." There was a sign by pharmacy, but some genius had taken it down and put it behind the counter. The manager was going to give him his money back but the computers wouldn't let him. I was aggravated but bought the right strips and decided I would make my husband take the other ones back and talk to a manager. Is this normal? I've never bought diabetic supplies, so is this something I should have known? They said they knew but still wouldn't take them.
I told them that was stupid because it was unopened and all sealed up.
I tried to, but Walmart will not accept returns for diabetic testing strips, due to "blood born pathogens". (I guess he saw "ReliOn" and thought they were all the same.) He thought if they weren't right I could take them back and exchange them. I told him which ones, but he did not see exactly what I said, so he bought the Relion Ultima strips. My husband was doing the shopping and we needed more strips for our ReliOn Confirm meter. Not that there is anything wrong with their strips.