Accu Check Aviva Test Strips at Tesco

[snowballnc700]

I,m Type 2 diet controlled and have to buy test strips, I had a real result in Tesco Pharmacy today, £15.30 for 50, thats £13 less than Boots.

 

[Pompeygirl]

I think you got very lucky! 27 pound i paid last week in my tesco pharmacy


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[luceeloo]

I had exactly the same thing the other week. Asked for the Aviva strips, pharmacy assistant didn't know pricing so looked in a huge book of bar codes and voila £15.30.
I've paid £27 before for them, so I think that either we got charged the buy-price or got charged the 10 strip pack price. Either way, I didn't quibble, paid my money and left :-D

 

[Paul_c]

Did you get them VAT free as well? Because we are exempt from paying VAT on test strips if we're diabetic.

 

[snowballnc700]

Didnt think about the vat just bought 100 and was pleased.

 

[patrica64]

I,m Type 2 diet controlled and have to buy test strips, I had a real result in Tesco Pharmacy today, £15.30 for 50, thats £13 less than Boots.

snow ball why do you pay for a meter ??? and expensive strips ???

get your dr to give you a free meter its crazy why are these meter companies selling in tescos ???????
when all good meter manufacturers supply for free ????
and have cheaper test strips !!!!! and free meter if it breaks supplied free inc batteries and all and sundry
NEVER BUY YOUR METER HAVE IT GIVEN TO YOU FREE :crazy:

 

[Paul_c]

the ONLY reason they give the meters away free is to get you hooked on their strips...

like inkjet printers, the printer is now very cheap, the ink cartridges are stupidly expensive for what they are...

 

[snowballnc700]

My Dr,s Surgery wont entertain giving me a meter or test strips,So I have to buy them , no choice at present.

 

[zolabud]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220903935762? ... 1438.l2649

This is the code free which rates pretty well for accuracy and the strips and lancets are cheap.

I am lucky in that I use the Glucomen LX+ and my doc gave me a script for the strips and lancets.

The codefree is what I would go for if my doc didn't prescribe strips.