Vicks Digital Thermometer

Customer Rating:
Summary: Junk!!!!
Comment: Another Vicks thermometer. And again still nothing but total junk!!!! This one died on me very fast. Changed the battery started to work. But the screen was all messed up. So I didn't have any numbers just the color! I've bought three Vicks thermometers and all there all junk!!! See my other review on the Vicks pro style thermometer. So please don't waste your money. And don't buy Vicks thermometers.

Customer Rating:
Summary: 2nd one didn't hold up well, either.
Comment: I love the form factor of this thermometer. The backlit display and large numbers and it's easier to hold than a normal digital thermometer. To test accuracy, I did underarm readings and just added 1 degree, and this calculation always came up to match accurately with rectal temps of the hospital's digital thermometers. So that's why it gets at least one star. Looks neat and is accurate and consistent.
My problem is that the first one I bought died after about 2 months. I replaced the battery, and still nothing. So I bought a 2nd one. I've barely used the 2nd one, but less than 6 months later it's not working, either. I don't have the patience or the energy to find another battery and go through it all again, so it'll probably just wind up in the trash. Stick with the $5 BD brand digitals (like they use in hospitals). I have one almost 7 years old now and it's never given me problems...just takes a bit longer for the reading sometimes...

Customer Rating:
Summary: Essentially useless; reads way low
Comment: Either the thermometer reads 2.5 degrees low or our family's normal temperature is 96.1 degrees. I just talked with customer service at the 800 number and the guy basically told me that I could ship it to them for a replacement if they found that it's not working correctly. I told him that this is ludricous; especially for something needed now. He basically said caveat emptor. If you buy, I would take it out and test it right in the store after you buy it and immediately take it back while you are there. We have had digital thermometers that seemed to be accurate within .1 to .3 degrees F; this one is useless if you don't establish some kind of baseline temperature over time for each member of your family.

Customer Rating:
Summary: As with most digital thermometers, this one is junk too
Comment: Out of six digital thermometers I have had in my life, four were completely inaccurate right out of the box (by a few degrees!), the fifth one failed completely after three months of intermittent use, and the sixth one's battery died just when I needed it. This Vicks digital thermometer read three degrees too low (which would indicate on the thermometer's display a normal 98.6, when you or your child actually had a temp of 101.6!!). While we may be in the "Digital Age" of the 21st century, if you want accuracy and 100% dependability, buy a simple mercury thermometer or, if you are worried about mercury (as I am), purchase a "Mercury Free Glass Oral Thermometer".

Customer Rating:
Summary: accurate, but hard to use:
Comment: If you're an adult, have a large mouth, and are patient, this is the thermometer for you. However, this instrument is difficult to hold in your mouth because of the wedge design of the probe and it takes the full minute to register. I'm purchasing an ear thermometer.