Where do you buy First Response?

[NinaGeiger]

Hi, I want to buy some First Response Early Results tests but every shop I look in just has ClearBlue or own brands. Have looked in Boots, Superdrug (although not huge branches) and some supermarkets.

Where do you get them from?

Boots own brand early detection red dye tests are bloody great in my opinion. I've only recently discovered them.

I don't think this is true.

They've always had the potential for indents so why suddenly discontinue now.

Proof?

You can’t find them in ROI either. Boots pink test is really good though!

It just can't be possible.

Every test has an indent line, where the test would go pink if positive. This line will often go darker when urine crosses it but it won't go pink. FR have always had this it's not a new thing. There are threads from 2017 and earlier complaining about it.

If tests were being discontinued for false positives then Clearblue would be off the shelves faster than blinking. I'm amazed anyone still buys them.

They're very good but still have the potential for a visible indent as all pink dye tests do.

Yup, basically any test strip has got to have an area that's different to capture the dye on, so with enough squinting you will see indents on most tests (frers tend to look stark white, on IC you often see a very thin line next to the white indent, where the dye has caught, or you can spot it as a different texture, and CBs always seem to get evap lines as the test dries).

It will categorically not be the case that they've been withdrawn from sale due to evap/indents or "dodgy batches". I'm intrigued at what the reason is though - it can't be that they weren't selling enough 🤷‍♀️