FDK Digital Basal Body Thermometer, 1/100th Degree ±0.1℃ High Precision, Accurate BBT Thermometer for Women Natural Ovulation Fertility Tracking, 60Sec Quick Reading, Last Memory Recall

Nice but there are oddities and slow results
This basal body thermometer is really nice looking! And I like the flexibility of the probe portion.But… It’s a thermometer, and it is pretty astounding how long it takes to get results each time I use it. first I tried oral, and I mean it really took a while like probably more than 2 minutes or so… Long enough for me to swallow regroup think about it etc etc without ever removing it from under the tongue and patience grew thin. So later I tried it under my arm… Again it took a while but a little less time. I was thinking given where this is designed to actually be used most (vaginal) That time lapse of impatience would be multifold in the position required to use it there.It does talk to you, So it tells you when it’s turned on, and it tells you to start measuring the temperature, and then it tells you verbally what the temperature was after it has completed it. And it has a pretty good digital layout That is clear and easy to read.It was when I looked at the box and/ or instructions that I saw it included two batteries… There definitely was not a spare battery, I went digging through the packaging thinking I must have missed it… Then I decided to pop off the back and see if two were installed in the compartment that obviously takes the coin style batteries. Well! In order to get the battery cover off you literally have to have a pick tool or paper clip or something small… You can’t do it with your fingers for sure, and you can’t do it with a tiny straight edge screwdriver either. So I found that odd too. Once I got The battery cover off it’s true there are two batteries required to run it, and both were installed.Interestingly, I got the same reading for temperature under the tongue as I did under the arm – and I truly thought those two things should have read different temperatures 🤷🏼‍♀️When you turn it off and then turn it back on it does have memory of the last temperature taken.So… I like having a thermometer that I can read better than the old school Mercury/ glass kind for sure, But this is pretty expensive and I think I would like a quick accurate reading more than I like the voice telling me when to take the temperature, and what the temperature is…in addition to the good visual indicator. I think we’re paying a lot for that voice/audio indicator and I think that voice is why it requires an extra coin battery as well.

Low battery when it’s brand new.. is it used? EW.
I bought this like a day or so ago, it came in the expected time frame, but, unfortunately was not able to test it because it’s low on battery?? Brand you with the little plastic “protection” inside the battery compartment and everything… now I question whether it’s new or not… gross, this is a basal thermometer…

Listing is completely misleading
Overall I like this thermometer. The voice feature is really neat, and I like its ability to recall the last recorded temperature. Unfortunately the listing claims are incorrect. This is not a 60 second thermometer, it’s a 90 second one. The instruction booklet is clear on that. Also, while there is the ability to change the voice language to Spanish, the instruction booklet is only in English. It says, “Default language voice of this thermometer is English when you insert batteries into thermometer. if you want to set it to Spanish, you can follow above instruction.” And yet there are no Spanish instructions, so hopefully anyone who buys this is already bilingual. The battery cover is also a bit difficult to pry off without long fingernails or a small tool. Finally, cleaning instructions are unclear. The listing says safe to clean with alcohol, but the instruction booklet says not to.Price at time of review: $29.99, on sale for $24.99, with coupon available at checkout for $19.99