New Company? Thyroid blood tests but no fT3 option??

[TiggerMe]

I just had this advert pop up... never heard of them?

eshophealth.co.uk/thyroid-f...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

They appear to be a one-man-and-a-dog outfit that can't even afford a dog!

Last filed accounts - zero employees. And owes around £8,000.

find-and-update.company-inf...

Their classification is simply 47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet. Not in any sense a health, science, medical company.

Of course, that says absolutely nothing about how well they do what they do, etc.

[TiggerMe in reply to helvella]

I was surprised it popped up on my main feed... I got as far as a picture of a Macclesfield terrace 😵 couldn't see any reference to which labs they use...

Looks well dodgy 🙃

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to TiggerMe]

It is very difficult to distinguish between dodgy and simply new and trying very hard to get going. But I agree they should say who they use.

[Jaydee1507 Administrator]

There are quite a few random small labs and other 'health' outfits that offer odd health related blood tests.

Myself and another member came a cropper with one trying to get minerals tested if you remember. I did get my money back in the end and I believe the other member did too.

I'll be sticking with the bigger outfits in future.

[greygoose]

I just clicked on the link and got a message: Sorry, you are blocked. How can I be blocked from a site I've never been on before? 🤣

[Zephyrbear]

I clicked on the link and it does work… The copyright notice at the bottom of the ad says 2021 Everything Medical Ltd. and it is one of those recaptcha protected order forms…

However, £49 for just a TSH and FT4 test seems a little excessive compared to the other companies that are usually recommended here.

They do claim 26 reviews on Trustpilot which have given them an excellent rating but I wonder if that’s a bit like these ‘find a builder’ sites where nobody checks these reviews to see whether they’re genuine or not.

I think I’ll stick with the tried and trusted ones…

[TiggerMe in reply to Zephyrbear]

I'm thinking Macclesfield doesn't want to deal with overseas folk greygoose 🤭

I really can't see which market they are aiming for as like you say they are no cheaper and don't offer a full test option??

[greygoose in reply to TiggerMe]

Well, they could just say that rather than telling me I'm blocked! I'm offended now. 🤣

[Ellie-Louise in reply to greygoose]

Awwww! eat chocolate and think of money saved. 🍫

[greygoose in reply to Ellie-Louise]

Well, I don't really like chocolate. And I couldn't have used their services anyway, because I live in France. I was just curious to see what they had on offer.

[Ellie-Louise in reply to greygoose]

I was joking, but you could give the chocolate back. 😉

[greygoose in reply to Ellie-Louise]

🤣🤣🤣