i took 20 plus oral readings and not even once did the unit go over 96.7 degrees...took 15 on my wife, also low everytime 96-97 tops...i then went to my doctor to get their reading cause needless to say, i was worried. They assured me their unit is legit as two seperate readings garnered 98.5 and 98.6 and i then took this right out and got 96.5 right in front of the assistant! Now, for the first ever review, yes, this is a pretty little important unit everyone should have one they can rely on. Yes, we are talking $10 and we get what we pay for. Its when the "return" of the item that not available that annoys me to waste time writing about this piece of ....