ITEM# TH051

Safety 1st Quick Read Ear Thermometer TH051

38
Reviews
This item is discontinued.
Description
When your baby isn't feeling well, you want to know right away if there's a fever involved. The Quick Read Thermometer from Safety 1st makes it easy with a large digital display that's easy to read and a convenient fever alert to let you know when your little one's temperature has risen above normal. The thermometer package includes a handy fever chart which you can use for easy reference.
Product Reviews
1.4
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38 Reviews
Ratings Snapshot
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Recommend
Deb
Indiana
No
August 14, 2022
Doesn't work
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Paisan
Charlotte NC
Complete waste of money
March 15, 2022
I've had this thermometer for a few years. I've read the directions and kept thinking I was missing a step or doing something wrong. The only thing I did wrong was buy this product. It's extremely frustrating when your child is not feeling well and you can't determine if they have a fever or not. Nothing like have to run to the store in the middle of the night to get a thermometer that actually works!
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BW
USA
Do Not Buy!
May 19, 2021
Very inconvenient when you have a fussy child to tend to.
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Kassie
Spokane Valley
Not very good for the price
January 12, 2021
This was a waste of money. I bought it for the pandemic, so I knew if I was feeling sick if I had a fever or not for the work policies we have. According to it I am always around 93 degrees so was not worth buying. Spend the extra money get a good I e
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jonihaut
orlando fl
wish i could give it Zero Stars
June 24, 2020
Never got an accurate reading. Apparently i am not getting it deep enough into my ear. Maybe i have small ear canals. Huge waste of money
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Sam
New Braunfels, TX
Don't waste your money
June 2, 2020
I don't think I ever got an accurate reading, I went through the instructions multiple times to make 100% it was not user error, and in this particular case it was not! Not a good product
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Kendra
michigan
awful
June 1, 2020
Changes from C to F then F to C on random, doesn't let me change it back. Not accurate i get 3 different readings almost every time. Battety sucks. Don't waste your money.
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Annoyed
NC
I'd give it negative stars if I could.
May 26, 2020
I don't have enough time to write about all the ways in which this line of products is wretched. Since purchasing this thermometer full price from a store in January, every time she's *very obviously* had a fever, this thermometer has read that she's in hypothermia verging on shock. I tried switching to and from Celsius, changing batteries, warming the thermometer up for a test run before trying on a human mouth, but none of these resulted in more accurate readings. My kid also cries when the funnel is in her ear, and I get it-- even on my adult ear, it's extremely uncomfortable to use. Then I made the mistake of purchasing ANOTHER full price Safety First brand thermometer (this one is of the three way oral, arm-pit, and booty variety) (I was not allowed to use the anatomically correct term for the latter). My daughter's got another fever yet still reading as if she in the midst of an Arctic expedition. Safety First, your products are garbage and your canned robot replies are a biting reminder that, in this consumer economy, only dollars matter. Just a full on yikes, all around.
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Amy
Florida
NOT ACCURATE
May 20, 2020
I'm so upset I spent money on this thinking it would help me in the midst of a pandemic determine if me and my kids had fevers or not. I am so frustrated. I have to go buy a different thermometer now ( if I can find one ) because I wasted my money on this
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Upset m.
Illinois
Horrible
May 14, 2020
Thought this would be easier than the forehead one. WRONG!!! SO unreliable! My daughter clearly has a fever. She has a fever rash and her skin is hot. Says she's 96.0°Yea right. Says 96.4° when you turn it on and can't fix that. Took mine, says the same thing. Now I have to make my husband go to the store in a storm in this covid time because we need a reliable thermometer... I'm so aggravated
And I only gave it one star because I had to put something there. I give this thing 0 stars. I'm more reliable in knowing there's a fever then this thing.
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Ariel
Delaware, OH
Battery dies quickly, not accurate
April 1, 2020
I bought this bc my work requires us to take our temp before coming into work during this pandemic. I searched 5 stores before coming across this and it was the last one and I was desperate. I can say that it doesn't give an accurate reading and then after not see even a week the battery dies! Now, I get it batteries die so I bought a replacement battery but nope still wont turn on. I am now on a hunt for a new thermometer on my day off bc I cant return to work until I know my temperature. Very frustrating.
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VM
Mission, TX
Im a little bothered as to how long it lasted. One week
March 30, 2020
We have had this for only a week was working great. Went to use it this morning and you can see some numbers flickering like it wants to work but doesn't. Very disappointed paid a lot and its not working anymore.
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Gigi
Birmingham, AL
Not Reliable
March 20, 2020
Tried 3 new batteries and keep getting low readings.
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Heather
TN
I would never buy this again
March 7, 2019
My son hates having his temperature taken. I was excited to find an "easy" ear thermometer. This thing sucks. I couldnt even get a reading once no matter how many times I reset it. I lost my other thermometer. I know he has a fever and now im just not sure how high. VERY disappointing, especially since i live in a small town and the nearest 24 hour store is 45minutes away.
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PCPhil
Central, NJ
Only worked with original battery
August 5, 2018
After the installed battery dies you might as well throw the whole thing away. After trying over half a dozen new CR3032 battery's the device refuses to turn back on.
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Disappointed M.
San Antonio, TX
Unreliable DON'T BUY!!
March 20, 2018
I bought this because it's supposed to give a fast reading and my 11 month old doesn't stay still long enough to take an underarm temp. I used it twice. The 1st time when I bought it, which worked fine and the 2nd time when I actually needed it; it failed to give me more than one reading. The first was 101.5 which is alarming and it hasn't worked since after endless attempts.
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Serenity
LA;CA
Your review helped
February 16, 2018
Thanks for the reviews, I learned how to switch from celcius to Fahrenheit. Doubting its accuracy.
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Barack's m.
New York
I would never buy this or any Safety 1st thermometer again
January 6, 2018
I purchased this one for home and it gives different reading seconds later for the same person. I do not trust it, it's sad I had 2 new thermometers from Safety 1st and when I son got sick I could not use either one because they are worthless. I had to use another thermometer I have had for over 15 years when my middle daughter was a baby and it was not safety 1st brand. Never again!
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Patient P.
NY, NU
Not intuitive but ok
September 4, 2017
1. Lo reading doesn't reflect batterlife. It means low temp because it's not in an ear.

2 Celsius to Fahrenheit is really just holding down for 5 seconds. On the right side of the screen, in VERY tiny letters the F/C option appears. Then release the button and it switches. Don't wait for something large to appear on screen you will be frustrated

3. Not confident about accuracy. The reading changes on multiple readings in succession. The changes aren't large but with a 102 fever you want accuracy.

4. Smartphones are making people electronic dumb. It's not intuitive. Take your time, familiarize yourself with it before you actually need it and you will figure it out.

5. Manufacturer: how about an actual response that explains the difficulty and not your stupid stock response? You might get better ratings if people knew how to use the product.
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Sumer
Mexico, MO
Okay
August 7, 2017
I would give this 3.5 stars if I could. It is much easier to use than taking a temperature orally or rectally but I didn't find it to be as accurate and often two temps taken back to back could vary more than expected. For me this is a good starting point and as easy way not to wake baby in the middle of the night but if it suggested a temp was too high or climbing I would verify it orally or rectally with another thermometer.
Irritated E.
Jenison MI
Dead battery can't switch from celsius
May 30, 2017
Battery died right after first use and I can't switch out of celsius. I did what the responsed to all the reviews say to do... Doesn't work. This wasn't a cheap thermometer for this.
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Dqualls
Michigan
Dont buy
January 23, 2017
Not accurate for the only 2 times ot worked then died when my baby felt hot m needed it.
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WV P.
Charleston WV
Out of Package Low Battery/Replaced battery still read low
January 22, 2017
The first time we take product out of package to use it reads low battery. I go to Rite Aid and purchase new battery. Install and it still reads low battery. Useless.
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Nesser
North Carolina
Hard time at First
January 4, 2017
The first time I use the thermometer it did great. Then, my 6 year old got it and changed it to Celsius. After reading others reviews I learned how to change it back to Fahrenheit. Now it works wonderful. Thank you so much.
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Tanya
Israel
Verified Buyer
Jsut what the doctor ordered
December 25, 2016
Easy to use, and great price point.
Perry
Tennessee
Stuck on Celsius like all the others
December 12, 2016
Despite attempts to change back to Fahrenheit, using the "hold down the button" approach, it only shows Celsius now. Why is this even an option? Nobody takes temperature in the USA in Celsius. Make another product for weird countries the use Celsius.
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Pam
Illinois
Awful, anxiety inducing
November 26, 2016
My 17 month old daughter felt warm earlier today. I checked her temp with this thermometer; it read 102.7. I took her to her pediatrician's office, and her temperature there was 101.2 with no treatment. I had this thermometer in my bag, so I checked her temp again with it. This time it read 102.9- almost 2 full degrees higher than the doctor's.
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Sara
Ottawa Lake, MI
Dead before first use!
June 30, 2016
This thermometer wouldn't work and I was very worried about my newborn baby. You buy a product like this so you can use it when you need it. It was dead the first time I tried it (just says Lo) and it was awful. I wish I would have bought something else because I am so disappointed
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Mom 3.
Grand Rapids, MI
Poor Quality Product
May 23, 2016
I wish I would have read up on this product prior to buying it but I thought Safety 1st was a quality brand. Clearly, it is not or at least this product is not of quality. Same issues others are having are occurring with my thermometer as well. Used one time and the battery is showing LO. It changes from Fahrenheit to Celsius without warning. I was able to change it back but it took several attempts. This is not what you want when your child has a fever. I would never buy this product again and wish I could return it, however I threw away the packaging and refuse to pay for shipping for a companies poor product. DO NOT BUY this product as it is a waste of money and could put your child at risk if you don't have a back up thermometer.
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Unsatisfied M.
Houston, Texas
Not Reliable
May 19, 2016
I bought the thermometer a few weeks ago for my baby who is due in June. My 6 year old wasn't feeling well last night so I decided to try it out to make sure it would work well with the baby. I used it once and it worked great! I got a quick, accurate read. When I tried to check it again a few hours later, it would not check her temperature. It came on with the last read temperature and then had 2 lines and would not do anything else. I pulled it out of her ear to make sure it was on and it automatically said LO. It did this for the remainder of the night. I am glad I tried it before the baby got here and we desperately needed it. I am very disappointed in the purchase of the product.
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RyRy's M.
Fresno, CA
Poor Battery Life
April 21, 2016
The thermometer is easy to use, however like many have shared, the device only works after one use and the batter life is poor. I attempted to return it to Babies R us but was told I couldn't because it was beyond the 90 day mark and I had to contact the manufacturer. I have since made contact with the manufacturer, I am hoping for a positive response.
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Ana F.
Venezuela
I would buy this product again
April 1, 2016
I love it!
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Mom
Seattle wa
Poor product
March 2, 2016
It started out fine but the battery only lasted for maybe a week and then once I replaced the battery it could not be changed back to Fahrenheit from celceus.
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Tara
Fort Worth, Tx
No
February 19, 2016
Just opened it yesterday and already out of battery.
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DEE
Los Angeles, CA
The worst Themometer Ever HAD
January 27, 2016
We have a 4 1/2 yr old and she got sick and this thermometer would not change to faharenhight.
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Taze
Austin, tx
Why replace it? They all stop working!
January 21, 2016
Same as every person on here it seems. I have returned this thermometer three times because after every first use it doesn't work again. And I refuse to change a battery every second time I use a thermometer, especially when it's a $10 battery as well.
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Mom b.
Ohio
Don't waste your money
January 6, 2016
I bought this because I wanted to see if my 3 yo son had a fever. i opened it in the afternoon and it worked like a charm then I went to check his temp again at 8:30 the next morning and it won't turn on. I threw the packaging away already otherwise I would be returning to store. I would be responsible for shipping charges if I were to send to the manufacturer for repair. I'm very disappointed with the quality of this particular product!! I should t have to buy a battery or pay for repairs when I haven't even owned it for 24 hrs.
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Anna B.
Lakewood, CA
The battery won't last long, can use only for a few weeks
December 21, 2015
I decided to by this thermometer because I thought it will help me to check my baby temperature easier than the one we put under baby's arms. But when and stated to use it while my baby got fever, few hours later it ran out of battery. Then I had to go to the store for exchange. A week later it's happen again, ran out of battery then I decided to buy the new battery and change it by myself and it work for awhile then stop working again. So I exchange with the new one again n the same thing battery low after used for few weeks. And this time I exchange it and I report the problem to the store and ask them to replace the new battery right away but unfortunately the store don't have the spare battery. So they could not do it.

I think it is good to use to check my baby temperature but I don't know what's wrong with product or battery? And I would recommend it if the factory can fix this problem for me.
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