# Pregnancy tests at the 99 Cents Store . . . **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 9, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403 "2013-09-09T12:05:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aNewLeaf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@aNewLeaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aNewLeaf)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2013, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403/21 "2013-09-09T21:11:34Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > 200% you get twins, 103% maybe a couple of extra fingers. If your baby had an extra finger, would you have it removed? Assume it looks normal and works properly for a finger in that position. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403/22 "2013-09-10T01:17:50Z")
> [@aNewLeaf](#): > > If your baby had an extra finger, would you have it removed? > Assume it looks normal and works properly for a finger in that position. No way. The kid will be a piano virtuoso. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403/23 "2013-09-10T15:22:16Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > I neglected to mention that these were students from the university. Probably not 21 yet and unlikely to be enamored about telling mommy and daddy that they’re knocked up. It’s hardly a throwback to the 50’s to be embarrassed about being pregnant before one intends. Or, in any case, were in a situation where she didn’t want to be pregnant. Hope the test was negative if that was the case. When I worked at the hospital, it was not uncommon to see “Pregnancy test” as a visit reason in the ER. Some people wondered about that, why someone would come in, possibly wait for hours and pay hundreds of dollars for something they could get for $1 down the street, and it turns out that some women do this because they believe that if they are at the hospital, they can get an abortion. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403/24 "2013-09-10T17:48:02Z")
> [@Martian Bigfoot](#): > > No way. The kid will be a piano virtuoso. I was thinking the kid could get a bit part on Star Trek. One of our pediatricians had one fewer finger on each hand. There wasn’t any distortion, so it took awhile for me to notice. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403/25 "2013-09-10T18:58:45Z")
> [@guizot](#): > > . . . are [99% accurate](http://s7.postimg.org/qu3ihi963/99_Percent_Accurate.jpg). Good to know. Why, that’s one percent per cent! ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403/26 "2013-09-12T16:11:12Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > We’ve had a similar thread before and someone pointed out that there are people trying to get pregnant who want to go get the official doctor’s test as soon as there’s a sign they’ve succeeded. If they get the cheap ones, they can plow through one a day without feeling guilty about the cost. This is why I got pregnancy tests at the dollar store. It seems to be human nature to want to do another test to confirm the results, positive or negative. If the tests cost 99 cents, you can do that without wasting much money. The tests did work for me- I finally got the resultant toddler down for her nap. She has the standard complement of fingers. If she had had an extra, I would definitely have had it removed if it was not functional. If it was functional, though, I’d have wanted to leave it there. I sometimes kind of wish I had some extra fingers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnancy-tests-at-the-99-cents-store/668403.md?page=1)