Quick Fix Warning

[esh147]

So after my friends telling me how great quick fix was and reading these forums i decided to go with that and kept smoking until my ua. I practiced, and when i went to give it everything went smoothly. The temp in the cup after i poured the quick fix was 96, pretty much perfect right? Thats what i thought. Today my boss called me and the test was inconclusive so i failed, and after working there for nine months as a temp i am now unemployed. I realize it has worked for tons of people, but be warned if you have time to quit before your ua, DO IT! Do not rely on what has worked for other people because you could end up like me, out of a job and pretty much screwed for the time being. And for anyone that says i did it wrong, i didn't. The temp was perfect and i shook it before and after the heating and before dumping it in the sample cup. If you want to risk it then quick fix might work for you, but it didnt work for me!!! I will be sending my paperwork back to the company and see if they honor their supposed guarantee and will update you guys on whether they do or not. BTW I went to an actual lab, quick fix did work for me when they just did the cup that has the strips in it, but the lab caught it and i am no longer employed, thanks quick fix!

esh147 Reviewed by esh147 on 06-17-2009. Quick Fix Warning So after my friends telling me how great quick fix was and reading these forums i decided to go with that and kept smoking until my ua. I practiced, and when i went to give it everything went smoothly. The temp in the cup after i poured the quick fix was 96, pretty much perfect right? Thats what i thought. Today my boss called me and the test was inconclusive so i failed, and after working there for nine months as a temp i am now unemployed. I realize it has worked for tons of people, but be Rating: 5

[suzieque]

What lab did you go to?

What paperwork do you have to send back to the company for a refund?

[esh147]

I don't have the paperwork yet as I found out yesterday and was not in the mood to go down there and see everyone, but when I get it I will let you guys know.

[Lightit]

which version u had and what was the batch number?

[user616]

Today my boss called me and the test was inconclusive so i failed, and after working there for nine months as a temp i am now unemployed.

This doesn't make sense. I don't know a lot about quick fix. But how does an inconclusive test mean a failed test??

[esh147]

I had version 5.7, the batch is 7400832001.
And for a lab ua if they detect that it is a substitution then it is considered inconclusive, and they consider it a refusal to give a sample, thus fail.

[user616]

I had version 5.7, the batch is 7400832001.
And for a lab ua if they detect that it is a substitution then it is considered inconclusive, and they consider it a refusal to give a sample, thus fail.

Did your boss actually tell you that he believed / assumed that you had used a substitution?
Or did he only state what you described in your original post i.e., "the test was inconclusive so [you] failed."

You said you have worked for this employer for 9 months, right? So, I would think there is already a good enough relationship there that your boss would want to try to give you as much explanation as possible, right?

I just used this Quick Fix (same version and batch number) for a pre-employment screen. They accepted for temperature. otherwise, I will post as soon as I hear back about the results.
But, as much detail as you can provide for us regarding the information from your boss and reasons for your being fired would be really appreciated.

[esh147]

I was there as a temp for nine months. There is a good relationship there and he said as soon as I am allowed to reapply he would bring me back. But as it was a pre employment test he said his hands were tied as far as letting me take another one. And believe me if I thought there was any chance I could pee clean legitimately I would have thrown a fit and demanded a retest. He said that the lab knew it was a substitution, and therefor considered a refusal, which is exactly the same as peeing dirty.

[Burnt Toast]

You shouldve asked for a copy of the actual MRO report instead of settling for verbal info.

And for a lab ua if they detect that it is a substitution then it is considered inconclusive, and they consider it a refusal to give a sample, thus fail.

"Inconclusive" and "Substituted" are two different rulings. An inconclusive result generally means that the lab, for whatever reason, was unable to obtain a valid result, is not treated as a refusal. Substituted is a conclusive ruling, determined when the samples creatinine and specific gravity numbers are so low and/or divergent that its not consistent with normal human urine. Substituted rulings are often treated as a refusal.

the batch is 7400832001.

This is a bar code number, not the batch number. The batch number is an alphanumeric code printed on the instructions sheet.

[user616]

BTW I went to an actual lab, quick fix did work for me when they just did the cup that has the strips in it, but the lab caught it and i am no longer employed, thanks quick fix!

What lab did you go to which is reporting "inconclusive" as "failure" ?

and at the beginning of your story, you say you [just] tried quick fix (sounding like you just tried if for the first time based upon your firends and these postings) ?

Also, I am confused by your further story that "the lab caught it" but that the they -- (presumably a different "they") -- who just used strips did not catch it.
How many times are you saying you tested with this quick fix?