If you need to return or exchange an item, please contact us at support@optimistscreening.com within 30 days of delivery. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unopened and unused, in the original packaging, and in the same condition, it was received. The Optimist Screening Kit is a Class 2 Medical device and cannot be returned if opened.
Please send any returns to: Optimist Screening Returns & Exchanges, 4148 Industry Way Suite Suite D, Flowery Branch, GA. When shipping to return a product, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We cannot guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
Optimist Screening is not responsible for any lost or stolen shipments.
Refunds are processed once a return is complete & will be processed in the order they are received. If you haven’t received a refund within 48 hours of confirmed return, please contact your Credit Card Company and/or Bank. There is often some processing time before a refund is posted. If you’ve done this and still have not received your refund, please contact us at client support@optimistscreening.com.
If you don't like the product you ordered, that's okay, you can exchange it for another product of the same type within 30 days of delivery as long as your purchase is still in its original packaging & condition and unopened. To process an exchange, please send us an email at support@optimistscreening.com and send your item to: Optimist Screening Returns & Exchanges, 4148 Industry Way Suite Suite D, Flowery Branch, GA.
If anything is incorrect or wrong with your order, please email us at support@optimistscreening.com notifying us of the error. We will replace or correct your order free of charge.
If the product you receive differs from what you ordered, you may also receive a return box and shipping label, please return the original incorrect product to avoid additional charges.
Due to the sensitive nature of the product, we do not offer free shipping but have a flat rate of $7.50 per unit shipped.
We do not offer Free International Shipping at this time.
Please allow 24 hours to process your order Monday through Friday 9am - 3pm MST.
All orders placed on Saturday, Sunday and Major Holidays will be processed on the next business day.
USPS:
Priority Mail: USPS will deliver in 3-5 business days from when they have received the package.
Priority Mail Express: USPS will deliver in 1-2 business days from when they have received the
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Optimist Screening Loss of Smell Test Kit is commercially available to help identify one of the early symptoms associated with COVID-19 – loss of smell. Many recent studies world wide indicate that loss of smell (Anosmia) is associated with an 80%+ likelihood of progressing to positive test results for COVID-19. Screening for loss of smell works particularly well as an add-on to temperature checks as COVID-19 patients are 27 times more likely to experience smell loss but are only around 2.2 to 2.6 times more likely to have fever, cough or respiratory difficulty, when compared to patients without COVID-19.
It's a logical question. Think of it like this, if you knew there was a strong likelihood that you had COVID-19, would you get yourself tested, self isolate and begin COVID treatment sooner? The obvious answer to anyone with a conscience is–absolutely. Learning of possible infection 1 to 8 days earlier than temperature checks alone enables a greater degree of social responsibility in slowing the spread of the virus.
There is widespread scientific consensus for anosmia as an early detector of COVID-19.
Yes. Optimist Screening has clinical validation through use in a hospital setting under proper scientific protocols to support confirmation and measure effectiveness.
Anyone seeking to provide and maintain a safer environment. For businesses looking to re-open or maintain operations safely and responsibly, protecting employees and customers is important. For schools to reopen safely, parents, teachers, and students need to feel that the school grounds are as safe as possible. Because healthcare facilities are driven by scientific consensus for improving safety protocols, incorporating loss of smell (Anosmia) testing into their protocols makes sense. Senior Care facilities, in particular, are hot-spots for the spread of the virus, and as they expand their testing protocols to include Anosmia testing, Optimist Screening provides a very simple, low cost option.
First, don't panic. Seek medical attention if the screening indicates a loss of smell. Consult a healthcare professional if you have concerns.
To work out the right number of kits, consider these factors:
1. Number of employees to be tested.
2. Number of visitors to be tested.
3. Number of tests per day for each person entering your facility (remember that each day, employees will return to work after spending time with family or friends who could be contagious).
4. Number of locations.
5. How many entrances per location.
6. Each Optimist Screening Kit performs 560 tests.
Kits are available for purchase on our website or Amazon. For a large quantity of kits, contact us here.
As often as you like. More screenings taken equates to more confidence infection has been avoided. It's as safe as smelling the myriad of scents one encounters every day. Plus, the cost per test is so low, there's no reason not to screen again and again.
Optimist Screening utilizes technology commonly applied to the treatment of Asthma–technology doctors and patients around the world have trusted for decades. Optimist has adapted it to dispense a specific amount of a scent which is dispensed with the same propellant used in Asthma inhalers – a pharmaceutical grade HFA 134a propellant, perfectly harmless to anyone.
Absolutely. The soap in your shower, the food on your stove, the coffee in your cup – all are great fragrances for measuring sense of smell. The issue is most people don't realize the sense of smell can disappear within a few days of contracting the virus, so they aren't testing at home. Organizations need Optimist Screening to normalize consistent, reliable testing for employees, customers and visitors. All of us need confidence that a particular workplace, school, store, restaurant, place of worship, venue (etc) is screening as rigorously as possible.
Yes. Optimist Screening is safe because, in simple terms, it's a harmless smell test. The scents have no harmful additives, so it's not much different than smelling things one encounters every day. The difference is Optimist Screening is conducted in a more controlled and reliable setting.
While it is one of the most recognizable smells in the world, a small percentage who are allergic to peanuts may be adversely affected if they smell it. Optimist Screening scents are chosen for their international recognizability and acceptability.
