Switching brands

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For the first time in my life I am ditching Medic Alert and trying Lauren's Hope for my medical ID.

It's not that I don't like Medic Alert. It's just that I've been a member since back in the early '90s when membership was free. I've never converted my membership over to a paid one. Which means I can't order bracelets or update information online. And I've never gotten around to calling during business hours to order a new bracelet. I've gone without a medical ID for almost a year now. I'm going to a conference in the U.S. in a few weeks, and my mom told me she would basically worry non-stop the entire time if I didn't get a bracelet.

So tonight I went to Lauren's Hope, spent literally hours looking, and finally settled on a stainless steel band with an oval tag and a grey emblem. Basically I went for the cheapest bracelet I could get, even though there were some really nice ones there. I fiddled forever with the wording of the text. There's plenty of space (and they have a bigger sized tag, too, if needed), but it's just getting the words shuffled around so they look right and make sense. I think I'd have even more of an issue with the actual Medic Alert bracelets, because I think they have less room. I finally settled on:

POTATO ALLERGY
HAS EPIPEN, ASTHMA
TYPE 1 DIABETES
ON INSULIN PUMP
LEGALLY BLIND

I also ordered a fully waterproof sports wristband that comes with little inserts that can be written on and are waterproof. I have broken a grand total of four Medic Alert bracelets in the past few years, and three of those have been from swimming. So I'd like something other than a bracelet that I can use when swimming.

When I went to submit my order, all my information disappeared and it said my cart was empty!

It's almost 2:00 AM (for some reason I have not been tired lately) and I really need to get to bed. So I'll try again in the morning, and I'm going to get the rush delivery so that I get it before I leave.

Hopefully, I'll like it. The nice thing is that if I like the bracelet, I can order additional bands that are interchangeable. So, if I like it, I can buy some nicer bands. And, if my medical information changes, I can order a new tag without ordering an entirely new bracelet.

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i just checked these bad boys out-theyre really cool. i may get myself a cuff as im wearing some 2.99 freebie plastic thing that i got off the internet!
hope you get yours in time for the conference!

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I've been hearing about Lauren's Hope for a while and just now decided to take the plunge and see if I liked them. It's really hard to tell from pictures, so I'm really hoping I like my bracelet when I see it. :)

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Sounds good Jen, I hope you like your new bracelets.. post a pic of them… I love my medic alert stretch band and necklace.. the band is so easy to put on and take off :)

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Where did you get yours from, meee? Is it a brand Medic Alert one? I've always used the brand Medic Alert bracelets since the time I was nine, so we'll see if I like these as much! I e-mailed them to see if I can change the engraving (I decided I want to put (has epipen) in brackets instead of using a comma, lol, I'm picky like that) and they e-mailed back within the hour and said it's already been done and shipped, so I am super impressed! If I do like it I might order another tag with the engraving I want (and filled with the black ink option) and maybe a different medical emblem colour, depending on how the grey looks. It's so nice that I can do that for like $20 instead of ordering an entirely new bracelet. :) I will definitely post pictures.

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I got mine here.. not sure if it's the same company? I got them on sale.. I have sterling one too but I hardly wear it now because the lobster claw clasp is so hard to do, just for dressing up maybe :)

http://www.medicalert.org

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Yep - that's Medic Alert, the guys I used to use. I'll go back to them if I don't like my Lauren's Hope bracelet.