Test Strips Into Cash is a local diabetic supply buyback based in Worcester, MA. Ben runs it himself, which is the polite way of saying it is mostly Ben, a car, and a Worcester County radius. Same person quotes your photo, meets you, and hands you the cash.
I started helping people turn unused diabetic supplies into cash after I saw my neighbor throwing away perfectly good strips because his doctor switched him from one brand to another. Living with diabetes is expensive. There is no reason boxes should sit in a closet for a year and then end up in the trash when somebody else would gladly buy them.
That was 2019. Since then I have done over 2,000 pickups across Worcester County and 25 miles out, paid out more than $250,000 in cash, and ended up on a first-name basis with a lot of repeat customers who come back every few months when they have extra boxes.
Most of the way we do business comes down to four lines we will not bend on. They cost a few sales up front and they are the reason customers come back.
Local pickup means you see the cash before the strips leave the table — no waiting, no "evaluating" after the fact. Same-day across Worcester County and 25 miles out, scheduled when we are in your area for outer towns.
No "re-grading" once the box is in our hands. If a box does not match the photo at the pickup, we tell you on the spot, and you decide. No surprises.
Hard no on all four, no exceptions, even if I have already driven to you. Box damage bigger than a quarter is also a no. Smaller damage may be a deduction, called out before pickup.
We get this call a lot, and the answer is the same every time. Cash now versus strips your body needs in 30 days is not a trade we want any customer to make. Take care of your health first.
Same-day pickup across the core zone. Outer towns scheduled when we are in your area. Largest single pickup so far: $4,000 in one stop. We have gone up to ~50 miles for larger pickups or batched routes.
When you text the number on this site, it is Ben who reads the photo. Ben who quotes it. Ben who shows up at the pickup. There is no call center, no "evaluator on the back end," and no "let me check with my manager" — because there is no manager.
Quotes go back in about an hour during business hours (Mon–Sat 9am–6pm EST, Sun 11am–4pm EST). Pickups are usually within 24 hours, same day in the core Worcester zone. Cash, Cash App, or Venmo at the pickup, your call.
No accounts. No back-and-forth on the price after the box is in our hands. Just a real number off your photo and a meet-up that takes ten minutes.