23andMe - DNA Test - Ancestry Personal Genetic Service

I was confused about what to get initially(the $30ish one or this). If you do the cheaper one, you will still have to pay money for the test apparently. This one is just once and done $99 for the ancestry test. You can upgrade to the health version at a later date, and will receive results immediately upon paying. I'd recommend waiting until they send you the $45 offer, though the health portion honestly is just meh; 23andMe don't test for a lot of things. All of the traits portion were correct for me, so that at least helped to back up any skepticism I may have had. It was cool to see, but not helpful. Anyway, I was very happy with this,especially since there is no additional lab fee for the ancestry portion. What you pay here is it. I ordered 2 of these kits and picked them up a few days later. Follow the instructions and you have a small chance of having low call rate errors. I took mine immediately in the morning after sleeping/not eating for over 8 hours and filled slightly above the fill line,making sure any bubbles were above the line. Some people recommend scraping your cheeks with your teeth and then spitting. 23andMe is concerned with accuracy, so you will likely get lots of "broadly" categories-if that bothers you, you may prefer Ancestry instead. It seems this happens a lot with people of Asian decent. Your broadly categories should break down with future updates though, as more people take the tests and the science progresses. Also, your results will be ready within the time period they state(like 8-10 weeks) after your kit has arrived at the facility and have been scanned in. The volume will go up during holidays, so it will likely take longer to scan in your kit. I've heard ancestry is faster, but my results didn't take long at all. Overall, I'm very happy i took this. I'm mixed race and usually consider myself "caucasion" or "hispanic", but found out I'm actually caucasion/European and Native American. Also found some cousins I didn't know existed. Pretty neat, definitely satisfied a lot of my curiosity.

I got this product because it was a Black Friday doorbuster. It was a very easy process and I sent it in the mail a few days later. Afterward, I checked on my status daily and saw it was going ahead of my expectations. It was a very easy process and I sent it in the mail a few days later. Afterword, I checked on my status daily and saw it was going ahead of my expectations. Almost one week later I am in the reviewed stage and hope to get my results by the end of this week. I can’t wait to figure out my ancestry. But I do wish that there would be more features on 23andme. This could include more integration of research in the results. Also, I wish the basic price could at least show some health traits. I also would like to say the user interface is good. I also wish that 23andme could do more for the customer. This could include more promotions for those who are already customers. Overall, it is a great product but in the coming years will need to be uplifted.

I got it on sale and found out so much more about myself than I thought I would!! I thought I'd have to pay extra to see all the fancy, schnazzy dna details about my ancestry, so I was dreading the email that would tell me " thanks for buying our kit, now fork over 200 dollars to find out stuff you already know!" But no jokes, this kit was the real, one time deal, and it was super easy to use. It even came back sooner than I expected it to, and the results were easy to look at. Very satisfied.

I purchased the 23 and me kit from Best Buy. Is it all that it’s cracked up to be? Is it worth the price? Yes and Yes! Pros: Extremely easy to use, comes with instructional information, tons of exciting ancestry you may not expect. Updates of your DNA status, prepaid return label Cons: It’s a pretty lengthy time frame. Prepare to wait a month in a half to two months for your results. Regardless of the time frame, purchasing the 23&Me kit has its life long rewards. I’m am completely in awe at my results (in a good way)

So I bought the kit just out of curiosity to see what countries my DNA is traced to. Surprisingly, the results were very accurate from what I know about my family. I even saw a second cousin that I don't personally know, but my family is friends with on Facebook. This kit should get 5 stars based solely on how much information it tells you, but I gave it 4 because of the confusion I had interpreting a lot of the data.

This is a good DNA kit with a very detailed report. One less star because.... too many retests needed, which extended the report and wait time. (free retake kits were provided) It happened on more than one occasion with several family members, but with saliva, it’s probably hard to get a good concentration on DNA, over lets say blood or a cheek swab. Overall, it’ll be worth the wait.

The kit is really easy to use, just follow the easy instructions and mail it out. They also include a prepaid label. They couldn't have made it any easier. The results take awhile but when you get them, the information is super easy to read and understand. I got a kit for my sister and will be getting another one for my mother.

Interesting DNA check. Not as much detail as the competition for the base kit. Wish there was more break out detail, since they lump my Scottish in the English, and I want to see the separate amounts. Was faster than the 6 weeks norm they quoted, and I was informed when they received the sample. Final rating is good.