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.

Overall, I really love this product. It is great for showing you your ancestry and explaining it to you. The traits information is a nice additional touch, but I have found the health information of little use. This may be because I didn't have many positive markers and maybe it would be more useful for those who do. The DNA kit from rival Ancestry.com is a better choice for building a family tree and tracing your individual ancestors, as this function if very bad on this product. However, the Ancestry.com kit does not present your ancestry as a whole anywhere nearly as good as this product does.

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)

Since my parents couldn't really give me any definitive answers about our history so I decided to buy this and see if it told me any new information. I'm happy I did because I did find out a lot of new stuff. The good thing about this kit is once you get it you wait 30 mintues (don't eat or drink anything) then spit into a vile that comes with the kit and send it off in the box in came in that already has a prepaid label on it. They say it takes about 4-6 weeks to get results but for me it took about 2 and half weeks. Just FYI it tells where your ancestors most likely came from but there is a percentage that is unknown in the test results. If you're curious to know where your ancestors were from I would say give this product and try. Oh yeah and you can connect with other relatives that have sent in samples as well. The good thing about this is you don't need to pay for a monthly subscription like other DNA tests.

Like everyone else I am sure, I wanted to know what my genetic heritage looked like. I had seen a sibling's workup, but she was on the other end of a line of seven children and nothing in life is as simple as you usually think it is. True enough, when I got my results I have a half-sister (or a granddaughter?) who has shared her results in 23andme. Unfortunately, there are degrees and limits of sharing and I can't see her name, location or anything about her specific genetics. The test was easy and though I had read of others having to re-test mine was simple. I got updates and answered a zillion questions before I got my results (took a couple of weeks from start to finish) so they didn't just leave me hanging in radio silence. There are some cool aspects and lots of things to read, but there are the cheesy aspects too, like being related to King Louis or some such. I am sure some people eat that stuff up, but it is ridiculous. Anyway, I am glad I took the genetics part and less thrilled about spending another hundred to get some health risk analyses that are kinda meh. I would recommend this for others to try, especially any of my other half-sisters!

The test was easy to use and provided lots of ancestry and DNA information. I opted to purchase the additional health section and called the number provided to ask questions. SURPRISE! A real person answered my call and answered my questions. LOTS of information was provided. I was VERY PLEASED with this product and will be purchasing kits for my children.

The test itself was very easy. The packaging and then app download is also very cool. After you send in your sample, you get updates on where they are with the process. I have had several family members do this as well and this product is highly recommended. If you're curious at all about your ancestry - check this out.