First time on this site. I have Costco offering me three hearing aids, of which I’ve chosen Rexton BiCore. Retail is $1,000 Canadian dollars. A hearing aid store that I have visited, in an attempt to get my business, has offered me a Signia Pure Charge and Go 1AX. They claim the Signia retails for $3038 for a set. They are offering the hearing aids to me for $950, a discount of $2,088.
My question is which hearing aid is better. Cost is a factor, but I want the best value for my hearing. Thank you.
The Costco one has more “advanced” features than a 1AX. The 1AX is their more basic level aid. The Costco one is closer to a 7AX. That said, if the hearing aid store fitter is really good, they might do a better job fitting the aid to you (but I wouldn’t bet on it. I’d lean towards Costco. If you’re not satisfied, I believe you have 90 days to make up your mind and can get a full refund. Do clarify this with Costco.
Yes, so if you do decide to go Costco, you should research which models you’d really like to trial before hand, there’s quite a bit of discussion on them,
Jabra (ReSound)
Phillips (Demant A/S- Sonic?)
Rexton (Signia)
I knew that was the case (180 days) in the US, but thought it was 90 days in Canada. (You mentioned Canadian dollars.) Edit: I just checked Costco’s Canada website and it states “90 day trial”
Whatever the case actually is, this is the kind of stuff to confirm and preferably see in writing. Don’t assume anything.
All are premium, and it seems like all will do the job. The audiologist said if it was her, she’d choose the Rexton. She also said Rexton was their biggest seller.
The Rexton has the smallest hearing aids of the three. And comes with two chargers - one for home and one for travel (not a huge benefit).
The Costco Canada does indeed state 90 day trial. However, they changed that to 180 days during Covid, and now plan to leave it at 180 days. I have the 180 day trial in writing.
