Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: Better buy this one in a store.

I bought this for use at a remote cabin in Alaska. The shipping packaging looked good so I left it in the packaging and flew down to the cabin without looking at the condition of the thermometer - mistake. Once there I found the thermometer had separation in both sides of the mercury column AND the blue indicator rod on one side had moved to the top of the glass and outside its guide channel. I couldn't re-integrate the mercury column nor could I get the indicator rod back into its guide channel. I see in other reviews that the problem is not uncommon. I haven't tried centrifugal force yet and the thing is still at the cabin. Point is that I received it in a non-functional state. Presuming that the problems occurred during shipping, I'll recommend that you buy these at a store if you can so you can inspect the columns prior to purchase.