I heartedly agree with Swainster and 4thDoctorWhoFan (Tom Baker is the only REAL Dr. Who!) but what Mr. BeBuLamar keeps repeatedly missing is the statement below in Reply #22:
... Thanks to everyone who assisted on this as it was driving me nuts! I just couldn't believe such a meter would have a problem like that. I feel bad about turning one in but at least I had my epiphany before I returned the second one. Now what to tell the wife about the third one that arrives tomorrow... 
When the 2nd meter was repackaged for return two other posts convinced me to reopen it and keep digging. That process left me thinking that additional capacitance in the leads was to blame (incorrect) but that the 2nd meter (as well as the 1st) was fine (correct).
I'm a person that believes if someone is going to lay blame for something on someone's doorstep it is best that they know what they are talking about. Mr. BebuLamar did that and after repeated attempts could STILL not correctly determine that only 1 meter was returned. That it was returned under advisement from a fluke Tech Support person seems to also have escaped Mr. BeBuLarmar's attention.
Why he is so concerned over the fate of a low-end consumer piece of equipment I do not know. Fluke is capitalized at somewhere over $25B and if they destroy returned items that's their way of saying "We don't care one iota about that. It's not economical for us to do anything else with it.". Maybe he will call them and get them to change their destruction policy (if they indeed have one).
He may also wish to call Lowes and inquire about their policy regarding returned items because that is where the one meter that was returned went. Unfortunately, I don't think Lowes cares much about it either. (Entertaining Bonus Material Coming Up!)

When I returned the ONE and ONLY meter the person at the Returns Desk said they couldn't do an exchange but had to issue a Credit and then re-Debit the amount on the card that was used originally. OK, net zero so no problem but the guy seemed confused about how to do it. Ultimately he got me another meter and off I went. A few days later I noticed the Credit at the bank but no subsequent Debit. A quick perusal of the return receipt backed this up. Credit issued but no Debit.
I called the store and sure enough things were amiss. The guy should have scanned and Debited the replacement meter before I left. The guy I spoke with asked if I could come in with the packaging but I don't live in the town where it was bought and only go there every now and then. They also could NOT take payment via Credit Card over the phone (company policy) so what does the guy say? Don't worry about it. Keep it!

Tempted? For about 10 seconds BUT you can't go through life like that as Karma will get you SO I was able to drop in today and pay. The person at the desk looked at me like I was stupid for returning to pay for it since I'd gotten away clean and I feel the guy that told me to keep it did so only because it was a hassle and he didn't want to deal with it. Go figure!

Barry