Finally bit the bullet and ordered a Thermapen thermometer. I've been wanting to get one for a long time, but they aren't cheap. Hoping for a better deal, I signed up for their email list a few weeks ago and today I received an email from them saying that they are discontinuing the "British Racing Green" colour of Thermapen and have dropped the price on those to $79,instead of the usual $96.
Well I don't care what colour the thermometer is and the food can't tell the difference, so I went ahead and ordered one.
Just mentioning this in case anyone else has similarly been awaiting a lower price.