Sun Mar 1, 2020, 12:58 AM
I_UndergroundPanther (11,473 posts)
Anybody seen the crazy
Prices for masks? On Amazon some are going for 400 and some bucks, WTF.
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7 replies, 1391 views
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I_UndergroundPanther | Mar 2020 | OP |
CaliforniaPeggy | Mar 2020 | #1 | |
htuttle | Mar 2020 | #2 | |
BBbats | Mar 2020 | #3 | |
BadgerKid | Mar 2020 | #4 | |
greytdemocrat | Mar 2020 | #5 | |
cyclonefence | Mar 2020 | #6 | |
Ms. Toad | Mar 2020 | #7 |
Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 01:00 AM
CaliforniaPeggy (144,542 posts)
1. Sounds like demand is driving up prices.
Market forces at work!
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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 01:02 AM
htuttle (23,738 posts)
2. All of the Walgreens downtown in my city have been out for a week
Now, none of the grocery stores has Purell left.
I discovered you can make a reasonable substitute using isopropyl alcohol and aloe vera gel. |
Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 01:40 AM
BBbats (84 posts)
3. Hand sanitizer is getting scarce.
The Walgreens near me has been out.I found two 2 ounce spray bottles of a sanitizer that has coconut oil in it along with ethenol.They were $2.99 each. 90% isopropyl alcoho! Is still around but supp!ies are scarce.
I also saw people at the local Chick Fil A grabbing handfuls of the Purell towelets they give out with the condiments. I'm going to hit the dollar store sometime today |
Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 01:46 AM
BadgerKid (4,462 posts)
4. Hard to buy masks through work too
If you haven’t bought masks in the last 6 months.
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Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 01:54 AM
greytdemocrat (3,296 posts)
5. Don't panic
And don't pay ridiculous prices.
From what I've been reading the masks won't really help unless you already have the virus and don't want to spread it. Personally I think this is all over blown. |
Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 07:44 AM
cyclonefence (3,936 posts)
6. CDC says don't buy masks
https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/29/health/coronavirus-mask-hysteria-us-trnd/index.html
My doctor agrees. And I have a chronic lung condition; he says the regular masks from the drugstore don't protect against viruses, which are too small to be stopped by paper masks. Respirators are another story, but masks don't do any good. |
Response to I_UndergroundPanther (Original post)
Sun Mar 1, 2020, 11:37 AM
Ms. Toad (31,026 posts)
7. If you report it, it will likely get taken down -
Amazon is acting aggressively to stop price gouging.
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