Posted on 03/16/2011 9:00:28 PM PDT by blam
Nuke Pills Top $200 Per Pack On Auction Sites; Prices up 1900% in Just a Few Days
Author: Mac Slavo
March 16th, 2011
As the effects of the nuclear disaster in Japan remain unclear, panicked US residents are doing whatever they can to get their hands on Potassium Iodide pills.
Distributors of the FDA recommended pills have run out of stock, with one manufacturer reporting that they sold some 250,000 individual packets in a single weekend.
As we reported in What Your Grocery Store Will Look Like In An Emergency, at the onset of a far-from-equilibrium event, the essentials go first. In Japan, food and especially water have become scarce.
The panic is spreading, and residents in the US, fearing a fallout cloud crossing the pacific and affecting Western states, are stocking up as well.
The top priority? Potassium Iodide – or nuke pills.
In recent days, the Surgeon General has advised concerned West Coast residents to get a hold of Potassium Iodide in the event of a radiation threat in the US.
The supply crunch and high demand has forced buyers to turn to the secondary market for acquiring the FDA recommended potassium iodide supplements, driving prices to upwards of $200 for a 14 dose packet. The suggested retail price offered by the supplier at NukePills.com is $10 per pack, indicating that demand has forced prices up as much as 1900% in just a few days.
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It makes your last few days on Earth more enjoyable.
Well when you can tell us where it is and the radiactivity levels people want to believe is in it then I’ll believe this plume is any different than those that pass over the ocean 24/7.
Dear SatinDoll
Please contact me again when you have matured past the condescending, riducling, juvenile stage
In the meantime, stop panicking.
“Please contact me again when you have matured past the condescending, riducling, juvenile stage”
LOLOLOLOL!!! Sure looks like a self description, Freddd.
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