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As masks fall out of fashion, Etsy sellers ask themselves, 'now what?'
CNN Business ^ | Updated 10:07 AM EDT, Wed May 26, 2021 | Parija Kavilanz

Posted on 05/26/2021 3:14:58 PM PDT by conservative98

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To: NWFree
I had two custom masks that I rarely wore.

One featured an elegant black script on a white background (well, at one time the background was white ... I kept in on the floor in the back of the car and never washed it ... gnarly is good in this type of situation) that read: "F*ck you, Gavin Newsom".

The other was the rebus puzzle made popular during the 2016 election, "I love country music" on which I replaced Hillary's face with Newsom's to represent the first syllable of the word "country" (well, it seemed an accurate description of the vile tyrant during his 14-month reign of amateur despotism and professional destruction.)

Except for a couple of "knowing nods" I didn't receive any "feedback" when I wore one of them (usually in the local supermarket ... then again, I rarely wore either of them or any other type of facial security blanket for that matter (and I didn't stay locked inside my home as so many others continue to do.)

Although in the death throes of his governorship Newsom commands that the totally useless mask continue to be worn until the Ides of June (the day the Communist Chinese Cooties were finally able to reserve a U-Haul and get the hell out of California forever, I presume), I have no idea where either mask is anymore. I haven't seen them since I didn't wear them at Christmas. Cheers!

61 posted on 05/26/2021 4:17:32 PM PDT by glennaro ("Until it's safe" means "never" (Dennis Prager))
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To: conservative98

S&M shops hardest hit.


62 posted on 05/26/2021 4:18:40 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Give me a Pigfoot and a Bottle of Beer)
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To: Jonny7797

Bras were turned into masks; so, turning masks into bras would work.


63 posted on 05/26/2021 4:30:21 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: metmom
Apparently Gabriela supports child abuse with masks for profits. At least one other person noticed. What a sicko


64 posted on 05/26/2021 4:52:30 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: left that other site
Now that the beaches are opening, turn them into bikinis!!!!!

BRILLENT and brand them as binary bikinis!
65 posted on 05/26/2021 4:55:54 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives our fortunes and our sacred honor." )
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To: conservative98

What were their mask sales before the pandemic?


66 posted on 05/26/2021 4:57:18 PM PDT by glorgau
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To: TomServo
Where do we go from here? Learn to code.

You have to move to India first
67 posted on 05/26/2021 4:57:37 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives our fortunes and our sacred honor." )
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To: conservative98

Doilies are the next hot thing.


68 posted on 05/26/2021 5:12:25 PM PDT by Bloodandgravy (Demand for racism is outpacing supply.)
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To: lee martell

A type of rooster repellent?


69 posted on 05/26/2021 5:14:22 PM PDT by Old Grumpy
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To: Kartographer

“Binary Bikinis” I like the brand! For Binary people!


70 posted on 05/26/2021 5:20:41 PM PDT by left that other site (If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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To: conservative98

Market for fear collapses overnight. Leftists despair…


71 posted on 05/26/2021 5:38:14 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Old Grumpy

Yes, in a manner of speaking.
She’s not THAT kind of Hen!


72 posted on 05/26/2021 5:42:03 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: conservative98

The could start making white hoods for the Democrats...


73 posted on 05/26/2021 5:58:46 PM PDT by Shamrock-DW
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To: conservative98

They had to know that the “mask boom” was temporary and should have planned accordingly.

The demand for fear muzzles will decrease significantly, but Karen still wants to wear her mask so a very small market for the nasty things will remain.


74 posted on 05/26/2021 6:10:38 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: conservative98

Now, sellers like Henriquez, who spent the past year investing more than $150,000 in her mask business, are trying to figure out how to successfully pivot.

If you have such little foresight as to go and invest that kind of money into inventory/supplies as a trend is bottoming out, or don’t understand how to “pivot”, perhaps you aren’t cut out to be a businesswoman. I suppose now Biden will ask for money to subsidize people like this who have lost their “business” due to the relaxing of covid rules.


75 posted on 05/26/2021 6:16:34 PM PDT by FrdmLvr
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To: conservative98

That’s why I only have a handful. I’ve been wearing them since 2014 during flu season under the advice of my transplant surgeon. As a result, they don’t technically go out of fashion for me.

And at Anime conventions, they’re a fashion statement due to their popularity in Japanese culture. Trust me, they’ll be around for awhile, especially with all of those who refuse to give them up.

I had kids outside of a Hobby Lobby ask me where my mask was as I exited. I live in Illinois, so some places are still enforcing a non-rule. They then asked if I was vaccinated, and I told them it was rude to ask.


76 posted on 05/26/2021 6:37:20 PM PDT by Tacrolimus1mg (Do no harm, but take no sh!t.)
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To: conservative98

Daughter bought us our first masks on Etsy, paid like 20 bucks apiece including shipping.

Wally World selling them for a buck a throw now.

Was a nice gig while it lasted I guess.


77 posted on 05/26/2021 7:02:41 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: conservative98

Add more elastic and Turn them into ball warmers.


78 posted on 05/26/2021 8:23:26 PM PDT by The MAGA-Deplorian (Democrats are lawless because Republicans are ball-less)
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To: ptsal

Haha.

When I go into a store, I now see most masks for $1 - $2, where before they were $5-$10.


79 posted on 05/27/2021 7:46:19 AM PDT by generally ( Don't be stupid. We have politicians for that.)
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To: conservative98
Now what? Where do we go from here?

Get a job.

80 posted on 05/27/2021 7:55:53 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Der Impfstoff macht frei.)
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