Posted on 03/04/2020 2:11:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
As concerns of COVID-19 spread across the United States, public health officials are advising people to wash their hands regularly. In response, people have been scooping up large loads of hand sanitizer, leaving store shelves empty and online retailers with sky-high prices set by those trying to profit on the rush. More is on the way, although it's not clear how long it will take retailers to restock.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pointed out on Twitter the shockingly high prices amid hand sanitizer mania.
Newsom shared images of a 24-pack of pocket-size bottles selling for $400. "Seriously, @amazon? These prices are absurd," he commented.
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You don’t need to pay that much, Gavin. Even you had to do a double take. Plain Ivory Soap and water does the trick.
If liquid is needed, plain dishwashing liquid is fine.
I even use (green) Palmolive or (blue) Dawn for my laundry or bath once and a while.
Suds is suds.
Gee, that’s cheap. Here are three bottles for about $2500. (Plus $8.40 for shipping and handling.)
3 Bottles Modesa Instant Hand Sanitizer with Moisturizers & Aloe Vera 8 oz. each:
Sooooo, did he buy it?
Did he make the taxpayers buy it for him?
High prices ie) “price gouging” is a market signal to suppliers to get product into California ASAP. suppliers will respond quickly.
Yes, politicians will whine, but its best to simply leave the situation alone, rather than coming up with far more destructive political solutions.
“I even use (green) Palmolive or (blue) Dawn for my laundry or bath once and a while.”
Just don’t be like Kramer and start trying to multitask and do the dishes why you are in the tub.
Make your own...
https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf
Video of the formula being made (three minutes long).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-e9AEaz0FQ
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Actually, those high costs will save people money because it will prevent people from wasting their money on those hand sanitizers that are not effective against viruses.
Madge would tell her customer “You’re soaking in it!”
Her customer would gasp, lift her hands up and stare at them with a shocked, baffled expression.
In today’s world, Madge would be slammed on Twitter or Yelp for tricking her clients.
Don’t buy it dumb a**.
At Amazon?
I suspect that is NOT a Prime seller. I should hope Amazon removes that seller from their site.
Price gouging is OK. To a point. But preying on the fears of stupid sheeple is not good business.
That does not sound clean at all.
There is going to be splash-back from vessel of dirty water into the other one.
Thx!
If you use that, you are absorbing BPA.
Why don't you pass a price control law? You know you want to Commit twerp. Or you could just stop trying to micromanage free enterprise. Because a fool advertises an exorbitant price doesn't mean he will ever sell anything for the exorbitant price.
Do any of the hand sanitizers not have BPA?
I think they don’t have BPA, but they increase your absorption of it up to 100 times. So, if you put on hand sanitizer, then handled a receipt you would get a lot. I supposed if you put gloves on afterwards?
For once I agree with the clown.
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