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captain queeg

(10,199 posts)
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 05:58 PM Jul 2020

I figured the way things are going maybe I ought to order some masks

I looked a week ago and it looked like they were fairly available but didn’t order. Today I decided to order a box of disposable masks. I did a google search under the shopping heading. Got a message back the quantities were limited so they weren’t showing suppliers. Wish I’d have ordered last week.

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lunatica

(53,410 posts)
3. The condo building I live in requires them
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:04 PM
Jul 2020

when we leave our condo to get the mail or walk in or out of the building or get deliveries. I use Instacart to get my groceries. I’ve used them for over 10 years because I have mobility problems. The delivery people use masks.

Alliepoo

(2,221 posts)
4. Go to First-Aid-Product. Com
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:10 PM
Jul 2020

They have 3 ply disposable masks available. I just bought a box of 50 to stock up. They also have isopropyl alcohol in case you can’t find hand sanitizer or Lysol. You’ll need to create an account but it’s easy to do.

cayugafalls

(5,641 posts)
5. Here are a couple of sites that have different face masks.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:12 PM
Jul 2020

Each of them are reputable websites. I've ordered from Wyze and Woodworkers Express before. Zoro used to be Zoro Tools and you can get some serious face masks there. Selby Hardware Co has been around for a long time and specializes in furniture hardware, but they have added masks and it looks like they even have had them certified (there is a certificate on their page).

https://www.zoro.com/respiratory/c/4451/

https://wyze.com/face-masks.html

https://www.woodworkerexpress.com/personal-protective-equipment/

https://www.selbyhardware.com/blue-n95-face-masks-fda-certified/

Hekate

(90,703 posts)
7. I was in Bed Bath & Beyond to get some coffee pods, at at the sanitation station by the door...
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:15 PM
Jul 2020

... (wipes for your cart, etc) they also had items for sale that included boxes of disposable masks. I thought that $20 for 20 disposables was a bit pricey, but as I had not been able to find them except at Amazon, I took a box for hubby, who refuses to wear any other kind.

Amazon’s prices for disposables swing wildly and I could not tell one brand from another. What I ended up getting for myself was a 5-pack of basic white washables by VTER.

Anyway, give BB&B a call.

A Vista Print ad for cloth masks popped up on my screen, so I checked them out. They are very good looking, have a pocket for a filter, and are washable. But at $18 apiece, if I buy one or two it will be for special occasions.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
8. I got a box of 30-something from BJ's, so I assume Costco and Sam's Club would...
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:20 PM
Jul 2020

have the same.

7-11's have bags of 5 to 10 cheap.

And, yeah, drugstores, Walmart, Mart... they all got 'em, but sometimes they run out.

brewens

(13,588 posts)
9. I paid a buck apiece for those blue surgical masks back in February. Best price I found.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:26 PM
Jul 2020

Then I decided I didn't really need them, because that was the word early on for awhile. I was too late to cancel the order or I would have. It took awhile, but they showed up. I gave a few away, but still have a bunch.

I only have one on for about two hours a week tops. I just leave it on the console of my truck and use it again. I'll only toss one if it gets dirty. The 50 I got should last me a long time and may need to.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
10. I got some surgical (or surgical like masks) from amazon.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:29 PM
Jul 2020

For less than a $ each. Amazon still has plenty of those.

peacebuzzard

(5,174 posts)
12. I want to make a purchase of masks as well.
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 06:39 PM
Jul 2020

I want the titanium model the N95 or KN95 I think that is what it is called.

I have disposable masks that look like layers of Kleenex, and I have cloth models that probably do not help like the higher grade is supposed to.

I have to take a plane ride (don't really want to, but it does seem like I may actually have to take the trip) in another 30 to 60 days,
and I want the best mask to face the less than social distancing situation. Also, I really do not feel like the aircraft circulation system is doing its best job.

I have sheltered in for the past 3 months with only shopping or doctor visits, but now I am facing a different circumstance soon.
I need the best mask out there.

KatyMan

(4,191 posts)
13. Go to Etsy
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:16 PM
Jul 2020

Lots of people are making them, our oldest is one. Longer lasting than the disposable kind and with the proper materials can be N95 standard.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)
15. Saw lots of blue surgical masks this week. Home Depot and Office Depot
Wed Jul 8, 2020, 07:29 PM
Jul 2020

had stacks of boxes of 50. Office Depot even had clear face shields.

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