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Mike 03

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1. For civilians, this is an affordable alternative to buying 3M masks on Ebay

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue Nov 24, 2020, 06:50 AM

Nov 2020

where I recently saw masks selling for $15 per unit. That is, if they sell to non-medical professionals.

Cost remains the biggest factor — not because masks are expensive, but because DemeTech pays its workers more than firms in China do. It currently sells N95 cup-style respirators for $79.99 for a box of 20.

“To make a product in the U.S., you have to pay a living wage,” said Kim Glas, president and CEO of the National Council of Textile Organizations, a trade group whose members include mask makers.

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For civilians, this is an affordable alternative to buying 3M masks on Ebay Mike 03 Nov 2020 #1