Mask heist on the Main
I was pleased to see Lufa Farms was offering masks for $10 this week, so I ordered a couple. But I won’t be getting them, because Lufa tells me their supplier – Lowell Mtl, on St-Laurent – was robbed last night, including the whole supply of masks.
They’re a hot property, folks.
DeWolf 00:14 on 2020-05-05 Permalink
How is this not in the news?!
Max 11:58 on 2020-05-05 Permalink
I’d like to know why none of the face masks from the giant cargo plane have hit the stores yet. Has anyone noticed an uptick in availability yet?
Blork 12:11 on 2020-05-05 Permalink
I thought the stuff from the big cargo plane was for institutional use (hospitals, etc.).
Max 13:21 on 2020-05-05 Permalink
I dunno. All the articles I’ve seen just mention “PPE”. Not one single detail beyond that. We’ve got to get loads and loads of face masks to the people before opening anything up. Yet, the issue of availability doesn’t seem to be in the news at all.
mare 15:27 on 2020-05-05 Permalink
AFAIRead about 9 million face masks (that’s one per Quebecker) and lots of gowns and shields, all for health workers. They won’t last very long, I hope they can secure another batch for not too crazy prices. Every country in the world wants them.
(Yesterday I got a Google ad for a mask making machine for US$ 20,000. I must have done a bit too much mask research.)
Blork 15:39 on 2020-05-05 Permalink
The fact that it arrived on that monster plane, likely bankrolled by the government, is a pretty strong clue that the masks were not intended to show up at Jean-Coutu and the Dollar Store.
Rosy 20:28 on 2020-05-08 Permalink
Kate, I wonder if that’s the story because I checked Lowell’s website and the masks are for sale but for $20, if I remember well, they were $10 when Lufa offered them. A case of profiteering onLowell’s part?