With the shortage of masks around, how are regular street folks getting n95 or surgical masks? I am suddenly seeing a lot of people who suddenly have access to these and am curious. Anyone willing to share their sources?

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Lots are wearing dust musk fakes being peddled on Amazon and eBay which aren't actually n95+

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We have elderly family who were at risk prior to covid19. We essentially had an unplanned stockpile.

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Leftover N95 from the Campfire that happened near where we lived and was a red zone air quality. We haven't bought any additional masks since this all started so I feel guilty even wearing them in public..

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We had an old box in our garage from an old painting and building project. Hospital wouldn’t take them at the time cause they were opened.

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My boyfriend is a prepper

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I bought some KN95s on AliExpress. Took a few weeks to ship but they seem legit. Even if they’re not they’re kind of my only option lol

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Ditto from AliExpress.

I just ordered a 50 pack of surgical masks (the kind of flimsy blue ones) from amazon, arrived in 2 days.

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Got some N95s back in Feb, but public health told people not to wear masks...

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I’ve been wearing Halloween masks out as a substitute.

It’s a lot more fun anyway.

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KN95s (Chinese version of N95) aren’t that hard to find. The bigger problem is making sure they’re legit. A google search nets quite a few sponsored ads for KN95s and surgical masks from US companies as well (probably sourcing from China).

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No, I’m not. I have no association with that company.

I work for a promo agency who deals with PPE suppliers amongst many other things.

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My company is a promo company and has direct access to the suppliers for all of this stuff. DM me if you want me to put you in touch with the sales guys

I copped 10 N95s on Amazon in late January/early February thinking that this pandemic might find its way to the US. Haven't used a single one yet since I haven't been in a high risk enough situation to warrant it.

People bought a ton of boxes back in Jan-Feb, and now selling them for profit

Called eBay man.

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