This is exactly what I'm talking about. They have the right to ask whatever they want, but everyone also has the right to say no. I wonder how many they actually sold at those prices? To me, just
asking those prices tells me they would try to screw their own grandmother out of her false teeth if they thought they could get away with it.
Toilet paper. They didn't raise the price of toilet paper. People hoarded it and the shelves ran dry. Some people couldn't wipe their bum. I saw no out cry, and still they hoarded. People hoarded wet wipes until the shelves ran dry. Some people couldn't wipe they bum. I saw no out cry, and still they hoarded. People hoarded bullets and primers until the shelves ran dry. Some people couldn't go to the range....oh the humanity.
But I've not seen anyone who hoarded TP try to resell it to their neighbors or friends for 600 times what they paid for it.
I use rubbing alcohol for wiping down a piece of equipment between each use at the office. People are scarfing up rubbing alcohol and it's about as plentiful as hen's teeth. I did find one local CVS pharmacy that did have some, but you had to ASK for it at the checkout register. They wanted $4.95 for a 16 oz. bottle, which normally cost ninety-eight cents. I told the clerk, "No thanks, I don't need it THAT bad." and left. I constantly check the dollar stores and Wally-world. They do get shipments of it, but when they do, it's gone in less than an hour. I've hit it just right a few times, and was able to buy
a bottle because they put a limit of one-per-customer. When I was down to our last bottle at the office, I did buy 1, then went back and bought one more, and checked out through a different check-out register. One time in a dollar store, they had just received a new shipment, and had a sign limiting 4 bottles per customer. I only bought 2 because we still had a new bottle at the office, and I didn't need to contribute to the hoarding problem.
BUT THEY DIDN'T RAISE THE PRICE TO $20.00 PER BOTTLE!
In my experience, a crisis brings out both the best and the worst in people.