Re:Amazon sellers marking products as collectible to get aro...
by GuB-42 on Friday May 29, 2020 @05:44PM
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> Price gouging is accepted normally. It's just temporarily prohibited for the duration of an emergency for the products related to that emergency.
The article talks about fancy dumbbells, inflatable spa, and bread maker. None of them essential items in my book. You can exercise without fancy dumbbells, you can live without a spa, and you can make bread in a regular oven.
If it was about masks, hand sanitizers and other essential items, I would understand. But comfort items? Just pay or find comfort elsewhere. Despite the pandemic, there is no shortage of interesting and healthy things to do.
The article talks about fancy dumbbells, inflatable spa, and bread maker. None of them essential items in my book. You can exercise without fancy dumbbells, you can live without a spa, and you can make bread in a regular oven.
If it was about masks, hand sanitizers and other essential items, I would understand. But comfort items? Just pay or find comfort elsewhere. Despite the pandemic, there is no shortage of interesting and healthy things to do.