couple of suggestions for masks to buy
giant tiger is selling them both in store and online, was out for a walk yesterday and remembered that I'm out of chocolate chips and they carry ones that are made in Canada and are much better than name brands and MUCH cheaper. They were selling them at the door for $1.00 a piece since our city is now mandated to wear masks
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there's a wonderful doctor in our city who writes daily updates on her Facebook page and her website that are full of facts and numbers about COVID-19 and her personal experiences. She's been a big mask wearing promoter (has collected thousands to send to northern remote communities) and a company she recommends when people ask her where to get quality made masks she always says to check this company out. Based in Rockwood Ontario, everything is 100%Canadian made
https://www.hidesinhand.com/
and this one that's based in guelph Ontario (my city!) They're made by Vince and he donates one for every 5 he sells
https://www.masksbyvince.com/
Thanks for the links and info.
FYI, I am not clear if you were saying that the disposable masks sold at Giant Tiger are made in Canada or the chocolate chips you got were.
But the disposable masks sold at Giant Tiger [online or in store; 20 for $19.97] [ see online here:
https://www.gianttiger.com/product/...asks+with+earloops+-+20pk..do?sortby=ourPicks ] are made in China.
They meet the Chinese GB/T 32610-2016 standard but do not specify the grade [which apparently usually means they are the lowest, D], which is a "Technical specification of daily protective mask" [as opposed to a "medical mask"]. If anyone is interested, a Google search will get you info about the standard, as will this page:
https://www.sesec.eu/comparison-of-...nical-specification-of-daily-protective-mask/
FWIW, I have bought disposable masks from a number of companies in the last couple weeks [Giant Tiger, well.ca, Costco.ca, and Starkmans.com] they are all to that same standard and only one actually specified what level [it was D] !!
The Giant Tiger website specifies their masks have a "98% bacterial and viral filtration efficiency" which is very good for this type of mask, and they are one of the few sites selling disposable non-medical masks that actually specify what the BFE rating is [which makes me wonder why the others do not....].
We will buy more from Giant Tiger. The masks are well-priced [better than most except Costco], and the 20 pack is convenient especially vs the others which are 50 packs.
Are you able to share the name of the Doctor whose page you follow ? It sounds like they would be worthwhile to pay attention to.
Is this the Guelph doctor you were talking about ?
https://www.guelphtoday.com/the-fro...ik-a-doctor-battling-covid-19-head-on-2290212
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