masks

[crnahg_yhor]

I'd sorta zoned out on the increased availability of non-fabric (albeit still non-medical) facemasks, but after some friends mentioned ordered KF-94s, I was like "I guess we should get some too?". The cohuman pointed out to me that the hardware store had KN-95s for about half the per-unit cost of the kf94s our friends got, and brought home a box of 20.

The other part that put me off of buying any facemasks was that I don't know how to tell what's legit; amazon's a shitshow (even from only a self-interested angle, the various counterfeits I've received that were sold by amazon, not just shipped by, has really soured me), and random sites are ... well, random sites.

This is to say: how the hell do I know that these masks are legit? Like, sure, Cole Hardware probably isn't trying to kill me, at least not intentionally ... And there's a piece of paper in here that has a red stamp on it and says some stuff about how it's probably fine... so I guess that's where I'm going to start.

Comments

[chrisamaphone]

I got some very specific mask recommendations from friends recently:
- these kn95s on amazon
- stark's reusable masks plus some adhesive metal strips for the nose
- tailored industry 3d-knit masks