Three Aldi cotton face masks for €4.90

kneemos

https://www.aldi.ie/adult-face-coverings-3-pack/p/708472417821400

DareGod

Bargain? What's the usual price?

Graham

They look like a massive improvement over the previous cotton 'hannibal' masks.

DuffleBag

Still expensive for what they are tbh

zell12

Sure Aldi had them weeks ago for the same price. Not a bargain, just normally priced
https://leaflets.aldi.ie/view/547442/24/

go4it

DuffleBag wrote: »

Still expensive for what they are tbh

If it's to take the 3 euro price of an adult T-shirt as benchmark , made from blended cotton at max 40C wash...this mask is great value.
The biggest cost it's not the cotton/fabric , but the sewing part ( even with a semi automated industrial machine )


got a shock a few years back when the price to change the metal zipper on a jacket ( labor cost only, had my own spare zipper ) was costing 60% of a new jacket...

kneemos

zell12 wrote: »

Sure Aldi had them weeks ago for the same price. Not a bargain, just normally priced
https://leaflets.aldi.ie/view/547442/24/

A fiver food three is dirt cheap. Try Amazon or Ebay.

Sam Hain

DareGod wrote: »

Bargain? What's the usual price?

No need for such a niggardly sounding reply.

DareGod

Sam Hain wrote: »

No need for such a niggardly sounding reply.

Niggardly?

Whatever that means, I actually do believe there's a need to question whether a bargain in Bargain Alerts is in fact a bargain.

kneemos

zell12 wrote: »

Sure Aldi had them weeks ago for the same price. Not a bargain, just normally priced
https://leaflets.aldi.ie/view/547442/24/

If they're cheap it's a bargain.

silver2020

I wouldn't have cotton directly on the mouth. It would need a second layer of a treated material. Cotton fibre inhalation can cause irritation, so the second layer that is the barrier between the cotton and the mouth should be a different material such as wigofil.

These probably fine for the few minutes you are in and out of a shop, but I'd be looking for a second protective layer if using it for longer periods

123654789

Not in store but still on website?

bobbyy gee

Most cotton masks are. Useless blow into them onto your hand if you feel air they are not working try this on all masks

Leo Demidov

bobbyy gee wrote:

Most cotton masks are. Useless blow into them onto your hand if you feel air they are not working try this on all masks

I'm gonna say that if air can't pass through the mask, you won't be able to breath. I can't testify to the efficacy of cotton masks in general but air needs to pass through regardless of the barrier used.

Arnold Layne

In Stores today

Kickstart1.3

Those blue cotton masks with the folds on them, I see the teenagers have started putting holes under the folds to make it easier to breath

California Dreamer

I went to Kildare Masks on Instagram and paid €6 for 1. Donation to charity and helps a micro business.