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  • NOW TO A CBS 4 NEWS

  • CONSUMER ALERT.

  • AS FEARS OVER THE CORONAVIRUS

  • GROW, PEOPLE ARE CLEANING OUT

  • STORE SHELVES.

  • PRICES ARE ALSO

  • SKYROCKETING.

  • FROM COAST TO COAST, RETAIL

  • STORES ARE SELLING OUT OF

  • PRODUCTS LIKE HAND SANITIZER,

  • DISINFECTANT WIPES AND MASKS.

  • A CALIFORNIA WOMAN POSTED THIS

  • VIDEO FROM A COSTCO WHERE SHE

  • SAYS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LINED

  • UP THURSDAY MORNING TO BUY

  • ITEMS THAT WERE LIMITED.

  • WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

  • ALCOHOL.

  • IN NEW YORK CITY,

  • PHARMACIES ARE HAVING TROUBLE

  • KEEPING UP WITH THE DEMAND.

  • THIS IS WHERE OUR HAND

  • SANITIZER COMES.

  • WHEN AN ORDER COMES IN WITHIN

  • ABOUT AN HOUR IT'S ALL GONE.

  • WE TRY TO KEEP A LIMIT TO THREE

  • TO A CUSTOMER.

  • ONE NEW JERSEY WOMAN WENT TO

  • SIX STORES BEFORE FINDING HAND

  • SANITIZER.

  • WHEN I WENT TO PAY SHE SAID

  • $50.

  • THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF

  • PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

  • SOME SAY THEY WON'T PAY THE

  • SKY HIGH PRICES.

  • I THINK IF YOU GET SOAP AND

  • WASH YOUR HANDS FOR 20 SECONDS,

  • I THINK YOU'LL BE FINE.

  • ONLINE SALES HAVE

  • SKYROCKETED.

  • THIS AMAZON LISTING OFFERS FOUR

  • BOXES OF MASKS USUALLY ABOUT

  • $20 FOR OVER A,$000.

  • AMAZON SAYS IT'S BLOCKING OR

  • REMOVING THOUSANDS OF OFFERS

  • WHERE IT SAYS BACK ACTORS ARE

  • TRYING TO RAISE PRICES.

  • NOW, STATES AND CITIES ARE

  • CRACKING DOWN.

  • CALIFORNIA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL

  • TOLD BUSINESSES IF THEY VIOLATE

  • PRICE GAUGING LAWS...

  • YOU BETTER BE PREPARED TO

  • PAY THE PRICE FOR YOUR LAW

  • BREAKING.

  • AND FOR ANY STORES FOUND

  • PRICE GAUGING THIS WEEK.

  • FROM NEW YORK CITY'S DEPARTMENT

  • OF CONSUMER AND WORKER

  • PROTECTION.

  • THIS IS NOT A TIME TO BE

  • TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK ON

  • THE BACKS OF HARDWORKING

  • PEOPLE.

  • OFFICIALS SAY MASKS ARE A

NOW TO A CBS 4 NEWS

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