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Hand Sanitizer From A Distillery

Pearlee — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:09:35 GMT

A supermarket I went to yesterday was selling hand sanitizers made by a distillery in PA that started making them. They were not on shelves where the hand sanitizers are usually stocked so at first I didn't see them. As a I went to check out I saw large barrels that had a huge sign on them saying SANITIZERS DO NOT DRINK and then I saw why. They are in 16.9 oz bottles (not pumps) that look just like Vitamin Water flavored water bottles. They contain 80% alcohol as the active ingredient and water, glycerin and hydrogen peroxide as inactive ingredients and the label said it was made to WHO specifications. The 16.9 oz bottle cost $4.99 which wasn't gouging but about the price of Purell per 8 oz. I probably have enough hand sanitizer to last a while but I bought a bottle since it's the only place I've seen it since the pandemic started. When I use up one of my Kroger brand ones that is an 8 oz pump bottle, I'll transfer this in because I don't want spillage from using out of a bottle with a mouth.

On this subject a friend who lives in Sarasota FL got to Walmart at 7 this morning and found plenty of "name brand" hand sanitizer. it was the first he's seen since the pandemic started too.

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millieshops — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:14:41 GMT

Just read today that there's a privately owned pharmacy not far from me where one of its pharmacists is making sanitizer to WHO levels.

Two good things - I didn't even know that pharmacy existed and now I'll go give them business - starting with some sanitizer. Thanks to my neighbos posting on nextdoor....

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Pearlee — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 22:19:22 GMT

The policeman who was on security duty at the store told me the fire station employees had been using the sanitizer I bought and it was fine.

@millieshops You'd better get over there before it's all gone if you read that today!

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godi — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 23:30:52 GMT

We have a few distillery's in Pa making hand sanitizer. I bought some because I don't think we will ever see Purell again.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:06:40 GMT

@godi I recently bought a bottle of Purell at Walgreen's. I heard they donated a large amount to an organization here in my city. There have been several reports here on the boards about wineries and liquor manufacturers making hand sanitizer.

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bonnielu — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:15:07 GMT

I cannot find Purell anywhere. Anyone know if it is online anywhere????

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Kachina624 — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:37:39 GMT

@bonnielu Have you tried Walgreen's? They asked me if I wanted to buy it when I picked up a prescription at the drive-in window.

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:38:49 GMT

@Pearlee Here's what we've been able to procure at Ollies in PA and MD.

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Pearlee — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:53:27 GMT

@PA Mom-mom. That's the same distillery mine is from, Faber in PA! But bottled differently. We have Ollie's too, I haven't been there in a while though. How many ounces in your bottle?

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Pearlee — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:56:59 GMT

@Kachina624 I've tried 3 Walgreens in my area and none have any. They all said they've been out of it for weeks.

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 00:58:36 GMT

@Pearlee It looks like they are made in Quakertown, PA. Each bottle seem to be a liter. We live in SE PA and my DD lives in western MD. We bought the same thing in our local Ollies.

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RollTide2008 — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:09:15 GMT

I got some from a distillery in Colorado. It was a little expensive, but i really like it.

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shoesnbags — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:18:56 GMT

A couple of distilleries here in NOLA began doing this a few weeks ago, but are sending all of it to medical destinations. So I'm not seeing any of it in stores. My son in Chicago just bought sanitizer from a local distillery there as well. I think this is being done here and there across the country.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:31:47 GMT

@Pearlee I guess our local manager must have super connections.

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hippiechick7897 — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 01:35:18 GMT

I’ve seen it in what looks like vodka bottles too.

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Drythe — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:25:36 GMT

Several breweries here starting making it very early on.

They are selling it, but also donating it in 5 Gal containers to ambulance services, police, fire department, animal services, etc.

Pulling together.

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MorningLover — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 03:59:14 GMT

@Pearlee wrote: A supermarket I went to yesterday was selling hand sanitizers made by a distillery in PA that started making them. They were not on shelves where the hand sanitizers are usually stocked so at first I didn't see them. As a I went to check out I saw large barrels that had a huge sign on them saying SANITIZERS DO NOT DRINK and then I saw why. They are in 16.9 oz bottles (not pumps) that look just like Vitamin Water flavored water bottles. They contain 80% alcohol as the active ingredient and water, glycerin and hydrogen peroxide as inactive ingredients and the label said it was made to WHO specifications. The 16.9 oz bottle cost $4.99 which wasn't gouging but about the price of Purell per 8 oz. I probably have enough hand sanitizer to last a while but I bought a bottle since it's the only place I've seen it since the pandemic started. When I use up one of my Kroger brand ones that is an 8 oz pump bottle, I'll transfer this in because I don't want spillage from using out of a bottle with a mouth....

Sounds like what my daughter bought. I had to do a double take when I saw it. It does look just like Vitamin Water flavored water bottles.

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madzonie — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:02:20 GMT

Borderlands Brewery and Thunderland Brewstillery in Tucson AZ and Flying Leap Winery and Distillery in Elgin AZ are also producing hand sanitizer.

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Pearlee — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:04:47 GMT

@MorningLover. Yes! That's exactly what I bought!

I actually think it's quite dangerous to package the sanitizer like this and the liquor bottle, even though they say Do Not Drink on them. I do drink Zero Vitamin Water and have those bottles at my house too.

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MorningLover — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 04:17:40 GMT

@Pearlee I agree. I feel the same way.