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[Pearlee]

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.

[millieshops]

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....

[Pearlee]

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!

[godi]

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. 

[Kachina624]

@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.

[bonnielu]

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

[Kachina624]

@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.

[PA Mom-mom]

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

[Pearlee]

@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?

[Pearlee]

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