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