I feel like I’m paying at least twice as much for an N95 mask as I see people in COVID-conscious communities mentioning 🥲

  • Cricket [he/him]@lemmy.zip
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    24 days ago

    I love the 3M Aura masks too, but have had issues with the elastic snapping too. That is, until I discovered that 3M makes the same mask with braided elastics (9210+), which so far seems much more durable. I was able to get boxes of 20 of those for $30 (not including shipping, etc.) from Stauffer Safety.

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      24 days ago

      Wow, thanks, I’ll look for those. I’ve only seen braided elastic bands stuck on with glue though, and that breaks loose as well. I fix those with a hot melt gun.