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Posted: Thu Apr 2, 2020 5:39pm
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mike0987

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AS soon as I speak English and ask to buy a face mask it just seems to be  closely guarded

secret'  No one seems to know  Dose anyone out there know? Please advise 

Thank you in advance for your advise  

regards mike 

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Posted: Thu Apr 2, 2020 6:51pm

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Posted: Thu Apr 2, 2020 6:51pm

Well to be honest, I actually went to a farmicia local to me and in my broken Spanish asked for/about hand sanitizers,disposable gloves and face mask, the response I got was very similar to yours but with a very big No and that was the only thing said to me in the reply, but overall I feel the Spanish people in general are always helpful. 

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Posted: Thu Apr 2, 2020 9:40pm

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Posted: Thu Apr 2, 2020 9:40pm

This post that was quoted has been deleted.

I am home learning at present via the internet, but I must say cutting a long story short, this happened to me the first week in March, well before the state of alarm was declared, the reason for this, my wife was flying back to the uk and was worried about getting on the flight then, There was no big signs in the windows at this time, as said in my previous post I feel the Spanish people are helpful and not like some brits I have come to know! Have a good evening and stay safe.

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Posted: Thu Apr 2, 2020 9:53pm

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Posted: Thu Apr 2, 2020 9:53pm

Peter3473 wrote on Thu Apr 2, 2020 9:40pm:

I am home learning at present via the internet, but I must say cutting a long story short, this happened to me the first week in March, well before the state of alarm was declared, the reason for this, my wife was flying back to the uk and was worried about getting on the flight then, There was n...

...o big signs in the windows at this time, as said in my previous post I feel the Spanish people are helpful and not like some brits I have come to know! Have a good evening and stay safe.

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has all the sanitizer!

Take care.

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LeckyLes

Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:28am

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:28am

Hand Gel Sanitiser is now ,once more, available from most UK Pharmacies

Hopefully the Spanish system will soon catch up with the UK system.

LeckyLes 

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:48am

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:48am

LeckyLes wrote on Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:28am:

Hand Gel Sanitiser is now ,once more, available from most UK Pharmacies

Hopefully the Spanish system will soon catch up with the UK system.

LeckyLes 

LeckyLes, ?

 "Here in the UK, just a few days ago only one seller seemed to have any in stock. A 500ml bottle was priced at £30 (€35) - at least 10 times what it would have been in February. It's since been reduced to £20, but that is still about seven times pre-pandemic prices"

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-52126847

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:52am

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:52am

Villas wrote on Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:48am:

LeckyLes, ?

 "Here in the UK, just a few days ago only one seller seemed to have any in stock. A 500ml bottle was priced at £30 (€35) - at least 10 times what it would have been in February. It's since been reduced to £20, but that is still about seven times pre-pandemic prices"

Villas ,fake news abounds and media stories are not always reliable. Hand Sanitiser is available in Boots Chemists and many others, it is naturally restricted to two small bottles per customer, less than £1 per bottle.

Once again, well done the UK system.

LeckyLes 

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:59am

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:59am

LeckyLes wrote on Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:52am:

Villas ,fake news abounds and media stories are not always reliable. Hand Sanitiser is available in Boots Chemists and many others, it is naturally restricted to two small bottles per customer, less than £1 per bottle.

Once again, well done the UK system.

LeckyLes 

Thanks Les. I´ll make my way to Gibraltar, my nearest outlet (permitted travel exception pos?).

& when did "media stories are not always reliable" be included under the heading of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 9:18am

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 9:18am

Villas wrote on Fri Apr 3, 2020 8:59am:

Thanks Les. I´ll make my way to Gibraltar, my nearest outlet (permitted travel exception pos?).

& when did "media stories are not always reliable" be included under the heading of the British Broadcasting Corporation.

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Hope you manage to get your Boot y .

I realised my error in description Re. 'Tabloid' and had edited it  to 'Media' as you were replying. 

My apologies my good Sir👍

LeckyLes 

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 9:24am

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Posted: Fri Apr 3, 2020 9:24am

LeckyLes wrote on Fri Apr 3, 2020 9:18am:

Hope you manage to get your Boot y .

I realised my error in description Re. 'Tabloid' and had edited it  to 'Media' as you were replying. 

My apologies my good Sir👍

LeckyLes 

Thanks Les. 

A friend went to the chemist this week to buy a face mask for covid-19 protection. Annoyingly,they´d sold out, but the lady serving, told the customer to try Boots instead. My friend probably looks rather stupid, but will not take any chances!

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