The large is also on sale for $9.99 with free shipping. https://www.costco.com/32-degrees...69786.html
These masks are very comfortable and do not chafe the ears. I work in a hospital and work 10 hour shifts with no issues wearing these.
Over 1300 1 star reviews. Looks like poor quality sealing around the nose and an ugly seam down the middle. Also, when stretched normally can even see through them.
Over 1300 1 star reviews. Looks like poor quality sealing around the nose and an ugly seam down the middle. Also, when stretched normally can even see through them.
They aren't the best looking or best fitting but for me comfort is paramount having to wear them for work. I agree the seam down the middle is ugly however it is preferable then having it in the inside rubbing against my nose.
Over 1300 1 star reviews. Looks like poor quality sealing around the nose and an ugly seam down the middle. Also, when stretched normally can even see through them.
Wife just bought them for an upcoming flight. They are obviously not medical grade masks and they don't claim to be. The fabric is soft and needs to be stretched to the extreme to see anything through it. It is not stretched at all when worn. I can't comment on the efficacy, but these masks fit is better than the regular disposable masks and they are more comfortable.
scary that masks that look so invitingly fashionable are so utterly misleading.
NO: not as a face covering in a pandemic, or even mild flu season.
i have some. they're flimsy.
Seriously. I get that it's still a thing while flying though.
But the comments here are very illustrative. In filtration, good efficacy (that is, actually doing the job of filtering out ..... say..... small particulates like viruses, etc) goes hand-in-hand with pressure drop. Over your mouth, that means in addition to an excellent seal (your exhalation/inhalation are actually forced through filter media), if any sort of mask is really "doing its job", it will be hard to breathe. There are only a few ways around this - decrease efficacy (e.g. make it such that the media only filters out progressively larger particulates), increase surface area (which is how the particulate respirators work), or decrease flow (breathe slower). the issue is, the only *practical* way to accomplish being able to breathe easier, is by making the media (read: mask) less efficient - in essence making it useless for its intended purpose.
the irony is when people admit that "such and such masks are easier to breathe in" or "they are seethrough", they admit they're complying with a mandate (or perhaps just mysophobes) simply to check off a box - they should know at that point that the mask is useless, yet they continue to wear it like it's shark repellant in the sahara.
Have these. Not the best.
The seam is right in the middle.
So, when you breathe it retracts to your nose/mouth.
They should have sown in a small wire to assist with keeping the nose/mouth area from collapsing.
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Good price, will see if my club has these.
They aren't the best looking or best fitting but for me comfort is paramount having to wear them for work. I agree the seam down the middle is ugly however it is preferable then having it in the inside rubbing against my nose.
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NO: not as a face covering in a pandemic, or even mild flu season.
i have some. they're flimsy.
I was wearing these masks at the gym - if you wear them doing light tasks you'll be fine.
Seriously. I get that it's still a thing while flying though.
But the comments here are very illustrative. In filtration, good efficacy (that is, actually doing the job of filtering out ..... say..... small particulates like viruses, etc) goes hand-in-hand with pressure drop. Over your mouth, that means in addition to an excellent seal (your exhalation/inhalation are actually forced through filter media), if any sort of mask is really "doing its job", it will be hard to breathe. There are only a few ways around this - decrease efficacy (e.g. make it such that the media only filters out progressively larger particulates), increase surface area (which is how the particulate respirators work), or decrease flow (breathe slower). the issue is, the only *practical* way to accomplish being able to breathe easier, is by making the media (read: mask) less efficient - in essence making it useless for its intended purpose.
the irony is when people admit that "such and such masks are easier to breathe in" or "they are seethrough", they admit they're complying with a mandate (or perhaps just mysophobes) simply to check off a box - they should know at that point that the mask is useless, yet they continue to wear it like it's shark repellant in the sahara.
The seam is right in the middle.
So, when you breathe it retracts to your nose/mouth.
They should have sown in a small wire to assist with keeping the nose/mouth area from collapsing.