[digikey.ca] Ideal-tek S.A. 1200H (N95 DISPOSABLE FACE MASK - NIOSH) $9.29

lol no comment..... yeesh

Digikey is legit, their next day shipping is killer. Order by 8pm est and it usually arrives the next day. I usually buy my electrical components from there....

But 9.29 a mask.... I feel a industrial supply store or even ULINE will be cheaper. Those supply stores usually have stock, you just need to have an account with them. Otherwise even the kf94s or kn95s are fine too? Obviously if your place allows you to use substitutes...

ULINE non vented below: 2.6 dollars a mask
https://www.uline.ca/Product/Detail/S-9 ... Respirator

potato135 wrote: ↑ Digikey is legit, their next day shipping is killer. I usually buy my electrical components from there.... T

But 9.29 a mask.... I feel a industrial supply store or even ULINE will be cheaper. Otherwise even the kf94s or kn95s are fine too? Obviously if your place allows you to use substitutes...
https://www.uline.ca/Product/Detail/S-9 ... Respirator

Thankyou!

Safety person say we CANNOT use KN95 for work. It need to be NIOSH.

I will let our buyer know ULINE have stock again. Do they have limit? We want to buy 100 or more boxes.

MikuGirl wrote: ↑ Thankyou!

Safety person say we CANNOT use KN95 for work. It need to be NIOSH.

I will let our buyer know ULINE have stock again. Do they have limit? We want to buy 100 or more boxes.

I would assume that if you're buying for a business it shouldn't be an issue if you contact them. You could also try the industrial supply houses, such as Grainger. I assume if you do enough business with them they can find stock for you.

https://www.uline.ca/Product/Detail/S-1 ... Respirator shows limit 2 but the previous one I showed didn't mention any limit.

potato135 wrote: ↑ I would assume that if you're buying for a business it shouldn't be an issue if you contact them. You could also try the industrial supply houses, such as Grainger. I assume if you do enough business with them they can find stock for you.

https://www.uline.ca/Product/Detail/S-1 ... Respirator shows limit 2 but the previous one I showed didn't mention any limit.

We buy from Grainger before, but they close many stores and shipping expensive.

We have order with them, but not deliver for more than 10 months. They say USA not allow for them to bring here to sell here.

If we not buy 3M, we try to buy many. We need to fit test each time we change.

MikuGirl wrote: ↑ Thankyou!

Safety person say we CANNOT use KN95 for work. It need to be NIOSH.

I will let our buyer know ULINE have stock again. Do they have limit? We want to buy 100 or more boxes.

https://bydcare.ca/store/ols/products/n95

This is a much better deal. Although currently out of stock.

Poutinesauce wrote: ↑ https://bydcare.ca/store/ols/products/n95

This is a much better deal. Although currently out of stock.

Yes, last time we buy thousands. They now are "Out of Stock".

As far as I heard and know, N95 are not sold with earloops so this can't be N95.

smackioio wrote: ↑ As far as I heard and know, N95 are not sold with earloops so this can't be N95.

Yes there are N95s with earloops.

What's with the vents on masks? Doesn't that just allow particles in and therefore less effective?

muffin4life wrote: ↑ What's with the vents on masks? Doesn't that just allow particles in and therefore less effective?

Allows unfiltered exhale. It's valved so can't be used for inhale.

Poutinesauce wrote: ↑ Yes there are N95s with earloops.

Any N95 with earloops are not NIOSH approved. Earloops make it less likely that you will have a proper seal. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/usernot ... tResp.html

trendless wrote: ↑ Allows unfiltered exhale. It's valved so can't be used for inhale.

Interesting... Thx for the info!

I did a bit more digging. This manufacturer "Ideal-tek S.A." is NOT on the list of niosh approved manufacturers so I think this is definitely fake.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/ ... st1-i.html

redsynapse wrote: ↑ I did a bit more digging. This manufacturer "Ideal-tek S.A." is NOT on the list of niosh approved manufacturers so I think this is definitely fake.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/ ... st1-i.html

The vast majority of western brand name N95 respirators on the market are designed and manufactured in China. So you won't find it listed under the brand name on CDC, but instead under the real manufacturer.

In this case, it looks like a GIKO 1200.

https://www.vitacore.ca/

Might see if CAN95 works.

Just not worth it.

Wear a surgical mask, distance, visit retailers at offpeak hours if need be.

Get the vaccine when it's your turn.

One mask is enough, double masking is diminishing returns and doesn't make you an antimasker.

https://shop.demetech.us/collections/n9 ... ator-masks

These are NIOSH approved iirc. Not sure if they ship to Canada.

redflagdealsguy wrote: ↑ Just not worth it.

Wear a surgical mask, distance, visit retailers at offpeak hours if need be.

Get the vaccine when it's your turn.

One mask is enough, double masking is diminishing returns and doesn't make you an antimasker.

There is a better option for the common man to be better protected: buying Powecom KN95 masks. They can be gotten for $1-1.50 if you buy many. They are much better than surgical masks with a much better fit and are FDA-approved.

All the posters on the masks4all subreddit are raving about them. I am also very satisfied.