Keith Ellison cracks down on 'pandemic profiteering' involving toilet paper, more
Source: Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: March 24, 2020 at 4:31 p.m. | UPDATED: March 24, 2020 at 7:10 p.m.
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said Tuesday his office has begun a statewide crackdown on people and businesses engaged in pandemic profiteering, including a downtown St. Paul smoke shop accused of charging $79.99 for a 36-roll pack of toilet paper.
Also Tuesday, the attorney generals office sent a warning letter to Menards, putting the Eau Claire-based retailer on notice that the office has received and is actively investigating reports of alleged price-gouging of products at stores......................................
............................................According to the court filing, the office conducted a secret shopper investigation at the business located at 381 Minnesota St. and discovered it was selling toilet paper for $2.99 for one roll, $4.99 for two rolls and $79.99 for a 36-roll pack. The store was also allegedly selling one-ounce bottles of hand sanitizer for $4.99; packs of six nitrile exam gloves for $2.99; and 12 nitrile exam gloves for $4.99....................................
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The attorney generals office said it has received similar complaints about other cleaning supplies and face masks sold at Menards locations throughout Minnesota. The letter asks Menards to cooperate with the offices investigation by providing information and documentation about the price increases by March 27.
Last week, Michigans attorney general sent a cease and desist letter to the retailer after receiving 18 complaints from consumers about face masks, bleach and other products being sold at high prices...............................................
Read more: https://www.twincities.com/2020/03/24/minnesota-crackdown-on-coronavirus-pandemic-profiteering/
The owner of Menards is a big Trump donor-and probably the richest man in WI. Or close to it.
indigoth
(137 posts)Many many years ago. I used to work for one of his companies. It was THE WORST job Ive ever had. The head honcho, himself, is not a nice person. I go out of my way to NOT shop there.
riversedge
(70,285 posts)DENVERPOPS
(8,844 posts)It's getting to the point that if we boycott places to buy stuff because of their Extreme Right Wing ownership and/or Management, we won't be able to buy anything pretty soon.
Think of it this way:
It is not The United States of America, it has become: The United Corporations of America.
The dictionary defines the merger of Government and Corporations as FASCISM......
47of74
(18,470 posts)Rebl2
(13,542 posts)shopped there once and were supposed to get rebates on a couple things we bought. Never got them. Never been back.
while meds cost 100000% and gets a free pass by congress......
marble falls
(57,162 posts)for $5 and a coupon at any store.
At the end of the beany baby craze they were cheap enough to wipe one's tush with.
They could it save up for Y3K.
Archae
(46,343 posts)A couple silly DJ's in Milwaukee made a joke about flying a B-29 over County Stadium in Milwaukee to drop Cabbage Patch Kids, and some suckers actually fell for it!
marble falls
(57,162 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)We need these leeches like we need this virus.
DENVERPOPS
(8,844 posts)the Koch brothers profits as a major manufacturer of TP and Napkins.......
Bengus81
(6,932 posts)Pooooor ole Menards......