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(195,902 posts) Sat Jul 18, 2020, 03:20 PM Jul 2020

Apple stores not allowing masks with filters inside the store [View all]

I was just at one for an “appointment” and while in line one of the employees brought me a disposable blue mask. Apparently this came from the top and it’s “new”.

???

Battery is pretty much dead on my iPad Air. I’m getting a new one for $100. It should arrive midweek.

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Apple stores not allowing masks with filters inside the store [View all] underpants Jul 2020 OP

What the? tanyev Jul 2020 #1

I don't know. underpants Jul 2020 #2

What kind of mask do you have? LisaL Jul 2020 #5

Uh underpants Jul 2020 #11

The problem is those masks have been shown to not protect people other Blue_true Jul 2020 #52

Well if it has a valve filter bamagal62 Jul 2020 #3

Even with an insert? underpants Jul 2020 #6

What does it look like? LisaL Jul 2020 #12

Yes. Yes. Yes. underpants Jul 2020 #15

Those plastic circles are the exhalation valves. LisaL Jul 2020 #16

They can be taped over to make those valves inoperable uppityperson Jul 2020 #19

That defeats the main purpose for a non-N95 mask. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2020 #23

If you are talking about a homemade mask, that is not what they are worried about. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #27

They are good for covid too if they have the right filters for particulates. LisaL Jul 2020 #7

Why am I just now hearing about this, 5+ months into the emergency? ecstatic Jul 2020 #64

The good news: you got a free mask Renew Deal Jul 2020 #4

Yeah. I have a couple of those in the car should I forget underpants Jul 2020 #8

I would personally be really upset if I was asked to wear a lesser quality mask. LisaL Jul 2020 #9

And they shouldn't frazzled Jul 2020 #10

That is absolutely false. Masks with exhalation valves don't protect others. LisaL Jul 2020 #13

Valves is what I meant, and what frazzled Jul 2020 #17

I know that. LisaL Jul 2020 #18

They mean this frazzled Jul 2020 #20

I know what valve looks like. LisaL Jul 2020 #25

If everyone else wears a mask, problem solved frazzled Jul 2020 #28

They are recommending cloths masks for citizens because to this day they can't make LisaL Jul 2020 #31

What I do is spray my mask on all areas with 91% alcohol, then leave it to dry. Blue_true Jul 2020 #53

it's recommended by cdc that cloth masked be washed. And you can't spray N95 masks with alcohol, LisaL Jul 2020 #54

70%+ alcohol kills Covid. I spray both sides and the ear clips to saturation, so the alcohol from Blue_true Jul 2020 #57

Alcohol is not recommended. LisaL Jul 2020 #58

I go out so rarely, I do not worry about this. Tipperary Jul 2020 #69

If you know, then so does the store clerk. (n/t) Iggo Jul 2020 #29

I am really not going to assume that everybody knows what I know. LisaL Jul 2020 #30

Many of these have a replaceable filter MoonlitKnight Jul 2020 #66

Are you sure about that? sl8 Jul 2020 #67

Yes, all the valved masks I have seen, there is a hole in the filter where it comes in contact with LisaL Jul 2020 #74

If you look at that filter, filter will have a hole where it comes in contact with valve. LisaL Jul 2020 #73

No hole MoonlitKnight Jul 2020 #75

Except that if I don't get covid-19... I can't exhale covid-19 krispos42 Jul 2020 #68

I had no idea. underpants Jul 2020 #14

im assuming its the valved masks they dont allow and that would make sense. bullimiami Jul 2020 #21

They've closed their stores in our area for the time being Lulu KC Jul 2020 #22

learn something new around stillcool Jul 2020 #24

Me too underpants Jul 2020 #26

Apparently masks stillcool Jul 2020 #36

The news media should explain this but I can see MAGASHITS going out JI7 Jul 2020 #43

Some are already wearing lace masks for that purpose. LisaL Jul 2020 #49

Good. I wish every vendor and every local requirement prohibited use of valved KPN Jul 2020 #32

They might not even know there is an issue. LisaL Jul 2020 #33

yup, most people know nothing about it. I learned about it JI7 Jul 2020 #44

They are better for the wearer because they are easier to breathe. LisaL Jul 2020 #47

I didn't. I had a Vogmask N99 that moonscape Jul 2020 #59

I looked on their website and seems everything is sold out, but they have masks without valves LisaL Jul 2020 #61

Thanks! Great news, if moonscape Jul 2020 #62

They are promising to have new masks this Monday. LisaL Jul 2020 #72

So why do valved masks even exist? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #34

Because they make it easier to breathe. LisaL Jul 2020 #37

What in the world are they intended for? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #38

A lot of valved N95 masks are intended for industrial use. LisaL Jul 2020 #46

They can be used while sanding drywall/wood. Flaleftist Jul 2020 #50

So you can breathe out easily LeftInTX Jul 2020 #76

I think they were more for people who did things like garage work JI7 Jul 2020 #40

That's helpful. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2020 #41

The valve is one way... outgoing. KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #45

Maybe because of this - KT2000 Jul 2020 #35

You probably mean a mask with a valve or a pair of valves Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 #39

Valved masks are just fine if the goal is to protect wearer from pollution or dangerous dust. LisaL Jul 2020 #48

All true Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 #60

Good for them JI7 Jul 2020 #42

If you have an N95/N100 with a valve, then just put a surgical mask over it. Flaleftist Jul 2020 #51

Hasn't this been debunked? flamingdem Jul 2020 #55

No. LisaL Jul 2020 #56

Wish this had been a thing before I dropped $40 on 2 valved masks in April Mr. Ected Jul 2020 #63

We bought three of them. Then I bought a lot of replacement filters Stinky The Clown Jul 2020 #65

You can put something like a surgical mask or a cloth mask over the valved mask. LisaL Jul 2020 #71

They are much easier on the user. LisaL Jul 2020 #70