
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic lock-down, a large number of unscrupulous retailers hiked up the prices of wipes, toilet roll and sanitiser to the point it became a global subject of ridicule. This profiteering practice is affectionately known as price gouging. The major online retailer platforms such as Amazon and eBay clamped down on these practices and this has been widely reported in the press (https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/347346 and eBay itself https://community.ebay.co.uk/t5/Seller-Central/Hand-Sanitizer-Gel-50ml-1-50-removed-by-Ebay-50ml-at-8-50-still/td-p/6546166). The eBay restrictions came into effect as of March 2013 and since then there is no process for genuine sellers to get approved.
However such methods are a double edged sword. Since the lock-down many manufacturers have adjusted manufacturing production lines to supply the short-fall of PPE/PPW and sanitisers to help address the global shortage. Unfortunately there is no easy channel to market for these products and where market forces should be driving the prices down for consumers, eBay and Amazon are forcing them up. These items are continually out of stock, disreputable companies have found ways round the restrictions and are hiking up the prices again and the supply in the system is blocked.
Here at Hi-5 Supplies we have access to much of that manufactured supply in the UK and can pass on bulk pricing we obtain for our contract clients.
See come of the sanitiser and PPW deals in our shop.
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Hand Sanitiser (100ml) (GL-RG202)Product on sale£434.93
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Business PPE Starter Pack for 10 Staff – Medical Grade (GL-START4)Product on sale£585.00
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PPE Basic Bundle (GL-START3)Product on sale£395.00
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10 Staff PPW Starter Bundle (GL-START2)Product on sale£495.00
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Antibacterial Hand Sanitiser – Handy Size 100ml (GL-RV02X)Product on sale£2.39
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1000l Bulk Sanitiser Pack (GL-BULK02)Product on sale£7,995.00
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Get up and Running PPE and Sanitiser Starter Bundle (GL-START1)Product on sale£9,895.00
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Sanitiser Branding (GL-PLBL)
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Bulk refills (100 boxes) (GL-BULK100)Product on sale£4,995.00