Sat Jul 18, 2020, 03:20 PM

underpants (159,399 posts)

Apple stores not allowing masks with filters inside the store

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 (Original post)	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

Response to underpants (Original post)

Sat Jul 18, 2020, 03:21 PM

tanyev (33,362 posts)

Apple stores not allowing masks with filters inside the store

1. What the?

2. I don't know.

5. What kind of mask do you have?

11. Uh

52. The problem is those masks have been shown to not protect people other

3. Well if it has a valve filter

6. Even with an insert?

12. What does it look like?

15. Yes. Yes. Yes.

16. Those plastic circles are the exhalation valves.

19. They can be taped over to make those valves inoperable

23. That defeats the main purpose for a non-N95 mask.

27. If you are talking about a homemade mask, that is not what they are worried about.

7. They are good for covid too if they have the right filters for particulates.

64. Why am I just now hearing about this, 5+ months into the emergency?

4. The good news: you got a free mask

8. Yeah. I have a couple of those in the car should I forget

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

10. And they shouldn't

13. That is absolutely false. Masks with exhalation valves don't protect others.

17. Valves is what I meant, and what

18. I know that.

20. They mean this

25. I know what valve looks like.

28. If everyone else wears a mask, problem solved

31. They are recommending cloths masks for citizens because to this day they can't make

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

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

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

58. Alcohol is not recommended.

69. I go out so rarely, I do not worry about this.

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

30. I am really not going to assume that everybody knows what I know.

66. Many of these have a replaceable filter

67. Are you sure about that?

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

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

75. No hole

68. Except that if I don't get covid-19... I can't exhale covid-19

14. I had no idea.

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

22. They've closed their stores in our area for the time being

24. learn something new around

26. Me too

36. Apparently masks

43. The news media should explain this but I can see MAGASHITS going out

49. Some are already wearing lace masks for that purpose.

32. Good. I wish every vendor and every local requirement prohibited use of valved

33. They might not even know there is an issue.

44. yup, most people know nothing about it. I learned about it

47. They are better for the wearer because they are easier to breathe.

59. I didn't. I had a Vogmask N99 that

61. I looked on their website and seems everything is sold out, but they have masks without valves

62. Thanks! Great news, if

72. They are promising to have new masks this Monday.

34. So why do valved masks even exist?

37. Because they make it easier to breathe.

38. What in the world are they intended for?

46. A lot of valved N95 masks are intended for industrial use.

50. They can be used while sanding drywall/wood.

76. So you can breathe out easily

40. I think they were more for people who did things like garage work

41. That's helpful.

45. The valve is one way... outgoing.

35. Maybe because of this -

39. You probably mean a mask with a valve or a pair of valves

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

60. All true

42. Good for them

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

55. Hasn't this been debunked?

56. No.

63. Wish this had been a thing before I dropped $40 on 2 valved masks in April

65. We bought three of them. Then I bought a lot of replacement filters

71. You can put something like a surgical mask or a cloth mask over the valved mask.

70. They are much easier on the user.