Forget TVs and Speakers, This Year's Most Sought-After Cyber Monday Deals Are on KN95 Masks
0Products featured are independently selected by our editorial team and we may earn a commission from purchases made from our links; the retailer may also receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. You could score a deal on an Apple Watch, 4K TV or brand-name headphones during Cyber Monday, but one of the most popular items online this year is a KN95 Mask. A number of sites, from Amazon to family-owned businesses, have reported an increase in sales of KN95 masks, as Black Friday and Cyber Week discounts drop the price of these normally-expensive face coverings. “We have seen an increase [of purchases] leading up to the holidays, and November’s sales have doubled for us,” shares Shaz Amin, founder of WellBefore.com (formerly known as Honest PPE). The site is offering 10% off site-side for Cyber Monday with promo code STAYSAFEWELLBEFORE. “Unfortunately the demand seems to be linked to the drastic rise in Covid cases,” Amin admits. “The Covid cases from Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s gatherings will be felt [for] weeks after and we have to be prepared.” Bill Taubner, the owner of BonefideMasks.com, says his site has seen an increase in KN95 mask sales over the last week as well. “I believe people are starting to see a surge in Covid cases and are worried about the winter season, along with the possibility of masks being in short supply again,” he says, explaining the sudden surge of interest. The Best Cyber Monday Deals to Shop This Company Makes the Softest Sheets (and They're 25% Off This Weekend) Why the Band's 'The Last Waltz' Is the Greatest Concert Movie of All Time Robin Williams: The Triumphant Life and Painful Final Days of a Comedic Genius Taubner, whose company was started by his great-grandfather in 1938 as a ball chain manufacturer, pivoted some of the company’s resources earlier this year to help source masks and PPE, after a request from his local officials in Westchester Country, New York. “Our machinery is not capable of producing masks, but with some encouragement from others, we put some of our supply chain expertise and our significant vendor relationships to work,” he explains. “We established direct distribution partnerships with the two premier overseas factories that make FDA-authorized and NIOSH-approved masks and started BonafideMasks.com.” The site is offering 15% off for Cyber Monday with promo code CYBER. With the threat of Covid still in the air, the benefits to wearing a KN95 mask have been well-documented. When used in conjunction with other protective guidelines (I.e. washing your hands and disinfecting surfaces), the best KN95 masks can help prevent the spread of Covid and keep you safe from potentially harmful airborne particles. As coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country, KN95 mask providers say it’s no wonder people are stocking up on face masks this season. “Many customers are gearing up for a brutal winter in case there is another shortage of PPE,” Amin s