Heartless Houston Market Sells Cases Of Water For $99 After Hurricane Harvey
After disaster hit Texas this weekend, basic supplies were likely in high demand, and it looks like heartless retailers took advantage of the situation.
The Texas Attorney General’s Office said they’ve gotten 684 complaints over price-gouging after Hurricane Harvey, including one unnamed market which sold cases of water for a whopping $99, according to CNN Money.
While we don’t need to try very hard to convince you that $99 for water is insane, for comparison’s sake, a 24-pack of Nestle Pure Life water is only $9.82 at Walmart. That means this market applied at least a 908 percent increase over regular prices.
If the people of Houston don’t want to splurge on the $99 case of water, they can opt for a single bottle priced at $8.50.
It’s a bit sad to see markets take advantage of a tragedy, especially when there are so many positive stories of people trying to help each other through this disaster.
