JACKSON BARRON
12 February 2020
DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
Demand for hand sanitiser and face masks increased amid coronavirus outbreak
Priceline in Central Park in Sydney’s Broadway has inflated hand sanitiser price
The $22.99 Isocol antiseptic spray is $10 more expensive than their online store
A Priceline pharmacy is cashing in on coronavirus hysteria and selling hand sanitiser for almost double the recommended retail price.
Exclusive pictures obtained by Daily Mail Australia show 345mL bottles of Isocol antiseptic spray being sold for $22.99 in Priceline’s Broadway Central Park store in Sydney.
The price is $11 more expensive than is advertised on Priceline’s online store, with the product being sold for $11.99.
Shopper Christopher Gill told Daily Mail Australia he was stopped in his tracks when he saw the price.
‘I went in and I saw it was $22 and I thought that’s really expensive,’ Mr Gill said.
The same product is being sold in Woolworths for $9.80, with Mr Gill believing the store was price gouging amid increased demand.
‘I asked them about the price and they told me the manager was on a break and tried to get rid of me,’ he said.
‘The first person I asked rolled his eyes at me and said “prices fluctuate all the time.”‘
Hand sanitisers have been in high demand in pharmacies around the country amid fears of the deadly coronavirus, which has killed more than 1,100 people.
Pharmacies and chemists around the country completely ran out of hand sanitisers and face masks in January.
Experts say that regularly washing your hands is the best protection to stop the virus from spreading, causing the products to sell out around the country.
A Priceline Central Park spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia the staff member who set the price was out of the country and was unavailable for comment.
Daily Mail Australia have contacted Priceline Pharmacy for comment.
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