# Masks to keep out the bad while letting in the good for pennies

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**Category:** The Quarantine Zone\
**Tags:** covid-quarantine\
**Created:** [November 12, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-to-keep-out-the-bad-while-letting-in-the-good-for-pennies/925462 "2020-11-12T20:57:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![rboyce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rboyce/32/4066_2.png) [@rboyce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rboyce)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masks-to-keep-out-the-bad-while-letting-in-the-good-for-pennies/925462/35 "2020-11-24T02:40:40Z")

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> [@JaneDoe42](#):
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> If your life means so little to you that you are going to cheap out on something like this, you will buy the cheapo filters

I use N95 masks

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