Best Buy said Wednesday that it is “deeply sorry” for charging over $42 for packs of bottled water in Houston as Hurricane Harvey approached land.
Just before the Category 4 storm that resulted in historic flooding in the nation’s fourth largest city, leaving many residents with nothing but the clothes on their backs, a viral photo surfaced on social media Friday, showing 24 packs packs of bottled at one of the retailer locations.
The image appeared to show 24-packs of 16.9 oz bottles of Dasani brand bottled water being sold for a whopping $42.96. For comparison, Amazon offers 24 packs of 16.9 ounce bottles of Dasani bottled for less than half that amount: $21.12. Walmart.com sells 24 packs of 20 ounce bottles of Dasani water for several dollars cheaper ($34.20) and 24 packs of 16.9 ounce Dasani bottled water for around $14 less than Best Buy’s price ($28.74).
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