In times of triple-digit inflation, Argentines are used to seeing prices for household goods skyrocket, but even they are shocked by the cost of this season’s must-have item: mosquito repellent. …
As Argentina contends with a dengue fever outbreak, mosquito repellent has been sold out in nearly all stores in Buenos Aires and is selling online for as much as 10 times the retail value.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Shelves have gone empty, as residents hunt in vain and resort to DIY alternatives. And surging resale prices are shocking even to Argentines accustomed to triple-digit inflation. The country s latest crisis: There isn t enough mosquito repellent.
In times of triple-digit inflation, Argentines are used to seeing prices for household goods skyrocket, but even they are shocked by the cost of this season’s must-have item: mosquito repellent.