Felt I had to leave this review. Here is the story. I live in the area of Santa Cruz country that has been impacted by the PG&E safty power shut downs. So far my power has been turned off twice within just a few days...
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Felt I had to leave this review. Here is the story. I live in the area of Santa Cruz country that has been impacted by the PG&E safty power shut downs. So far my power has been turned off twice within just a few days apart, A day after the first power outage I went to Praxair in Watsonville and bought dry ice at $.70 a pound. A few days later after the second outage I went back to get some more. The helpful guy behind the counter, as he was ringing me up asked if I had bought dry ice before. I said yes just a few days ago, thinking he was going to remind me about the safety issues in handeling it. But no, the reason was, with a sheepish look on his face, was telling me that the price had gone up to $ $1.86. I was pretty surprised that it had gone up by 166%. Maybe I should have argued a bit but I think I was so surprised that I just paid and left. But the more I thought about it, the more I needed to post this review. I called the Salinas Praxair to see what they charged and they said it has always been $1.00 a pound with them and still was. You would think that a sense of community would prevent people from taking unfair advantage, but in this case, at Praxair in Watsonville, it did not. A 166% price increase is a bit extreme. Especially in a time of need when people are trying to keep their food from spoiling.