says Jack King, owner of L.C. King Manufacturing Co in Bristol, Tennessee.
“We can make about 700 masks a day here,”
relying on more products from China, given the shortages we’ve faced. “We were just completely caught off guard by the popularity of this face mask,” King said. “The reason it is popular is because it actually ties around the head, and it doesn’t have elastic around the ears, because everyone’s complaining about that hurting. The second thing about it is it’s 100% cotton and is washable. You can actually wash it at your house and continue to wear it throughout the week – that kind of thing. It stays sterile that way.” “And it’s made in Tennessee,” he said. “We were able to get a fantastic shipping rate through FedEx, so we can get the masks to the customer between two and three days
nationwide, and we’re real thankful towards them.” King continued: “Because of all that, we were able to really stay in business and prepare for us to open... All 17 employees came back because of this face mask that we’ve been able to sell to the general public.” © Creators Salena Zito is a CNN political analyst and a staff reporter and columnist for the Washington Examiner . She reaches the Everyman and Everywoman through shoe-leather journalism, traveling from Main Street to the beltway and all places in between.
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