Did you know there’s a pandemic happening?

That’s right, there’s a killer virus out there and the only thing that can stop it is putting a strip of paper or fabric over your face!

But there’s just ONE PROBLEM…

Where do all the used masks go? Well, Crazy Mike will tell you where they USED to go.

On the ground!

In the park!

In the middle of the sidewalk!

That’s bad for the environment! This litter ends up in our oceans, choking the life out of our marine animals! And because these masks are just going to waste, we have to make MORE masks. That means MORE factory emissions, MORE shipping pollution, MORE greenhouse gases, MORE climate change!

MORE CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC????

THAT’S CRAZY!!!

But not as crazy as cRaZy MiKe’S idea to end the pandemic and stop climate change AT THE SAME TIME!!!

Come on down to Crazy Mike’s Gently Used Mask Warehouse where you can buy gently used masks for PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR!

This weekend ONLY, we’re letting these perfectly good, pre-owned masks go for next to nothing! Crazy Mike’s loss is your gain!

We’ve got masks for kids! Masks for adults! Surgical masks! Cotton masks! Deeply discounted masks from the sewerage outlet! Get one for yourself! Get one for grandma! Get them for the whole family! Buy ten, get two FREE!

Reduce, reuse, and recycle your way back to normal!

Mask up to fight global warming!

Stop by today and SAVE!

That’s so crazy, it just might work!

*First come, first serve.
**Wear at your own risk.
***All masks sold AS-IS.
****Financing not available.
*****No returns or exchanges.
******Crazy Mike makes no guarantee that wearing our gently used masks will end the pandemic or stop climate change.

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-Starr

Top image is a collage created by me from images sourced from Pixabay. All other images sourced from Pixabay and unedited.