When the store purchased Lysol from Quality King again in early April 2020, the price shot up to $9.08, nearly double the price. In another example, in February 2020, Quality King sold 12-can Lysol cases to a dollar store in the Lower East Side for about $5 per can. Just five weeks later, Quality King increased the price to $8 per can, a 54 percent increase. For example, in February 2020, Quality King sold 19-ounce cans of Lysol Spray for $5.20 per can. The OAG found that Quality King raised its prices on Lysol products dramatically in the early months of 2020. The OAG investigated local retailers and found that many of these small businesses were increasing the price of Lysol because they incurred significantly higher prices from the wholesaler, Quality King. The OAG received complaints from consumers in New York City and Long Island about excessive prices for Lysol products at their local stores, including drug and grocery stores, dollar stores, and bodegas. I thank the New Yorkers who raised these concerns to my office and enabled us to investigate, uncover the price gouging, and take action to hold Quality King accountable.” We are putting money back into consumers' pockets and requiring Quality King to clean up its act. “Price gouging hurts consumers and small businesses and prevents people from getting critical goods in a time of crisis. “As we were grappling with fear and uncertainty during the early days of the pandemic, Quality King took advantage of New Yorkers and jacked up prices on these essential products,” said Attorney General James. Nearly 1,500 New Yorkers who reported high prices to OAG will receive reimbursement checks. This agreement resolves an earlier lawsuit against Quality King and requires the company to pay $100,000 to the state. New York’s price gouging statute prevents companies throughout the supply chain from increasing prices on essential goods and services during emergencies. An OAG investigation found that Quality King, which distributes to retailers, drug stores, and local grocery stores in New York City and Long Island, increased prices of Lysol by more than 50 percent. In the early days of the pandemic, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) received complaints from consumers of abnormally high prices for Lysol products, including Lysol Spray and Lysol Wipes. (Quality King), for price gouging Lysol products at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James recovered $100,000 from a wholesale grocery and drug distributor, Quality King Distributors, Inc. Nearly 1,500 New Yorkers Who Reported High Prices to OAG Will Receive Reimbursement
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