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$40 for a Snow Shovel?

 

By Jack Fichter

Schellenger’s Landing- Snow shovels are the rarest commodity in the county right now. Swain’s in Cape May is sold out as is Ace Hardware in Villas and Lowe’s in Rio Grande.
Sea Gear Marine Supply on Route 109 and 4th Avenue, just before entering Cape May on the turn around, has shovels but is selling them for $40 each for the Union Tool Aluminum Transfer Scoop #12 size
While this reporter paid the price, several patrons in Sea Gear’s parking lot called it :”price gouging.”
In fairness, Amazon.com was getting $42 for the same item which may make this model the “Cadillac” of snow shovels.If you broke your shovel and need a replacement, you know where to get one but don’t expect to find a $10 shovel. An on line hardware store was listing the model for $50 which features an aluminum blade 0.077″ thick with etched finish, ash handle with steel and wood D-Grip for the toughest jobs.
This model looks like you could use it to shovel coal into the boiler of a steam locomotive.

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