Fresh
air from New Zealand goes on sale at a duty free shop for $100
5
October, 2018
Cans
of New Zealand air have sparked outrage after they were spotted on
sale for almost $100.
Four
cans of the 'Pure Fresh New Zealand Air' were seen on display with a
price tag of $98.99 at a duty free shop at Auckland International
Airport, the Daily Mail reported.
A
photo of the 'value pack' cans - saving customers $20 off the normal
retail price - was shared to Twitter by journalist Damian Christie on
Thursday.
"You've
got to be s***ting me. Also, $98 so not exactly a cute prank gift,"
he posted alongside the photo.
Others
speculated if the air bottling required resource consent.
We
have hit peak capitalism," another person said.
The
bottles - which come with breathing masks attached - are sold around
the world by a company called Kiwiana.
Five-litre
cans of air are sold on the Kiwiana website for $34.50 each.
"New
Zealand's unique position in the Southern Ocean means Kiwiana Air has
crossed no major landmass before flowing over the pristine Southern
Alps of New Zealand and into this can," a message on the back of
the product reads.
According
to the Kiwiana website, the company harvests the air "above the
snow line" on New Zealand's South Island.
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