Why the Best Kids Masks Are Sold Out (And What You Can Do in the Meantime)

I understand that good things come to those who wait. But being number 82,210 on a waiting list for something is a bit much—especially if that thing is a face mask with a built-in filter, which my vaccine-ineligible 11-year-old needs for school now. “Numbers 1 through 8,450 have been invited,” announced the email to wait-listed customers from Happy Masks (which now limits shoppers to five masks apiece). About two weeks after that first email, I’m number 68,860 in line.