Ahead of a potentially devastating winter storm, EveryThingConvenience (ETC) at the University of Richmond began selling cases of Aquafina water for nearly $20, raising questions about price gouging after Gov. Abigail Spanberger declared a state of emergency.
The price generated criticism from some students, like first-year George Carlton-Ridenour, who said that charging high prices for water impacts students who can’t leave campus.
“We can’t really go anywhere, we don’t have cars,” Carlton-Ridenour said. “Freshmen like us, you either pay $20 for water or maybe not have anything to drink.”…