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Social media lit up on Tuesday after a picture was posted by a reporter on Twitter which appeared to show a Best Buy in Texas charging $42 for a case of Dasani water. </p><p> The picture also showed the price for a case of SmartWater at $29, with a sign noting that there was a "limited supply" of it. </p><p> Subsequent commenters accused the store in the Houston suburb of Cypress, Texas of price gouging. A 24-pack of water like that usually costs anywhere between $15 and $20 &mdash; even <a href=https://www.amazon.com/DASANI-water-16-9-24-Count/dp/B000T9SZOU > online</a>. </p><p> In a statement, a Best Buy spokesperson told Business Insider the pricing was "a big mistake." The price was seen only on Friday, and was due to an employee mistakenly pricing the entire case of water using the price for a single bottle and multiplying it. </p><div data-bi-ad id="ad-7673"
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