Saturday, June 13, 2020

Counting Customers

Remember how the other day I wrote about how one of the local grocery stores seemed to be lessening their social distancing policies? Dkzody mentioned in a comment how scary that was.

I am happy to inform her, and everyone else, that when Hubby Tony and I went back to the same grocery store tonight I saw an associate with a tablet at the entrance door accounting for customers when they walked in. (And his counterpart was at the exit door tabulating customers as they walked out.)


Five years ago today: First Place On The Right

11 comments:

  1. They've been counting customers at the local Walmart and not checking receipts as customers leave. But last time I was there, they were back to receipt checking. They don't clean carts or anything there, never have.

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    1. I only get a couple of items at Walmart and don't bother with a cart. I've seen tons of people take them, though. The lack of cleanliness must not bother them.

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  2. But are they cleaning the shopping carts before you take one? That's what the greeters at Whole Foods, Target, and SaveMart, Sprouts, the stores where I shop, do. They greet, make sure I take a clean cart, offer hand sanitizer, and make sure the store is not over crowded. Those are the stores I want to patronize. They are following California's protocols.

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    1. Since for the most part my trips are small I just carry the items in my arms. I find it's easier to keep my social distance if I don't have a huge cart to push. (At Aldi today a woman swerved right in front of me and I was able to quickly step to the side.) No matter what store I go on I will NOT use a hand basket, which I don't believe is ever sanitized.

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    2. Wow! You must not buy much. Since I only shop once a week now, my basket it so full by the time I finish. Then it's about 6 to 8 bags that go back into the basket that I take out to the car. I didn't shop at all last week so I will be at three stores this next week. But I will only go to one store a day. Our health department just posted numbers of cases by zip code, and our zip code has very low numbers. I will continue to stay close to home.

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    3. One of the issues with eating a predominantly plant-based diet is that there is no good way to stock up on fresh vegetables and fruits. I also hit multiple stores, purchasing the sale items/what's freshest at each. Although when I go out I may come back home with four or five large bags, each store only requires one of two.

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  3. I have no idea what the stores do here; I haven't been in a store since early March. Since hubby is so much younger, he does the shopping, I do the sanitizing. And hi! Yes, I'm back, after a 9 mo. blogging hiatus! Hope you are well, all things considered!

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    1. Hello! I was THRILLED to see your name pop up in my reader! Hope to see a post from you soon, too :-)

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  4. Apparently, I had my blog set at private from last fall. Dur. LOL It's open now, so please come and visit when you can! Thanks!

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