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@skyblue17 and @NYCgrrl If you know anyone in need around the NYC area, please share this with them. World Central Kitchen is an AMAZING organization that seems to fly under the radar.
I went through this today. The husband would stand on one side of the aisle while the wife shopped on the other side, so you couldn’t pass without violating the distance requirements. It was frustrating to have to turn around in almost every aisle because of this.I didn't read the whole thread so not sure if anyone else has talked about this, but one thing that's baffling me right now is the people who are still bringing their whole family to the grocery store. Why does it take more than one person to buy groceries? I went to the store on Monday afternoon, and saw so many couples shopping together, couples with multiple children, etc. I saw one couple with a baby - mom was pushing the baby in an umbrella stroller and coughing right into her hand
I understand if there are single parents with young kids who don't have another option, but in most cases I don't know why one family member can't do the shopping alone. I realize that if mom or dad catches the virus at the store the whole family will get it anyway, but that's not the point - we're supposed to be avoiding crowds, and people are making the stores so much more crowded than they need to be.
My husband and I were out last Thursday when it was a made rush to get stuff in our metro. With the amount of stuff we got that would feed us more than we ordinarily would buy (as we usually only buy for several meals worth at a time) it would have take so much longer to do that meaning that much more time for exposure. It already took long enough hunting through the aisles and shelves.I didn't read the whole thread so not sure if anyone else has talked about this, but one thing that's baffling me right now is the people who are still bringing their whole family to the grocery store. Why does it take more than one person to buy groceries? I went to the store on Monday afternoon, and saw so many couples shopping together, couples with multiple children, etc. I saw one couple with a baby - mom was pushing the baby in an umbrella stroller and coughing right into her hand
I understand if there are single parents with young kids who don't have another option, but in most cases I don't know why one family member can't do the shopping alone. I realize that if mom or dad catches the virus at the store the whole family will get it anyway, but that's not the point - we're supposed to be avoiding crowds, and people are making the stores so much more crowded than they need to be.
My store didn’t have a ton of bread, but the most well stocked single variety? Pepperidge Farm Cinnamon Raisin bread! Tons of that available.Went to Mariano's today (Chicago).
Everything pretty well stocked except toilet paper and bread. There was bread, but only the healthy stuff!
I didn't read the whole thread so not sure if anyone else has talked about this, but one thing that's baffling me right now is the people who are still bringing their whole family to the grocery store. Why does it take more than one person to buy groceries? I went to the store on Monday afternoon, and saw so many couples shopping together, couples with multiple children, etc. I saw one couple with a baby - mom was pushing the baby in an umbrella stroller and coughing right into her hand
I understand if there are single parents with young kids who don't have another option, but in most cases I don't know why one family member can't do the shopping alone. I realize that if mom or dad catches the virus at the store the whole family will get it anyway, but that's not the point - we're supposed to be avoiding crowds, and people are making the stores so much more crowded than they need to be.
I went through this today. The husband would stand on one side of the aisle while the wife shopped on the other side, so you couldn’t pass without violating the distance requirements. It was frustrating to have to turn around in almost every aisle because of this.
My husband went to get coffee last night and the store was somewhat busy but nothing like last Thursday. He said he kept running into people that would be browsing but not keeping a distance from him. He was the one looking out around him but others seemed kinda oblivious and he didn't see anyone with those people either.I went through this today. The husband would stand on one side of the aisle while the wife shopped on the other side, so you couldn’t pass without violating the distance requirements. It was frustrating to have to turn around in almost every aisle because of this.
That makes sense if you have to walk. But why can’t both parties stand on the same side of the aisle to allow enough space for people to pass? There is a retirement community behind our Publix, so we get a higher than normal number of elderly shoppers. But the people who were doing this weren’t elderly shoppers. I was trying so hard to be considerate of everyone’s space because of the seniors, and it was irritating to me that not everyone was.We walk to our grocery store, so he needs to help me carry things if we are buying a lot(unless it's a smaller trip, then I can go myself) or I would have to make more than one trip. We had no issue staying away from people, (although people seemed to have no issue piling on top of the other).
That's because raisins are evil.My store didn’t have a ton of bread, but the most well stocked single variety? Pepperidge Farm Cinnamon Raisin bread! Tons of that available.
I knew RBF would pay off someday!My husband went to get coffee last night and the store was somewhat busy but nothing like last Thursday. He said he kept running into people that would be browsing but not keeping a distance from him. He was the one looking out around him but others seemed kinda oblivious and he didn't see anyone with those people either.
IDK that it has a ton to do with how many people in one family go or if it's just there will be folks who don't keep a distance even if they can. Obviously kids can become harder to corral to stay closer to the loved ones and farther away from others.
That's because raisins are evil.
With the cinnamon cream cheese spread-I could live off of that lolMy store didn’t have a ton of bread, but the most well stocked single variety? Pepperidge Farm Cinnamon Raisin bread! Tons of that available.
Sorry, no cream cheese of any variety left . . .With the cinnamon cream cheese spread-I could live off of that lol
You notice the part where I said my kids might need as well? 4 packages of toilet paper went to 4 different homes, they are not all sitting in my garage.
No I didn't miss it - there were 4 packages of toilet paper on the shelf and you took all 4 of them, because your kids "might" need as well. I am sure there were plenty of people shopping that did need some, maybe desperately. I could see buying for yourself and maybe one extra just in case, but all 4? Sorry I am just getting so fed up with selfish people. The reason why your kids can't just go to the store and buy toilet paper whenever they want to is because of people like you clearing the shelves!
This is just really bothering me because of what I witnessed the other day - I saw an elderly lady, probably in her 80s, nearly with tears in her eyes about how she was out of toilet paper. She had taken a taxi to Walmart for the 3rd time that week to try and buy some and now she couldn't afford another trip and she didn't know what she was going to do.
That's RIDICULOUS. There isn't a toilet paper (or food) shortage. There is just a selfish population problem. Just buy what you need and let everyone else do the same, as normal, and there would be no problem!