RamblingMad
I'm an 80s kid too.
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- Mar 29, 2019
Being at home 24/7 is tough. Trying to figure out meal plans based what I can order online is challenging.
Has anyone been notified of a change to using one's reusable bag?
It's only 1 company at this point in our area but as of tomorrow Hy-Vee will no longer allow reusable bags to be used in their stores: "Because it is not always easy to know the sanitization procedures customers are taking at their homes to keep the bags clean, this is one more way the grocer is helping prevent the spread of the virus."
None of our local stores are doing this, but it kind of makes sense. Probably one of the less cleaned things most people have in their homes.Has anyone been notified of a change to using one's reusable bag?
The reusable bag thing wouldn't surprise me at this point. It was just about three weeks ago when I posted somewhere on these boards that the cashier at Walmart refused to touch my reusable bags and I had to pack them myself. At that time I thought it was a huge overreaction (I still kinda do, TBH but I guess it's more understandable now).
I agree. We're trying to refrain from shopping as long as possible, but there are a few things that we're going to miss when we run out, and we'll run out soon. So as that list of items (that cannot be ordered online) grows, we'll eventually have to go back out to the store.Being at home 24/7 is tough. Trying to figure out meal plans based what I can order online is challenging.
What a thoughtful list!@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.
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It will get interesting when we hear more and more about store employees testing positive. There’s reports here and there slowly coming out. For example, an employee at a Costco warehouse in MI, an Amazon warehouse worker in NY, and a couple supermarkets in San Francisco region.
We are just buying packaged groceries now, and opening deliveries outside of the house then recycling the box/plastic immediately.
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.