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How do you handle mail now?

MoJoV — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:37:56 GMT

Do you take any special precautions these days? When I go out to the mailbox I wear rubber gloves that I wipe off with a bleach solution. I leave the mail in the garage a few days before I bring it in.

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arizona babe — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:40:31 GMT

I do not worry about the mail or packages- just wash your hands- we can't be afraid of every single thing, we need exposure to some germs- wipe down surfaces and wash your hands, and don't go places unless needed- we will be fine in time- as a retired RN I am cautious but not afraid

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RetRN — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:42:12 GMT

Thankfully I am getting very little mail, I only go out to the mailbox every 3 days. Junk mail immediately goes into the trash in the garage and the rest is left in the garage for 3 days. I don't have to worry about packages as I am not ordering anything.

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SilleeMee — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:42:35 GMT

No differently. I wash my hands after handling anything which comes from outside my house.

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shaggygirl — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:47:08 GMT

Take it out of the mailbox. Toss the junk mail in the trash, put aside catalogs for perusing later, open the bills and file them in the "bills due folder". In other words, business as usual.

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chickenbutt — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:48:33 GMT

It's kind of funny because, since well before this all began, I was on a mission to stop washing my hands SO MUCH and part of that was that when I got the mail or a package I started putting on my dishwashing gloves.

I put the gloves on, get the mail/parcel (mailbox right on the front wall of my house by front door), bring it in and put it somewhere for a while, and only then take off the gloves.

I do that for a few things just so I could keep my hands clean for longer. Already being a hand-washer, I figured I was wasting and that was the impetus for trying to cut back.

Of course, I still wash my hands a fair amount and also, when I've come back from the store (handling mdse) or the bank (handling money) I always wash the hands really well. I've known about the 20-30 second thing for decades, so that's nothing new.

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RedTop — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:49:10 GMT

We always handle mail like it’s flu season; carry it in, sort it to each person, then wash our hands.

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:53:08 GMT

No different than usual.

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CelticCrafter — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:54:23 GMT

Bring it in, open it, put the bills with the check book, throw the rest of it in the recycling bin and wash my hands.

The same for packages, open it, put the stuff away, throw the packaging out and wash my hands.

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wilma — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:54:30 GMT

We wash our hands after handling & opening mail. That’s it. In the past we wouldn’t have done that.

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PA Mom-mom — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:58:09 GMT

@MoJoV One of the doctors on a major network said she leaves her mail in the mailbox for 24 hours and then retreives it. So, that's what we do. We don't get much mail, and we have signed for USPS informed delivery, so we get an email each day with images of the mail and packages we will get that day. If we get packages, we bring them in and wash our hands before and after opening the packages.

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Spurt — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:59:12 GMT

I utilize INFORMED DELIVERY that I signed up for from the USPS website....if I see that its just junk mail I wait a few days before I retrieve it and toss it out...... I wipe down the mailbox and when I get home wipe the doorknob and wash my hands.....I did get packages delivered to my door and wiped them both off and let them sit a day before opening them...

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Anonymous032819 — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:10:46 GMT

Not one single thing different.

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lovesrecess — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:13:19 GMT

I always take my name and address off all junk mail before tossing it.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:13:25 GMT

Same as always, I just wash my hands more. People can do what they want, but I can't make my anxiety even worse by going to what would be extremes for me. I could wrap myself in bubble wrap and avoid touching anything, but I'm not going to do that. Can't live in fear of every little object and action.

I'm doing lots of hand washing and social distancing and avoiding touching my face.

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lovesrecess — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:14:51 GMT

I have been going through a lot of handsoap but have always had a weakness for buying it even when I don’t need it; now I have quite a stash and it finally has paid off!

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Rockycoast — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:15:13 GMT

I don't do anything different then I normally do. Go out to the mailbox open it and take out the mail. Sort what can be recycled, shredded after being read, etc. pay bills on line (have been doing that for years, nothing new there). Wash my hands and have a cup of coffee.

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Pecky — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:18:23 GMT

Nothing different. Get the mail sort it and wash my hands. I have seen people on tv getting a package bring it in the garage, spray it with lysol, take out whats inside step on the box to flatten it and leave it in the garage. I read somewhere if you do that to make sure you disinfect your shoes before coming in the house. I remember Bath &Body stopped selling antibacterial soap because not building up your immune system.

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Chicagosuburbangirl — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:21:50 GMT

Usually gloves and let it sit in the sink in the utility room for a few days.

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Moonlady — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:24:25 GMT

Why would we do anything different? We're home; we can wash our hands.