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EMAIL FROM NORDSTROM

Shanus — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:15:16 GMT

I received the first of probably many emails to customers explaining the efforts to keep the store sanitized and healthy for shoppers. They are wiping down surfaces, informing all employees to stay home if sick and wipe down counters, etc. more often. They also reminded shoppers to continue to enjoy shopping online at Nord.com and The Rack.com. I'm assuming the stores in the mall are feeling the pinch of people staying out of crowds.

I thought it was a nice, personal touch.

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Carol Diane — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:17:43 GMT

I also received their email. I'm guessing, like you, we will be getting a lot more.

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ms traditional — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:24:27 GMT

considering how much commerce is done on-line now, i do believe life will proceed quite well! thank goodness for that, UPS and the USPS.

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Shanus — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:29:19 GMT

@ms traditional wrote:
considering how much commerce is done on-line now, i do believe life will proceed quite well! thank goodness for that, UPS and the USPS.

@ms traditional .... and carefully wash hands after opening packages. Lots of people handled them.

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chvall99 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:36:45 GMT

Nordstrom is one of my favorite retailers. This policy must have been issued after my visit last Wednesday at their NYC flagship store. I saw no evidence of any special precautions (not criticizing just stating) although my friend and I washed our hands at every opportunity, used hand sanitizers and avoided touching surfaces when at all possible. To be fair, there were only 1-2 cases in NYC that AM, with the numbers escalating much higher by the time we left the city on Thursday. Anyway, I applaud their steps to keep their employees as safe as possible. I feel for those who work in retail at relatively low paying jobs that have to show up to work no matter what.

Even on Wednesday NYC seemed to be feeling the pinch of canceled events. We were able to check into the hotel at 8 AM (unheard of) and had no problem getting a last-minute dinner reservation at a fancy restaurant.

PS my friend had to go to the city for work and I had agreed to the trip a month earlier. We both made a considered choice to go ahead with the trip. We washed EVERYTHING when we came back home and put the non-washable stuff in isolation for a few days. I know, overkill, right? But from now on I will be VERY selective about my outings as I am 64 and my husband is 70 with a chronic health condition. Better to be safe. I am a homebody by nature so it is not too much of a sacrifice!

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haddon9 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:46:09 GMT

@chvall99 wrote:
Nordstrom is one of my favorite retailers. This policy must have been issued after my visit last Wednesday at their NYC flagship store. I saw no evidence of any special precautions (not criticizing just stating) although my friend and I washed our hands at every opportunity, used hand sanitizers and avoided touching surfaces when at all possible. To be fair, there were only 1-2 cases in NYC that AM, with the numbers escalating much higher by the time we left the city on Thursday. Anyway, I applaud their steps to keep their employees as safe as possible. I feel for those who work in retail at relatively low paying jobs that have to show up to work no matter what.

Even on Wednesday NYC seemed to be feeling the pinch of canceled events. We were able to check into the hotel at 8 AM (unheard of) and had no problem getting a last-minute dinner reservation at a fancy restaurant.

PS my friend had to go to the city for work and I had agreed to the trip a month earlier. We both made a considered choice to go ahead with the trip. We washed EVERYTHING when we came back home and put the non-washable stuff in isolation for a few days. I know, overkill, right? But from now on I will be VERY selective about my outings as I am 64 and my husband is 70 with a chronic health condition. Better to be safe. I am a homebody by nature so it is not too much of a sacrifice!

@chvall99 I am in a similar situation...I'm 65 and healthy, DH will be 68 in another week and has chronic health issues. He likes to go out to the local state park which is five minutes from home to take the dog for a walk.

Other than that he rarely goes anywhere and I'll probably stay in more now too.

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ms traditional — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:51:09 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@ms traditional wrote:
considering how much commerce is done on-line now, i do believe life will proceed quite well! thank goodness for that, UPS and the USPS.

@ms traditional .... and carefully wash hands after opening packages. Lots of people handled them.

@Shanus yes. just wash hands a lot for the time being. !! and keep hands away from eyes. i also picked up that staying hydrated is good for rejecting invasion of viruses.

you can't be too careful -

but then we should have been doing this anyway: already at least 16000 have died from the flu here in U S this flu season, which we don't talk about or over-dramatize, about 300000 hospitalized. perspective, folks, perspective.

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ninjawife — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:59:36 GMT

I went to the mall yesterday and it was packed.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 14:21:38 GMT

I don't know about personal, they electronically sent out millions of those emails. They know where this is going, they want to maintain their cash flow and they are encouraging online shopping.

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wagirl — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 14:50:50 GMT

Yes have gotten a few of those emails. Got one from Doordash about them now leaving your order on the porch, taking a pic of it and texting you that it is there then waiting a "respectful" distance away from it while you pick it up.Am sure this is the wave of the future for awhile.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 15:22:12 GMT

@wagirl

Seriously? That is funny. I did not get that email from Doordash and we use them all the time. Not from Grubhub or Ubereats either. I have this mental image of how that would work. I wonder if that would be something porch pirates would get into. They could follow the drivers around and grab the bags before the customers see the texts....LOL

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september — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 22:48:00 GMT

I'm a long time Nordstrom customer and cardholder. I didn't get that email.

the only email I've received about the virus, came from United Airlines

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Mom2Dogs — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 22:53:00 GMT

When I was at the mall today it was packed wtih people, so was the restaurant.

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ECBG — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:40:24 GMT

We're wiping everything down with clorox wipes all the time anyway where I work. The card insert, the door knobs on every single door, and computers, not to mention the counters.

We always have.

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tobes — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 00:41:23 GMT

@Shanus Good PR

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wagirl — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 14:50:27 GMT

@chrystaltree---I live near ground zero in WA state-- well just 15 minutes away from my house, so life is different around here---

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ScrapHappy — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:17:32 GMT

I just received an email from my daughter's school There is a confirmed case of coronavirus to a county school official. Granted, our school district is very large and connected to a city school district and we consider where we are very north of that. But no word as to exactly where and what school. So, the school will be closed tomorrow. No word if will be closed again on Wednesday. They said more information will be coming.

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Tinkerbell3 — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 04:39:54 GMT

Of course, they are. Restaurants are also sending emails and posting online!

I went to pick up an order earlier at a Cheesecake Factory restaurant and was told that they have been empty for the past 2-weeks!

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CelticCrafter — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:23:04 GMT

I got an email this morning from our supermarket that they are putting a limit on the number of disinfectants, wipes, etc. you can buy in one purchase.

People can't go in and snowplow the shelves of any one item.

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Fifi1 — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 19:22:13 GMT

Have shopped Nordy's since it was Nordstrom-Best in Portland, OR when I was a little girl! The Nordy's by me continues to not use papertowels, just a blower and I was there last Friday - near the epi-center of virus in WA -State and they still just have a blower to dry hands.... hate this!