Re: Going to the Store👎

on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

Oh and many stores are not having pick ups anymore. You know ordering online and then picking up. They are just overwhelmed or maybe protecting their own employees, or ran out of supplies.

"If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew. Can you sing with all the voices of the mountains? can you paint with all the colors of the wind?"

beach-mom · ‎03-09-2010

@1Snickers wrote:
I agree, I stocked very well but after 12 days am running out of fresh produce. My son can leave things at my door, but I haven't even been near him. He has a store.
I can manage for a month, possibly two if I ration things.
I need to keep well for my dogs. One is 16 and nobody wants the other one, she's hyperactive.
I'm well stocked on dogfood when it runs low my son will bring it. I hope.

@1Snickers - Our PetsMart is doing curbside pickup. You order and pay online, pull up in front, and open your trunk. Someone brings your order out and that's it. I'm so grateful to them!

violann · ‎03-10-2010

It seems to me that there is a huge difference between "going out" in an area that's been hard hit rather than in an area where the spread of the virus has been heavier.

DH and I are in the threatened age group, and by the Grace of God, no other major problems, but the first several cases in my state occurred in my community, and that's doggone scary to me.

I want to try to make it until Monday if I can.

PINKdogWOOD · ‎05-13-2010

@hooked on books I went out yesterday, first time in 3 weeks. I'll admit I was nervous. Put on my rubber gloves and out I went. I started out early, left the house about 8:40A b/c I headed to Aldi's who opens at 9A. Buzzed to the atm first, then ran into the PO to drop off a return & one piece of mail, one woman was there. I let her pass by me before I set my box down on the counter.Then on to Aldi's. A few cars in the lot, I thought it would be sort of crowded inside but no, it was quiet, absolutely no chaos, everyone respected each other very much practicing distancing. The store was well stocked of coure no toilet paper, only a few boxes of tissues. I didn't need either, I didn't notice paper towels. They had sign on their meats ie only 2 of any one product, no problems there. All in all I was able to get everything on my list. Yes I was surprised. Their checkout clerks however did not have gloves on.

Then to Giant Eagle for a handful of things. Again, no problems there either, respectful distancing, no one acted a fool like they did in the initial total panic the last time I was in GE or Kroger. Now that mess was total hysteria to the point of being scary. I was in that mix for a minute and it was someting I NEVER want to experience again!!!

Hopefully you'll have a good day shopping like I had. I was surprised both store were well stocked again except for the tp.

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

living here in C19 central

be sensible

most places have restocked from bare shelves, and have lines where they want you to stand while waiting

carts are being cleaned between customers

queendiva · ‎03-12-2010

Against my own word, I ventured out to the big grocery store yesterday.

I chose to go an hour before closing, thinking that there would be few people and limited choices on the shelves. Right on both counts.

I saw a couple of women buying a packages of TP and paper towels. The meats I was looking for were not available. No potato chips and limited canned goods, although I managed to get the last cans of pasta for donation to the local food bank. The store had plenty of disinfectant wipes available to wipe down carts, etc. and I saw few people wearing masks and/ or gloves.

I suppose I was playing with fire by going to such a public place as I am over age 60.

I will go out again tomorrow as the butcher shop is offering 25% off this weekend on everything in the store for cash. I wish there was more room in my freezer as they vacuum seal meats and poultry on request at no extra charge.

ETA: while this store did not have early shopping hours for seniors they did have two dedicated registers for same, which I thought was a better idea. No lines when I went, but used a senior check-out. I was in the store for a total of less than 30 minutes..

I am in NJ but my area has a very few reported cases, including at least one that has already recovered.

1Snickers · ‎03-19-2016

@PINKdogWOOD I like Aldi, except I clean my grocery cart with wipes inside the basket in addition to the handle. Then there's the quarter, chain to sanitize. While the items are being checked they are loaded into the previous customers basket that hasn't beeen cleaned.

I ask them to put them on my clean one but they are usually too fast.

I'll probably pay more and shop elsewhere now.

chiclets · ‎07-01-2012

Ordering online is becoming difficult.

It is frustrating when the the product is available in the store aisle A12 but not for delivery or for store pick-up.

What are people to do when they have no one to shop for them.

Not all local towns are offering services and town offices and departments are shut down.

Senior centers are not available for help and the councils for aging aren't either.

The towns use facebook but seniors are not all on facebook.

Some seniors have not choice but to venture out.

It is sad but my friend called me and told me this because she is old 74 she feels expendable and that is why things are such in her area.

Snoopp · ‎02-02-2015

@chiclets wrote:
Ordering online is becoming difficult.
It is frustrating when the the product is available in the store aisle A12 but not for delivery or for store pick-up.
What are people to do when they have no one to shop for them.

Not all local towns are offering services and town offices and departments are shut down.
Senior centers are not available for help and the councils for aging aren't either.
The towns use facebook but seniors are not all on facebook.
Some seniors have not choice but to venture out.

It is sad but my friend called me and told me this because she is old 74 she feels expendable and that is why things are such in her area.

Ask your friend to contact some local churches. They might be able to help or know someone who can.

I just saw a heartwarming story about a Yale student who started an organization called invisible hands. They run errands for those who can’t get out.

hooked on books · ‎10-15-2018

Well, to those of us who ventured out today, now we begin the 2 week wait to see if any symptoms appear. That's the really terrifying part of it to me.....just not knowing if you've been exposed, despite all the precautions we're all taking. It was very calm and quiet at the grocery store today. Not too crowded and people were very respectful about keeping their distance from each other. There were several items I couldn't get, mostly cleaning supplies, bleach, that type of thing. I did get the last jar of my new favorite peanut butter, B-nutty Irresistible Pretzel though so all was not lost, LOL, LOL! Good luck and fingers crossed moving forward!