Retch The Grate
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May I ask which restaurant supply business you are using? I downloaded the Cheetah app for a similar service but haven't tried it out yet.
Cheetah, they've been great.
May I ask which restaurant supply business you are using? I downloaded the Cheetah app for a similar service but haven't tried it out yet.
Cheetah, they've been great.
Right. You antiglopolists are so close-minded.
Being an old fart and considered vulnerable, I always wear a mask when I go in a store
You DO know that wearing a mask protects OTHERS more than you. THEY need to wear a mask to take care os us old farts
Raleigh, NC
Went to Lidl and Publix this morning. A little bit busier than expected but not too bad.
When I last shopped at Lidl, all employees were wearing masks. Only a few wearing them today. WTH!!! Plus they were wiped out in many sections. Plenty of beef, chicken and pork but low on canned vegetables, milk, frozen vegetables, ice cream, lunch meat, paper products. They did have some 1ply TP but my family doesn't like that. First time they had any TP in months.
Publix was also low in many sections but did have some 2 ply TP.
Appears both stores were low on stock more than usual.
Many people were not wearing masks, way more than the last few times I went shopping. Are people starting to get tired of wearing masks?
DW has been picking a Tuesday AM slot at Walmart curbside one week in advance. I'm impressed by this update to the web and mobile app (old app choice was limited to a few days). Having a list open all week on the app has been a positive thing in our lives!
We got a Boston Butt that I smoked and we got baby back ribs that I also smoked and boy did we enjoy eating that! But it was a few weeks ago. The last few of our weekly orders, limited pork. None of our cuts were available, so went with other meat. Whole frozen turkey breast in the crock pot with Lipton onion soup mix was super easy and a tasty "win".
That's how I do turkey breast too, but I add some cheap bottled oil type salad dressing, the oil helps keep it moist and the rest adds a little more flavor..about 1/2 cup per 4 pounds of turkey.
Masks are highly recommended but not required. I did think that maybe they ran out of masks but I did not ask anyone. I will next time if it hasn't changed.What is the policy for masks in your area? Are there allowed exceptions? In Ohio, employers are required to provide masks to the employees. If the store runs out temporarily, that could account for something like what you saw. Also, some employees report getting headaches and feeling ill near the end of a long shift. Ohio has many exceptions, some industry-specific, but in any industry, if wearing a mask makes someone ill, they can't be forced to wear one. I'm not saying that's the case with your grocery store employees. Why don't you ask about it? Nicely, of course. In our area, I've seen the opposite, with more customers wearing masks each week. But we're still early in that stage and we have a little snow on the ground today. I expect customers to start rebelling against mask wearing (at stores that don't mandate it) when it gets hot and humid here.
A second-hand anecdote from a friend regarding meat availability: She and her sister shop at 2 different Giant Eagle stores. My friend's Giant Eagle had chicken and most meats. Her sister's Giant Eagle had no meat at all.
It seems odd to me that we have required each individual business to make this decision for their customers.
Makes since to me. Government is leaving it up to the individual merchant. IMO, that is what should happen. Government should educate to the max extent possible, not legislate. The individual will make up their mind where they want to shop. Price, safety, convenience etc. all play a part. For me, at my age, I shopping where everyone is required to wear a mask. A store makes it's choice based on it's ability to attract customers.
Trader Joe's also offers neither curbside pickup nor delivery. I was a big fan of TJ's and shopped there once or twice a week for the last decade or so, but I haven't been since late February and am getting less and less interested in going back.
What is everyone's opinion on avoiding Costco and Whole Foods and other stores that draw people in from a larger geographical area?
Right now, I think going to a place that serves a smaller area of households might be a better idea. For instance, there are many Kroger grocery stores around me, so I go to the closest one. There is no point in me traveling even 3 miles away to another grocery store. I feel that all folks further than 2 miles from the Kroger that I shop at probably go get groceries some place else. And that is a plus in my book.
Of course, if my neighborhood was a hot spot, then I would not be going to my local Kroger. But it is not a hot spot anymore.
What do you think?
I think if you found out that 40 people got infected at your local store, then that would be something that might change your shopping habits.Irrelevant for me. The only criterion I care about is how much social distancing I observe inside the store. I try to go at times when a store is least crowded, and watch how people behave while there.
I think if you found out that 40 people got infected at your local store, then that would be something that might change your shopping habits.
Or maybe if you found out that 30 people added to your county's list of infected shopped at your local store.
I guess it depends on where you are at. The most northern Trader Joe's in the Austin area requires a mask in the store (I suspect the other Trader Joe's around Austin do too). I tried to go there today around 10:30am. A big waste of time. They are still implementing capacity limits in that store, so a line of at least 40 people stretched past several other stores on the sidewalk in the retail area waiting to get into the store.So the workers at Trader Joe’s get to face an increased risk of catching the virus and possibly dying from it because their manager decided that masks were not that important while Costco employees get the extra protection of requiring every customer and employee to wear a mask.