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I don't care if you wear a mask and sanitize, there is no upside to going inside the store for that long.
I very respectfully disagree. It's not for everyone and I don't recommend it for anyone else. For ME, going to Costco for groceries and other odds and ends makes me feel NORMAL, even if only for a time. I DO shop somewhat by sight and feel. I make a list, but I always see something I had forgotten to list.
Since the great TP and sanitizer debacle, Costco (at least "ours") is rarely "crowded." If it is, there is a LINE just to get in - and I just go back home until the next day. I've not seen that line for a couple of months now, so INSIDE it's no longer crowded. Even the check outs move more quickly!
Having some "normalcy" in my life is worth the very small risk of Covid. We are doing well on Island though I'm not sure how long that will last now that tourism is opening a bit. BUT at Costco, and less-so SafeWay, I feel relatively confident that I can social distance AND everyone wears a mask or they don't go in. It's da law!
Okay, what's this concept of "normalcy?" Probably not even an issue for vast proportions of the population, BUT it must be an issue to some. Suicides, domestic abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, depression, undiagnosed illness, etc. etc. are rampant. The 15 year old daughter of a friend recently committed suicide so it does seem close. Can't blame everything on Covid or 2020 but it would not be wise to ignore the effects of lock downs, wearing 'funny' masks, social distancing, lack of hugs, no dinners with friends, no church, etc. etc. (I threw away my 25 year old button I used to wear to church. It showed a cartoon bear, obviously very cross, saying "Don't you dare hug me!") Heh, heh, in the face of Covid, I threw away my "defining" statement. I am CHANGED! YMMV