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My hints for the grocery trip:
1. Go at an uncrowded time. Mid-morning on a weekday seems to work around here. Go to the normally less popular grocery.
2. Keep a roll of bleach wipes in the car. I bring one in with me, wipe down the cart handle and then carry it around with me. I use the wipe to open the doors to the dairy or freezer cases. It also helps to dampen a finger to get the produce plastic bags open (a hint I learned on here).
3. Observe any social distancing marks on the floor. If there are none, keeping your shopping cart between you and others is a good substitute. Give people plenty of space. Be courteous and let them go ahead if they seem rushed. Otherwise, they'll crowd you.
4. In the produce section, pick with your eyes, not your hands. When you see the one you want, pick it up and take it, don't set it back down and go for another one (this is mostly to protect other people from you).
5. Don't crowd up in the checkout line; that cashier isn't going anywhere. Load your own stuff in the bag.
6. Once you get back to the car, use the alcohol based hand sanitizer. As soon as you get home, before you put the groceries away, wash your hands with soap and water. If it makes you feel better, you can wipe down everything you bought. We don't.
7. Don't touch your face until you have washed your hands.
1. Go at an uncrowded time. Mid-morning on a weekday seems to work around here. Go to the normally less popular grocery.
2. Keep a roll of bleach wipes in the car. I bring one in with me, wipe down the cart handle and then carry it around with me. I use the wipe to open the doors to the dairy or freezer cases. It also helps to dampen a finger to get the produce plastic bags open (a hint I learned on here).
3. Observe any social distancing marks on the floor. If there are none, keeping your shopping cart between you and others is a good substitute. Give people plenty of space. Be courteous and let them go ahead if they seem rushed. Otherwise, they'll crowd you.
4. In the produce section, pick with your eyes, not your hands. When you see the one you want, pick it up and take it, don't set it back down and go for another one (this is mostly to protect other people from you).
5. Don't crowd up in the checkout line; that cashier isn't going anywhere. Load your own stuff in the bag.
6. Once you get back to the car, use the alcohol based hand sanitizer. As soon as you get home, before you put the groceries away, wash your hands with soap and water. If it makes you feel better, you can wipe down everything you bought. We don't.
7. Don't touch your face until you have washed your hands.
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