I believe this is the best way to grocery shop.

[shockey80]

Very very quickly. I break the sound barrier when I shop. Lingering is this viruses best friend, in my opinion. When I shop I see people lingering , talking, standing there decided what item they want. Not me, grab and go, I'm outta here! See ya, wouldn't want to be ya.

[frazzled]

1. That's how I always shop

Even before corona virus. My husband has to stand there and read every expiration date on every carton of milk in the dairy case. I'm in and out in a flash ... just because I hate grocery shopping.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. Me too!

I’m pleased to meet a woman who’s that way!

My ex-wife and former girlfriends all seemed to enjoy shopping as some kind of all-day entertainment venue.

[Ohiogal]

15. Count me in.

I’m the same way. Not because Ihate shopping, because I know what I want. In and out.

My husband will stand there and read ever label on every item that goes in the cart .... drives me crazy

[Buckeye_Democrat]

17. Same!

I’ll maybe find some replacement items based on prices, but that’s a quick process for me too.

[frazzled]

47. Is my husband a bigamist?

Maybe we have the same husband.

[Ohiogal]

50. Ha!

[Butterflylady]

33. Me three

In and out, that's how I shopped before this crisis. Another thing that irked me was people having a conversation while people were lined up behind them. Get your shopping done, pay the cashier and out the door. I have better things to do with my time. I know that sounds rude but that's me.

[mitch96]

56. "That's how I always shop"

Mee Tooooo... I also am the first one inside at 7 am.. The little grocery store I go to has maybe 2 people in it at 7 am... I'm usually out by 7:15...
The only time I like a "quicky"
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[marybourg]

2. My tactic also. Enhanced by obtaining whatever

I can from Amazon first, then only needing frozen and fresh from grocery.

[hlthe2b]

3. I limit my shopping to no more than five priority items, preferably those I can carry in

my arms, a basket or in the smallest of shopping carts available. Mentally, I've already planned my route and though I'm not about to rudely push past other people, I do try very hard to make a beeline, grab and go. Only when I get outside do I slow it down to disinfect my hands/gloves/car door, those items I touched and carefully remove mask and place it in a paper bag to self-disinfect in a paper bag for 72 hours.

[USALiberal]

4. ahhhh, ok???? nt

[SheltieLover]

5. I'm with you on this!

I had a woman trying to engage me in discussion about "what to make for Easter!" at store! What the ever living shit?
I posted about it here & got beat up for my response to her. (?)

[link:https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213229040|

2 things I consider: intensity of likely viral load & time spent in the environment.

I go through store like a missile. 🤣

But I'm very high risk with a tremendous load of imperative family responsibilities so...fuck "Easter."

[cilla4progress]

6. Good

on ya!

[SheltieLover]

8. Thx!

I'm not a rude or egocentric person at all, right up until your behavior (sadly, chatting in store) is a threat to my family. Then F bombs most assuredly will fly. 🤣👍

[CaptYossarian]

7. Shop from a list; buy the same items each time.

And go to a familiar store where the layout is memorized.

I tend to write mylist according to department: dairy, frozen... Been doing that for years.

See--it's not crazy after all.

[maryallen]

48. Very good idea.

I always make a list, but never organized by department. Thank you for your example. I will try it.

[CaptYossarian]

57. My wife and I have a history of foot/leg issues.

I've named my strategy "Economy of movement".

[FoxNewsSucks]

9. I kinda did that anyway,

I have a list, and a good idea of what I specifically need or want. I don't have patience for the crowds of self-absorbed people who are apparently clueless that their cart blocks the aisle when they stop. So I have always parked my cart at the back end, race down the aisle to grab what I want, then back to put it in my cart. Move to the next end and repeat.

Takes too long to move past the people shoving their carts down every aisle, getting in the way.

[SWBTATTReg]

10. That's why I shop perhaps once every six or so months. My SO and I both hate to shop...I could ...

never get the fascination that some have in shopping endlessly. Perhaps w/ the CV, I suspect that a lot of old habits will pass away and new ones will get developed/created. Perhaps a good thing?

Like for example, we're all extremely careful w/ contact, passing on stuff, etc. and wiping down surfaces, etc. I am wondering if this will have an impact on current flu numbers for this season (reduced?).

Other new habits, food quality will be far more stricter. Those that have gotten away w/ so so efforts in packaging and cleaning their processing plants will no longer have a pass to avoid being so strict in cleaning their premises while preparing food products for consumption.

People won't travel near as much. This will impact the food services, insurance premiums (being refunded) gas/oil/auto industries (less demand), and food preparation at home will increase X-fold times.

Fascination w/ wealth and fame has rapidly dropped as we see how these people have acted in recent days (pathetic, and taking advantage of the CV epidemic to push they and their brand forward). I have to be fair here, my SO did tell me of a $Billionaire who gave $1 Billion dollars to CV research. I still haven't run across their name but I would sure like to know. At least some of us still have a heart or care, far more than rump, who is only concerned w/ one thing, rump and only rump.

I am sure that we're starting to see the very beginning of a new age/era in the days to come.

[Tanuki]

18. The $1billion pledge came from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/2966574001

"Jack Dorsey is pledging $1 billion of his stake in Square Inc., the mobile payments company he co-founded, to help fund coronavirus relief efforts.

His donation, which he reports is about 28% of his estimated $3.9 billion net worth, is by far the largest yet by an individual. Other top philanthropists include Bill and Melinda Gates, whose foundation committed $100 million to develop a vaccine and support detection, isolation and treatment efforts.

Link to tweet

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(More at link)

[BlancheSplanchnik]

21. Wow!! I am impressed by this guy! 🙌🏾🙌🙌🏻

[SWBTATTReg]

22. Thank you so much for providing who did this. What a gesture. And, he's originally from the...

STLMO area!

[Hortensis]

23. No doubt somethign in that, but I suspect you overestimate

the trauma and underestimate both people's resilience and functions that lead to old ways.

Regarding food shopping, a lot of people enjoy cooking and eating, notably as they mature and get and more into it for itself. And as the average age of our population rises, this continues. Cooking becomes self entertainment, hobbies and avocations for some, and of course many family and social lives are organized around cooking and eating.

Seems to me that as society develops further toward sustainability, and hopefully away from today's isolated suburban development model, overall more frequent food shopping is more likely, especially more shoppings for fresher items. There's been a big rise in memberships in produce cooperatives. They take different forms, but the one I joined is a cooperative market. Place my empty nester order for 1 leek, 1 bunch of sorrel, 2 endives, 1 Listada de Gandia eggplant, 2 pounds of yellow heirloom tomatoes, and 5 pounds of strawberries on line and pick it up when arranged.

[Ms. Toad]

24. The reduction in flu was immediate.

Our county went from above average incidence of flu to dramatically below average in response to the lock-down.

Good hygiene is less dramatic - but sill has an impact.

[SWBTATTReg]

26. Thanks!! At least perhaps one good thing is coming out of this, if you can call it that.

Take care!

[Hortensis]

27. "Good hygiene is less dramatic." Were they able to estimate

how much benefit was obtained from that, versus people staying away from each other? The one is of course possible to sustain and desirable, the other not and mostly undesirable. It does seem likely that schools will be placing more emphasis on teaching hygiene once again.

[Ms. Toad]

31. It's impossible to tell for sure -

But the dramatic decline in flu started about a week after the stay at home order, despite people being urged for a couple of weeks ahead of that to practice good disease hygiene (washing, distancing, etc.)

[sarcasmo]

11. Same way but an hour before closing time, no lines, no headache.

[durablend]

14. Same.

The store may be "cleaner" when they open but I'm not dealing with the crowd of people. Rather go at night when there's only a handful of people and take my chances.

[sarcasmo]

19. Hour before closing, stockers greater than shoppers.

[uponit7771]

12. K&R, We didn't know deliver was a week out for every store here. Our pantry is near empty but that

... might not be a bad thing

[gab13by13]

16. 2 days ago it didn't matter how quickly I shopped,

when I was done I noticed many carts in a line, I asked, is this the check out line, yes it was. A good 30 minutes. The store was extra cautious, single file, 6 feet apart. There were only 2 checkout lanes to keep people apart. When I finally reached the checkout I started putting my groceries on the empty belt. I was hollered at not to do that because the belt is wiped down after every customer. It took me a good 30 minutes to check out but I felt good about it. While waiting in line I noticed a manager working. I told her that now's the time to ask for a raise, she replied that they were taking very good care of their workers. I felt good about that but next time I'm going to a smaller store. I get my meat at a local butcher's shop, they only allow 10 people in the store at a time, it actually goes pretty fast that way.

I'm 72 years old and miss playing golf but I'm resigned to the fact that things may never get back to normal. I mean who is going to go on a cruise even after this is over?

[Arkansas Granny]

20. I don't enjoy shopping, so I've always shopped that way.

Make a list, stick to it and check out. I perfected that technique when I had 4 children in tow.

[Buns_of_Fire]

25. That's been my normal mode for several years.

Everything's already been printed off from a spreadsheet (including price, aisle, and total tab). Small children have sometimes been swept off their feet in my slipstream. Grab, grab, grab, grab, pay, and I'm outta there.

There's plenty of time to fondle the tacos when I get home.

[luvs2sing]

30. Exactly this!

I love to cook and excel at meal planning. I have a map of the store and do a spreadsheet of my list grouped by aisle. There are only two of us to buy for but, like I said, I’m a cooking fool, so there is always a lot of groceries.

The other day, I did a shopping that will last 2-3 weeks and was out of the store and heading home in 33 minutes. It helped that everyone goes straight for the toilet paper aisle, and I started at the opposite end of the store, in produce. By the time I hit the crowd coming the other way, I was pretty much ready to check out.

[peacebuzzard]

28. same here. wearing gloves, mask and running nt

[elleng]

29. Nothing like that @ my grocery store yesterday,

no one lingering or talking.

The store (chain) has limited # of shoppers at any time, and provided directions in the aisles.

Did have to spend a few minutes deciding what to get, as a couple items I wanted were not available, so had to select others.

[dalton99a]

32. +1. Minimize exposure. If not possible, minimize the viral load.

[Freddie]

34. Crap I have to go there today

9 days in advance I ordered Peapod store pickup. They were so swamped with orders they cancelled a bunch of them including mine. I got a $50 gift card for my trouble. So I ventured out early Wednesday morning with mask and wipes. Not bad, they had almost everything I wanted except TP of course. I’m a pro at getting in and out of there, I only shop at 1 store and I know where everything is. But the lettuce I had from “before” had gone to slime and I want to make tacos and BLTs this week. Will check for TP while I’m there.

[brush]

35. Exactly. Usain Bolt doesn't have anything on me either in the grocery store.

[jmg257]

36. I LOVE that method - + the self checkout. BUT - wife's looong list says "flour" ugh which??...

"tomatoes" - ripe? not ripe? Pick out a decent cut of beef - grrr, etc. etc.

Worse is having to go through the regular check-out, maintaining distance but the lady up there on her scooter yanking down her mask and yacking up a storm; the next guy with no mask on his cell phone the whole time. Poor check out lady should have a can of lysol aerosol to spray the air.

[KentuckyWoman]

37. I switched over to the "click list" a few years ago

My husband was too sick and leaving him to go run through the store was just getting too difficult. Even with someone here while I went. My local Kroger started the click list, where you order online and then go pickup. After he passed this December I stuck with it.

Eventually I'll shop again but I'm grateful for the ability to just pick up. Just the wiping it all down, and then cleaning the car is enough. I am so grateful for those folks willing to walk the aisles for me. Always try to tip them, but they have always refused. I keep trying though.

[colsohlibgal]

38. Yep, Quick, Be Agile, etc.

I am not going to catch it by touch....I ordered 300 pair of vinyl exam gloves and got them early.....not so much with masks. I’ve made several quick trips through my grocery and pharmacy, evading getting to near to anyone and breathing no more than I had to. I have washable masks on order but who knows when that may arrive.

So far so good it seems. I have ample tissue which is good.

I order what I can but that is now overloaded, last order I had to go with delivery but that won’t happen till Tuesday late afternoon.

Strange days indeed.

[Ferrets are Cool]

39. Even though it is more expensive to do so

we have begun buying groceries online. I never thought I would do it, but it is safer. I know not everyone can do so.

[IronLionZion]

40. Here it's one way aisles and a linear only process, no going back, only forward

and mandatory masks, limited number of people allowed in the store, line outside 6ft apart, etc.

For me, I go on social distance walks to scout the smaller independent grocers to see which have fewer people, and then go in and quickly buy a few essentials since I'm limited in how much I can carry while walking. I get that some people will drive and stock up several weeks worth but that just isn't an option for some city folks.

In countries like India, no driving allowed. You can only walk to the neighborhood store or get it delivered if you're elderly/vulnerable. They are deliberately limiting the distance people can travel to buy groceries as a way to flatten the curve.

[womanofthehills]

41. The best way to shop is to not even go into the store

Most stores have pick up and delivery.

[Merlot]

58. My pick up order was cancelled two times. I woke up at 4 am to get a delivery date 1 week

from now as all delivery dates were unavailable.

Pick up orders are much cheaper, but delivery has been much more reliable.

My small local store does pick up, but they don't have produce and their products are very expensive.

I'm spending more on groceries than I ever have in my life. Things are much cheaper at Trader Joes, but they don't do any online or delivery options. At least I'm saving money on gas.

[Kablooie]

42. Even that is risky. Here's why...

[ffr]

43. Value shopping is for Darwin's Theory to work out.

15 mins or less, then a ER scrub when you get home.

[Runningdawg]

44. Yep that's the way we do it.

Also only ONE of us goes and when we return we drop everything in the mud room. While that person is scrubbing up, the other sanitizes everything they brought to the extent it can be sanitize. Then they wipe down the car, the house doors, light switches, ect. Wash the clothes, sanitize everything that was on the person who did the shopping: keys, glasses, wallet, bank card, pocket knife, ect. Then they are ready to scrub up. Shopping takes 30 min. at the most, it takes at least an hour (after practice) to accomplish the cleaning.

[Evolve Dammit]

45. Yes. Wear gloves, mask, don't linger in anyone's vapor trail, get home, decon groceries and yourself

[Laura PourMeADrink]

46. Yes! They said don't be near someone for more than 15 min

[wishstar]

49. I have snagged a pickup time at nearby Walmart so will let them load back of van

enough to last about a month. The employees are wearing masks now. High risk spouse will stay home while I go with my mask and gloves even though they will have my order ready to load and I won't have to get out of car.

Up until now though I was doing the mad dash picking up just as much as I could hold without a cart at a small discount grocery that installed plexiglass and was limiting shoppers to one per household several weeks ago. At this small store there are usually only five cars. I like that their bread, dairy dept and juices as well as some produce are just a few steps from checkout making it much easier than the big box stores. They also have big open freezer bins and open refrigeration shelves so no opening of doors is required.

[ooky]

51. I've had good success with that with Walmart and HT.

I tried Food Lion grocery pick up as well as well but haven't figured out the trick for getting a pick up time with them, so have given up on Food Lion. I'm high risk and refuse to go inside a grocery store now unless it gets to the point I have no other way to obtain food. I think grocery stores are the best place to pick up the virus now.

[Historic NY]

52. One person not the whole family....

went yesterday. Still old people the masks were around the neck, avoid. The store had spacing markers and one line for checkout. The manager, poor guy was the checkout line director. I have to say it worked checkout was quick and smooth.

People can't seem to understand the 6ft rule, they linger over trying to make a choice....I was ready to shout just buy the damn item. I haven't gone in a couple weeks. This is a big store and its stripped. Stockers can't keep up so the accounts for some of the kaos.

If this keeps up I'm going to go crazy . Even if you hire a shopping/shopper they are faced with the same. I had to order liquid hand soap on amazon it will be here by the end of the month. I just hope they all washed their hand before shopping.

We have early hours for the old folks like me but the navigation would be like impulse power. One store/farmers market as has a break down on how busy the store is. Closer to 8pm is the slowest with less people. I'm heading their next time. (Don't spill the beans)

[customerserviceguy]

53. If it wasn't

for all of those damned cardboard displays in the aisles, I might be able to do that, too.

[LisaM]

54. Yep.

Usually just one of us shops but on the few occasions we both go, we split the list by the type of food, meet up at the end, and one pays in the line. Ten or fifteen minutes tops.

I really enjoy grocery shopping, but this is the only way right now.

[HipChick]

55. Me too...but was always like that before this...

[Iggo]

59. My people tell me I don't shop...I buy.

And they're right.

It ain't shopping.

More like a surgical strike.