This week my shopping outings showed that about half the people I saw (and me) were masked.

[abqtommy]

The other half didn't bother. Everybody pretty much tried to maintain distance but in WalMart most aisles are marked one way to direct traffic and minimize contact but again at least half the people shopping were blowing that off so what good does it do? It's obvious that some of us are taking this more seriously than others...

I saw an exhibition of temper this week in WalMart by one shopper at the register where I was in line.
She was trying to buy 2 cases of bottled water and I guess the clerk said something about only one per customer and she raised up the push end of her cart then slammed it down. A supervisor was
right there and told the clerk it was ok but I'll be honest, my nerves are getting frayed too...

Tell us your experience, inquiring minds want to know!

[Cha]

1. I got a ride to Costco yesterday and Everybody was

masked and gloved.. and trying the hell to stay 6 ft away from anybody.

Wearing a mask shows you're conscientious.. you care about not infecting others and it's a reminder that there's a deadly silent, invisible virus out there.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. In Timbuktu?

[enough]

2. Where? NT

[abqtommy]

20. Albuquerque/Duke City NM...WalMart at San Mateo and Zuni. We're filthy with WalMarts...

[Siwsan]

3. I went to Aldi at 8:30, yesterday morning. Pretty much every customer was wearing a mask

It was the time set aside for 'vulnerable' shoppers and there weren't a whole lot of people, which surprised me. By the time I left, more people were arriving and pretty much all of them were wearing masks, too. Everyone I encountered looked to be happy to be out of the house and the general mood atmosphere was really good.

An employee is stationed at the door and they sanitize the carts when they are returned. They have temporarily ceased the need to pay a quarter to access a cart. The aisles are marked one-way and there are limits of 2 on quite a few things. They have installed shields at the check outs. And they are allowing only a limited number of shoppers into the store, at any one time.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Must be Ames Iowa, right?

[Siwsan]

8. Nope - Flint, Michigan

I'm lucky to have an Aldi right up the road from me.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Um, gee, doyathink location might be a factor? Or is the same in every city in the US?

[ribrepin]

7. I went to the store this morning @ 6:00 am right after they opened

Most people were wearing gloves and masks. All the store employees were.

[42bambi]

14. Some grocery stores here have set a time to shop for seniors only - from 6am to 8am.

[Grasswire2]

9. I have had two miserable experiences ordering delivery from my local Kroger via Insta-Cart

1. My delivery was cancelled via text at 11:15 on a Saturday night. (the window was for 11 -- the only one I could get with a week's wait). The $79 was deducted from my Paypal Mastercard debit card. Two weeks ago. Can't get any resolution on that from Paypal, or Insta-Cart, or Kroger.

2. Another delivery, due this Saturday, was cancelled. That's another $100+ tied up. This time on my direct deposit Mastercard debit card.

Total of $170 grocery money in limbo.

I won't EVER use Insta-Cart again.

[stillcool]

10. Here's my story...

We went to the grocery store, all masked and gloved up. We fit right in. My husband has a fit when people came up the aisle we were walking down. Then I have a fit at him, for being nasty. Then I raced through the supermarket trying to lose him. Then we get to the checkout and still in my hurried state I forgot somethings in the cart. That led to another dosey-do, and finally we got out of there. We fought all the way home, and managed to get over it shortly after. The end.

[42bambi]

15. Tense time for everyone, for one reason or another. Yours was a duzy! Thanks for sharing.

[stillcool]

16. yeah...those one-way arrows..

if you don't look down you don't see them. I made sure I went the wrong way down one aisle...just to show him! Yupper...a little tense.

[Delarage]

19. I forgot stuff

Because I would think of it when I was at the wrong end of the aisle and think to myself "I'll get it on the way back when I pass the other end of the aisles." And then I'd forget. I also forgot Kombucha, my go-to any-sign-of-illness drink. I'll be more focused next time.

[ribrepin]

22. I leave my husband home

He gets to bring in the water since I went to the store.

[pecosbob]

11. I work retail and only see ten percent with masks and gloves...

[FuzzyRabbit]

17. 10 -20% wearing masks

That's about what I saw at the grocery store this afternoon. Very little social distancing also. Groups of teenagers with no masks walking shoulder to shoulder along the street, groups of adults no masks talking in the store.

I am convinced this coronavirus epidemic will go on for two years or longer even if a cure and a vaccine can be developed sooner. Most people think it can't happen to them and won't bother to get a vaccine.

[42bambi]

12. Went to Home Depot to pick up a part for my kitchen faucet, a curbside employee delivered

the item. I popped open the trunk for him, didn't even have to get out of the car. What surprised me was that everyone was wearing a mask! And ... most shoppers I saw were men. Good men, I might add.

[cwydro]

13. I use curbside at Walmart.

All employees wearing masks.

Friendly as always, very efficient.

Haven’t seen any water shortages where I am, how odd the woman was freaking out about water.

[womanofthehills]

23. I am also using curbside at Walmart

It’s working out good. There are usually 2 days between placing my order and pickup - so I can keep adding stuff up to 8 hrs before pickup. I actually like shopping online and it sure is safer. Why go in and take a chance when you don ‘t need to?

[Baclava]

18. I think we need a CV shopping forum, its the threads I'm finding most interesting!

[Meowmee]

21. I don't know what people are wearing now

I have not been out to shop all since March 20th or at all except for mail and a couple of walks etc. Almost no one was wearing masks walking except me, except for some construction workers, but it scared people away from me mostly. Lots of people talking to each other outside but about 3-6; ft apart except for obvious families etc. I have covid now too. I managed to finally schedule a second instacart delivery from bjs and shoprite. On the first one, the shoprite delivery was missing half the chicken I ordered and they still charged me for all of it. I have contacted them twice via their website, there is no phone service currently and had no response. I don’t know if I can do stop partial payment on a cc. There is no way to contact the shopper. The last orders took a week, these ones say they will be done sooner.

Whole foods delivery via Amazon has been useless. I can’t ever get any delivery window with them . I clicked on something to sign up for it thinking it would help and I now I can’t even put things in the cart or check for deliveries. There is a message that says you have signed up, we will let you know when you can shop. Which apparently will be never.

[Totally Tunsie]

24. More and more states are making masks mandatory.

NY, MD, NJ, as well as many cities now require them full time.

RI, where I live, currently requires workers and store personnel to wear them, but not yet mandatory - just highly recommended - for the general public. I'd expect that to change soon.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/04/16/coronavirus-face-masks-where-are-coverings-required/5144193002/