I know I'm going to get into a fistfight at the grocery store

[bif]

one of these days for speaking my mind. Today I encountered a guy who wasn't wearing a mask. I said, "No mask?" He gave me this stupid, condescending grin and said "No". I really wanted to smack him but I just shook my head and walked away. Plus he was walking the wrong way down a clearly marked one way aisle. What do you do when you encounter assholes like this?

[Just_Vote_Dem]

1. I just walk the other way

Most of these idiots are just looking for a fight, and I'm not going to indulge them.

[trueblue2007]

46. MOVE CANS SO WHEN HE REACHES FOR ONE, THEY TOPPLE OVER ON HIM.

[blugbox]

64. In other words,

You make like a tree, and get out of there!

[Turbineguy]

2. I point them out to the store staff and say,

"It must be nice to have immunity!"

[MiniMe]

3. I've been an asshole about walking the wrong way, not about the mask

I don't go to the grocery very often, always wear a mask. But one time I accidentally didn't pay attention to the one way marker at the end of the aisle. As soon as I realized, I turned my cart around and exited the aisle. I was just so excited that there was Charmin TP in that aisle. Oops. Felt bad, but the store wasn't crowded at all.

[Ms. Toad]

22. The stores I've been in aren't marked well. n/t

[blueinredohio]

38. Our stores aren't marked at all any more.

[pnwest]

33. I always wear my mask, but the one way aisle

thing makes me crazy. If I don’t need something down aisle A, but a thing I need is in aisle B - I still have to go all the way down A so I can turn around and go to B to get my thing. It’s infuriating and a waste of my time to have to traipse every goddamn aisle to get 5 things I need because they’re not marked the right direction for me to skip aisles I don’t need. So, yes, I am the asshole about the aisles.

Pretty sure I’m not alone, ‘cause my grocery store took the arrows off the floor after a very short while. Idea only works on paper assuming all shoppers go thru every aisle.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

53. The supermarkets I go to had one way markers then got rid of them. I never got what good they did.

I'm all in on the masks and distancing but the one way aisles only do any good if you also require people not to pass others while they are looking at something on the shelf. You also need to mark the cross-aisles.

[Make7]

4. Super-soaker full of hand sanitizer?

[Dave in VA]

5. Fart!

And tell them you are just expressing your opinion.

[Liberal In Texas]

6. Do curbside. Or delivery.

I won't go into a grocery or any other store unless there is no alternative. The new strain of covid is even more contagious so I don't need to be in the same room as a maskhole.

[liberal_mama]

15. Me too! Grocery delivery only right now.

Every time I have to go on an errand to get cash from the ATM, I see multiple maskholes. I sure wouldn't want to be in a store for an hour with these people.

[MoonlitKnight]

47. Same here

There are just too many of them and it only takes one.

Plus the CDC issued the warning to anyone in high risk groups to not go into any indoor space that may have a person not wearing a mask.

[LuckyCharms]

7. Body slam them until they are a pile a human pulp.

I'm kidding of course.

What I do is to get far away from them as soon as possible.

If I'm in a situation where I'm trapped with them and have to get by them in an aisle or something, I do a big drama filled move where I give them a side- eye and say something like "WTF man" as I slink by them holding my breath.

Best thing is to just get away from them.

[MineralMan]

8. Please don't do that.

[NurseJackie]

9. Do you have good health insurance? Do you have a lawyer on retainer?

Can you afford fines and time away from work for any community-service that's headed your way? Do you have a job that requires any sort of background check or security clearance? How's your credit?

Best to just walk away. Don't give in to violence.

[Irish_Dem]

10. I go to security or a clerk and report the person. Or I say something.

I tell the person: You are going to get sick if you don't wear a mask. Do you want to die? I know I don't.

If they don't have their nose covered, I tell them to pull up their mask over their nose.
One man told me it fogs up his glasses.
I told him if fogs up EVERYBODY'S glasses, we are all struggling, but we have to do the right thing.

If they are wearing the mask as a chin diaper, I tell them to pull up their mask.

I am a small older female, no male has so far wanted to get into fisticuffs with me.
But I am willing to fight if I have to. I get so mad when I see people not wearing masks.

[FreeState]

43. Thats what I do to with one addition

If they say there is nothing they can do I let them know I am leaving my cart for them to put back but that I won't be coming back to their store and will let my family and friends know that they dont care about the health of all their customers. It usually gets some movement.

[Irish_Dem]

44. I did that too. Walked out of my Physical Therapy center and cancelled all future appointments.

I was in for a PT appointment and another patient was not wearing a mask. When I complained to the center manager, she said patients did not have to wear masks at all times. Which is the opposite of what I was told when I called to screen PT sites for Covid protection.

I had about three months of future PT appointments on their calendar and cancelled them all on the spot and walked out.
I then called the CEO of the company and complained as well. I told them that if I get Covid, I am holding them liable.
The CEO office called me right back and apologized and said changes would be made. Asked me to reschedule my appointments.
I said no thanks. I don't trust the PT center with my health. I went else where with a very good Covid protocol.

I was also in line waiting for a register to come open at the drug store. One clerk motioned me to come up to her register.
I said loudly: No thank you, the man standing in line right next to that register does not have a mask on. I will wait until a safe spot opens up. Every one looked at him.

I have not tried your tactic yet, walk out and leave a basket full of merchandise.
We can also leave a bad review citing their refusal to make customers wear masks.

We are going to have half a million American deaths and there are still idiots out there not wearing masks.
I have run out of patience with these people.

[Chainfire]

49. The grocery store where I shop the customers are fine

The Employees don't wear masks or don't wear them properly. I complained to their home office and it improved for a few days, but then they went back to their old tricks. To go to another grocery store I have to drive an additional 20 miles. I just try to stay out of their way.

[Irish_Dem]

51. You could complain to your county health department.

Call the stores CEO's office. That is the only person who can do anything.

Complain to the manager when you go in.

People not wearing masks around you increase your risk.
It is not fair.

[crimsonandclover]

11. I live in Huntsville, Al. No one is allowed anywhere inside without a mask.

Whole Foods and Publix have signs that state mask is required for entry. I saw a guy kicked out of the liquor store for not wearing a mask. It has not been a problem here.

[bif]

14. That's the law here in Michigan

I told a cashier and she said, "What am I supposed to do?" I told here she should tell the manager.

[former9thward]

26. Harass the help, that's nice...

If you have a problem you tell the manager.

[bif]

62. I did not harass the help

I just mentioned that there was a customer not wearing a mask.

[A HERETIC I AM]

32. I'm betting that is because Huntsville skews the IQ of the entire state of Alabama

Not to tell you anything you already know, but the presence of the Redstone Arsenal and the various NASA facilities means your city has a high number of advanced degrees, and as a result, a smarter, better educated (and as a natural result, more liberal) population than most other towns nearby.

I'll bet the folks that refuse to wear a mask have no problems down the road in Decatur or Culman.

[crimsonandclover]

48. I don't leave Huntsville unless I am going out of state.

Cullman and Decatur are awful. Huntsville isn't the only non redneck city but it is one of the few.

[lilmamba]

12. If he gets close, pretend you're having an intense coughing fit...

...otherwise just ignore him. Keep your distance. These people aren’t worth getting assault charges for.

Also, point him out to the first employee you see.

[johnp3907]

13. I just walk away from them.

They’re not worth the trouble.
But I also give them “the secret flip-off.” My hands stay at my side but the fingers of the hand facing them curl up - except for the middle finger. It’s silly, but it makes me feel better.

[sinkingfeeling]

16. I pull out my purse-sized spray Lysol and spray it towards them. They will walk away quickly.

[roamer65]

24. THIS.

THIS.
THIS.
THIS.

[former9thward]

29. That is assualt legally.

That person has no idea what you are spraying on them. What if they pull out pepper spray and spray it towards you?

[DBoon]

17. go to another store

and write the manager of the first store to tell them to enforce their mask policy if they want your business.

[lpbk2713]

27. Write your message on the back of the competitor's register receipt.

That way they will know you're not blowing smoke. Send it to the home office and tell
them which one of their stores doesn't care about taking common sense precautions.

[Maru Kitteh]

42. This is a BRILLIANT suggestion - thanks!

And perhaps send a copy to the nearest franchise office as well. Franchise managers HATE non-compliance and really hate to get "what's going on with your brand" letters.

[BlueJac]

18. Go the other way, stay calm and relax.

[NightWatcher]

19. Speak softly and carry a big can of Twisted Tea....

[Ms. Toad]

20. i report the store to the bureau of employment services

Stores in Ohio are obligated to enforce the mask order, and a unit out of the BES is the entity charged with enforcement.

If there are more than a couple, or they are repeat offenders, I stop shopping there and tell them why (and report them).

I comply with one-way aisles - but it doesn't really bother me if others don't. The real risk is the aerosolized cloud that lingers in the space the breather occupied. That cloud really doesn't become worse because they are walking toward me rather than away.

[Beachnutt]

21. I had a guy in an Albertson store walk by me with no mask

and I did what you did I said no mask huh, he said no and proceeded to walk on and I said so your one of those anti mask people then, he just kept walking so I found a store employee in the meat dept and I said are'nt mask required in this store and he said yes why I said some dude in a red shirt on that isle refuses to wear one and boy he got pissed and went straight to the guy and informed him that he had to leave with no mask the guy left immediately.
So just tell store personnel.

[underpants]

23. Are they still doing the one way only aisles ?

Every place I’ve been to here got rid of them.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

30. Kroger near me has the markings on the floor, but ...

... nobody is paying attention to them. Even the employees who are shopping for delivery / pickup are pushing their big carts any which way.

[Raine]

25. I ignore, then go in the opposite direction. nt

[roamer65]

28. I figure a good chunk of the anti-maskers are also anti-vaxxers.

So let’s see how they behave when a good chunk of the vaccinated majority start taking off their masks and these morons still catch the virus.

Vaccinated folks still can be asymptomatic carriers.

I bet these freaks flip flop and want mask mandates.

[sarisataka]

31. If I know a location has a high likelihood

of trouble, I do not go there.

[ellie]

34. I cough like

I'm Doc Holliday

[Niagara]

35. I understand your frustration.

It would be easier, safer and less frustrating if you ordered online for curbside pickup or door delivery. It would at this time be the safest option for those of us wanting to avoid potentially infected people. You can always report the store for not enforcing mask wearing.

[Midnight Writer]

37. I'm worried, too. I'm usually pretty cool, but my temper tends to build until it escapes.

People are dying, and an errant breath could be a lethal weapon.

Not wearing a mask is as irresponsible as pointing a loaded gun at people. Sure, you may not intend to hurt anyone, but you know how dangerous it is.

[doc03]

39. I saw one of our county judges today in the mall with no mask. What can you do

if I would say anything I have no doubt I would have the local cops harassing me for something.

[kirkuchiyo]

40. I live in a blue bubble in red northern Michigan.

Inside those limits masks are constantly in use. Outside however... There are convenience stores where no one, not even the employees, are wearing them. I just turn around and leave when I come across that.

[oasis]

41. I'd tell such a jerk that "a mask is a defense against pepper spray".

Then reach into my pocket as if I had pepper spray.

[USALiberal]

45. Ignore them, I don't want to fight like you. Nt

[Mr.Bill]

50. Mask compliance here is near 100%.

Has been from the beginning. The one way thing is just not working. The way the stores are designed to draw your eyes to the products keeps you from looking at the floor. I couldn't tell you the color of the floor at the store where I have been shopping for 30 years. They need to put the one way signs at eye level.

[occupant]

52. Halfway don't get it

I have been known to say "Gee, you'd look alot better in a mask than ventilator tubes" Stunned a couple people. In my town we have a Pet Store where college age kids work. They wear their mask under their nose. I walk in and see a kid like that and he says "can I help you?" I tell him "Yea, you can pull that mask up over your nose, I don't want your germs." Got a hella look but he complied. I have not been back in there since. Their is a large Pet Store chain store just down the street and I'm going back there because they care.

[demtenjeep]

54. just call them maskholes and walk on away

that is my strategy

[Gothmog]

55. I am using curbside to avoid these idiots

[GulfCoast66]

56. Fortunately at our local Publix I very rarely see someone without a mask.

I just avoided them. Distancing works.

[Catherine Vincent]

57. The stores I frequent must have gotten rid of them

I'm happy about it because it didn't make sense. I also didn't think space between shoppers needed to be 6 feet especially if it was crowded. Early in the pandemic, I was in a lane looking at stuff and I saw from a distance someone further away from me but I kept looking at the items and I decided to look wondering why they didn't move and apparently this lady was just waiting til I moved. I thought geeze come on lady you can still pass me up...we both had masks on.

[DemocraticPatriot]

58. Push your mask aside, and start coughing uncontrollably

right in his face...

[JI7]

59. Stop interacting with them. Most of them are purposely doing it and they like to make a show of it

Let the store know. Maybe call or write the store to tell them what happened and to say you don't feel safe shopping there if policies are not being enforced.

[TuskMoar]

60. I Rant Loudly to My Teenage Son

He is usually with me. I call the non masker a prick. Huff and puff when they are in an area I want to be in. Make an ass of myself. But don’t directly confront them. Easier to do with a wingman.

[Dorian Gray]

61. I'm ready to throw down

only problem is I live in one of the most compliant neighborhoods in Brooklyn. So I never have the chance. LOL

[Pluvious]

63. Whip out your phone and act like you are recording them, add some colorful commentary...

... about how inconsiderate anti-maskers like this example, here at [ store name, city ] etc.