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In reply to the discussion: Is anyone else feeling guilt over having your stuff delivered? [View all]Texin
(2,873 posts)I'm 65 (and 66 is approaching and I hope I make it 'til then). I've been ordering online for groceries - most of them for delivery onto my porch. I'll order curbside pickup when I'm comfortable that is touch-free and placed in the trunk of the car with the receipt in one of the bags. I'm ordering wine and my husbands vodka online for curbside pickup. I did feel some guilt at first about endangering those who are facilitating me and my husband and, to be honest, I get twinges thinking that the young delivery people are out there on the front lines, but in reality, these people need a paycheck. Their regular jobs have been slashed and they still have rent checks and utility bills and car payments and every other expense that people have on a daily basis. They need to eat and feed their kids if they have them, so they're helping those of us who are trying to keep this virus at bay because we are older with health issues and they're just trying to take care of the bills as best they can. It's not a win-win situation, really, for anyone right now. I do tip freely, and I'm glad that this has been created on those delivery apps, and I found myself chiding my husband last week for not adding a tip, and it shamed him into adding one then and for future deliveries.