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bucolic_frolic

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1. 20% of capacity seems light for peak times

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2020, 07:50 PM

Apr 2020

There was a small crowd of people at my Walmart midweek at 6AM. Entrances taped off, carts used as barriers, floor markers everywhere. Manager comes out at 6 and announces not opening until 7. I got back to them shortly after 7. There were far more people at 7 than when I left shortly after 8. Hopefully they have this gamed out, they've had 3 weeks to observe traffic.

Hope they're not regulating the food supply. Cereal was 1/2 empty, meat same. Public probably stocked the pantry with non-perishables. Veggies were plentiful. Deli was closed.

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Walmart restricts amount of shoppers at one time to enforce social distancing amid coronavirus [View all] left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 OP

20% of capacity seems light for peak times bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #1

"Hope they're not regulating the food supply" left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #4

lol well you can't hoard what's not on the shelves, so that's safe anyway bucolic_frolic Apr 2020 #5

It depends on how you define peak. Massacure Apr 2020 #10

:) I define peak as various clusters that occur as should be expected. Hortensis Apr 2020 #15

Home Depot started this a week or so ago. nt Phoenix61 Apr 2020 #2

I think this is a good idea Ohiogal Apr 2020 #3

"Don't go shopping if you're bored!" Steelrolled Apr 2020 #6

I noticed that may have done that more than I thought I did Sapient Donkey Apr 2020 #13

Classic Onion Absolute Kelvin Apr 2020 #7

*deletes my "I was driving by a walmart this morning and saw..." comment I made below* Sapient Donkey Apr 2020 #14

I drove by the Sam's Club and Walmart today tnlurker Apr 2020 #8

My pharmacy delivers n/t left-of-center2012 Apr 2020 #9

My neighbour went to our local Costco in southern Ontario luvtheGWN Apr 2020 #22

In my community I'm finding some small mom amd pop neighborhood stores to be totodeinhere Apr 2020 #11

I saw that taking place this morning. I was just driving by one so I didn't get the details. Sapient Donkey Apr 2020 #12

My experience DeminPennswoods Apr 2020 #16

Watching Local News This Morning ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #17

Our local Aldi is now 1 cart, 1 person xmas74 Apr 2020 #27

Well this needed to happen FakeNoose Apr 2020 #18

+1. Some people use their Costco/Sam's Club card to bring their extended families dalton99a Apr 2020 #24

Is that illegal, dalton? Nitram Apr 2020 #34

my neighbor just got a part-time job at Wal-Mart MissMillie Apr 2020 #19

Thanks for the warning Crabby Appleton Apr 2020 #29

I went to BJ's wholesale after work for a grocery trip eilen Apr 2020 #35

Number ConstanceCee Apr 2020 #20

Look out, the Grammar Police just arrived! That's "number" not "amount" when speaking of Nitram Apr 2020 #21

Maybe Constance is just wanting to preserve luvtheGWN Apr 2020 #23

No, I was identifying myself as the Grammar Police. Nitram Apr 2020 #30

Okay then. luvtheGWN Apr 2020 #33

Volume of shoppers dalton99a Apr 2020 #25

Good try, but I'm afraid I have to give you a "D+" Mr. Dalton. Nitram Apr 2020 #32

Social distancing in Wisconsin is not working when families enter a store. Tetrachloride Apr 2020 #26

Number, not amount. niyad Apr 2020 #28

It's about time ReformedGOPer Apr 2020 #31