Is sanitizing shopping carts important?

[Snazzylass]

I must say I am appalled. More so at the Costco employee who was applauding someone for not wearing a mask.

Everybody is entitled to their opinion
70% of the deaths in my county are folks who resided in nursing homes. I live in a 55+ community. My neighbor just stopped by to chat. We sat on my porch. She said doesn't wear a mask when she shops. She's a former nurse

 

[Snazzylass]

Rule breaker

True! Risk taker? not sure. They didn't have the one item I came into purchase (hamburger), so made a beeline out.

 

[Luanne]

Everybody is entitled to their opinion
70% of the deaths in my county are folks who resided in nursing homes. I live in a 55+ community. My neighbor just stopped by to chat. We sat on my porch. She said doesn't wear a mask when she shops. She's a former nurse

My opinion. She doesn't sound very smart. Good thing she's a former nurse. Did she wear a mask when she was working? If so, why?

 

[Cornell]

Everybody is entitled to their opinion
70% of the deaths in my county are folks who resided in nursing homes. I live in a 55+ community. My neighbor just stopped by to chat. We sat on my porch. She said doesn't wear a mask when she shops. She's a former nurse

I was at at a Bed & Breakfast in S Dakota over the weekend. I shared the same dining table at breakfast w/another guest. Obviously no masks while dining. And guess what? The other guest was a doctor. Granted we were not sitting on top of each other but we shared a table. (and not a PhD Doctor - a M.D.)

 

[bbodb1]

I have always wondered why carts couldn't be cleaned when returned to the vestibule using one of those spray like systems you see at amusement parks. With COVID 19 considerations now, it seems like a misting application of disinfectant would be practical.

 

[am1]

I was at at a Bed & Breakfast in S Dakota over the weekend. I shared the same dining table at breakfast w/another guest. Obviously no masks while dining. And guess what? The other guest was a doctor. Granted we were not sitting on top of each other but we shared a table. (and not a PhD Doctor - a M.D.)

Does. It mean they or you or the hosts are any smarter when it comes to avoiding the potential risks.

 

[TravelTime]

I do not think that anyone is smarter than anyone else with regard to what we should do with the safety guidelines. I think it comes down to risk tolerance. Even before Covid, we all had different risk tolerance for different activities. I used to go on shark dives where they threw chump in the water to attract hundreds of sharks (until I found out it was environmentally insensitive) but I would never in my life consider sky diving. I have my limits in risk tolerance!

 

[Luanne]

I do not think that anyone is smarter than anyone else with regard to what we should do with the safety guidelines. I think it comes down to risk tolerance. Even before Covid, we all had different risk tolerance for different activities. I used to go on shark dives where they threw chump in the water to attract hundreds of sharks (until I found out it was environmentally insensitive) but I would never in my life consider sky diving. I have my limits in risk tolerance!

In those risk activities you were only risking yourself.

 

[TravelTime]

In those risk activities you were only risking yourself.

Actually, the reason I heard as to why shark dives were environmentally insensitive is because it teaches sharks to approach humans and makes shark attacks more likely. That is why I decided not to do shark dives with chum anymore. It could harm other people and make sharks more dependent on humans. However, I will still go diving where there are sharks, as long as they appear naturally, not in an artificial way.

 

[Luanne]

Actually, the reason I heard as to why shark dives were environmentally insensitive is because it teaches sharks to approach humans and makes shark attacks more likely. That is why I decided not to do shark dives with chum anymore. It could harm other people and make sharks more dependent on humans. However, I will still go diving where there are sharks, as long as they appear naturally, not in an artificial way.

So you stopped doing something because it could cause a risk to other people.

 

[Cornell]

Does. It mean they or you or the hosts are any smarter when it comes to avoiding the potential risks.

Stop already

 

[TravelTime]

So you stopped doing something because it could cause a risk to other people.

Yes I did. But with covid, I think it is impossible to completely minimize the risk so I try my best, knowing it is not perfect. It is not either/or, like throwing chum into the water to attract sharks. I have my risk tolerance for myself and others and hope it is good enough.

 

[WVBaker]

I am not sanitizing shopping carts or cleaning groceries and packages that come into our home. I wash my hands thoroughly when I come home, keep 6’ away from people and where a mask when shopping. I have done a really good job of minimizing my trips out for essential items so I really do not come in contact with many people. I did buy hand sanitizer for the first time in my life when I found it recently at Target and use it appropriately. I am trying to maintain a reasonable sense of normalcy during the pandemic with reasonable hygiene. If I start going out more as we open up, I will probably carry hand sanitizer with me to sanitize my hands while out if I go out for too long. Besides that, I realize that living life is a risk. I am doing my best in a reasonable manner as recommended by the health experts. I will hope if I get Covid that I do not become seriously ill. If I have any signs of illness, I will quarantine myslef.

".... a reasonable sense of normalcy... " Now there's a term that's become so widely open to interpretation.

 

[WVBaker]

I was at at a Bed & Breakfast in S Dakota over the weekend. I shared the same dining table at breakfast w/another guest. Obviously no masks while dining. And guess what? The other guest was a doctor. Granted we were not sitting on top of each other but we shared a table. (and not a PhD Doctor - a M.D.)

Why do I keep hearing, "Born To Be Wild" over and over.

 

[DaveNV]

I guess it's worth pointing out that employees of Costco are human, too. Just because the corporation has a policy doesn't mean every employee agrees with it. They are instructed to follow certain rules, and most do. It sounds like the receipt checker was probably "done" with things, too. Can't say as I blame them, since they're on the front lines with shoppers who think the rules don't apply to them, and since they're at the door, they get the brunt of that angry member's attitude. My spouse works at the Refund Desk and regularly gets yelled at because some item is out of stock, or because someone had trouble at the gas station or because it took too long to get their lunch at the Food Court. Some Costco shoppers are just entitled a$$holes.

But my greater question is if it was such a huge deal for you, did you ask them about the carts? Is it possible they were sanitizing them in the cart corrals out in the parking lot, so they didn't have to take the time when bringing them back to the building? They may have already been sanitized before being offered to shoppers.

And if you did ask, and they said they weren't sanitizing carts any longer, did you ask them why not? I'd like to know the reason, since last I'd heard, the Corporate policy is to sanitize them.

I'm sorry you couldn't find the one item you went in to purchase. I think if I was only after one thing, given the mask thing and all, I'd have just gone to a grocery store. But that's me.

Dave

 

[Brett]

Does. It mean they or you or the hosts are any smarter when it comes to avoiding the potential risks.

the mask wars continue !

I'll be so happy when this pandemic war is won ....

 

[Snazzylass]

I was at at a Bed & Breakfast in S Dakota over the weekend. I shared the same dining table at breakfast w/another guest. Obviously no masks while dining. And guess what? The other guest was a doctor. Granted we were not sitting on top of each other but we shared a table. (and not a PhD Doctor - a M.D.)

I hope you are enjoying your trip! So happy for you two!

 

[Cornell]

I hope you are enjoying your trip! So happy for you two!

We are home. Lovely trip . Lots of mom-daughter time and tons of laughs and memories.

 

[Snazzylass]

I guess it's worth pointing out that employees of Costco are human, too. Just because the corporation has a policy doesn't mean every employee agrees with it. They are instructed to follow certain rules, and most do. It sounds like the receipt checker was probably "done" with things, too. Can't say as I blame them, since they're on the front lines with shoppers who think the rules don't apply to them, and since they're at the door, they get the brunt of that angry member's attitude. My spouse works at the Refund Desk and regularly gets yelled at because some item is out of stock, or because someone had trouble at the gas station or because it took too long to get their lunch at the Food Court. Some Costco shoppers are just entitled a$$holes.

But my greater question is if it was such a huge deal for you, did you ask them about the carts? Is it possible they were sanitizing them in the cart corrals out in the parking lot, so they didn't have to take the time when bringing them back to the building? They may have already been sanitized before being offered to shoppers.

And if you did ask, and they said they weren't sanitizing carts any longer, did you ask them why not? I'd like to know the reason, since last I'd heard, the Corporate policy is to sanitize them.

I'm sorry you couldn't find the one item you went in to purchase. I think if I was only after one thing, given the mask thing and all, I'd have just gone to a grocery store. But that's me.

Dave

There is no question people are super stressed. I deal with the general public 50+ hours a week, and I am very, very grateful for my paycheck.

I try to remember that each and every time I talk to a customer. It's really, really different right now. I've been doing the same job for 4 years. I've never had customers this wound up. I try to leave the conservation on an up-note no matter what.

This one employee went out of her way to share a laugh with me. I think I might have made her day. I wasn't headed to her station. She singled me out

I wasn't upset that they clearly are not currently offering ground beef. The case had already been switched over to little packets of buffalo. Just pointing out that I did not linger. I was in and out.

When I was there 10 days ago, we qued up to wait our turn to enter the store. I noticed a young couple ahead of me unmasked. They sauntered in. Apparently the gal ahead of me did not have a mask as the attendant handed her one. She was near my age, maybe older.

It was bedlam Saturday afternoon - inside and out. I try to avoid weekends, but I won't have a day off during the week for another 10 days.

 

[Snazzylass]

My opinion. She doesn't sound very smart. Good thing she's a former nurse. Did she wear a mask when she was working? If so, why?

See, that's the thing. 1. It is completely unknown, and frankly, rather unlikely that I am risk to anyone.

2. Grocery stores are not operating rooms. But then, hospitals are where people generally get staph infections - so who knows?

I went to the dentist last week. You really start looking around and thinking about things differently.

 

[normab]

I think sanitizing the carts is a reasonable measure to try to prevent covid from spreading. My pet peeve is Aldi, where the cashiers routinely switch carts so they can speedily ring your items up. Only once did the cashier wipe the cart she was giving me.

I personally feel I am responsible for myself. So I carry hand sanitizer everywhere and have been known to put a good amout on my hands and then rub over the cart handle.

 

[LMD]

I sanitized my cart before COVID and still do.

 

[Cornell]

See, that's the thing. 1. It is completely unknown, and frankly, rather unlikely that I am risk to anyone.

2. Grocery stores are not operating rooms. But then, hospitals are where people generally get staph infections - so who knows?

I went to the dentist last week. You really start looking around and thinking about things differently.

You bring up staph. A lot of people are really worried about catching C19. Totally appreciate and respect their concerns.

My stressor: catching something like staph or other bacterial infection in a hospital. That's where I get creeped out and OCDish.

 

[T_R_Oglodyte]

I think that masks are the current version of long hair and beads in the 1960s. For many people, it has become a statement of defiance to pressure for social conformity. That being the case, no amount of lecturing about risks and obligations and expectations is going to make a difference. If anything, it will steel the resolve of the people in that camp.

 

[MrockStar]

I was at at a Bed & Breakfast in S Dakota over the weekend. I shared the same dining table at breakfast w/another guest. Obviously no masks while dining. And guess what? The other guest was a doctor. Granted we were not sitting on top of each other but we shared a table. (and not a PhD Doctor - a M.D.)

I am just happy that two intelligent grown adults, could respect and decide for themselves what personal heath choices are best for themselves and each other. Thanks for being

the mask wars continue !

I'll be so happy when this pandemic war is won ....

To the victors go the spoils?