Current Events > Stay Out of Grocery Stores and Order Online: CDC tells people

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Too bad we can't arrest anti-maskers before they enter a store.

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If even a small percentage of people switch to online delivery because of this request, that still helps reduce the foot traffic in these stores. Even those who can't comply will benefit. So it is well worth it for the CDC to announce this.

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Sariana21 posted...

If even a small percentage of people switch to online delivery because of this request, that still helps reduce the foot traffic in these stores. Even those who can't comply will benefit. So it is well worth it for the CDC to announce this.

I'd imagine most places are already fully booked with online deliveries. They are in any shops near me here in the UK.

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I work at Whole Foods, so I can give some insight into ordering via Amazon Prime. Some important points:

1) The people who handle it are Amazon employees: Whole Foods employees actually have nothing to do with it. We cant help you with it, and calling the store about your order will get you referred to Amazon Support.

2) There are plenty of Amazon shoppers, but only rarely is Amazons management actually on site, so the shoppers are largely unsupervised. Some shoppers are really good, others quite clearly have no idea what theyre doing and/or dont care.

3) Whole Foods doesnt carry a lot of national brands. The ones it does carry are invariably marked up. The store brand(365) is pretty good, at least.

4) We dont really have back stock(Order to Shelf lol), so its not uncommon for us to be out of certain products. We do; however, get shipments frequently.

5) Shoppers can substitute stuff somehow: Im not sure how it works though. So that could lead to price disparities.

6) Shoppers put your order on shelves to be picked up by drivers(or you). They have fridges and freezers. An Amazon Prime Now driver comes to pick up and deliver your order. Inevitably, they sometimes screw up and leave a bag behind.
If you choose to pick up your order, there are special spots for order pick-up. Check-in is done via an app or e-mail, and a shopper brings your order out to your car.

deupd_u posted...

I go out to the club every weekend, and it's a shoulder to shoulder dance party with no masks, as usual. We're all perfectly fine.

They don't have reduced capacity?
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Been doing it the entire pandemic. There were issues with slots initially but I think places hired more people or something. Ive been able to get same/next day

My family was just at the market yesterday and I feel no guilt whatsoever.
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Too cheap to tip. I think Ill double mask it, fuck it

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Shows how out of touch CDC is to say this.

Duncanwii posted...

My family was just at the market yesterday and I feel no guilt whatsoever.

We are well aware you are incapable of feeling guilt.

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Duncanwii posted...

My family was just at the market yesterday and I feel no guilt whatsoever.

yeah you are essentially just a "troll about covid" account now so I'm going to block you.

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TommyPickles21 posted...

They don't have reduced capacity?

warehouse clubs do have limit of capacity but is never enforced around here. not enough people go at one time to reach it.

right now it's 50% capacity.
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voldothegr8 posted...

Kroger clicklist has been real shit lately, such shit I have to enter the store anyway to find 50 of an item sitting on a shelf they said they couldn't find.

I just started damn

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Fucking stupid asses at CDC

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I call bullcrap on this. Ive been going everywhere the cdc says is dangerous, grocery stores, gym, martial arts and ive been fine. Plus i like to pick out the fruit myself. Ive heard lots of complaints from people saying the food delivery people choose bad fruits.

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Yeah, those services don't really exist where I live, or are extremely limited.

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