Even before our governor issued a stay-at-home order, we hadn't been leaving our home for every much, but weekly grocery shopping is still an outing. We may get to a point where we decide that it's best to order groceries, but for now, we like going to the supermarket so that if one key ingredient we want is out of stock, we can regroup on the spot and choose something else.
That being said, there have been some changes at our supermarket in the past couple of weeks. One change is that they limit how many people can be in the store at once. This week, we were able to go right in, but when we left, we saw a line of people waiting to get in.
Other changes are at the checkout line. There are lines on the floor now to show people where they should wait in order to maintain social distancing. There is also a plexiglass barrier between the cashier and the customers. And this week, our cashier told us they couldn't handle reusable bags that customers brought in; basically, if you brought your own bags, you did your own bagging. This is fine--I certainly understand how stores would develop such policies under the circumstances.
More people were wearing face masks (mostly fabric ones, not the disposable kind that nobody has been able to get for weeks). I have mixed feelings about the DIY face masks, and I'm on the fence about whether I want to make them for us or wear them. Maybe that should be another blog post at another time...
Our store was pretty well stocked, but there are still shortages of some items. Unsweetened almond milk, for instance, is something that inexplicably seems to sell out. And the places on the shelves where toilet paper and disinfecting wipes are usually found are completely bare. The ongoing toilet paper shortage is somewhat of a mystery to me; after all, we're dealing with a respiratory illness, not rampant diarrhea. Nonetheless, it does seem to be a real situation, one that might also warrant a separate blog post at some point.
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