Cathy2 wrote:Jewel in Highland Park no longer has floor stickers directing one-way traffic in the aisles.
Cathy2
Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
Jewel in Highland Park no longer has floor stickers directing one-way traffic in the aisles.
shorty wrote:I am starting to see hot bars at places like Whole Foods and Mariano's. I think that I would rather buy food that is prepackaged at this point.
NFriday wrote:I was in the Whole Foods at downtown Evanston yesterday, and they still had the arrows on the floor. Their aisles aren't as wide as Jewels are, and so it is harder to pass somebody going the wrong direction. One thing that I liked is that as I entered the store, they had a sign posted reminding people to wear their mask correctly.
The last time time I went into Sam's Club a few weeks ago, I was there for probably only 10-15 minutes to pick up a prescription and to purchase a box of Swiss Miss cocoa mix, and I passed at least 10 people that were not wearing their mask correctly, including one employee. I felt like going up to them to ask them to cover their nose, but if I did that I could be there all day stopping people. I wonder if Sam's Club and Walmart still limit the number of customers in the store? When I was in Sam's Club last month, the checkout line went all the way to the back of the store. People were kind of social distancing , but still. I decided I did not want to get in line there. This was on a Saturday.
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NFriday wrote:Has anybody been to any of the big box stores such as Costco, Target, Walmart or Sams Club since they got knocked down to a maximum of 25% of capacity yesterday? I assume Jerry's is down to 50% of capacity, but I imagine the lines there are long too.
Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
I think people anticipated something like this might happen. Whereas back in March, it was a shock to the system.
I expect people planned ahead just in case this may happen.
CAthy2
NFriday wrote:Where do you get all of the produce for free? I just picked up lots of produce today that one of the farmers that comes to Evanston was selling in bulk. Since the farmer's market that was supposed to take place yesterday, got cancelled because of the pandemic, he was given permission to sell his stuff only by preorder, and I had to drive up in my car and get in line, and give him my sheet with my name, and whether I was doing bulk or CSA pickup, and then I propped open my trunk, and somebody put it all in my trunk.
Kid Charlemagne wrote:The olive bar at the Whole Foods by me (in Elmhurst) is back to normal, with the caveat that there is a clear entry and path around the bar so that people don't bump into each other. Didn't even register to me as to if the hot bars were open again (they've been closed since March).
The onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the sudden lockdowns that followed ushered in a seismic shift in consumer behavior and unexpected changes in the food and beverage industry landscape. Many homebound Americans began drinking more alcohol -- a trend that has remained steady for the past several months.
Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
I was in Woodman's in Buffalo Grove about 10 days ago. The checkout area was set-up for a surge in panic buying: you had to begin checkout from one-end only. Any aisles leading to check-out were taped off to obligate you to enter the check-out funnel from one direction only.
This same set-up was how Woodman's was arranged for months and finally dismantled during the summer.
There was no panic buying surge evident. I have a feeling many are prepared enough so they do not need to.
Regards,
Cathy2