Grocery shopping is a necessity, but winding through aisles with a loaded cart and dodging other shoppers within a six-foot radius can feel like a dystopic version of Super Mario . It's easy to go through an entire bottle of hand sanitizer in one trip, re-upping every time you touch a canned good, the handle of the freezer case, or the credit-card machine.
But grocery shopping, for most, can also offer a welcome opportunity to leave the apartment. And — as we've learned by watching dozens of friends try their hand at baking bread — cooking is an excellent way to pass the time and quiet at least a fraction of our anxieties.
Quite a lot has been going on:
Is it ethical to shop COVID-19 sales? - Marketplace
“It just doesn’t seem appropriate,” she said. She feels silly buying stuff she doesn't need, and she doesn't want to put warehouse and delivery workers at risk.
But she did break down once and bought lipstick from Sephora — it was half off, with free shipping. “Is that a, you know, practical purchase?” she said. “No!”
Retailers are trying to keep customers shopping, and consumer spending is important for the economy. But for some, buying discretionary items — anything that's not food and supplies — feels kind of weird and maybe even a little wrong.
Wuhan stores, shopping malls reopen after weeks battling coronavirus
WUHAN, China – Shopkeepers in Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, were reopening Monday, but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of millions of people at home for two months.
"I'm so excited, I want to cry," said a woman on one of Wuhan's major shopping streets, the Chuhe Hanjie pedestrian mall, who would give only the English name Kat.
OpenTable will allow people to reserve shopping times at supermarkets - The Verge
OpenTable wants to let you reserve shopping times at supermarkets to help decrease overcrowding and make stores safer for shoppers.
OpenTable's new tool will allow you to choose a vacant time slot or join a waitlist at partnered supermarkets and other essential businesses, much like setting up a reservation at a restaurant. Currently, seven partners across Los Angeles and San Francisco — six restaurants turn pop-up markets plus one local grocery store are using the new feature, but OpenTable told The Verge it is in "active talks with other national grocers/retailers."
Not to change the topic here:
How to grocery shop safely during the coronavirus pandemic - Vox
In our collective attempt to flatten the curve , grocery shopping has become a minefield. We are not supposed to leave our homes, yet we have to keep feeding ourselves; as a result, what used to be a comforting annoyance now feels dangerous. Can you touch that cereal box? Why is that person standing so close?
To help us navigate this unsettling new world of grocery shopping — can you reuse your bags? why isn't there yeast ? — we turned to the experts.
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Donations critical to Goodwill despite being closed for shopping
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ROANOKE, Va. – While Goodwill stores have closed their doors for shopping, they are open for accepting donations.
To ensure workers safety, Goodwill is taking precautions, such as sanitizing and having employees wear gloves while dealing with donations.
They're also offering "no contact" donating where you can stay in your car while dropping off items.
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"When you do those things, you're helping us give hope to the community and to our many employees throughout the valley who have been laid off temporarily," explained Kelly Sandridge, the vice president of brand strategy and external affairs for Goodwill Industries in the Valleys.
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