Call the Walmart corporate customer service and explain your experience. I did that and within a few days, masks for all customers were required. Expect a lot of tantrums from MAGATs

3 weeks ago. Now about 60% have on mask. Bunch of dead residents works.

percentages are plummeting, but the National numbers are only inching down. That means that the rest of the country is ramping up. And just as they are, the imbeciles are opening everything up.

You are smart to avoid it at least for the foreseeable future.

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900+ new hospitalizations and 300+ deaths in NY.

And we had crazies shoulder to shoulder, maskless, gloveoveless their Trump and Gadsden flags on Long Island one town over from where i live.

Expect a surge in numbers shortly.

Which is an amazing accomplishment.

That means that other locations are really rising.

I'm sorry they protested so near to your home. After all it has taken to slow this thing down, that would infuriate me.

And honestly embarrased that these people are practically my neighbors.

Exit 61 on the LIE. I left when I was 18 and only went back once a year to visit my folks. The whole island is a shallow swamp of self-concern. It's only gotten worse since 1990. I don't miss it. My brother and his family still live there but now they come visit me in W Mass. Trying to get them to move out here, but he's got a great teaching job...


Good Luck to you...

I too here in Ohio see the same cavalier attitude....I stay the course, shop early, social distancing, mask x 2 surgical style and hand sanitizer using probable 6 times at a minimum while quickly shopping.

We can't fix stupid...They have the information...we using our technique where others can observe us, well that is also teaching what one needs to do to stary alive and prevent transmission of COVIDS.

When I go out, I’d say 60-75% of people have masks on. I almost never see anyone bring their kids to the store, but my ex-wife dragged our two daughters (aged 9 and 11) through a Home Depot the other day when she went to get gardening stuff.

My ex really surprised me with that move. She’s usually very conscientious about things like the flu and washing hands and whatnot.

I expect the rate of infection will increase here, and only then will more local people take better precautions.

The local news reports of infection and death rates are very low... at this time.

I see maybe come 2 out of 30 with a mask... pedestrian that is...Many servers/ fast food window..they have masks.. especially Starbucks.. South of Dayton in Centerville ..more like 10 out of 30 wear masks...The fatigue has set in...

I do give many Positive Affirmations to Dorothy Lane Market Stores... especially the Springboro Store... Excellent disinfectant, masks, ..I am comfortable with their efforts.

Oh, I went to West Milton yesterday...no masks at all!

Oh, I do home Infusions as an RN...thus have adequate PPE supplies for now...all my clients are immune compromised....so, the PPE and COVID 19 Protocol has not been a challenge. More nerve racking yes...this 24/7 technique thinking is stressful and fatigues you.

I lived there for a short time in the past. Moved away as soon as possible.

It blew my mind that I had to drive elsewhere if I wanted to buy something after 6 pm, or whatever time that whole town seemed to shut down. (Not a bad idea for a pandemic, but that was long ago.)

A few interactions with neighbors let me know that I definitely didn’t fit in.

Edit: I’m okay with PPE too. Bought the hospital-type of blue disposable masks awhile ago. (I carefully put some of them in a ziplock bag and gave them to a sister whose homemade masks kept falling off her face.)

Had some goggles delivered to me recently too. So impressed that my progressive lens glasses fit inside the goggles and they’re still properly centered!


Thank you for your work! I’m actually unemployed right now, but prepping for the inevitable need for me to work again.

Closet Democrats there in West Milton... hahaha..I know a few.

I’ve worked in Miami County around people from Bradford and surrounding towns, for example. They might as well be from a different planet.

As much as I don’t like amazon, they certainly ship stuff quickly.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, I haven’t stepped foot in a large grocery store, Walmart or Target. I feel lucky to have a smallish neighborhood grocery store half a block from where I live. I visit it 4-6 times a week and just buy whatever I can carry home.

Those big stores just seem like a great way to spread the virus. If I need to go to one, I’ll probably do it at like 3:00 in the morning.

they are seeming to take longer and longer, a couple of weeks or more for several things...

I haven’t experienced the same with UPS, at least not when I purchase items from other online vendors.

My local post office was closed after they had 9 of 61 employees show up. We didn’t have mail delivery for a week. I understand that in areas close by they haven’t had delivery in two weeks.
The post office on the other side was closed for over two weeks for cleaning. When I went in today there were new employees. Chose not to ask about the regulars. Also, big signs now saying that one must have both mask and gloves. Got surprised by the gloves and had to go back home to get some. Only had some questions but couldn’t go in without proper protection.
The post office further uptown, that is the main one in the area, had no employees available and everyone had to use the machines. I’m sure there was somebody in the back who opened the doors but did not choose to do face to face business.
They are having a tough time. You should appreciate every mail carrier you see!

Up until about 18 months ago, I lived about 40 minutes north of the city, just outside of West Point in a town called Cornwall on Hudson. Beautiful area.

I grew up about 5 hours north of the city, just outside of Lake Placid.

Now I’m living in flat and boring northwest Ohio. For now, at least, we have mail service.

It’s crazy what’s going on in NY. Unfortunately, I think that’s what it is going to look like in much of the country in coming weeks as the social distancing is relaxed.

I needed a couple of 18V batteries for my cordless drill. Had what I needed on Amazon,went through the check out and it was going to be a MONTH to the day for delivery--and I live in the middle of the US.

Pfftttt....canceled the order and bought basically the same batteries on Ebay and had them in 4-5 days. That isn't the first order I've canceled on Amazon over the last few months over the same ridiculous shipping time frame.

From around the country. In my area, north of Chicago, it's a weird mix of masks and no masks, even though masks are mandated. Mostly masks, though.

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They're for the protection of people around you.

I did have a good experience in this regard. At a small (two locations) bakery that we like the staff weren't wearing masks. I went three times, expecting them to get with the program. When they didn't I sent an e-mail, nice, but explaining how the masks weren't for them but for the customers and how they breathed on the cups and the food, etc., etc. The next day I got an e-mail saying masks would be mandatory for all employees at both locations. Yeah!!!

Cool story

Irritates he hell out of me when people think they're being brave and independent by not wearing a mask when around others. It's dismaying to see so many "fellow Americans", full grown adults with children no doubt, proudly display such stupidity and unthinking inconsideration. Like you say, it's not about them. At all. But good on those guys for waking up after your email.

In my area, everyone from government down to almost all residents are taking things seriously. It is a hassle but if everyone is seen as being in it together, then it is better for all.

Where the Governor and County or Parish, or whatever municipal districts are not pushing for people to be serious, you can't really expect people to take it seriously.

And the Walmart scares me to death!

As a side, I lived in Empoia for about three years back in the late 70s early 80s...nice little town, Peter Pan Park was a favorite.

I want to make sure my sick sister does not use that store.

Thank you

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She lives in Greenwood county. I hate that she has a worthless hubby she can't trust to do things for her

nice little town once you get over the smell.

but the Dolly Madison Bakery smell made up for it a little....

that was a good smell

At least 60 percent wearing masks at my WM.

defiance? It's just incredibly irresponsible, but that the tone they're getting from their leaders. No worries, man! Everything is gonna be all right.

My state has gone to great lengths to stop the spread of the corona virus. People have been impacted in many ways and they are rightfully angry and upset with these draconian laws, but they're working.

It makes my really angry that neighboring red states are behaving like they're running a statewide frat party. They spread the virus, not just to their own citizens, but it travels across the state lines with them.

don't 'get it'.

which in short supply. Such people are not just stupid but totally selfish. You could have told the checker that they are among the people most affected by the virus transmission. Many getting sick.

a lot of maggots in my area don't wear masks and rudely push next to others in markets. Emulating their idol red don by acting as though they are immune and don't care about others.


I go out as little as possible now.

everything has to be a statement with them. Then they have to shove it in everyone else's face. I will be so glad when we are rid of this abuser in chief and send the rest of the abusers back to their caves. Best to stay home and safe until then.

I live IN wichita and I refuse to use Walmart.

We use the smallest Dillons and usually there are not many people and today every shopper and employee had a mask on and people were quick to get what they needed and do their business.

Cars parked almost to the street. I just go across the street to the Walmart Marketplace. Got everything we need and for less than Dillions prices and there's room in there. They are now counting those in and out,have set up a "fence" so a half a dozen people can't go in the main door all at once. They spray their carts down. Works for me...............

We live downtown so it is the closest, but also seems to be the least populated as well.

I abhor Wal-mart

Many reasons

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I'd say at least 90% are wearing masks, the checkers are wearing masks, and people are spacing.

We made a trip to Target the other day (my only non-Safeway trip since this started). I'd say 25% of the customers were wearing masks, which surprised me, and the majority of the non-mask wearers looked to be about 25-35 years old.

But as far as the Target store itself went, it was spectacular. When we walked in, the carts were all newly washed (by a woman with a mask and gloves, using a spray bottle of disinfectant) and they were all marks with a sign that said "Clean". When it came time to check out, there were clearly marked spots on the floor, but even better, they had a guy directing the shoppers where to go. He was like a traffic cop - he'd hold up his hand to prevent shoppers from going until he pointed them to a checker, and he wiped off every station first (this was important, because I had to touch the key pad). He answered my questions about the self-checkout from six feet away. He was masked, too. When we finished shopping, our cart went into a line of carts waiting to be cleaned. It was very systematic and easy, and I couldn't have been more impressed.

But later you mentioned a guy was up near your cart. Yieks!

not less, thankfully. People try to stay out of each other's way at the grocery stores, and there is lots of shopping through apps with curbside pickup.

in the Thumb of Michigan. All of the workers were wearing masks (obviously purchased with their own money or homemade ) and marks on the floor, but no one monitoring the number of shoppers and people just ignoring distancing and floor markings. I was shopping for our household, plus my 78-year-old mom and her 76-year-old friend, so it was a lengthy trip. By the time I finished, my anxiety was through the roof.

I won't be going back. We'll make due with the mom and pop grocer, even if it means less selection, and shopping online (though we won't use Amazon because of how they're treating workers).

Order everything online and do pickup...at store or delivery...

We wipe everything down in the garage and transfer from bags to cleaned boxes...

Wash hands at least a dozen times a day...

My wife has made hundreds of masks and often offers them to people who don't have one. Most people thank her and take one, but at the Walmart store, no takers except one elderly lady.

Thank your wife for me!!

yesterday. At my store they have marks on the floor, plexi-glass, etc but when the cashier suddenly said, "Is he with you?" I looked up since I had been packing my bags and this big, older, white man was right next to me. I said "NO!" and she told him to step behind the line, which he did but he went on to bitch to the other big, older white man behind him (also not following the directions). The two loudly complained. I wanted to punch both of them. Instead I just glared over the top of my mask with TRUMP and a big red slash through it written on my mask with a BIG Sharpie. I have observed that it is white people complaining the most and mostly men, why is that? Do they feel like they can't get sick? Are they acting like "macho men"?

1. The price of ordinary copy paper has doubled. I guess all those trees are going into paper towels and toilet paper now.
2. The girl at the checkout counter was wearing a mask. I asked her how she was adjusting to wearing a mask all day. She said she only wore the mask because she was required to by management and she doesn't wear a mask anyplace else.

when I see people without masks(and their children too!) I want to go up to them and say,
“ I’m doing this for you! I wish you’d do the same for me,”

Here where I live, if you’re not wearing a mask you are not getting into any store. And they only let a certain amount of people in at a time.

I’ve talked to people in my community and we all feel safe very lucky that our county officials are making sure things are done properly.

A lot are ignoring it and the stores are not bothering to enforce it either. Went out to grab things to drop off at the in-laws and pick up some thai food for the wife and I. Both stores I went to had a dramatic drop in the number of people wearing masks compared to last week. Last Friday when I went out, pretty much everyone had a mask on. Today, maybe half. There was also a lot more traffic out, gas stations were packed and a bunch of people were hauling boats. I live about 15-20 minutes northwest of Detroit, for reference.

Went to small grocery store two weeks ago in the western suburbs of Detroit. Only saw one person out of maybe 50 not wearing a mask. He was a young guy mid twenty's and he zig-zaged around us slow seniors down the aisles the wrong way.

everyone seems to be abiding by the rules and not complaining not that I am out much. But once a week or two. We are 90 miles north of the city fortunate to have a big yard.

they don’t know anyone with the virus yet.

even when wearing a mask.

Drove past and saw the crowded parking lot and went back home.
Fuck this.

My last trip did show some improvement.

People using the floor markers and keeping their distance.

Only one with children.

About half wearing masks.

We have 5 active cases in our county.

and if I can help it I won't go in another one until I get my vaccine or a there is a 100% cure for Covid19. That is partly because of the experiences people have been posting on here. I'm lucky that I have been able to get by on grocery pick ups and shipments. I feel sorry for people who don't have those options and have to put up with this crap from shoppers who are apathetic about the risks this virus poses to themselves and others.

We have been lucky.
Went to Lowes last week, stated that you would not be allowed in store without a mask. One way aisles only one entrance opened, and 3 exits.

Today, there was a line to get in. They were limiting the number of people in the store. You could not go back into the main store once in the garden ctr.
A different way to shop.

Parking lots are full like Christmas. No limit on how many people are in the stores.

I get it. I live in a purple state. I don’t really wear a mask, but I certainly don’t judge anyone who does.. or doesn’t. I try to stay a decent distance away from everyone at the stores and go about my business. I don’t go out unless I have to for my family or my parents
. I keep seeing that wearing a mask is a statement of your political leanings, but I’m here to say that it’s not. Although not tested, I believe that I’ve recovered from the virus. I’m no longer contagious and I have no fear of contracting it. I’m a happily married man with 4 children, and am content with how life plays out.
So for me, I’m not judging and I hope no one judges me.

It is about following the orders of your state or city. It is about respecting everyone else. Who cares what you fear? The issue is not spreading it and keeping the pandemic going.

I mean, if you haven't been tested, how do you know?

We do not know for certain that if you had it you aren’t still shedding virus or can’t get it again.

Others can’t avoid your vapor trail of your breath no matter the distance you keep. Although it’s better than standing next to people with you not wearing a mask.

I doubt you can keep six feet distance at checkout.

The way to eliminate the pandemic and get back to normal is by wearing a mask AND social distancing. This will end a lot sooner if everyone does this everywhere.

And countries with citizenry accustomed to wearing masks have fared much better too.



Edit: I knew this country was screwed as soon as it reached our shores. Far too many people in the USA are more focused on competition rather than cooperation.

and think this is ok because everyone else is doing it...................

It's a store to be avoided these days.

At our supermarket, everyone that works there wears masks, but it annoys the crap out of me because half of them don't put them on correctly, they don't cover their noses! I guess working 8 hours it gets annoying, but it bothers me because they're supposed to be protecting us, too.

But it's a state mandate, all customers and workers have to wear masks now.

Our other supermarket is great - they have someone at the front door cleaning carts and baskets, and counting the number of customers (there's a limit now, although not a problem at this one) Everyone wears masks properly.

They have wipes inside the front door, too. I grab a couple as I'm leaving to clean my hands.

Same here. In rural n e ga. Appreciate your point of view. 💙

I went to CostCo to gas up car, and wouldn't you know it, people were not wearing a mask.
I called the attendant over and I asked why are you letting people gas up without a mask?
I was told that management said only the store is mandating masks, but not the gas pumps.
I told them that people are breathing, coughing, sneezing on the keypads and the gas nozzle,
why would that not possibly apply?
Their response is we can enforce it.

I called bull $h1t on that. I said "Sure you can. No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service. That has always applied. Now
we have to add No Mask. What's the big deal."
I was told to file a complaint with CostCo Management. So I did just that.

Ignorance is bliss, until it's deadly. For us all.

Wouldnt require masks, but then provide them at the entrance for those that dont have one. Then, offer some discount or coupon or some incentive for wearing it. Surely, there are ways to invent shoppers to wear them.

Walmart could afford it and would get positive publicity. Something they could use.

I went to a local store to do a curbside pickup of a prescription, and everyone in the parking lot was wearing some sort of mask.

I have a Publix grocery store on one corner and a Walmart Neighborhood market on the other. By far the people at the Walmart (customers and staff) seem to be taking it more seriously.