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I caught myself almost do this in the grocery store!

I disagree with what she did. But if the customer did not object and correct this well who are you to get upset at what other people do?? Avoid the stress and live YOUR life.

Hope you brought it to her attention.

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Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 1833395)

old habits are hard to break...I struggle trying to open those darn plastic bags in the produce section at Publix

I have the same problem due to arthritis in my hands and fingers. I have considered getting some of the silicone fingertip grippers from Staples and just wearing them anytime I go to a grocery store.

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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 1833400)

Pay has nothing to do with it.

Absolutely agree with you.

Customers touching edible products at the grocery store

My son was in one of the grocery stores yesterday and stood next to a man who opened at least 3 or 4 dozen boxes of eggs and methodically TOUCHED EACH AND EVERY EGG in each carton before selecting one to purchase! He gave my son a nasty scowl when he noticed him watching. Too many guns around TV to confront a nasty guy about sanitary procedures. AND, there are way too many edible products that can be accessed and touched. Beware... :pray:

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Originally Posted by davem4616 (Post 1833395)

old habits are hard to break...I struggle trying to open those darn plastic bags in the produce section at Publix

Yes they are. When this first started I ran into this dilemma. I wound up taking all the produce bags I needed at once, licking my fingers and opening them all. One time. Then I got smart. I took a couple of sanitary wipes from my car, folded them up into squares and put them in the basket. When I needed to moisten my fingers I had a source and when I touched something suspicious I had a wipe.

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Originally Posted by Art cov (Post 1833559)

Lol!! Go to many places throughout the world, and I’m not talking about resorts! Maybe Haiti or some African cities. When you land in the great USA, you may be tempted to kiss the ground! As nasty as people think it is here, it’s NOTHING like a lot of the world! We are a nation of little whiny brats! Sometimes I complain also and am no better. However, when I think of where I have lived and worked. It’s a miracle that I was never sick! Please don’t let the little things bother you and rant n rave like a little out of control 5 year old. Life is too short! Be friendly n be happy!!!

Same here. Whenever I traveled internationally I was always SO HAPPY to be back in the United States of America! This is the best place in the world!

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Originally Posted by mrf6969 (Post 1833590)

Just for a few minutes observe what all of us do with our masks. In a short 10 minutes we fidget/adjust with them several times. Hand goes to face to do this. When we take a drink or eat we lay them down in unsanitary places then put them with the collection of germs back on our face. Did you know you can blow out a candle with you mask on? Do you really think these masks are stopping anything coming out of your mouth? If your healthy these masks do more harm than good. If your in poor health and are at risk I am wondering if they are also doing more harm than good. Just my thoughts and observations on this mask mandate.

I put a coffee filter (sized properly) between my mouth/nose and the mask. This gives additional protection with a cloth mask.

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Originally Posted by FromNY (Post 1833471)

Licking fingers! Yuck even before Covid world.. wonder if they wash their hands after the restroom break?

Why do you think they are licking their fingers?

Rubbing the top of the bag between two fingers just does not work for me as my fingers are too dry. Here's a tip. I get a bottle of hand sanitizer out of my purse and wet my fingers and then I can open the bag.

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Originally Posted by Art cov (Post 1833559)

During my first tour of duty in Korea, 1970 - 1971 I was stationed just a couple miles south of the DMZ. There were open ditches that served as street gutters and sewer lines. Rice paddies were fertilized with human waste. Infant mortality rate was very high. The air had an odor that would curl your socks up to your knees in the summer. I had to take a booster shot for yellow fever as there was a severe breakout of the disease that killed many Koreans. You could not eat food in the Korean villages and towns or drink the water as you could be infected with some very bad germs and viruses. Ice cubes in your Coke were a big no no. It would do our country good if people here were to spend time in a 3d world country. They would come back with a great appreciation for what we have.

Correction it was Cholera, not Yellow Fever. 50 years ago and it took a while to remember correctly.

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Originally Posted by Bill Torres (Post 1833592)

Then why don't we just toss out all the law, rules . regulations etc. and live life like they did back in the days of the cave man. The strong survive and the weak get extinguihed.

Not a bad idea!

I really shouldn’t be surprised about some of your responses.

Before Covid her licking her fingers to open a bag would have grossed me out.
Now with Covid it’s serious to do something that stupid.

All of us are higher risk just due to our age.

I am high risk and go out with a mask and gloves and not very often.

I would hope that adults would know better about
Hygiene especially now.

If you say it shouldn't be important to him, then why should it be important to you to mention it?