[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by tsmall22204

Have you ever considered that shoppers are focused on getting their list and getting out of the store that they could have missed the arrows? Why do people jump to the conclusion that the shoppers dont care? Stop living your life with a half empty glass.

Some shoppers don't care to follow the rules. In Colony Publix, I very calmly and respectfully said to an elderly gentleman that he was going in the wrong direction and pointed to the large round circle on the floor that said WRONG WAY X DO NOT ENTER. He waved his hand at me as if to dismiss what I had just said to him. He continued on walking..........in the wrong direction.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Timothyimitchell

The signs are ridiculous. They'll never work. We, as a people, do not like being told what to do with our lives, and how to live our life. We have been good little sheep for 2 months. Time to live our lives. Period.

Do you stop at stop signs when driving? How about yielding at a yield sign? Just wondering.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by ChicagoNative

One way aisles are a great idea, and I’d like to see it stay in place after we all go back to “normal” life. Much better flow and efficiency, imo.

I don’t understand why the stores don’t broadcast this over their loudspeakers every few minutes as a reminder, because the floor markings are very easy to miss.

I will abide by the one way aisles as long as it is necessary to mitigate this virus but I most certainly do not want this to be a new normal.

As for the floor markings being easy to miss......I don't think so. Publix has replaced the thin blue painter's tape with big circles that catch the eye very easily, IMHO. Seems other stores are on board with the big bold signs also.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by photo1902

This topic has been beaten to death.

One way, two way, whatever.

The other day I was the fifth person in line in one of the aisles, while the lead shopper was trying to decide which canned tomatoes to buy. I passed them all, at a safe distance. Seems to me that’s safer than spending 45 minutes in the store while the label readers.

I don't consider it a "line". I'm not "in line" as I walk through the aisles of a store. I don't mind people stopping and pondering or reading labels. I just hold my breath and pass them. I'm "in line" at the check out and will wait my turn as I always have.

[ithos]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

Do you stop at stop signs when driving? How about yielding at a yield sign? Just wondering.

How can you conflate the two? If you run stop signs you have a wreck and people may die. Why don't you explain how one way lanes enhance social distancing when it may require you to take a much longer route to purchase an item. In the process you may travel down a different aisle unnecessarily in which you will probably pass by even more shoppers.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Nuggybuggy

I am so used to shopping “row to row” that I sometimes forget about the arrows. I’m not any of the things you mentioned; only been To the stores a couple of times, so, please forgive me until I get used to the new normal?

I hope this is not a new normal......a temporary normal is what I can deal with.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by photo1902

So you feel is it “safer” to follow behind people, who are inhaling and exhaling, as opposed to passing them in the opposite direction.

How is that more safe?

I really don't have any personal feelings about it being safer. I haven't been "out" since March 4th.

I just have great respect for how Publix have always managed their business and I am appalled at all the folks who are marching over their "freedoms" being taken away. These are unusual times and it calls for unusual and temporary rules in place.. Some people are born, and will die with...."You ain't gonna tell me nuthin'" attitude....and I will go on record as saying, I don't like those kinds of people.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

You a "towny" that is too young to live here? Maybe some are, but not many. I have to wonder what triggered that attitude?

Lot of pot stirring posts by folks we haven't heard from before.

I know. Right? I'm noticing lots of new posters with less than 20 posts. Where are all these people coming from? Out of the woodwork?

[DonnaNi4os]

One way aisles are no different than one way arrows painted on the roads in the parking lot. I think it is a great idea and I wish they would keep it that way. It makes perfect sense to me. I found that it makes the aisles much less congested.

[ithos]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I really don't have any personal feelings about it being safer. I haven't been "out" since March 4th.

I just have great respect for how Publix have always managed their business and I am appalled at all the folks who are marching over their "freedoms" being taken away. These are unusual times and it calls for unusual and temporary rules in place.. Some people are born, and will die with...."You ain't gonna tell me nuthin'" attitude....and I will go on record as saying, I don't like those kinds of people.

are not in general rejecting a temporary deprivation of their Constitutional rights. They simply expect a rational justification for maintaining a chokehold on the economy as they are losing their jobs and homes or seeing their life savings wiped out. This is especially true in areas that have been spared the worst of the disease spreading.

Better to be skeptical of our leaders than to act like obsequious sheep.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by photo1902

This topic has been beaten to death.

One way, two way, whatever.

The other day I was the fifth person in line in one of the aisles, while the lead shopper was trying to decide which canned tomatoes to buy. I passed them all, at a safe distance. Seems to me that’s safer than spending 45 minutes in the store while the label readers.

Passing them at a safe distance would not have been possible, if someone was coming toward you from the other end of the aisle. Hence, the one-way aisles.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by devorejh

Maybe those shoppers that you are criticizing just think it’s stupid as I do. When you’re in front of the dairy, seafood or meat department you are mingling with those people. Even if you’re going the same direction down an aisle you’re still going to be near people and you’re going to be touching food items that potentially several other people may have already handled. You can pay someone to do your shopping for you if your that paranoid

It's called risk reduction and best practices. You can't eliminate all risk. But you absolutely can reduce it. This is one method of reducing risk.

I think it's stupid to have to completely stop at a red light even though it's obvious no one is approaching from any other direction at the intersection. And yet - I come to a complete stop. Even if I have the "right on red." The traffic light exists to protect me, and every other driver, and pedestrian, on the road. At 2 in the morning when there's no one else around for a mile, it seems stupid to have it. But there it is. And I'll abide by it, however frustrating it might be.

[fdpaq0580]

Sadly, I'm afraid there is no "one size fits all" solution when it comes to shopping. Some folks only need a few items and may not know in which aisle and on which shelf where they may be. Others need many things spread through out the store. Without an encyclopedic knowledge of the store and stock, shopping is often more time consuming than it might be. I agree with those who don't like the one way aisle system since it makes the hunt for what you need take far more time than it ordinarily would and increasing exposure time.
Having said that, I, for one, will be wearing my mask and doing my imperfect best to follow the recommendations.

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Passing them at a safe distance would not have been possible, if someone was coming toward you from the other end of the aisle. Hence, the one-way aisles.

So the better choice would’ve been to follow the train of others in front of me? I guess the air they exhaled would magically dissipate while I followed them up and down each aisle?

No thanks. Get your stuff, minimize the amount of time inside the store, then get out.

[Byte1]

Previous to this change, I had mentioned to my spouse that the stores with narrow aisles should make them one way. The other day, I went into Publix for the first time since this pandemic and did not even notice the signs until someone mentioned it to me, that I was going the wrong way. I have to admit that the person that mentioned it to me was a bit snooty, but I still thanked her for bringing it to my attention. I was glad to see the change and feel they ought to keep it that way, since the space is too limited to barely get two carts pass each other. The only signs I noticed were on the floor and I was more intent on getting my shopping done and out of there than to even notice the signs on the floor.
Walmart has narrow aisles also, here in the Villages. It makes one wonder why the store would have it so narrow when they have so many seniors using those electric carts. Leesburg has wide aisles with plenty of room to easily maneuver carts when shopping. Too bad the Walmart in the Villages doesn't consider the constant bumping of the carts and bodies. And yes, some seniors do not operate vehicles as adeptly as younger folks. Everybody becomes that way eventually, unless you don't live long enough.

I do not consider a person making a mistake to be an idiot or careless. But, I do believe folks that throw stones due to their own misery, to be boorish. Hopefully, someone is not speaking of you as you are speaking of others.