[mulligan]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

I do not like this decision, bad move this early by corporate.

So you'll be shopping at Winn-Dixie ??

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by ithos

It was a very stupid rule. You would have to do much more walking to do your shopping. If an item was a quarter way down the isle one would have to travel 1 3/4 aisle lengths to reach it if the arrow pointed the wrong way.

To this day I can not fathom how people thought this was a good idea. I believe we are in an age where virtue signaling has gone into an Orwellian phase.

I agree. I ended up passing more people stopped in the middle of aisles I wouldn't have gone down to begin with but had to in order to get what I wanted on the aisle next to it. I'm glad they did away with it. I don't think it accomplished what it intended to.

[talleyjm]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I think it was a good decision from corporate to remove the one way aisles. Glad to be navigating the store in a more efficient manner.

Some folk (the Karen’s of this world) looked so happy to be able to scold others about going the wrong way. Sad. A man admonished me loudly and I turned around to him and said, “Shame on you, you’re not wearing a mask.” He beat feet rapidly! Publix employee told me that people would enter with a mask and then pocket them once in the store! So glad one way aisles are gone. Sigh.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I actually liked the idea, as someone who has to work with the public every week. I eventually got into the habit of LOOKING for the signs so that I could abide by them in every store I shopped. And eventually it started bothering me, when an aisle was blocked because someone coming from the other direction had people with them to the side of their cart, and I needed to get around the person in front of me who was stopped to examine things on a shelf I had no need for that day.

If it was someone going in the SAME direction, they could easily just move forward a little bit so I could squeeze between the two groups. But if they're coming from the opposite direction - then moving forward would be moving closer to me, which is what I was trying to avoid. They'd have to back up and - most people wouldn't bother with that particular courtesy.

That's my experience as a customer in every store I shop in. I hated that people didn't respect the store's policies. I liked the policies themselves.

[EviesGP]

Yeah, it was a stupid policy. Requiring people moving in the same direction does not equate to separation?! I am too busy looking up, and reading the aisle signs, and the products on the shelves, than down at the floor. But, more importantly, when I watched an employee showing a customer where a product was, and he/they went against the arrows, well that settled it for me. And I saw this both at Publix and Walmart.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by mulligan

So you'll be shopping at Winn-Dixie ??

Winn Dixie never had one way aisles.

[retiredguy123]

One day I think they misplaced an arrow. I walked around in circles for about two hours before the manager gave me a pardon.

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Some people-- including me at times-- did not always follow the floor arrows at Publix or at the other stores that have/had these.

And at Walmart it seems that the arrows are rarely which way the traffic flows.

me too. i'd be halfway down the aisle before i realized i was going the wrong way.

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Blue Oval

If I needed something and the arrow was pointed towards me, I just walked backwards to get the item I needed. Definitely a stupid idea because you often walk past and very close to people who are in an isle shopping.

i've seen people doing that in stores, was too funny, but a great idea. i think i saw you once,

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Winn Dixie never had one way aisles.

yes, & i go out of my way to shop there. the prices are better than Publix, more sales, too

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Girlcopper

All you had to do was leave your cart at the end of the aisle, walk up and get your item. No worse than if you walked passed your item when walking the correct way. Do you actually think anyone would walk all the way around again?

During the one way aisle time period, I never left my cart sitting at the end of the aisle. I did, however, walk backwards with my cart and I sounded my back up signal. You know......"beep, beep, beep, beep".

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by mulligan

So you'll be shopping at Winn-Dixie ??

Winn Dixie NEVER had one way aisles. They were the smart ones.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

One day I think they misplaced an arrow. I walked around in circles for about two hours before the manager gave me a pardon.

Thank you for the chuckle.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I don't want to deviate from the "aisles" thread too much. The aisles is a local metaphor of a "big picture" problem.I zeroed in on the aisles because it is something that everyone in TV Land uses and can relate to. 2-way aisles cuts the social distance in half - you are now shoulder-to-shoulder with people that are not from your same house. So, I am ADVOCATING that it is not safe, less safe by 2 times the one-way aisles. That's spatial geometry. More easily understood that the medical science of epidemiology. As to being unhinged - I felt that I must be dramatic and forceful to counteract the bad practice that this new aisle system has created. And it is an example of a systemic trend for the US. I am trying to be patriotic and SAVE lives. I can only write in an obscure forum. But, I am trying my best to understand the meaning of SMALL things that lead to big things, an I put it in black and white hoping that others will read it and mentally think about it as they shop at Publix and walk the aisles. I have an opinion about aisles. I have NO mountain to shout that opinion from. If I can change one opinion about the bigger meaning of "asiles" and trends, then it was worth ALL this typing. As to a SCIENCE example - that is ALL the TV news has been about for 8 plus months. The science of epidemiology. One easy to understand example that applies to Publix aisles is one that has been shown on TV often and probably on

You mentioned "shoulder to shoulder" when passing someone in a two way aisle. Well.......same thing happens when you pass someone in a one way aisle. You wind up shoulder to shoulder as you pass that person. I used to do it all the time when one way aisles were in effect. There really is no redeeming value of one way aisles other than to make you spend more time in the store. Get in and out quickly is the way to go.....less exposure to everyone.

[Katieburr]

Let me first say that I love The Villages. I love the spirit and kindness of the villagers. I love that in normal circumstances we have a myriad of things to do, places to eat, movies to see, squares to dance in and listen to music and friends to gather with.
But these are not your usual circumstances. It is hard on all of us. I have not seen my children and grandchildren for 7 months. Nor have I seen any other relatives or friends. I think most of us are doing the right thing by social distancing and wearing masks and trying to make the best of it.
So when I hear people complain about having to take 10 more steps to get to the pasta aisle or how inconvenient it is to wear a mask, or how you hate to sit 6 feet away from your neighbor or belly up to the bar, I want to cry. I want this to end, don’t you? I want to come out of this alive. Don’t you? I want to see my loved ones again. Don’t you?
It only takes six weeks for a community and country faithfully wearing a mask to conquer COVID.
I love The Villages. I love the villagers. We pride ourselves on our sense of community.
The experts have told us over and over what to do and we keep dismissing it. It’s time stop complaining and do the right thing.