My husband always shops at Whole Foods. We like our local Whole Foods store a lot. Every employee wears masks and gloves, along with shields at the register. Tape marks off the appropriate distance between customers.
There are a few products that we buy at locally owned stores. One store disappointed us during this health crisis.
My husband was shocked that absolutely none of the employees at this store had on masks or gloves. Only one other customer besides my husband was wearing a mask and gloves.
My husband sent an email to the store saying that we were loyal customers and wished to continue being future customers.
My husband explained in his email that he was uncomfortable that none of the employees were protected, nor were they protecting others by having bare faces and hands.
So, in a couple of days he received a phone call from the manager in response to the email saying that since it wasn’t a corporate policy that the employees were free to do as they pleased.
My husband replied by saying, “Don’t you feel that it should be a policy since Louisiana’s governor has asked all of us to wear masks in public?”
The store manager said in a cavalier attitude he wasn’t all that concerned. When my husband politely told him that we would be doing all of our shopping at Whole Foods because they chose to follow our governor’s regulations, the manager acted as if he did not care about losing customers.
Has anyone else seen cavalier attitudes among certain stores or businesses in your area?
Rouses said that it wasn’t a corporate decision, so they are letting employees decide if they want to wear them. They don’t care that John Bel Edwards has asked all of us to wear masks.
The Fresh Market is wearing masks, as is Whole Foods. I know my friend that lives in Metairie told me Trader Joe’s and Dorinac had issues and even closed for cleaning. I think they even had employees test positive for Covid. It’s a shame.
I know that Rouses are all over now. They put one in Baton Rouge. My daughter is at her last year at LSU and she said Rouses opened a store in Baton Rouge. She shops all over, Whole Foods, Fresh Market, Trader Joe’s, Winn Dixie and Walmart.
And no limit on liquor or wine!
It’s like Alva explained. The masks will help prevent those who are carrying it, to protect others. Some don’t have symptoms. They are unaware that they have it.
The store should be protecting their customers by providing gloves and masks. They should also do what The Fresh Market has done, requiring customers and employees to wear masks.
I feel better knowing it will keep others protected because some people who have it don’t have symptoms.
Alva, can you explain why some have severe symptoms and some have no symptoms or very few symptoms? I don’t feel it is all age related because our archbishop got it and he appeared on television saying that he only had one of the symptoms. He’s an older man. Then there are younger people who get sick and even die.
I guess it’s a mystery. Too soon to understand it all.