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Pandemic Principles

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  • 05-04-2020 10:13pm
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    WoollyRedHat
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    What are examples of pandemic principles you find yourself observing? One of my new found mantras when shopping is if I touch an item on a shelve, then I have to buy it.


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    [Deleted User]
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    If the checkout operator isn't wearing gloves, I'll mosey over to another shop.

    Going out for a walk before eight in the morning, and after eight in the evening.

    Gloves and hand sanitiser on my person whenever leaving the house.


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    kieran.
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    If the checkout operator isn't wearing gloves, I'll mosey over to another shop.

    Why unless they are changing the glove after each customer they are largely pointless.


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    fryup
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    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    One of my new found mantras when shopping is if I touch an item on a shelve, then I have to buy it.

    really? even a box of tampax?


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    Del Griffith
    Registered Users Posts: 1,203 ✭✭✭Del Griffith


    kieran. wrote: »
    Why unless they are changing the glove after each customer they are largely pointless.

    Worse possible as without glove they are probably using sanitizer. The glove will be riddled.


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    WashYourHands
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    1) Leave the house as little as I need to
    2) Eat healthy - alcohol only on weekends
    3) Ring my parents often
    4) Ignore any celebrity news (always did but reinforced now)
    5) When out walking avoid people as much as I can


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    _Kaiser_
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    If the checkout operator isn't wearing gloves, I'll mosey over to another shop.

    Went to pick up some shopping yesterday in the local supervalu using their online order/collection service - the idea being to avoid going in store.

    Parks the car and out comes the staff member. No gloves, no mask, made me sign for it and wasn't too worried about staying 2m away.

    I would have been better off just doing the shopping as normal.


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    WoollyRedHat
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    fryup wrote: »
    really? even a box of tampax?

    I'm mindful of only picking up what I intend to buy, period.


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    o1s1n
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    fryup wrote: »
    really? even a box of tampax?

    Do you go into shops just to pick up the boxes of Tampax?


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    timmy_mallet
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    If the checkout operator isn't wearing gloves, I'll mosey over to another shop.

    Going out for a walk before eight in the morning, and after eight in the evening.

    Gloves and hand sanitiser on my person whenever leaving the house.

    If the checkout operator isnt changing gloves for every transaction, its pointless.


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    fryup
    Registered Users Posts: 18,069 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    o1s1n wrote: »
    Do you go into shops just to pick up the boxes of Tampax?

    no :p

    but the OP said if he touched an item he'd buy it....so me in my smart-alexy way was thinking what if he picked up a box of tampax by mistake would he still pay for it??

    oh nevermind, i'll get my coat


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