I snap on the latex and go to the stores. Most of the major chains in my area: Meijers, Krogers, Target are practically empty which means social distancing is not a problem. Self serve checkout means you don’t have to deal with a cashier. I go out to get a change of scenery so cabin fever doesn’t set in. But I go out as a way to relive the insta shoppers and others that shop for the public of the burdens they have been experiencing. My daughter has been using this kind of service for months before the home arrest, which is what it feels like, so when the stay at home order was announced in Michigan she placed an order because she hadn’t done her shopping for the week. She’s had the same young lady shopping for her off and on for months but was surprised when her shopper told her it would be a couple of days before she could get to her order because she had 70 orders ahead of her. We got in the car, went to the store and was back home in about an hour. She shopped while I stood in the long line so when she was done the wait was about 20 minutes.
These shoppers are overwhelmed and you can see it on their faces in the stores. They are pushing sometime 3 carts with multiple orders trying really hard to not mix things up. If the companies don’t pay them higher wages I can see many of them quitting. Better conditions and MORE MONEY.