Wegmans has announced a change in shopping hours, so it can clean and restock stores. The temporary hours will be: NYS (excluding Brooklyn) and Erie, PA: 6 am – 12 am New England, NJ, VA, PA (excluding Erie), NC: 6 am – 11 pm MD: 6 am – 10 pm Brooklyn: 7 am – 11…
Month: March 2020
Survival shopping
They came. They saw. They bought. And bought and bought and bought. They bought, at times, merely because they could. One woman purchased eight bottles of ranch dressing. A man in his 30s cleaned out our supply of rigatoni. “I haven’t eaten pierogies in 20 years,” another man told me. “But it’s what you had.”…
Wegmans denies coronavirus rumor
Wegmans just tweeted this message, denying that an employee of one of its stores in Monroe County, NY, has been diagnosed with COVID-19 : It has come to our attention that a rumor is circulating which states the person in Monroe County who tested positive for COVID-19 is Wegmans employee and we are closing our…
Enough with the conspiracy theories
In the break room the other night, I praised a fellow worker for how assiduously he washed his hands. Bad call on my part. My comment launched a bombardment of claims about nefarious activities across the globe. My coworker told me that coronavirus was invented at a university in the Carolinas and sold during the…
Wegmans issues statement on coronavirus
Wegmans has issued a release on the coronavirus, echoing what we’ve observed on the front lines: People are loading up on items much as they do in anticipation of major storms. “Shopping trends are mimicking what we see leading up to a weather event,” the company said in the statement. “Customers are stocking up on…
The four horsemen: Purell, soap, paper towels and flour
Because of widespread concerns about coronavirus, Wegmans has limited the number of hand sanitizers and related products that customers can purchase. Shoppers can buy up to three of each. But so many other items are flying out of the store. Paper towels and toilet paper. Flour and sugar. Everyone seems to be washing and baking…
Sanitizer update
Undoubtedly, you’re tired of photos of empty shelves, but worries over coronavirus have taken us to a new level. Wegmans and other stores, long emptied of Purell and other hand sanitizers, are now selling out of the ingredients of homemade potions. You can make your own sanitizer by mixing rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) and an emollient…
Recommendation: skin food
All this washing and sanitizing is drying out my hands. The solution: Weleda skin foods, all-natural products imported from Germany. The cream is rich and thick; a little goes a long way. It’s ideal for especially dry areas – not only hands, but elbows and feet. Some people find the Weleda scent overwhelming. Although I’m…
Coronavirus prep
I haven’t seen any face-mask displays yet, but disinfectants seem to be selling out. It’s much like the shelf clearing that precedes a storm. No more disinfectant wipes at Wegmans pic.twitter.com/56wMAZdJgE — Lori Kearns (@lori_kearns) March 1, 2020 Hope you’re not looking for Clorox Wipes. Completely out at Wegmans. #Coronovirius pic.twitter.com/yYpP30bNHF — Jon Alhart (@JonAlhart)…