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Social distancing from pay screens

Posted on April 12, 2020April 15, 2020 by Wegmaniacal

Awhile back, I asked whether anyone had found a way to avoid touching payment screens at grocery stores and other retailers.

I’ve watched sanitizing procedures, at Wegmans and elsewhere, and these screens are often overlooked. Dozens, even hundreds, of fingers touch them each day as shoppers process credit cards and other digital payments.

I had experimented with popsicle sticks, without success, but hadn’t found a workable alternative.

A tweeter helpfully suggested the iPad stylus. Not being an iPad user, I ordered a stylus with replaceable nibs from Amazon.

Works like a charm, not only on pay screens, but on timeclocks, doorlock keypads and elevators.

Wiped clean after use, the stylus is a smart protective measure.

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Upstate New Yorkers love their Wegmans, with a bond that newer customers in other parts of the East are discovering. As a customer and former employee, I share the obsession.

I launched Wegmaniacal in December 2019, to examine the cultlike following the company has developed since its founding in Rochester more than a century ago.

The site stagnated when I left Wegmans and returned to other endeavors. But with rising grocery prices, lowering environmental regulation, and pharmaceutical challenges, it’s time to resume writing here.

Much of what I have to say is positive. Nevertheless, the company is family owned and most of its operations are conducted in private. As a longtime journalist, I’ll also delve into topics Danny Wegman would prefer to keep behind closed doors.

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