I hope the day comes when Wegmans returns to being a social outing as well as a shopping destination.
Before the virus, the stores were hangouts for people of all ages. Nerds, taking advantage of free wi-fi, would play video games together in the cafe. Codgers would gather for coffee and doughnuts. High school students would stop by before and after prom, to buy munchies and strut. Wedding parties, including an inordinate number of men in kilts, came for the same reasons. Grown children would bring aging parents. Young parents would bring rambunctious toddlers.
And as I’ve written before, nighttime hours at Wegmans had a culture all their own.
It’s hard to let go of all that. But we have to. At least for now.
Wegmans has to become a solitary activity.
Don’t bring the spouse or the kids. If you can’t use Instacart or curbside pickup, come on your own, wear a mask, obey social distancing guidelines and get out as quickly as possible.
The only places I've spent money in the past month have been Wegmans and Joann Fabrics. I'm literally ONLY eating and knitting.
— Skyler Kilmer (@SkylerKilmer) April 15, 2020
Day 34 of quarantine. I feel like I’ve been handling it reasonably well until the memory of walking aimlessly around Wegmans sampling cheese on a Saturday morning surfaced in my mind. Tears were shed.
— Rachel Baxter (@_mrsbaxter) April 15, 2020