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Post by alexa11 on Aug 31, 2020 12:15:38 GMT
still doing one-way aisles? I noticed yesterday at Publix that people were going every way possible and I thought what's wrong with them??? Then I looked and saw no arrows. It had gotten to where more and more people weren't following them anyway, but I always tried. I meant to ask an employee, but every time I went in I was too focused on shopping for my customers and getting out because Sunday is a madhouse! I hope the mask mandate is going next! I'm going to find out what's going on today.
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Post by christine58 on Aug 31, 2020 12:16:44 GMT
I honestly think they are ridiculous.
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Post by rickmer on Aug 31, 2020 12:19:44 GMT
yes, we still have them in many stores (grocery stores, hardware stores, liquor stores, etc).
i find them hardest to keep up with in the grocery stores. usually my mind is spinning with what do i need, where is it, so i *try* but am not 100% on that front.
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Post by Really Red on Aug 31, 2020 12:20:38 GMT
I honestly think they are ridiculous. It would be okay if people followed them, but people do not. Or maybe if the aisles were bigger. I sort of like one-way roads
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Post by compeateropeator on Aug 31, 2020 12:21:25 GMT
Yes. I actually like it. I would have liked it if it started in normal times. It is easier to get around people looking if you are in a hurry or people can get around you if you need to stop and look. But I will agree it takes time to get in the groove of it, especially if you forget something. And in just the aisles, not the ends and produce area.
What is that saying...different strokes for different folks? 🤷♀️
ETA - I can see this is another time I am going to be the lone dissenter. Hahaha. But to be honest, I just think it makes it easier to get down aisles without carts going every which way and people stopped both ways and you can’t get around. I do not wait for people I go around people who are stopped. You are stopped I can easily get around you...so it really isn’t as much for safety as easier movement. 😄
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Post by peppermintpatty on Aug 31, 2020 12:22:11 GMT
I think they are stupid. I have a hard enough time walking these days and the thought of having to walk down an aisle that I don't need to go down just to make people happy and give them a false sense of security is dumb. If I am going the right way then great but I want to get in and get out and I don't have the pain tolerance to walk around. The other issue is people want you to wait until they get their item and don't "pass" them in the aisle. Again, stupid. I don't want to be standing there waiting for someone to read all the ingredients on a package.
When all this started, I tried to not go down aisles in stores when someone was there out of respect for them. It got to the point where I couldn't shop and I spent more time avoiding people and less time doing what I needed to so I stopped that pretty quickly.
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Post by christine58 on Aug 31, 2020 12:23:38 GMT
I honestly think they are ridiculous. It would be okay if people followed them, but people do not. Or maybe if the aisles were bigger. I sort of like one-way roads I also think it’s one more layer for people to get angry with other shoppers. We’ve all seen the people in the stores not wearing their mask correctly, or not wearing one at all. I have a friend who freaked out yesterday because she saw all these people coming out of the grocery store without their masks on. I said well maybe they took them off as they were walking out. She got all nervous and jerky and said “ I don’t understand and I was going to say something.” Why say anything when you’re not even in the store or near them?I am not saying a word to anyone who’s not wearing a mask or is gone the wrong way in an aisle. I’m done correcting other people. I’ll take care of myself
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 31, 2020 12:25:32 GMT
still doing one-way aisles? I noticed yesterday at Publix that people were going every way possible and I thought what's wrong with them??? Then I looked and saw no arrows. It had gotten to where more and more people weren't following them anyway, but I always tried. I meant to ask an employee, but every time I went in I was too focused on shopping for my customers and getting out because Sunday is a madhouse! I hope the mask mandate is going next! I'm going to find out what's going on today. I find the one-way aisles to be a bit annoying because if I skip an aisle then I'm at the wrong end of the next one. Or what I want is *right there* at the end of an aisle but I'm at the wrong end. lol However...why do you hope the mask mandate is going next? Those are effective and if only everyone would wear one...
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Post by kelly8875 on Aug 31, 2020 12:26:45 GMT
One store is. I think they’re stupid. Because even in one way aisles, your still by people. And I will not wait behind someone if they stop. So if I pass them what’s the difference if we’re facing the same direction or not?
And the dumb plexiglass, that isn’t doing anything either. And neither is “sanitizing” the belt before I put my food down for checkout.
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Post by AussieMeg on Aug 31, 2020 12:31:22 GMT
For all of the restrictions we have here, especially at the moment, we have never had one way aisles in supermarkets.
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Post by leannec on Aug 31, 2020 12:33:47 GMT
My local grocery store just removed the arrows this week ... makes life so much easier
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Post by sueg on Aug 31, 2020 12:36:16 GMT
We have never had them here. We do have a mask mandate, and I haven't seen anyone in my grocery store without one.
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Post by Sarah*H on Aug 31, 2020 12:41:08 GMT
I agree with you about wishing they would go away but why do you want them to stop enforcing the mask mandate?
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Post by Linda on Aug 31, 2020 12:45:38 GMT
we still have them but they aren't enforced and people don't follow them. I like one-way aisles but people who go the wrong way and then block the aisle for those of us going the right way irritate me. And they are usually the same people ignoring the store policy on masks (we don't have a mask mandate here) - masks don't work under your chin or with your nose hanging out.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 31, 2020 12:47:51 GMT
Not the grocery stores. But small shops and several tourist spots have this. For example, Castle Gravensteen has a separate entrance and exit and you no longer exit through the gift shop. And many of the little shops in Brugge have one way directions and you aren’t supposed to touch anything that you aren’t going to buy. We haven’t been out in about a month, so I can’t say if that’s still the case now, although we haven’t moved to a new phase even though our numbers are way down again.
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Post by peabay on Aug 31, 2020 12:50:33 GMT
Yes and I don't mind them. I don't care if someone goes the wrong way but I just don't find it that much of a hardship to go the way of the arrows. There are so many bigger things to worry about right now.
And I hope the mask mandate is enforced until we have herd immunity or a vaccine.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 31, 2020 13:05:25 GMT
Both the ALDI and Publix that I shop at regularly have them but they are almost universally ignored at both stores. I’m generally a rule follower. It bothers me to not follow a ‘rule’ like that.
But although I try to follow the arrows, I really think they are counterproductive. It makes me stay in the grocery store longer rather than being able to dart to what I need and get out. There’s whole aisles I buy nothing on, but I end up having to go down them to be on the correct end for the aisle I need. I’d rather get in and out quickly. Less exposure to other people and their germs!
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Post by julie5 on Aug 31, 2020 13:09:54 GMT
It would be okay if people followed them, but people do not. Or maybe if the aisles were bigger. I sort of like one-way roads I also think it’s one more layer for people to get angry with other shoppers. We’ve all seen the people in the stores not wearing their mask correctly, or not wearing one at all. I have a friend who freaked out yesterday because she saw all these people coming out of the grocery store without their masks on. I said well maybe they took them off as they were walking out. She got all nervous and jerky and said “ I don’t understand and I was going to say something.” Why say anything when you’re not even in the store or near them?I am not saying a word to anyone who’s not wearing a mask or is gone the wrong way in an aisle. I’m done correcting other people. I’ll take care of myself This. Our dinky town and Walmart doesn’t follow the arrows. A few weeks ago I was in the next town over that is a little more “woke” and well to do and saw this woman lose her shit over another person going the wrong way in Walmart. I had just went the wrong way before that person so it was a passive aggressive slam towards me too. And it’s like “chill tf out”. It was one of those Walmart’s with the never ending aisles too. I would also like to point that keeping only one set of doors open is the dumbest thing ever as now, the entrance/exit is a complete bottle nose. I thought we’re supposed to be social distancing. People stacked up trying to maneuver the other shoppers and cars. Makes sense to me. :eye roll:
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Aug 31, 2020 13:11:07 GMT
I can't answer the poll because I don't know. I never followed the arrows anyway so I don't look for them. It's stupid, ineffective and just theater to give people a false sense of safety.
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Post by georgiapea on Aug 31, 2020 13:12:32 GMT
I have no idea. The entry/exit to pick up is 2 way though.
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Post by Merge on Aug 31, 2020 13:13:29 GMT
Ours never had them. I agree they would have been pretty useless. Wear a mask, don't linger within 6 feet of others, keep your hands away from your face, and wash your hands when you get home.
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Aug 31, 2020 13:16:17 GMT
Our local store has never had signs up for one-way aisles. Aldi had them but does not now. Walmart has signs but I don't think many people follow them.
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Post by cmpeter on Aug 31, 2020 13:18:02 GMT
Ours have them and they are generally followed. I don’t find it that big of a deal to manage my trip thru the store following the arrows. I might need to walk a bit more, but that’s good for me and minor.
Why the heck do you wish the mask mandate would go away? I’m super glad we have it and hope it sticks until we have a vaccine.
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Post by beachbum on Aug 31, 2020 13:28:14 GMT
I noticed my Publix had removed the one way signs too. They didn't bother me. I did get some extra steps in tho, seems like I was always needing something that was on a 'wrong way' aisle. Most people are wearing masks, we don't have a mandate, but many stores are requiring them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 13:34:32 GMT
I honestly think they are ridiculous. Same. I saw no point to them because people were still passing each other in the isle. Did it really matter that they were going the same way? Nope. Only Sprouts and Albertson's had them.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 31, 2020 13:36:22 GMT
Mostly no. Walmart and Tuesday are a couple of the only places I’ve been that are.
They aren’t worth anything here because I seem to be the only one who tries to follow them.
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Post by schizo319 on Aug 31, 2020 13:40:49 GMT
I haven't been to a grocery store in almost 3 weeks. I don't know if they're still doing the arrows or not. The grocery store I frequent most often never did the arrows to begin with, but I noticed them in Aldi the last time I was there (after I was nearly finished with shopping and realized I had forgotten an item off my list and ended up having to do some kind of weird maze to get back to where I needed to be).
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 31, 2020 13:41:06 GMT
Ours never had them. I agree they would have been pretty useless. Wear a mask, don't linger within 6 feet of others, keep your hands away from your face, and wash your hands when you get home. My mom said the grocery store by her place (Tanglewood) has one way aisles, but of course no one follows the rules here, so no one took it seriously LOL! I will stick to curbside which I did LONG before the Covid.
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Post by workingclassdog on Aug 31, 2020 14:14:43 GMT
I voted no because the grocery store I shop at mostly took them out. Other stores I have been to I have seen the arrows but 90% of people are not following them. I try to but it doesn't always happen. I am not walking down another aisle to go down another aisle when there is no one in sight. If there are people around then I do my best... but no one else is.
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Post by katlady on Aug 31, 2020 14:38:13 GMT
The only store I’ve been to that has them is Walmart. I understand Aldi has them, but I don’t shop there. The first time I saw them at Walmart, I tried to follow the arrow, but it was a nuisance. l went three aisles out of my way to get to the aisle I wanted. The next correct aisle was packed and the aisle after that was the wrong way. And others don’t follow the arrows, so I stopped too. I am not a fan of them. The other grocery stores I go to doesn’t have them.
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