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Post by MZF on Aug 31, 2020 14:53:19 GMT
Yes, the couple I've gone to are. But I think I'm the only one that even makes an effort to follow the arrows.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 31, 2020 14:55:02 GMT
Big grocery stores, no. Smaller ones like Trader Joe’s where the aisles aren’t even six feet wide, yes.
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Post by katlady on Aug 31, 2020 14:58:56 GMT
Big grocery stores, no. Smaller ones like Trader Joe’s where the aisles aren’t even six feet wide, yes. I am in SoCal and go to 2 different Trader Joe’s. They never had one-way aisles. Their current bag policy irritates me, but that is for a different thread. Lol!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2020 14:59:35 GMT
Only at TJs. Took me a while to get used to, but now I have no problem with it.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 31, 2020 15:01:50 GMT
the answer I chose was No, but it really better would be 'it depends.' Some stores still have one-way aisles (the stores with narrower aisles) and some stores that have wider aisles never did have them set up to be one-way only. And from what I saw, most people weren't paying attention to the arrows anyway.
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Post by myshelly on Aug 31, 2020 15:05:29 GMT
I haven’t been inside anywhere except Target and I went there for LEGO, not groceries, but no, they didn’t have one way aisles.
We have done grocery pick up for years and that hasn’t changed since this all started. I hate grocery shopping with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. Between grocery pick up and shipping, it has thankfully become unnecessary for me to ever set foot in a grocery store.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Aug 31, 2020 15:06:51 GMT
Back in olden times the commissary had one way aisles. That was back in the days when everyone shopped there for groceries and if you were stupid enough to go on payday, the line to check out was horrific. Now, only us old retirees use the commissary. Everyone else lives off base and shops at Walmart, Target, or a grocery chain. They did away with the one way aisles when business dropped off years ago. I was surprised they didn’t come back during the pandemic. The military loves a rule to direct people.
Our local Hy-Vee has one way aisles and they only work if you start in one direction and don’t need to turn around because you forgot something. I’ve given up walking down endless aisles because the aisles are so long and what I need it right there.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 31, 2020 15:07:18 GMT
Big grocery stores, no. Smaller ones like Trader Joe’s where the aisles aren’t even six feet wide, yes. I am in SoCal and go to 2 different Trader Joe’s. They never had one-way aisles. Their current bag policy irritates me, but that is for a different thread. Lol! I only go to the Trader Joe’s in Hillcrest and it is such a tiny store I really don’t mind the two one way aisles. The bag system isn’t a big deal to me either, I just leave mine in my car and tell them to put everything back in the cart. I bag everything back at my car but I have a tailgate I can pull down to make bagging pretty easy. The Hillcrest one also lets you take boxes like they do at Costco.
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Post by tracylynn on Aug 31, 2020 15:10:33 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. 😄 I actually prefer them too. But I rarely go into grocery stores these days, so it doesn't bother me to follow the arrows when I do. I think if people used them the way they were intended, it would work great.
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Post by Patter on Aug 31, 2020 15:14:44 GMT
Honestly I think they are dumb AND I never see them. They are on the floor. I don't look down. I was shopping with hubby the other day, and he said "Honey, you are doing the wrong way." What? I didn't even see the still stickers on the floor. I think they should do away with them everywhere. Has anyone honestly seen or had an encounter with the "aisle police"?
However, I DO appreciate the 6 feet apart when standing in line. I despise people getting close to me. I have a big personal bubble!
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Post by alexa11 on Aug 31, 2020 15:16:27 GMT
However...why do you hope the mask mandate is going next? Those are effective and if only everyone would wear one... I'm just ready for normal...
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Post by theroadlesstraveledp on Aug 31, 2020 15:18:37 GMT
Aldi, Savers, Tuesday Morning, Tractor Supply Co and maybe Marshall’s are the only stores here doing that. I find it easier but it’s annoying for the same reason that many have already stated. People don’t follow it.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Aug 31, 2020 15:22:43 GMT
We still have them in our tiny shops where the aisles aren't even 5' wide, so you'd struggle to pass anyone and stay far enough apart. The big supermarkets never had them.
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Post by maryannscraps on Aug 31, 2020 15:26:39 GMT
I just got back from Stop and Shop. They have one-way aisles, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. I almost always go up and down all the aisles anyhow. It seems to keep things flowing a little better, but I don't care one way or the other. Most people seem to follow it, and for the odd person who doesn't, it's no big deal.
The local grocery/butcher shop I go to is soooo much better with the one-way aisles because their aisles are so narrow. Normally, it's hard to get by people, but at least everyone is going in the same direction now.
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Post by Merge on Aug 31, 2020 15:41:05 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. The H‑E‑B there? I agree, curbside is the way to go.
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Post by Belle on Aug 31, 2020 15:43:53 GMT
I don't know if the stores around here are stilling do the one-way aisles. I go out of my way to shop at stores that DON"T have the one-way aisles because I hate them so much.
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Post by smartypants71 on Aug 31, 2020 15:56:54 GMT
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. The H‑E‑B there? I agree, curbside is the way to go. Randall's, but are there really any people in there anyway? Last time I was in one, it was a ghost town
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Post by Merge on Aug 31, 2020 16:23:52 GMT
The H‑E‑B there? I agree, curbside is the way to go. Randall's, but are there really any people in there anyway? Last time I was in one, it was a ghost town Same with the one down here. I honestly don't know how they're still in business.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 31, 2020 16:26:43 GMT
I’m not sure since I rarely go shopping anymore.
We did have them in most grocery stores in March thru at least June/July. I went to Fred Meyer (Target style store) yesterday and they had removed them.
I hated the arrows. It felt like they made me be in the store longer. I couldn’t just zip in and out grabbing what I needed. It never failed that I whatever aisle I wanted to be in, I was at the wrong end so I’d have to do down an extra aisle for no reason.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Aug 31, 2020 16:34:43 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. If I run across a congested aisle, I just go to another one and then work my way back if I need something on that aisle. I use sanitizing wipes in the car, then scrub up well when I get home and unload the groceries. As for arrows on the aisles, too many here haven't mastered driving the right direction in the parking lot, the arrows would have been useless.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Aug 31, 2020 16:50:06 GMT
Our markets still have the one way aisles. I will say that the few times I've been in the store, people were following the "rules". However, I can count, on two hands, how many times I've been in the market since this started.
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Post by scrappert on Aug 31, 2020 17:17:20 GMT
No, but the one I go to never was.
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Post by julie5 on Aug 31, 2020 17:39:02 GMT
Honestly I think they are dumb AND I never see them. They are on the floor. I don't look down. I was shopping with hubby the other day, and he said "Honey, you are doing the wrong way." What? I didn't even see the still stickers on the floor. I think they should do away with them everywhere. Has anyone honestly seen or had an encounter with the "aisle police"? However, I DO appreciate the 6 feet apart when standing in line. I despise people getting close to me. I have a big personal bubble! Yes I’ve had an encounter with an aisle police lady I posted earlier. I just rolled my eyes and moved on. No sense in giving her more ammo.
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Post by scrapmaven on Aug 31, 2020 17:41:59 GMT
I'll have to ask. I haven't been inside a store since early March. You know it's bad when the only thing you want in life is to do the grocery shopping by yourself.
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Post by huskermom98 on Aug 31, 2020 18:05:32 GMT
My store still has them...I think. I don't pay much attention to them because they thankfully put them down in the order I've always walked the aisles. I do ignore one because its in the aisle with the eggs & I only need eggs in the aisle and the next aisle is where the non-food aisles start that i never go down. I'm also thankful that they didn't put them down in the produce section because I would have ignored those too since I usually don't need to go by each section.
I know a lot of people have ignored them and I don't really care because they are hard to see on the floor because they don't stand out.
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Post by buddysmom on Aug 31, 2020 18:10:23 GMT
Just changed my vote from yes to no. Read today that Publix will be eliminating those.
I tried to adhere to it but sometimes forgot and/or didn't see them. Then I would "get mad" (under my breath) at someone who was coming at me from the other direction.
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 31, 2020 18:15:43 GMT
I have been in one-way stores but my neighborhood stores are not. I will say that at peak shopping times, they get too full and people careen around, so I shop at 7AM.
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Post by jlynnbarth on Aug 31, 2020 18:25:45 GMT
I wish they would take them out. I'm a "rule/direction" follower and when others don't follow the rules I get annoyed. I know it seems really really stupid (even to me it seems stupid) but I can't turn off my annoyance, so I wish they would just remove the stupid, false sense of security, arrows/signs and my trips to the grocery store would be much less stressful for me
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Post by maryland on Aug 31, 2020 18:43:06 GMT
Walmart is the only store doing it in our area.
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Post by librarylady on Aug 31, 2020 19:57:40 GMT
The arrows and markings are still on the floor. No one follows them except for DH---who is then royally pissed because no one is observing the arrows but him. ....and I have had to listen to his grousing for all these months.
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