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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCostco shopping report, April 29, Eugene, OR
I qualify for the early geezer hours. Not many shoppers. Most were wearing masks but not all were respecting distancing. I was staying back waiting my turn at the eggs when a woman just barreled right through my space. Happened again at the apples. Got a 30 pack of TP so Im probably set for the rest of the year. Almost no pork, not much chicken, lots of beef but pretty expensive. The fish case was bare. Maybe they hadnt stocked all the cases yet. I bought tofu instead of meat, but it doesnt freeze well so didnt buy that much. Lots of canned beans. Big bags of jasmine rice. $200 later, Im good for a couple weeks. I can make my own bread and tortillas.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)No groceries just light bulbs, batteries, tums, lol, all the stuff I do not buy in a grocery store. I have been using instacart of that. But, only about 10-20% wearing mask while all the employees wore masks. I expected more to.
winstars
(4,220 posts)LizBeth
(9,952 posts)reasonable price, and funky. I think we are going to be wearing them a while.
whistler162
(11,155 posts)but a good cause and they "We will continue to give back to our community and those in need through this effort. For every mask purchased, we will be donating one to a healthcare facility, small business, or relief workers in need. You get one, we give one!"
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)central scrutinizer
(11,659 posts)Using the template from NYTimes. Ive got a steamer trunk full of mostly cotton remnants. The first one took forever, but Ive got it down now. Cranked out 10 in about 6 hours. Ive given most away but kept 5. Since youre in Eugene, maybe we can work something out.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)You can message me. Right now I am waiting for a dental appointment but hey... I am not going back to work until at least mid May, looking at end of May really.
That is nice. pm me sometime. I will buy you a Bro. While distancing.
central scrutinizer
(11,659 posts)Costco, Kiva, and Bi-Mart.
Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Went by the bottle drop place on Broadway near Chambers. Few masks, no distancing being observed. I put on my mask and gave my bottles to a guy from several feet away and ran.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)How fun is that. I love my Eugene and our Gov has done a great job, I think.
Hekate
(90,773 posts)When it is defrosted, squeeze out as much water as you can and toss into soup or whatever. The texture is very spongy.
SeattleVet
(5,478 posts)They were telling everyone that starting Monday face coverings were mandatory and you would be refused admission without. Short line to get in (maybe 5-10 minutes), light traffic inside, people mostly well-behaved. Still out of brown and jasmine rice, so we got a sack of CalRose. They had 25 and 50 pound sacks. We usually get the jasmine in 25 pound, so just got 50 pounds of the CalRose - we use a lot of rice during a normal week, anyway. Had to wait a very short time for them to finish grinding and packaging some beef, but the meat and fish cases were well-stocked. Did not have any of the usual 24-packs of eggs, so we got one of the 5-dozen packs (we usually buy 2 of the 24's, anyway). Lots of fruit and veggies - and didn't notice any blank sections of shelving, except where the other rice and sacks of beans were usually kept.
Got almost everything on our bi-weekly list, and checkout was super fast with almost no lines. This was early afternoon; the last time we went at about 2:30 and the lines to get in were a little longer, but still not deterring. Stocked the pantry and freezer, and brought home a rotisserie chicken for dinner and at least 2 other meals.
Andy823
(11,495 posts)for groceries. A few more masks that I usually see, but it has been two weeks since the last trip. Still many who don't bother with the masks. I live in Washington state, but on the east side, or red side, so that might make a difference.
First time there has been a lot of TP, usually only a few cheaper brands in small packages. Very few things were not on the shelves, but there were employees stocking some isles. Store was not crowded at all. We got there about 15 minutes after they opened.
Cheapest gas price was $1.88 for regular, which is about .60 cents cheaper than two weeks ago.
shanti
(21,675 posts)Brainfodder
(6,423 posts)I wish it was sarcasm.