No barriers to running errands
I noticed something at Woodman's when we were there on Saturday--no more plexiglass barriers at the checkout stands. I was a little surprised to see that, honestly. They'd been moving away from some of the pandemic protocols for a while; for instance, they stopped putting groceries back into customers' original carts back in March. (There's no conveyor belt at Woodman's; they unload your groceries directly from your cart, and the bagged groceries would then get loaded into the previous customer's cart.) Once the mask mandate got loosened, some cashiers and baggers wore them, some didn't. It seems like fewer and fewer wear them these days. With customers, a decent amount still wear them. But the plexiglass stayed. As someone who's worked a fair amount of retail in her life, and has gotten exposed to some grody people during that time, having a shield of sorts between you and the customers is not a bad thing. But it is what it is. Dad and I still wear masks as that's what we're comfortable doing. Don't forget, the first time we got sick likely was at that store. Who knows what people are carrying these days. Dad even went into it a little bit, as my parents are supposed to go to a friend's house for a party soon; dad was saying, if it rains, he probably wouldn't want to go because he doesn't want to be cooped up in a house with a bunch of people, masked or not. He's already been sick twice. He doesn't want to chance getting sick again, even if he's vaccinated. Wow, look at you. Meanwhile, he's perfectly fine with going to a restaurant, so whatever.
I mention that since my parents' anniversary is this week, and they'll likely celebrate by having a meal somewhere. I then had to go get them a card, so I meandered over to Target tonight since I also needed to stock up on vitamins and such. I keep going to the self-check lanes and therefore didn't notice what Target had done in the checker aisles; they still have plexiglass. Again, I'd be okay if that was a permanent thing. I did want to mention my good deed, even if ultimately it never finds its way back to the rightful owner. When I got out of my car, I saw a credit card on the ground a couple spots away. I honestly wasn't sure if that's what it was, like maybe I was seeing something, but nope. Just like my own. Someone probably stuck it in a pocket absentmindedly, then pulled something else out, or it simply fell out, and that person is probably in a panic. It's probably already canceled, but in case the person was there recently and thinks to call the store, I took it to Target's customer service area. The girl stuck it in a drawer. I wonder how long they hold onto those.
I didn't want to wander too long since it was a long day at work--super fun when nobody bothers to tell you they have appointments when somebody else is on vacation (and the two appointment people forgot about that), meaning I got left by myself for a couple hours--but I'd be freshest today and I need it in a few days. I'm also getting really low on certain vitamins, so I just stocked up on everything. I had a coupon for Aussie hair products and I'm kind of a sucker to try new things for curly hair, and I've come to realize my hair does not like creams, it likes serums, and so I bought two to try (the coupon was for two) where one has a coconut base, the other avocado. While my hair is still long, I want to try to make it look as decent as possible. I'm off in a couple weeks and there's a chance I'll chop it since my ends are basically hay at this point. And, well, there was an 8-pack of Skittles lip balms in the bargain section, all different flavors, that somehow made its way into my basket. As mom would say, it was the only one like it. What the heck. I won't need to stock up on those again for years; I still have the ones mom gave me for my birthday a couple years ago, too.
I mention that since my parents' anniversary is this week, and they'll likely celebrate by having a meal somewhere. I then had to go get them a card, so I meandered over to Target tonight since I also needed to stock up on vitamins and such. I keep going to the self-check lanes and therefore didn't notice what Target had done in the checker aisles; they still have plexiglass. Again, I'd be okay if that was a permanent thing. I did want to mention my good deed, even if ultimately it never finds its way back to the rightful owner. When I got out of my car, I saw a credit card on the ground a couple spots away. I honestly wasn't sure if that's what it was, like maybe I was seeing something, but nope. Just like my own. Someone probably stuck it in a pocket absentmindedly, then pulled something else out, or it simply fell out, and that person is probably in a panic. It's probably already canceled, but in case the person was there recently and thinks to call the store, I took it to Target's customer service area. The girl stuck it in a drawer. I wonder how long they hold onto those.
I didn't want to wander too long since it was a long day at work--super fun when nobody bothers to tell you they have appointments when somebody else is on vacation (and the two appointment people forgot about that), meaning I got left by myself for a couple hours--but I'd be freshest today and I need it in a few days. I'm also getting really low on certain vitamins, so I just stocked up on everything. I had a coupon for Aussie hair products and I'm kind of a sucker to try new things for curly hair, and I've come to realize my hair does not like creams, it likes serums, and so I bought two to try (the coupon was for two) where one has a coconut base, the other avocado. While my hair is still long, I want to try to make it look as decent as possible. I'm off in a couple weeks and there's a chance I'll chop it since my ends are basically hay at this point. And, well, there was an 8-pack of Skittles lip balms in the bargain section, all different flavors, that somehow made its way into my basket. As mom would say, it was the only one like it. What the heck. I won't need to stock up on those again for years; I still have the ones mom gave me for my birthday a couple years ago, too.