Posted on 03/25/2020 1:06:50 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Major grocery chains Kroger and Publix have both announced that they will install Plexiglas barriers in an effort to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
According to a spokesperson with Publix, the Florida grocery-store chain is installing Plexiglas barriers at its registers, customer service desks and pharmacies.
Installations will begin this coming weekend, Publix said.
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Giant Eagle doing this as well. My 18 year old kid is working 30+ hour weeks as a cashier through all of this. Most of the cashiers in his store are college and high school kids. He is also carrying a pass in his car that states he works for an essential business if he gets pulled over. I’m happy to see him behind some kind of barrier.
hy-vee (large midwest grocery chain) has already done this.
saw them myself yesterday on my weekly avocado run.
Since the states / democrats are banning plastic bags they should be more worried about the slime and goo inhabiting the cloth bags people are bringing in and reusing many times without washing between uses.
But.....but.....they are Saving the Erf, or something.
Yes I agree and to help in case of a class action lawsuit by employees
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