Or drop boxes by grocery store exits:
One of our DILs watched my wife, who is recovering from a hip replacement yesterday morning, while I did errands and bought groceries at about 10 am.
The semi local small store owned by a big chain was basically empty of customers. I was able to place orders at the deli, produce section and meat market without standing in line.
When I was ready to checkout, there were no customers in line besides me.
I asked the checker, “Where all of the customers, were?”
Her reply was simple, “They can only afford gas this week!”
Our county/city and state had some of the highest gas prices in the nation, over the weekend. The gas prices were increasing daily and hourly at some stations after the weekend.
A very large % of the customers in this store are retired or semi retired.
What was interesting was the heavy traffic to and from the little mall in spite of the gas prices.
“What was interesting was the heavy traffic to and from the little mall in spite of the gas prices.”
The mall is where they go to Power Walk in air conditioned comfort.
Seen it in Palm Springs; roving phalanxes of Seasoned Citizens in athletic shoes plowing inexorably down the mall, sweeping aside all in their path.