My crazy germaphobic
process for going to the store….
1.
Plan the strategy the day before
2.
Make grocery list in the order of the store layout
3.
Make plan for bringing groceries into the house (clear
off table or specific ‘unsanitary’ counterspace and put container of wipes
there) See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKx-F4AKteE
4.
Have mask, gloves and wipes by my purse so I don’t
forget them.
5.
Clean everything out of my trunk / lay down
plastic.
6.
Put an extra plastic bag in passenger seat.
1.
Go alone.
2.
Get to the store when it opens, but don’t enter
until the Black Friday crowd has dispersed.
3.
Only take in what I must have – single car key,
list, phone, wipes. (I feel lost not taking in my bags, but I just bag the
plastic bags and return them to the Walmart later for recycling.)
4.
Wear mask and gloves from the time I exit car
until I return grocery cart (Wearing the mask/gloves feels weird, but others
are doing this, too and it’s recommended!)
5.
When entering the store, have your wipes open
for easy access. Sanitize your cart. (Hopefully the store has the supplies. If
not, use your own
6.
Shop in order of your list.
7.
Play frogger trying to avoid people in aisles.
Make every effort to stay 6’ away. (This is hard to do if someone is stocking
shelves.) Turn head / walk by quickly while not breathing if possible
8.
Use self-checkout if available – no conveyor belt,
no one touching my stuff, no one bagging but me. Bag your items in as few bags
as possible:
a.
Perishable
b.
Non-perishable – need in three days
c.
Non-perishable – don’t need for at least three
days
9.
Unlock trunk with key fob. Pay attention where
lifting the lid.
10.
Load groceries. Close the trunk.
11.
Corral the cart. (Yes, return the cart. Don’t be
a butthead!)
12.
Grab a wipe; wipe where opened and closed trunk.
13.
Sanitize key and lay on top of the car
14.
Strip the gloves pulling them inside out;
discard in trash
15.
Once home, put on mask and 2nd pair
of gloves. Open trunk
16.
Put perishable and immediately needed groceries just
inside the house door. Don’t walk into your house.
17.
Put the non-perishable / not immediately needed
some place in the garage and leave there.
18.
Remove shoes before entering the house and leave
in the garage (minimum 3 days before wearing into the house)
19.
Carry bags to ‘unsanitary’ counter
20.
Remove all groceries from plastic bags; put all
bags into one and return to the garage. Put them somewhere you will not use but
recycle at the store later
21.
Using a wipe, put water and veggie cleaner in
the sink for the fruits / veggies
22.
Start wiping containers that don’t have interior
packaging; put on ‘sanitary’ counter.
23.
If there is interior packaging, dump out and
discard into recycling (if you can) or trash
24.
Put fruits / veggies into the sink as opened to
be washed
25.
Take out trash and recycle packaging
26.
Use wipe to clean dirty counter.
27.
Strip gloves – again inside out
28.
Wash fruit & veggies; lay on a towel to dry
29.
Strip clothes off inside out and launder.
30.
Super-wash hands
31.
Put groceries away
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