Wait,customers at your store actually have to wear masks??We've been told by management at our store not to stop anyone who is not wearing a mask.We can offer a mask to them but if they decline we can't do anything but let them shop without one.

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We keep showing karen's who won't use a mask the door. This is getting old. The harassment from it. We had several yesterday. People are getting pissed they can't get service. And customers that are strong on this are harassing every one else. Come one this sh-it is getting old. Come on people just wear a damn mask. This is the reason why we're in the mess we're in. This virus kills in a day or two. The elephant is in the room but you won't acknowledge it. Take down your blinders and view reality as it is. I had to deal with this sh-it with my grandmother being brain washed into a cult and it fu-cked up my mother's generation heavily. I'm done with it. It's taken at least four generations to undo the damage this  cult has done to my family.

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 If you dont want to wear a mask in public fine. but if you want to go into a store to shop then they need to put it on. if not? then gtfo and go shop elsewhere.

But isn't it so fun telling them off? Showing how much better you are than them because you wear your masks like the little sheep you are?

 Kind of like how the above poster showed us how much better they are than us due to their superior English skillz.

It feels so good to know you are better than others, even if we are just lowly Kroger clerks. Yeah, feels powerful!

You know...I keep seeing on the news stories of people who were in the hospital 107 days, 115 days and so on hooked up to a ventilator, not being able to breathe and their families worried if they would ever make it out of a coma or out alive at all and they're beating the COVID, but then, they're telling others it's a fate they don't recommend others have to deal with firsthand, if they can help it...Now, I see that there is a county in Texas where a record number of INFANTS have contracted the virus!

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/18/health/texas-infants-coronavirus-trnd/index.html

If these stories don't get people to take this virus seriously, then they are putting their health and the health of everyone in their family in jeopardy and I have a feeling that the scofflaws are gonna find out before this year is over what a grave mistake they made not trying to prevent the spread in the first place...When September comes (or when the cold temps return), things are gonna get REAL interesting...Yawn if you want or better yet, don't give a damn...See if I care, but trust me, YOU'LL ALL FIND OUT how serious this thing REALLY is! Wait and see!!!

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Yes, let's wear a mask into Kroger to buy that chip dip on sale.

Screw it.

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 Thats right ASSociate do it or gtfo you WILL do it

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 Actually i'll just find someplace that doesn't require a mask that sells it.

Mmm... you're wrong about Sweden. Not all of their kids continued to go to school. They had more deaths (per 1,000 people) than other Scandinavian countries. They prioritized who was allowed into ICUs so that a lot of elderly died when there were actually available beds. They had "fewer" problems because people voluntarily self-isolated and Swedes are generally healthier than Americans.

https://newsroom.uvahealth.com/2020/07/03/covid-19-deaths-in-sweden/

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/heres-what-happened-in-sweden-and-you-cant-compare-it-to-u-s

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113834/cumulative-coronavirus-deaths-in-the-nordics/

Also, the masks don't keep the virus from getting *in*; they keep the virus from being passed away *from* asymptomatic people by restricting the release of respiratory droplets that the virus travels on.

You know what??? Be glad it's only a mask!!! Have you seen the latest recommendations???

https://news.yahoo.com/fauci-recommends-wearing-goggles-eye-122156202.html

McDonald's CEO said today "If someone is unwilling to wear a mask and comply with our rules, that might be where we might bring in law enforcement." Employees can call the police on customers that refuse to abide by the company's mandatory mask policy but still expect service. Wish Kroger would do the same and allow us to remove abusive, non-compliant customers from the property with the help of law enforcement but unfortunately I doubt that will happen since Walmart recently backed down from enforcement after some entitled customers felt they had the right to threaten employees with guns if not allowed to shop.

People that refuse to wear a mask scream about rights and freedom but are quick to turn a blind eye to the the rights and freedom of a business to deny service to someone that won't comply with policy. Federal law rightfully prohibits a business from refusing service based on gender, race, etc... but businesses can refuse to provide a service based on other factors (hence the no shirt, no shoes, no animals - other than service animals, policies etc...) and more need to start doing so.

I love when customers come up to me with no mask and want help lol i ignore them its great.5l

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We should be happy that the penalties for not wearing a mask aren't stricter! In Italy, they are charging 1,000 euros to anyone caught not wearing a mask in public...It's even worse in the little Middle Eastern country of Qatar, where you could face a whopping $55,000 fine if you're not wearing that mask...

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/05/qatar-masks-coronavirus-jail-fines-spike.html

And for those who think wearing a mask hurts more than it helps, a certain inconsolable widow would like to disagree with you because YOU and all the other deniers (including certain politicians) in her eyes are killers...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/an-impassioned-obituary-for-a-79-year-old-coronavirus-victim-blames-trump-for-his-death-then-calls-out-texas-gov-greg-abbott-and-people-who-refused-to-wear-masks/ar-BB17wtBE?li=BBorjTa&ocid=mailsignout

 

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 I'm sorry for the woman's loss (well not really since I don't know her), but she's a nut if she thinks Trump is responsible for her husband's death.  Judging from his picture, you can tell he was grossly overweight.  Add on top of that the fact that he was old and probably had other health problems and it's easy to figure out the cause of his death wasn't solely Covid-19.  What really makes me mad is when they do a news story on some old nursing home resident who supposedly dies from Covid-19 even though they're plagued with other health problems.  Excuse me, but just how long do you think these people are suppose to live?  As far mask wearing goes, I would have to have proof that the man caught the virus from a total stranger who wasn't wearing a mask.  More than likely the man caught the virus from someone he knew.

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We should be happy that the penalties for not wearing a mask aren't stricter! In Italy, they are charging 1,000 euros to anyone caught not wearing a mask in public...It's even worse in the little Middle Eastern country of Qatar, where you could face a whopping $55,000 fine if you're not wearing that mask...

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/05/qatar-masks-coronavirus-jail-fines-spike.html

And for those who think wearing a mask hurts more than it helps, a certain inconsolable widow would like to disagree with you because YOU and all the other deniers (including certain politicians) in her eyes are killers...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/an-impassioned-obituary-for-a-79-year-old-coronavirus-victim-blames-trump-for-his-death-then-calls-out-texas-gov-greg-abbott-and-people-who-refused-to-wear-masks/ar-BB17wtBE?li=BBorjTa&ocid=mailsignout

 

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 I'm sorry for the woman's loss (well not really since I don't know her), but she's a nut if she thinks Trump is responsible for her husband's death.  Judging from his picture, you can tell he was grossly overweight.  Add on top of that the fact that he was old and probably had other health problems and it's easy to figure out the cause of his death wasn't solely Covid-19.  What really makes me mad is when they do a news story on some old nursing home resident who supposedly dies from Covid-19 even though they're plagued with other health problems.  Excuse me, but just how long do you think these people are suppose to live?  As far mask wearing goes, I would have to have proof that the man caught the virus from a total stranger who wasn't wearing a mask.  More than likely the man caught the virus from someone he knew.

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While Trump (and other politicians) may not be directly responsible for the deaths, they are indirectly responsible due to the abysmal response to a pandemic that we knew was coming (because it happened overseas first) and continues to spread across the country. Inept and corrupt leadership from the local to federal level along both sides of the aisle is to blame for the excessive number of lives lost and damage done to the economy.

Of course people that refuse to wear masks, social distance and utilize services available (such as curbside pick-up at Walmart/Kroger) to minimize contact with other people during a time when asymptomatic carriers can transmit the virus to those that can get sick aren't helping. We should all be doing our part to protect others and help the country as a whole get past this but unfortunately there's a chunk of the country that frankly doesn't care.

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We should be happy that the penalties for not wearing a mask aren't stricter! In Italy, they are charging 1,000 euros to anyone caught not wearing a mask in public...It's even worse in the little Middle Eastern country of Qatar, where you could face a whopping $55,000 fine if you're not wearing that mask...

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/05/qatar-masks-coronavirus-jail-fines-spike.html

And for those who think wearing a mask hurts more than it helps, a certain inconsolable widow would like to disagree with you because YOU and all the other deniers (including certain politicians) in her eyes are killers...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/an-impassioned-obituary-for-a-79-year-old-coronavirus-victim-blames-trump-for-his-death-then-calls-out-texas-gov-greg-abbott-and-people-who-refused-to-wear-masks/ar-BB17wtBE?li=BBorjTa&ocid=mailsignout

 

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 I'm sorry for the woman's loss (well not really since I don't know her), but she's a nut if she thinks Trump is responsible for her husband's death.  Judging from his picture, you can tell he was grossly overweight.  Add on top of that the fact that he was old and probably had other health problems and it's easy to figure out the cause of his death wasn't solely Covid-19.  What really makes me mad is when they do a news story on some old nursing home resident who supposedly dies from Covid-19 even though they're plagued with other health problems.  Excuse me, but just how long do you think these people are suppose to live?  As far mask wearing goes, I would have to have proof that the man caught the virus from a total stranger who wasn't wearing a mask.  More than likely the man caught the virus from someone he knew.

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While Trump (and other politicians) may not be directly responsible for the deaths, they are indirectly responsible due to the abysmal response to a pandemic that we knew was coming (because it happened overseas first) and continues to spread across the country. Inept and corrupt leadership from the local to federal level along both sides of the aisle is to blame for the excessive number of lives lost and damage done to the economy.

Of course people that refuse to wear masks, social distance and utilize services available (such as curbside pick-up at Walmart/Kroger) to minimize contact with other people during a time when asymptomatic carriers can transmit the virus to those that can get sick aren't helping. We should all be doing our part to protect others and help the country as a whole get past this but unfortunately there's a chunk of the country that frankly doesn't care.

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 The virus was brought into this country by Americans who had been travelling abroad.  The only way to have stopped it would have been to either ban all international flights coming into the United States or to quarantine every single person entering the U.S.  We all know how that went down when they tried it.  I blame healthcare workers, hospitals, and nursing homes for much of the spread of the virus.  I don't care how many protocols they have in place, people in the healthcare industry still brought the virus home to their families.  I'd take my chances with a person not wearing a mask over a healthcare worker dealing with Covid-19 patients any day.

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Wow. Blaming many of the very same people that have put in countless hours caring for the sick (and putting their health and safety on the line) while giving a pass to selfish individuals that have very likely contributed to the the severity of the pandemic and are prolonging it everyday.

Bravo!!. Your management at least appears to have a backbone!!. In our store you can't say anything to anyone who doesn't have a mask on. We have "Masks Required" signs on the door, but not everyone listens.

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My thought are wear your f*cking mask like you are supposed to or get the f*ck out and shop elsewhere.

Its these f*cking Karen's that are prolonging it and making things shut themselves down again.

I'm NOT sorry to sound like that, but its true.

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If stuff gets shut down again you can bet they will be the ones whining the loudest and throwing all kinds of tantrums. Yet if they would've worn masks, practiced social distancing and used services like curbside pick-up to minimize human contact then gosh just maybe things would've been getting better in this country instead of getting worse. But nope, let's not even do the simplest, most basic stuff to make the situation better and instead do things the hard way that's gonna cost more lives and do even greater damage to the economy.

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 Yes, just maybe.  Things are not getting worse in most states.  The actual death rates are dropping.   Quit buying the media's fear mongering.  Even with hundreds of new Covid-19 cases in Kentucky yesterday, the media (most outlets) did not bother to sheepishly admit there was only ONE new death in the entire state on August 5.   And don't tell me "yeah, wait another couple of weeks and then you will see GOBS of people dropping like flies" . Sorry, that won't work.  This "surge" in cases has been going on now for months.  

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Deaths aren't the only thing that matters, you know. How about we QUIT spreading the virus so that infection rates DROP and REDUCE the risk of deaths either directly due to the virus or as a result of complications to the virus? How about actually addressing the pandemic rather than writing it off as "fear mongering" just because some talking head in the government or media that doesn't have a background in the medical sciences is out there pushing a narrative based on political motives?

Maybe look at the bigger picture and accept that the U.S. is the worst in the world in regards to the outbreak: https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-says-cant-deny-us-has-worst-covid-19-outbreak-2020-8

"Every country has suffered. We, the United States, has suffered ... as much or worse than anyone," Fauci said on Wednesday. "I mean when you look at the number of infections and the number of deaths, it really is quite concerning."

So, no, not fear-mongering. It's about being honest about what we can and should be doing about a very real problem.

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 One of the reasons the virus spreads so rapidly is because some coronaviruses are responsible for the common cold, and we all know how fast colds spread.  So trying to keep the virus from spreading may be a hopeless cause.  The number of positive cases means nothing anyway.  It's the hospitalization and death rates that matter, and they're both going down except in a few hot spots.   They need to find the common thread that causes that one tiny percentage of the population to have a bad reaction to the virus so those people can take steps to protect themselves and the remaining 99% of us can get back to normal.  If I thought I was vulnerable to the virus, I would take steps to protect myself.  However, I wouldn't expect everyone else to change their routine just for me.

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 You know, I've quit watching the news because it's gotten to the point where I just want to punch Andy Beshear in the face every time I see him on my tv.  I don't like the way he chastises everybody and treats them like children anytime the numbers go up.  I also don't like it when he talks about people who are in their upper 90s dying from Covid-19.  It's like dude she was 98 years old and had cancer and dementia.  How much longer do you think she was suppose to live?

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 Another thing, how come Breonna Taylor and Black Lives Matter protests are okay but church picnics, yard sales, and outdoor sporting events and concerts are not?

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Deaths aren't the only thing that matters, you know. How about we QUIT spreading the virus so that infection rates DROP and REDUCE the risk of deaths either directly due to the virus or as a result of complications to the virus? How about actually addressing the pandemic rather than writing it off as "fear mongering" just because some talking head in the government or media that doesn't have a background in the medical sciences is out there pushing a narrative based on political motives?

Maybe look at the bigger picture and accept that the U.S. is the worst in the world in regards to the outbreak: https://www.businessinsider.com/fauci-says-cant-deny-us-has-worst-covid-19-outbreak-2020-8

"Every country has suffered. We, the United States, has suffered ... as much or worse than anyone," Fauci said on Wednesday. "I mean when you look at the number of infections and the number of deaths, it really is quite concerning."

So, no, not fear-mongering. It's about being honest about what we can and should be doing about a very real problem.

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 One of the reasons the virus spreads so rapidly is because some coronaviruses are responsible for the common cold, and we all know how fast colds spread.  So trying to keep the virus from spreading may be a hopeless cause.  The number of positive cases means nothing anyway.  It's the hospitalization and death rates that matter, and they're both going down except in a few hot spots.   They need to find the common thread that causes that one tiny percentage of the population to have a bad reaction to the virus so those people can take steps to protect themselves and the remaining 99% of us can get back to normal.  If I thought I was vulnerable to the virus, I would take steps to protect myself.  However, I wouldn't expect everyone else to change their routine just for me.

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Positive cases do mean something. People that are infected with the virus but only show minor symptoms or no symptoms at all can spread the virus to people that won't be as fortunate. People of all ages, from kids to seniors, have gotten sick and died from this virus. A seven year old just died from the virus today, and yesterday another 1,000 people died yesterday as a direct/indirect result of the virus.

It's both amazing and sad how easily we as a country just shrug off deaths that could be avoided but I guess when it doesn't impact a person directly they are less likely to care.

Can't let that get in the way of going to the beach or getting a haircut or some other clearly essential activity, I suppose.