I am not very good at sanitising

[Sleepyquest]

AIBU to not

-wash my shopping
-leave parcels outside for 3 days

• wear gloves to open the post

I feel like so many people on mumsnet are being super cautious and my view is that if I were to catch CV off the orange juice carton then I'd be EXTREMELY unlucky. I just can't be bothered with all the sanitising of everything and there would always be something that was missed.

So AIBU? Should we all be steam cleaning our front doors daily and what not?

[Camomila]

I just put the food shopping away and wash my hands, same with opening the post - throw the envelope away and wash my hands. I do take hand sanitiser out with me though.

DH wears a mask to the supermarket but not out and about.

[ToothFairyNemesis]

We do those things but only because we are shielding. If I had no shielding or vulnerable family members I wouldn’t bother as the risk is so tiny.

[BatshitCrazyWoman]

Like a PP I put shopping away/open the post and wash my hands. That's enough IMO.

[Khione]

not unreasonable at all.

Some do, most don't and I haven't heard of anyone getting anything from touching the shopping. The hand washing is the important thing.

[Ooopsijustsnarted]

I dont do any of those things. Especially waiting 3 days to open a parcel. Im like a kid at Christmas when I get a parcel (that I have more than likely ordered from amazon the day before)
I do take sanitizer with me in my bag, so if I go through gates or have to open doors I can do my hands.

[drinkingwineoutofamug]

Used to put the shop away wash hands
Open mail wash hands
Supermarket in a mask

Wear full ppe at work washing hands etc etc
I have covid .
So even with all the sanitiser & hand washing in the world it's possible to catch it. I work with elderly so had been super cautious. Covid is a bitch

[Sparklesocks]

I don’t do those things. But I wash my hands after unloading my shopping, and chuck away any parcel packaging. I’m washing my hands after I come back in the house having going somewhere too.

[bridgetreilly]

I don't bother. Unless you are shielding, I really don't think it's necessary.

[Sandybval]

I dont either, I just wash my hands before eating etc, although if people want to do those things not going to judge them.

[Thaddit]

The only shopping I wash is the fruit and vegetables I buy loose from the local market stall. Anything else is unpacked and shoved in cupboards or wherever and I wash my hands afterwards. I did this before Covid19 so no change.

[Juliet2014]

I don’t do any of that and never did
Don’t wear a face mask

[iwilltaketwoplease]

YANBU I don't do any of those. I wash my hands often.

[cardibach]

I used to wash my shopping and leave post a couple of days. I’ve stopped now - it was just making everything seem exhausting. I’m pretty sure I’ve had covid anyway (all the classic symptoms, but no test as didn’t get ill enough for hospital and it was before tests were available anywhere else). I keep social distancing and other measures though.

[nointernet]

I don't do any of those things. Never have.

[ScarfLadysBag]

I've never done that either. The minute risk isn't worth the time/physical and mental energy for me. I haven't read or heard of anyone who thinks they caught it from handling a letter.

[carexfairex]

I have never done any of those things. I just wash my hands.

[CrowdedHouseinQuarantine]

i wash my hands when i come in, less religiously now.
i try and wash before eating/cooking/putting things in the bin

no washing of shopping or waiting to open parcels

how do you learn not to touch your face?

[CrowdedHouseinQuarantine]

i have always washed my hands after sneezing.

[CrowdedHouseinQuarantine]

i heard that wearing gloves makes any virus spread more, so i stopped doing that.

[DappledThings]

If it wasn't for MB I would have no idea anyone was going any of those things. I'm pretty sure most people aren't.

[SudokuBook]

No, given the very low risk of the virus now I think those measures are overkill unless someone in the house is shielded. Although the likelihood of things getting back to normal whilst young, fit and healthy people wash shopping in bleach is not high, given that kind of attitude to risk.

[romdowa]

We do these things here but I'm shielding so we are keen to reduce every risk we possibly can. It's up to each person/household to determine their level of risk and what level of sanitization they need.

[nether]

it's a risk/benefit balance.

I thinkmall thise precautions are pretty normal for households where someone is shielding, and also for those with the 'flu jab' level of vulnerability (pregnant, over 70, the other relevant medical conditions)

If you and everyone in your household is low risk, then choosing not to take those precautions is entirely reasonable.

But YABU if you are assuming that every household has the same risk profile as yours

[TheFlis12345]

Never done any of those things as don’t plan to. When I get a parcel I wash my hands after bringing it in (live in a flat so have to go through communal area, touch doors etc to collect) then open parcel, dispose of packaging and wash hands again. Same with supermarket deliveries, I wash my hands after bringing stuff in then again after unpacking but don’t wash any items apart from loose fruit and veg. Haven’t worn a mask yet but will if I have to go on public transport as it’s compulsory in London from tomorrow, but am planning to avoid it as long as possible.

[Chloemol]

Put washing away, wash hands, open post through away envelope wash hands, take dog for walk come back wash hands and face. Have sanitiser in a bag in case of need. Go shopping, sanitise hands when get back to car, wash hands and face when I get in