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Felt sick over customers wearing disposable gloves when shopping

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noggla · 09/11/2025 14:25

Do they not understand that this is worse for germ cross contamination than bare hands? Doctors, nurses, anaesthetists, dentists, vets etc change their gloves with every patient or more often if a messy job.

Shoppers with disposable gloves touch hundreds of stuff, face, money, cards etc.

This particular couple I saw wearing disposable gloves which had holes in the knuckles. This is caused by sweat breaking down the material in the DG. Then as they left the shop, they took off their gloves with their teeth and popped them into their coat pockets. That made me feel sick

I do wish someone would tell them that their protection is rubbish. I would love to see their faces on showing the results of Petri dishes with their gloves being swabbed v hands washed 15 mins earlier.

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hcee19 · 10/11/2025 22:00

Well said 👏

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noggla · 10/11/2025 21:56

Keeptoiletssafe · 10/11/2025 21:46

Perhaps the time to mention how many people don’t wash their hands after going to the loo! I wash my hands when I come back in from shopping or work

I don’t use hand dryers either, after seeing research which shows you end up with more bacteria on your hands than when you started.

I use hand sanitizer as seen mums let their DC wee in the basins

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noggla · 10/11/2025 21:54

BareGrylls · 10/11/2025 21:17

I bet the OP was very anti mask in the covid era.
I've never seen anyone shopping in gloves.
I wear them for DIY or sometimes cooking if I have a cut. If I'm cooking I wash hands with gloves on during the process and throw away when finished.

I am not anti mask but could not wait to take it off when going outside. Couldn’t cope with the disposable masks. Washed the masks after use.

On the subject of masks, still see people wearing masks not covering nose and mouth. Why? It’s like a blue moustache

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GreenHSmyth901 · 10/11/2025 21:53

Its more germy if they wear (the same) gloves , they seem like idiots - I have a cousin who sneezes in to the air because she dose not want germs on her hands ! But its okay 4 us to walk into it - I have no problem telling her its a disgusting thing to do !

Keeptoiletssafe · 10/11/2025 21:46

Perhaps the time to mention how many people don’t wash their hands after going to the loo! I wash my hands when I come back in from shopping or work

I don’t use hand dryers either, after seeing research which shows you end up with more bacteria on your hands than when you started.

justasking111 · 10/11/2025 21:46

I wear fabric gloves in the winter. Do throw them in the washing machine and wash my hands with soap when I get home. I find trolley handles a bit icky during flu season. I don't pay by cash, would certainly never put it in my mouth.

Janesmom · 10/11/2025 21:43

Overall, I’d say OP is BU as there is a time and place for disposable gloves as long as it’s done hygienically.

I swear by mine for pretty much all my cooking and cleaning. I’ve only worn gloves shopping a couple of times and that was when I grazed my hand and didn’t want to touch anything with open cuts.

Jane143 · 10/11/2025 21:27

I couldn’t care less

Scandalicious · 10/11/2025 21:26

Gloves are good if used properly. When my ocd was worse I used them a lot and you can bet I was every bit as aware of any contamination, imagined or otherwise, as if my hands were bare…and I would change them immediately using a technique that meant my hands never touched the exterior. Often I would wash my hands anyway but less throughly for having had the gloves on. Sometimes when extreme hygiene is required it would be damaging or impossible to have to wash hands as much as needed so frequent glove changes can alleviate that.

The way you and others describe them being misused is unfortunate OP so I don’t disagree with you. Just saying that not everyone using gloves has a false sense of security, some people (not even just the mentally ill 😂) will use them correctly and effectively.

BareGrylls · 10/11/2025 21:17

I bet the OP was very anti mask in the covid era.
I've never seen anyone shopping in gloves.
I wear them for DIY or sometimes cooking if I have a cut. If I'm cooking I wash hands with gloves on during the process and throw away when finished.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 10/11/2025 21:14

soupyspoon · 10/11/2025 20:47

People dont wash their hands with gloves on

People wash their hands without gloves on

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Au contraire... I wash the gloves by keeping them on and washing hands with soap/water then dry them and remove them.

mjf981 · 10/11/2025 21:08

Where do you live?
I can't say I've noticed people wearing disposable gloves. How odd. Certainly my doctor, vet etc only wear gloves when doing something procedural, but in day to day appointments they don't.

Alittlefrustrated · 10/11/2025 21:06

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 09/11/2025 15:16

Sod the gloves, as someone working behind the till I wish people would stop licking their fingers to separate notes, and then handing them to me (the notes, not their fingers, I'm not in Zombieland).

I used to hate it when cashiers licked their fingers to open carrier bags for you 🤮

Janesmom · 10/11/2025 21:02

Reusing dirty gloves is grim, but I’ve no problem if people are using clean gloves, especially if there is any risk of cuts or broken skin.

Here in the US, it’s not uncommon to see people wearing gloves in shops or on public transport. Where workers handle cash, it’s probably more common to wear gloves than not to.

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noggla · 10/11/2025 21:00

daisychain01 · 10/11/2025 20:43

Hands are far more like to see soap and water, or washed in the shower or bath at some stage during the day

the gloves probably haven't seen a drop of water since they came out of the box/packet, weeks or even months ago.

gross!

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Then when not in use, they were put into the coat pockets which hasn't seen a washing machine or dry cleaners for many years.

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soupyspoon · 10/11/2025 20:47

singthing · 09/11/2025 18:06

"Shoppers with disposable gloves touch hundreds of stuff, face, money, cards etc."

But how is that any different to someone not wearing gloves, who will touch exactly the same number of things?

People dont wash their hands with gloves on

People wash their hands without gloves on

MrsGrumpyKnickers · 10/11/2025 20:45

XenoBitch · 10/11/2025 20:21

How is that different from no gloves though?

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They would refuse any hand gel and put their manky gloves on instead. I didn’t see any hands the colour of their filthy gloves. Then they would touch our cards🤮.

SauvignonBlanche · 10/11/2025 20:44

XenoBitch · 10/11/2025 20:40

Does anyone actually do that?
I only did during Covid.

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The post you quoted was referring to during Covid.

I worked for a card shop chain a few years back and during Covid we used to have (old) people coming in in their manky gloves, refusing to use hand gel at the door.

daisychain01 · 10/11/2025 20:43

singthing · 09/11/2025 18:06

"Shoppers with disposable gloves touch hundreds of stuff, face, money, cards etc."

But how is that any different to someone not wearing gloves, who will touch exactly the same number of things?

Hands are far more like to see soap and water, or washed in the shower or bath at some stage during the day

the gloves probably haven't seen a drop of water since they came out of the box/packet, weeks or even months ago.

gross!

user1496146479 · 10/11/2025 20:42

Have we gone back to 2020??

XenoBitch · 10/11/2025 20:40

SauvignonBlanche · 10/11/2025 20:39

Because if they’ve no gloves on, they could gel their hands between shops.

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Does anyone actually do that?
I only did during Covid.

SauvignonBlanche · 10/11/2025 20:39

XenoBitch · 10/11/2025 20:21

How is that different from no gloves though?

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Because if they’ve no gloves on, they could gel their hands between shops.

XenoBitch · 10/11/2025 20:39

NormasArse · 10/11/2025 20:37

Because they will occasionally wash their hands. It sounds like these gloves fester in their pockets in between trips.

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I wash my hand after I use the loo, or before preparing food.
I don't wash them after shopping, before I go into a shop. I certainly do not wash them mid shopping.

NormasArse · 10/11/2025 20:37

singthing · 09/11/2025 18:06

"Shoppers with disposable gloves touch hundreds of stuff, face, money, cards etc."

But how is that any different to someone not wearing gloves, who will touch exactly the same number of things?

Because they will occasionally wash their hands. It sounds like these gloves fester in their pockets in between trips.

Oldwmn · 10/11/2025 20:22

scalt · 09/11/2025 19:52

I’m more upset that they’re succumbing to the Covid propaganda, years later.

🙄 oh dear.

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