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Jaem02 · 2020-09-03T22:23:32+00:00

I know the gov say it isn't necessary but lots of people are still wiping down or quarantining shopping. Should we be?

NiceLegsShameAboutTheFace · 04/09/2020 06:27

Definitely not. And never should have been.

AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii · 04/09/2020 06:31

@BananaPop2020 agree, peoples immune systems are going to be shot to pieces, which does not bode well for fighting off other illnesses never mind Covid

TitianaTitsling · 04/09/2020 06:48

[quote AlaskaThunderfuckHiiiiiiiii]@BananaPop2020 agree, peoples immune systems are going to be shot to pieces, which does not bode well for fighting off other illnesses never mind Covid[/quote]
Also agree! sadly we still seem to be in a 'but Covid' for everything and so many seem not to care or acknowledge the multiple other illnesses out there!

Coffeecak3 · 04/09/2020 06:50

I have never wiped my shopping. Just put it away, wash hands.

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Jaem02 · 04/09/2020 06:54

How's that?

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Jaem02 · 04/09/2020 07:03

Sorry, I mean to @newwnamme how does that make anyone more privelidged?

My Mum was on the shielding list and my in laws are in their 70s, both of them are cleaning all their shopping so I wondered if others thought this was a necessary step too.

Although they don't say you can pick it up on packaging, surely picking up a pint of milk is the same as touching the trolley (that is wiped), or a door handle, which we can all say could have the virus on it

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Wannabegreenfingers · 04/09/2020 07:04

Haven't and won't. Wash your hands and wear a mask when out. We are breading super germs resistance through all of this.

Rollmopsrule · 04/09/2020 07:12

I used to but stopped weeks ago. Infection rates very low in my area.

Beepbeep42 · 04/09/2020 07:28

I did in the beginning as I was terrified. It was mentally exhausting and massively exacerbated my OCD as I couldn't know if I'd wiped 'every last bit' of everything (like the ruffly plastic bit where a loaf of bread is tied).
In the end the stress of worrying was just too much and I managed to stop within about 6 weeks.

I know a few people who are still doing it and they're all a bundle of nerves. These few are still not back into the workplace /WFH and not going anywhere. I've noticed within a couple of weeks of being 'back out in the world' people tend to relax.

TheHappyHerbivore · 04/09/2020 07:30

I never have and can’t imagine I will start. Its just down to what you feel comfortable with really.

TheHappyHerbivore · 04/09/2020 07:33

Although they don't say you can pick it up on packaging, surely picking up a pint of milk is the same as touching the trolley (that is wiped), or a door handle, which we can all say could have the virus on it

I don’t think this is the same - hundreds of people could be touching the door handle or the trolley bar in a day, so it’s being exposed to much more, and with the trolley handle you will be holding on to it for much longer. Whereas a milk bottle will only have been touched by a small number of people before it gets to you.

Igotthemheavyboobs · 04/09/2020 07:33

Never have, can't see us starting now!

RhinestoneCowgirl · 04/09/2020 07:36

MIL (early 70s, no other health conditions) is still doing this. She is also rarely leaving the house and it has been an effort to agree to meet in a garden.

She regularly phones my BIL in a panic about something. We're concerned about her MH.

heartsonacake · 04/09/2020 07:44

The majority of people have never wiped their shopping; it was only a small vocal minority that did so.

FuzzyPuffling · 04/09/2020 07:45

We continue to do it ( and quarantine post) but we were shielding.

NotEverythingIsBlackandWhite · 04/09/2020 07:46

I never have done but understand why some did at first. If someone feels safer for doing it then why not? They aren't harming anyone.

It would be interesting to see if the transmission of other viruses (e.g. Norovirus) has been reduced as a result of more stringent hand sanitising.

cologne4711 · 04/09/2020 07:49

I've not done it once and I've never quarantined my post, the post(wo)man arrives with it, I open it.

As far as I know, none of us have had covid.

If you have a serious illness/vulnerability I can understand why you would be super cautious about everything, but for those of us for whom it probably would "just" be like flu or (much) milder, there's really no need.

Not worth putting potential germs in cupboards and the fridge Well I suppose if you are worried about all germs it kind of makes sense to do it but I presume then that you have always done so and it's nothing new to you.

AranciaRosso · 04/09/2020 07:49

@AlternativePerspective

No, and IMO anyone who does should probably consider whether they need help with their mental health.

There is no evidence that people are catching COVID from their shopping. If that were the case the figures would be much higher and deliveries would have been stopped not encouraged.

I’m fairly cautious as I am in the likely to die category as well, but here’s the thing. There is no point worrying about dying if you’re not actually living. And living in a bubble where everything is sanitised just in case you die is not a healthy way to live.

We’re all going to die of something, chances are the need to control your life so rigidly is more likely to kill you (through suicide etc) than COVID.

An excellent post. Everyone should read this again. And then again if you still don't get it.

Incrediblytired · 04/09/2020 07:52

I’m not but I live in an area where transmission is low.

At the peak, I did a couple of times but went for hand washing.

Interestingly I have 3 friends who are GP’s and all of them do.

Faraway20 · 04/09/2020 07:52

I did briefly in April, then stopped. I was mildly interested in the amount of grime that came off the packaging, but not enough to continue. Plus I was back at work and dd at school so seems pointless.

LaPoesieEstDansLaRue · 04/09/2020 07:53

No, despite being very strict with social distancing, sticking to the rules etc in other areas, I never wiped shopping, just washed hands thoroughly after touching it (same with post)

CarterBeatsTheDevil · 04/09/2020 07:55

I did it once when a few friends told me they were doing it and decided that washing or wiping 80 items of shopping a week was a bridge too far for me.

SomewhereEast · 04/09/2020 07:56

No. If it wasn't for MN I wouldn't even know it was a thing.

HeronLanyon · 04/09/2020 07:58

I still do and have throughout. Takes 5 mins. I don’t use wipes but a cloth so no waste. No quarantining - no room to and don’t feel that’s necessary.

There is a lot of belittling here of those of us who do but frankly any reduction of the risk is good by me particularly when it comes to stuff going in my fridge.

Seeing people unmasked in supermarkets handling stuff they put back etc plus unmasked staff makes it 5 mins I’m happy with.
Shielded relatives for me so maybe I am in a more cautious category than others.

Roussette · 04/09/2020 08:00

I still bleach all the shopping. Even with no virus I would after seeing the colour of the water afterwards!

What on earth makes the water dirty? And how come... for all those that wouldn't dream of bleaching shopping... how have we survived? We can't live in sterile bubbles, so my answer always is, what I don't know won't hurt me.

I know no one who cleans their shopping except for my NDNs who cleans and puts it in the garage and in the heat had to keep chucking stuff out. No reason to shield or be like this but they have honestly not been out since March, so that says it all. (except the husband who goes for a walk at odd hours when no one is around). He's a bit controlling and doesn't let her out, haven't seen her since Feb.
They also intend not to go out again at all unless there is a proven vaccine. Their lives have stopped totally.

And we live in an area with very low rates so it's pretty shocking to me.