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One unintentional benefit of grocery store cashiers having to wear masks for months on end.

They are forced to find some way of opening plastic bags other than licking their fingers. I have to admit that, pre-pandemic, when a cashier was coughing and blowing their nose and then licked their fingers and then touched the groceries, I kind of felt it was only a matter of time before I would have a head cold. But now, it's more convenient to use a sponge or one of those "kwik sort" things or whatever they're called, since they have a mask over their faces. A lot of people are gonna break some bad habits.
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purplepen · 51-55, F
That is awful. I never did any of those things and never will.

We had sanitizer in my workplace and I used it a lot during allergy season. I went around the corner to blow my nose, or even into the washroom.

I used to just turn away and sneeze into my elbow, but now I get onto the floor under the counter to sneeze into my elbow. Also after touching leaky packets of chicken, or grubby coins, I sanitize the coins as well as my hands.

Customers still lick their fingers before counting out twenties though.

We ran out of sanitizer for about 6 weeks. I brought some from home and shared it with everyone. Them I made some when it ran out.