Things that Covid changed…

I started using the grocery delivery service a while back because of covid and then got fed up with their idiotic substitutions when they were out of something or couldn't find something, so I started going to the store again. But then I decided to give home delivery another try. It sure saves a lot of time and hassle.

One thing they would screw up was tomatoes. On the website, they have tomatoes on the vine, which consist of five tomatoes on a vine. So I ordered one, expecting to get five tomatoes, but they only brought me one tomato. Great.

So yesterday I placed another order but ordered five tomatoes instead of one, expecting to get five. Yep, they brought me 25.

What the hell am I going to do with 25 tomatoes? They're going to go bad before I can eat them. Sometimes they go bad when I only buy 5.
 

Pickup substitutions vary from store to store and probably even chain to chain. I got a lot of those at first, but then my more local Walmart started pickup service, and I started going there. The substitutions stopped and when they are out of something they offer to ship it free if it's not perishable, but yeah, some of the substitutions were thoughtless. Once they substituted a kiwi for a potato, but they give you the opportunity to reject substitutions during pickup. It's really a convenient time saver, unless you actually like going in the store, as some people probably do.
 

Most of the changes are fine with me. Sharing air with obviously sick people in medical waiting rooms always made me uneasy. A legacy of Covid may be that masks become required in those settings. And that's as is should be. People with potentially contagious illnesses SHOULD wear high quality masks to help keep their germs to themselves.

Plexiglass between the cashier and me at a grocery store? So what? My relationship with them is fleeting and doesn't require personal contact. If it helps them avoid getting/spreading influenza, colds, Covid, monkey pox, whatever, more power to them. And to their customers.

My son and his wife have an infant. When they or the baby is ill they telecommute. Not a bad deal for them or their employers. Better that than having to fully take the day off.

Not all Covid related societal changes have been negative.
 
SeniorBen said:
I started using the grocery delivery service a while back because of covid and then got fed up with their idiotic substitutions when they were out of something or couldn't find something, so I started going to the store again. But then I decided to give home delivery another try. It sure saves a lot of time and hassle.

One thing they would screw up was tomatoes. On the website, they have tomatoes on the vine, which consist of five tomatoes on a vine. So I ordered one, expecting to get five tomatoes, but they only brought me one tomato. Great.

So yesterday I placed another order but ordered five tomatoes instead of one, expecting to get five. Yep, they brought me 25.

What the hell am I going to do with 25 tomatoes? They're going to go bad before I can eat them. Sometimes they go bad when I only buy 5.
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I agree, on the few deliveries I had of groceries from the Supermarkets.. the substitutions were crazy.. Once I got a substitution of 4 pints of whole Milk.. to replace the 6 litres of skimmed milk they didn't have in stock.. Only problem with that was the 6 litres of skimmed milk was right there in the box.. :cautious:
 
I check and then uncheck the substitution box on my curbsides, before ordering. This is especially important if adding something to the original order. The box will be unchecked, but a review of the items added, usually have a substitution okay wording. So I always check and then uncheck... each and every time.

The only substitutions I get are things I didn't order. Why o' why, nearly always... bananas!!
 
Very interesting reading some of the above posts about the benefits some found with delivery/pick up and ensuing hiccups. In my case, I have never found a need for these options. Went through 2 years of Covid-19 doing grocery shopping the same old fashioned way except for the required protocols.
 
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Nosy Bee-54 said:
Very interesting reading some of the above posts about the benefits some found with delivery/pick up and ensuing hiccups. In my case, I have never found a need for these options. Went through 2 years of Covid-19 doing grocery shopping the same way old fashioned way except for the required protocols.
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Me too. But in some jurisdictions they won't even let you into the store, or you have to wait in line to get in, etc.
 
I can appreciate the small shop owner being able to have shorter hours now; people have generally accepted the new times of opening and closing.

I’m happy to wear my mask to any medical appointment.

NorthernLight said:
But in some jurisdictions they won't even let you into the store, or you have to wait in line to get in, etc.
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I haven’t seen that in a long time, probably a year. What kind of stores still have that.
 
NorthernLight said:
Me too. But in some jurisdictions they won't even let you into the store, or you have to wait in line to get in, etc.
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Yep, so true... and one time I went to the supermarket there was a Huge queue all the way around the car park, so I decided to count the people, and got to over 500.. and of course they were only allowing 2 people in at a time once 2 people left.. horrendous.. literally people could stand for an hour in the rain waiting to get in the store. It's no wonder Home deliveries became much more popular..
 
Alligatorob said:
I think the telecommuting and curbside pickup are good things, and probably should not go away. Not all the doctors here require masks, but it is probably a good idea, for the sick folks anyway. The barriers are still here, but I hardly notice any more. Things that reduce disease transmission without being onerous are good, no problem with them.

I am wondering about the Canadian boarder, the new requirements have to be limiting movement and hurting economies. Not sure when, or if, they will feel safe going back to the way it was.

Yep, that is what it is...
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Interesting point. Most Canadians and most American dislike that "ArriveCanada" app but the government is refusing to get rid of it. We also have a terrible mess with our airports with delayed and cancelled flights.

Toronto Pearson Airport has been given the honour of being, the "Worst Airport in the World," a couple of weeks ago. Now, it has be "upgraded" to the 2nd worst airport in the world. Air travelers be aware!

Please come to Toronto, Canada if you love to see your flight delayed over and over and perhaps canceled all together. Please come if you love to sleep overnight at this airport on a hard concrete floor. If you are lucky, the airlines might give you a yogi mat to use. If you are a senior and suffer from arthritis, SORRY!
 
Packerjohn said:
Interesting point. Most Canadians and most American dislike that "ArriveCanada" app but the government is refusing to get rid of it. We also have a terrible mess with our airports with delayed and cancelled flights.

Toronto Pearson Airport has been given the honour of being, the "Worst Airport in the World," a couple of weeks ago. Now, it has be "upgraded" to the 2nd worst airport in the world. Air travelers be aware!

Please come to Toronto, Canada if you love to see your flight delayed over and over and perhaps canceled all together. Please come if you love to sleep overnight at this airport on a hard concrete floor. If you are lucky, the airlines might give you a yogi mat to use. If you are a senior and suffer from arthritis, SORRY!
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I flew into Toronto Pearson a few weeks ago and it was a wonderful experience. Flew home a week later and it was an absolute nightmare - the worst airport experience of my life, no kidding. The staff were surly, unpleasant and generally unhelpful, the signs confusing (to say the least), and the lines ridiculously long.

While waiting in the long security line, I asked one of the airport employees if our TSA pre-check was honored there and got a sharp, "This is Canada, not the United States!" response. Under my breath but loud enough for that unnecessarily rude a-h to hear, I muttered, "Yeah, no kidding..."

Flying out of LAX was smooth, quick and a breeze by comparison. Both departure flights were very early morning. 7 am and 8 am, and both times we arrived at the airport at least 3 hours in advance. We had hours to kill at LAX, but barely made the return flight on time. In fact, the pilot held the flight and took off late because he announced that people were stuck in customs and security lines.

Toronto is a lovely city and it was wonderful to visit family, but unless Toronto/Pearson gets its act together, next time I visit Toronto I'll bus or train down to Buffalo and fly home from there.
 
@StarSong, I believe you flew home just a day or two prior to our first Monday in August long weekend and that made everything worse, obviously including the miserable moods of some staff. My DD flew on the Wednesday following and said the airport was empty. (I think that your TSA pass applies both directions, but I won’t swear to that.)
 
SeniorBen said:
I started using the grocery delivery service a while back because of covid and then got fed up with their idiotic substitutions when they were out of something or couldn't find something, so I started going to the store again. But then I decided to give home delivery another try. It sure saves a lot of time and hassle.

One thing they would screw up was tomatoes. On the website, they have tomatoes on the vine, which consist of five tomatoes on a vine. So I ordered one, expecting to get five tomatoes, but they only brought me one tomato. Great.

So yesterday I placed another order but ordered five tomatoes instead of one, expecting to get five. Yep, they brought me 25.

What the hell am I going to do with 25 tomatoes? They're going to go bad before I can eat them. Sometimes they go bad when I only buy 5.
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you'll get it figured out. 😁
 
SeniorBen said:
I started using the grocery delivery service a while back because of covid and then got fed up with their idiotic substitutions when they were out of something or couldn't find something, so I started going to the store again. But then I decided to give home delivery another try. It sure saves a lot of time and hassle.

One thing they would screw up was tomatoes. On the website, they have tomatoes on the vine, which consist of five tomatoes on a vine. So I ordered one, expecting to get five tomatoes, but they only brought me one tomato. Great.

So yesterday I placed another order but ordered five tomatoes instead of one, expecting to get five. Yep, they brought me 25.

What the hell am I going to do with 25 tomatoes? They're going to go bad before I can eat them. Sometimes they go bad when I only buy 5.
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First, file a complaint with the store, give them the infomation you gave us. I bet they will credit you. If they don't want to pick them up, which they won't, share with your neighbors, donate to a food bank or church that feeds the needy. Last resort, chop them up and put in zip lock bags to be added to recipes, like chili, soups or pasta sauces or casseroles. Freeze them in one or two cup potions and you will be able to pull just what you need for what you are cooking.
 
SeniorBen said:
One thing they would screw up was tomatoes. On the website, they have tomatoes on the vine, which consist of five tomatoes on a vine. So I ordered one, expecting to get five tomatoes, but they only brought me one tomato. Great.

So yesterday I placed another order but ordered five tomatoes instead of one, expecting to get five. Yep, they brought me 25.
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Your grocery store sells tomatoes by the piece, rather than the pound? How very odd. Other than convenience stores like 7-11, I haven't seen retailers sell tomatoes by the piece in many decades.
 
I will agree with other posters here that some changes may not be that bad ( if you use some services) ..... and things are still changing slowly in some cases back to before ..
example my son had a vet appointment for dog to get shot they used to during Covid do curbside out to the car ....... the vet quit doing that...... so son was ill ( something else) and asked me to take dog to appointment because........ far too many people .......IMO treat even an allergy like you are trying to sicken others...
I recently have had something that should NOT have been a problem .... blamed on Covid..... an ALL around multi-purpose excuse i guess.

I had a doctor appointment 9 months ago............ the check in process they did not do the normal ..... never even asked about insurance card make sure was on file etc apparently. i was not feeling well so i did not think about it......
NOW ( 9 months later) they send me a snotty letter about you need to contact us ASAP about your bill.....
I called and frankly asked how is it they are just getting around to billing 9 months later? No one had the courtesy to answer that .....changed the subject each time i asked...
i read them the info from the card in my hand and they kept interrupting telling me that must be incorrect as they were not used to seeing this or that .......... very rude......... told me i may be charged a late charge on a bill they never sent out ....... even if they billed directly to me in a month i could have resolved this in first of the year....
Evidently lost many experienced billers with covid mandates or those "working" from home were not exactly working .........so now they are digging through a year worth of billing issues.......This was told to me by the supervisor i had to ask to speak to........
 
Things that Covid changed?
Corruption
Dishonesty
Patient harm by medical professionals.

Last year, I started having a toothache & my regular dentist who I had been seeing & trusting for several years diagnosed "Severe decay under ALL my crowns" (all 30 of them). He recommended extracting all my teeth & having complete upper & lower implants - 12 month procedure & $40,000.00. And during the exam, his wife/receptionist came into the room & chimed in, & added, "We really have to do it; your health is at stake, especially since you have diabetes."
A second - opinion dentist diagnosed ONE infected tooth that needed a root canal, extracting the one next to it, & a bridge, which I just had completed - $4,700.00.
My first dentist was willing to risk my health & put me through 12 months of unnecessary invasive surgery to make up what he lost during the months when everything was closed due to Covid.

And some people wonder why I don't automatically & robotically trust everything a doctor says.............
 

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