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Collected Item: “Unimpressive WinCo Precautions”

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Unimpressive WinCo Precautions

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

While going grocery shopping for Thanksgiving, I was surprised to see this green bean display that people were going through with uncovered hands. Though most of the bulk goods at WinCo have been partitioned into pre-packaged bags, some of the produce is still open for people to touch. I know that COVID isn't highly transmissible via surface contact, but it was still off-putting to see people touching food that others would eat. I'll be washing my vegetables more thoroughly after seeing this!

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grocery store, food, transmission, produce, Thanksgiving

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Kelly Lindemann

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2020-11-25
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