Collected Item: “EarthBound Store”
Give your story a title.
EarthBound Store
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
Photographs, Interview
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.
Earthbound, located on Saint George Street in Saint Augustine, FL displayed several signs throughout their store. Outside they had signs that read: “Wearing a face mask is required for both your protection and ours.” And “To help us follow CDC guidelines, we're limiting the multiple entry points to this location. We are requesting only 15 people to occupy this store at a time.” Signs were also displayed in the store encouraging visitors to maintain a 6-foot distance from all other customers.
Interview with crew member Bryce:
What plan was created to ensure the safety of your guests?
Our store was briefly closed during quarantine, since we were not considered an essential business. During reopening we all went through training to start sanitizing all of our areas that people would touch in the store.
Do your employees currently receive hazard pay?
No
How has your business changed since COVID?
We are limiting how many people can enter the store at a time, other than that nothing has changed that much.
If you are a restaurant did you implement take out or curbside, and how did that go?
We are not a restaurant.
What steps did you have to take in order to comply with local and federal government orders?
All of out crew members and customers have to wear masks. We are required to limit how many people enter our store, since it is small. We are not allowed to have any testers out for things such as makeup.
Interview with crew member Bryce:
What plan was created to ensure the safety of your guests?
Our store was briefly closed during quarantine, since we were not considered an essential business. During reopening we all went through training to start sanitizing all of our areas that people would touch in the store.
Do your employees currently receive hazard pay?
No
How has your business changed since COVID?
We are limiting how many people can enter the store at a time, other than that nothing has changed that much.
If you are a restaurant did you implement take out or curbside, and how did that go?
We are not a restaurant.
What steps did you have to take in order to comply with local and federal government orders?
All of out crew members and customers have to wear masks. We are required to limit how many people enter our store, since it is small. We are not allowed to have any testers out for things such as makeup.
Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?
#staugustine, #flaglercollege, #interview, #store
Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.
https://publichumanities.omeka.net/items/show/38
Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)
Kathryn Broomell
Give this story a date.
2020-07-14