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Consumer Culture (shopping, dinning...)
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2020-06-13
The Future of Food Influencers
The way the restaurants advertise is typically by word of mouth or since the emergence of social media, food influencers. Food influencers specialize in creating social media posts that garner the attention of followers and persuade them to patron the restaurant. As the article by Jenny Dorsey points out since the coronavirus pandemic hit restaurants have had to re-evaluate their relationships with influencers and influencers have had to re-evaluate themselves. Restaurants can no longer comp meals to influencers and they want influencers to be more skilled to create story-driven reviews that give a heart to the restaurant. One of the most important parts of this article is the desire to know the line cook who continued working during the pandemic. The people who kept the restaurants alive and continued to serve the community and the push for influencers to include their stories with their posts. -
2020-03-26
Coronavirus is the Apocalypse Now--Sign.
When the Coronavirus struck and most all of the stores closed, the streets were deserted. It truly did look like the apocalypse had come. The humor here is that the bookstore jokingly said that it was putting all the Sci Fi post-apocalyptic books into the current events section. -
2020-02-23
Reports from an American bunkered down in Lombardy
I'm an American who moved to Milan in August 2019 for work. When the virus first took root in the Western world very near where I lived, I was better prepared for it because of posts from an internet friend I had in Hong Kong detailing their thoughts and experiences. I was hoping to be that for others back in the United States, while trying to navigate the uncertainty of the early outbreak in Italy myself. The result is this series of posts on my Facebook timeline. -
2020-06-10
Nueva Conviviencia
En el marco de la Nueva Convivencia, hoy participamos de la presentación de espacios públicos para la reubicación temporal de los comerciantes ambulatorios del Cercado de Lima. Esto les permitirá ofrecer sus productos de manera ordenada y respetando medidas de bioseguridad. -
2020-06-05
I can't believe it's riot season already
This meme is a comparison of U.S. Fall holiday jokes. Normally, we joke that in the fall the stores start changing out their holiday items the day after a holiday. For example; the day after thanksgiving stores will be stocked and ready for Christmas. This meme is joking that we have not even recovered from Covid-19 and another disaster has already begun. -
2020-06-04
June 4th and the store is still low on supplies
I was hopeful that the stores would recover quickly from the panic buying taking place in March. But here we are in June and the local Walmart, once restocked only stays that way for a day. For a while my neighbors were trading supplies, toilet paper for sugar, garbage bags for dish-soap. But at this point it is getting frustrating. I always had my favorite brands before all of this started. Now, I am lucky if I can even find a similar product. I left the store on June 4th just happy I was able to find cheese at all. Every recipe I cook tastes a little bit off because I had to replace one or two ingredients. I just don't understand all of this. I heard that farms are dumping milk and killing off their entire farm. Meanwhile we are being told there is going to be a meat and dairy shortage. Hopefully things start to look more normal now that they have re-opened California. We are supposed to be going to stage four soon. -
2020
Deserted street
Usually on Sunny days there are a lot of people walking here, but during the quarantine it is empty. -
2020-04-12
Labelling
During Covid-19, I tend to buy many food at once, so I need to label food to prevent them from going bad. -
2020-05-30
LB Saints Food Store to Reopen
A sign hanging in the door of LB Saints Food Store informs customers that they will reopen June 1. LB Saints Food Store had been closed due to the pandemic. -
2020-04-08
Empty Shelves
The photograph shows a woman standing next to empty shelves at a Walmart. This is very true for the COVID-19 pandemic as nearly all of the stores went out of stock for certain things, especially toilet paper. In fact in my personal experience, there was no food available at the Walmart next door. -
2020-06-04
Stayed at home for three months
I am an international student. I stayed in my rented house for 3 months already. I have masks, but I don't want to go to supermarkets. I purchased everything that I need online. I survived the 3 months by using Amazon and eBay. Since I can't go out, I bought a VR game set to exercise. It was not hard to stay at home, but I really want to have some meals in a restaurant. -
2020-04-04
Everyone must wear mask during COV19
When I went into the albertson, there is a sign said, everyone must wear mask in order to buy stuff from the store. This is very important to me because it make people realize how dangerous is the COV19 -
2020-04-04
Toilet paper shortages at local grocery stores
After the governor announce COV is spreading out among the country. Everyone was stressed out so they went to the grocery store to buy daily use. When I went to the store, I saw there is a sign written there is no more toilet paper and water. I think people are not planning to go out anymore and that is why they bought all the toilet paper and water. -
2020-03-24
Red in Blue
People in the blue state (California) are turning to guns, as the pandemic spreads. It seems interesting how the pandemic situation has changed how people's mindsets. -
2020-03-17
Chinese American Trying Traditional Chinese Medicine
Although we have not found any medicine to cure COVID-19, many Chinese or Chinese American is trying many traditional Chinese herbal medicine to help them increase their immune system. this phenomenon is unique in Chinese culture because people think they need to take some medicine even when they are healthy. this photo is taken inside an Asian grocery store in California. -
2020-03-05
Empty Shelf at Target
My friend and I visited Target in March, and when we tried to find something like hand sanitizer, paper towel, we found nothing. Panic exists during these days and people just want food and supplies as much as possible, many people think if they don't by them, they will starve and have nothing to eat or use. -
2020-06-05
A health pack from my homecountry
When the virus spread around the world, as a foreign student, I was also greatly affected. All of our offline courses are taught online. But because of the epidemic, it is very difficult for me to go back to my country. And now the government requires everyone to be well protected before going out. For example, many supermarkets require citizens to wear masks before entering. Masks that can isolate the virus are also scarce. Masks and antiseptic wipes are almost out of stock at CVS and Amazon. At this time, I received a health package from my country. It contains masks, disinfectant wipes and other items. I think this health package helped me a lot at this particular time. It's also very important to me. -
2020-06-01
Covid Disorientation
This meme describes the disorientation of having the daily routine suddenly gone because of quarantine. -
2020-05-28
Irvine Ramen Restaurant Reopen with Placing Tables Apart to Practice Social Distancing
Photo was taken in HiroNori Craft Ramen, one of earliest restaurants open for dine in in Orange County. Tables are placed apart and you need to scan QR code for menu (They also have disposable menus too). The photo was taken on May 28. But as of today, June 4, it is hardly to see any other restaurants open for dine in in the area. -
2020-06-04
Closed In
The pandemic has brought up a lot of situations where people feel alone because they can't see their friends or go to the places they want. It has brought a feeling of constant claustrophobia within the walls of one's life. This has been something that has effected me because of all the restrictions you have to go to when just doing a normal thing like going to the grocery store. Everything has been so different and so procedural. It is a very bizarre feeling to do groceries and think about if one of the items you touched at the store could give you one of the most contagious and deadly diseases the last hundred years or more. During this times of extra precaution, it is always import to remember why people take this precautions and safety measures. As someone living with their parents after college being shut down, I need to always be exceedingly thorough when washing my hands and cleaning things as my mom has recently finished chemo and radiation. Life has been so different and so uniform without much change besides in the number of patients throughout the world. -
2020-06-02
Line outside of bank
This is the picture I took a few days ago. Although the epidemic washaishihenyanz, everyone wears a mask and consciously observes the social distance -
2020-03-20
Only to go
Me and my girlfriend waiting for the food with a mask. -
2020-06-04
No touch delivery against spreading
Many other deliveries like Doordash, Amazon, and different sellers are using this policy to protect people from the virus in this special period. -
2020-05-25
2020: A never-ending series of issues
This meme highlights the never-ending onslaught of issues we as a society are facing every day. In only 2020, we've had escalated tensions between US and North Korea, COVID-19, the brutal murder of George Floyd, riots and murder hornets. And it's only June! -
2020-03-15
Costco shopping during Pandemic
I saw this scene in a video posted on Instagram about the line of people waiting for shopping in Costco Wholesale before the pandemic lockdown. I surprised by how people are seriously prepared and reacted to the Covid-19 and tried their best to be safe and prepared for the quarantine. -
2020-05-29
Phase 2 Reopening - Restaurants on Santa Barbara State Street
As reopening moves to phase 2, many restaurants have decided to allow to sit in dining. However, since enclosed spaces have a higher risk of virus transmission than outdoor spaces, Santa Barbara city has taken a special approach. Santa Barbara's bustling State Street has been shut down so that restaurants can place their seating, either a part or all of it outside, right on the street. This is a unique scene of people eating at restaurants, but seated on the roads previously meant for cars. -
2020-05-29
Phase 2 Reopening - Restaurant Dining Inside
As reopening moved into phase 2, some restaurants decided to allow for dining indoors. This is Noodle City, a Vietnamese restaurant in Goleta. The seating used to be highly packed inside to maximize the number of occupants, but now features more indoor space to separate the guests. Previously it could be found to be packed at almost all times, but even though it is now legal to dine inside, people are still choosing to order take out. People are still cautious of the fact that the virus transmits easier indoors than outdoors. -
2020-05-29
Santa Barbara City College Desolate Dining Area
Due to schools moving to online only education, there is no longer a need for dining services at schools. This is Santa Barbara City College's outdoor dining area, which has been stripped as maintenance activities have been cut back. Even though non students often come to the school to take walks and enjoy the scenery, the entire school is empty and devoid of people. -
2020-04-04
Hoarding in the USA? Coronavirus sparks consumer concerns
Supermarket shelves were stripped bare and videos posted on social media showed consumers coming to blows over bags of pasta. -
2020-04-17
Shopping during Covid 19 crisis
During this special time, people need to wait in line outside the supermarkets. Guards will only let ten people in at once to avoid people getting infected. -
2020-03-24
Senior Citizen Hours at Grocery Stores Poster
During the pandemic, not only were we faced with empty grocery store shelves, but there were lines around the block to get into a store. This was difficult at best, and scary to many of us, making us wonder if this was a sign of the collapse of our way of life. Soon, most stores offered "senior hours" which allowed the older citizens to shop early without waiting in the lines and with less people in the store, thus reducing the risk of contagion. This is a flyer the town of Glendale, California put out to inform those who needed to shop early. -
2020-06-01
Reaction to a sudden lockdown
I have submitted 3 memes which highlight people's reaction to the pandemic. One of the memes shows what everyone expected from 2020 vs what they got which was police guarding toilet paper against people who were scared and started hoarding it. The second meme shows Darth Vader as the good guy as he is wearing a mask and listening to orders. This shows the redefinition of good vs bad citizen. The third meme shows the anxiety of people who are unable to pay rent and collecting more and more debt. With the government stimuli being too little to actually help, and the worst unemployment in history, people are feel attacked as shown in the meme. -
2020-05-01
How we get food everyday
This is how we get food everyday. They left at our door, and we went down. We never met each other. -
2020-05-08
Local Grain Supply and Curbside Pick-up Setup
Photograph taken while parked outside the Ottawa Valley Grain company waiting for our order to be delivered from inside the mill to our car. With the increase in interest in back-to-basics hobbies like baking (especially bread) it is near impossible to get any kind of flour in grocery stores or large online suppliers. While they too have been sold out at intervals, this company of local grain producers milling their own goods, has been offering large bags of a variety of flours during this time. The sign on the left reads "Ottawa Valley Grain/ ONLINE ORDER PICK UP HERE/ ONLINE ORDER PICK UP PARKING" followed by their phone number to call when you arrive to let them know you're there. The one on the right "Thank You/ Ottawa Valley Grain/ For Still Working/ During This Hard Time" -
2020-05-31
"NAiL sALonS ARe ESseNTiAL BuSIneSsESS"
This meme helps to describe the demand to reopen the country for their personal needs while disregarding the importance of social distancing. -
2020-04-27
Virginia judge rules indoor gun range can reopen, dealing a blow to Gov. Northam's shutdown order
This article is important because it details that even politicians are having difficulties with maintaining the rules of their citizens. -
2020-05-13
Online Shopping
This is a screen shot of my etsy order page. As you can see, due to COVID-19...it is all reusable mask. These mask were bought to protect my asthmatic brother, my father with limited lung capacity (bad car accident), my grandmother with breathing issues, my fiance who works in law enforcement, and for general use by my mother and I. These are worn by us for particular stores, to work, and to doctors offices. I've spent over $100 on reusable mask in a month. -
2020-05-31
Work Score
This was important to share the type of things American's are shopping for when we go into the stores. This cleaner has been approved by the CDC to kill COVID-19 and was something I was overly excited to buy for my office. I may have paid more for it than any cleaner in my 23 years, but worth it. -
2020-05-25
Furious mob descends on woman who didn't wear a mask in a grocery store: ‘Get the f*** out of here!’
Pandemic causes people to have mob mentalities and gang up on a woman. -
2020-05-31
The World In Quarantine
It describes important events and documents part of my day to day life. -
2020-05-27
Popular Carlisle restaurant opens up for eat-in diners against state COVID-19 orders
A lot of restaurants in the central PA area are following the guidelines of Gov. Wolf, but not all. Restaurants like Fay's are opening with dine-in seating before their county is moved into the green phase. Despite health concerns waiters and regular customers are eager to return. Many see going out to restaurants as an act of freedom and living by their own terms. Submitted by Stephanie Berry, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. #ASU #HST580 -
2020-05-31
Restaurants prepare to open decks, patios but warn "it's not going to make us money"
As more areas of PA open up after being locked down for the last ten weeks, restaurants are having to weigh the advantage of reopening. Restaurants in Central PA are not known for their outdoor patios and decks. Between the humid hot summers and the plentiful bugs, not many people eat outside here. With regulations restricting many restaurants to outdoor sitting only restaurants are having to consider new ways of serving the public. When it comes to food and beverages in PA the coronavirus has had a huge influence on pushing business owners to rethink their traditional business models. Submitted by Stephanie Berry, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. #ASU #HST580 -
2020-05-31
To-go cocktails and mixed drinks are legal in PA
I'm not a PA native, so the blue laws of PA have always seemed very strict to me. When Governor Wolf signed a bill allowing Pennsylvanians to pick-up cocktails and mixed drinks, I was a bit shocked. The ability to purchase beer and wine in the grocery store has only been legal in PA for a few years, and liquor stores still close on Sundays. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed PA to adapt their alcohol laws faster than I thought possible. It's still too soon to see if this new relaxation on alcohol laws will remain or if PA will tighten them up again once the pandemic ends. Submitted by Stephanie Berry, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. #ASU #HST580 -
2020-05-31
Chicago Restaurant Workers Take Extra Covid-19 Precautions
Food workers and restaurants are a part of our communities. They rely on customers from the community and often live in the communities they serve. Making sure that customers are safe is a huge part of the job and as these Chicago food workers showed, they will not wait for mandates to put safety measures in place to protect workers and customers alike. Submitted by Stephanie Berry, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. -
2020-05-31
Yeast Shortage due to Covid-19
With lots of time on our hands, people are turning to hobbies they have been putting off like baking. One of the hallmarks of being a good baker is making bread. This has created a shortage of yeast, which as the article points out, is a living ingredient that can only be rushed so much. Baking has it's seasons, and as a professional baker, you learn when to expect shortages of ingredients, and when orders for products will increase. Typically this is around the fall and into the Christmas season. With the coronavirus pandemic and many bakeries closed, people are baking like it is the Christmas season when most ingredient manufacturers have cut down their output to reflect the coming summer. The shortage of yeast is most likely why many people are turning to sourdough starters. However, the quickest way to get a starter started is by using dry yeast. Contributed by Stephanie Berry, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. -
2020-03-11
Clearing Supermarket Shelves
A few days before the official national lockdown, people were panic buying and clearing shelves at store. Non-perishable foods such as SPAM, pasta, and other canned foods were being taken off shelves. Essential items such as Clorox wipes, toilet paper, rice, and bottled water also seemed to be popular among panic-buyers. Here are photos of two large stores, Costco and Walmart, where shelves were cleared and people were almost fighting over items. -
2020-05-31
Plexiglass Barriers Are Becoming the Norm for Businesses Re-Opening During COVID-19
The photograph depicts two plexiglass barriers suspended over counters at a Domino gas station in Blanchard, Oklahoma. These barrier are suspended from wire chains connected to the ceiling. These barriers act as a "sneeze guard" much like similar system have placed in restaurants in the past. Much like CDC recommended social distancing, these barrier act to protect employees and customers while they stand closer than six feet for transactions. This particular barrier at Domino was installed specifically in response to COVID-19. Local businesses, such as Domino, Spencer's Grocery, Subway, and China House were just a few of thoes that had been observed with these plexiglass barriers installed since COVID-19. In addition, local state and federal government offices such as Gayla's Tag Agency and the Blanchard Post Office had made the transition to these plastic protective barriers as well. As many locations make the shift to re-opening, the plexiglass barrier has become a growing standard of how people do face-to-face business, even in rural communities. Personal story submitted for the Rural Voices collection. Contributed by Clinton P. Roberts, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. -
2020-05-31
Internet Upgrade Occurs Just as COVID-19 Fears of Contact with Others and Staying at Home Heightens
The sign depicts advertising to encourage people to sign up for Pioneer Telephone's Fiber Internet in Blanchard, Oklahoma. As a rural community, we had been waiting for fiber access for quite awhile. We are close enough to the Oklahoma City area to see the capability grow, but were too far away to benefit until recently. The local company Pioneer promoted the coming of the internet upgrade for the past year. I had already signed a contract to receive this upgrade in October of 2019, but by chance my neighborhood's service was ready until March 2nd just as COVID-19 concerns were starting to become more widespread. On March 25th state-wide restrictions put in place by Governor Stitt's executive order closed non-essential businesses, limited public gatherings to no more than 10 people, and enacted the "safer at home" protocol for those over 65 or with underlying medical conditions. During this time period I had restricted my exposure to just a few of my closest family in order to protect the older members. Pioneer called the last week of March to set a date, just as the biggest restrictions were occurring. I decided to move forward not realizing how the idea of a person entering my house would change my thoughts just a week later. The utility companies often send people to do work orders, which had never bothered me in the past. When Pioneer arrived on April 3rd to install the upgrade, I began to realize that this would feel very different. For the past month, we had postponed family nights, group dinners, and outings. During that time, we wouldn't dare answer the door for a sales person or go to grocery stores without a mask. The entire month was mostly just Kelly and I in my home with few outs beyond my work or my grandmother's house. The process was somewhat stressful because of how much the COVID-19 situation had changed since signing up for the service. When the man arrived, I noticed he was cautious about how he entered and the social distancing he kept from us. He did much of the organizing of his equipment in my driveway from his pickup. He was a contract worker for Pioneer and his helper was a young man of about eighteen. The two came inside, with the young man doing most of his work from my attic. This was the first time someone other than a few close family members had entered my house since the executive order. His distancing and professionalism helped alleviate many of the concerns. Once he left we used sanitizer wipes to clean door handles, just to be safe. The time he was in my house was cordial and friendly, but it was far from the normal way rural people would act in circumstances like this in the past. There were no handshakes which would've been a standard practice for many people in these encounters. This situation depicts the feelings of uncertainty and the changing of routine habits that occurred during COVID-19. Many of these changes were gradual, subconscious and only visible once we reflected upon them. Personal story submitted for the #ruralvoices collection. Contributed by Clinton P. Roberts, curatorial intern for Arizona State University, HST 580. #HST580 #ASU -
2020-03-29
Payment Options: Now Include Toilet Paper
A joke found on social media, showing an payment box from an online store which has been edited to include toilet paper as one of the accepted methods of payment in reference to the hoarding and resulting scarcity of toilet paper in stores. -
2020-03-26
Sequestered sipping cocktails brought to you by San Francisco bartenders
This article presents unique quarantine cocktails designed by San Francisco bartenders. Vanessa Vasquez from The Detour contributed "Quarantine on the Beach." Tim Hagney from ABV contributed "28 Days Later." Phil Mauro from Rye Bar and Restaurant contributed the "Sequestered Spritz." Gillian Fitzgerald of Casements Bar contributed the "Solitude & Tonic." Brynna Logan of Liquid Gold SF contributed "Corona Quarantine Sunrise." And, Tyler Puride of Black Cat contributed "Bae Area Bunker." The author of the article, Saul Sugarman, include the bartenders Venmo accounts and encouraged readers to leave these bartenders a tip.