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Collected Item: “Testimony from a Grocery Store Worker”

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Testimony from a Grocery Store Worker

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

text story

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.

"I have to clean the belt between customers, most people wear masks, some don't. Most people are impatient. You get the feeling that some people are stockpiling or hoarding. Some people wrap everything up multiple times, and some that don't care as much. If they don't wear makes we can't say anything"

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?

canada, hist9801

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

Barb Schryburt

Give this story a date.

2020-12-09
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