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¡Andrew the Great!'s avatar

The Bayamon one (across from Rio Bayamon Golf Course) is the one I go to. That's where I think I saw 5 others without masks about a week ago (next time I'll need to pay more attention to the employees; it'll be soon, 'cuz I'm almost out of peanut butter). But the SuperMax on 199 in Guaynabo and the Econo across from Pep Boys? No more than 2 others, and that may still be generous.

In fact, I remember as I walked toward the SuperMax on 199 after having been away for the entire month of April, I noticed that literally EVERYONE else walking toward the store or walking out of the store was masked. Everyone. I then wondered, "Does SuperMax have its own mask mandate??" I thought I was going to be denied entrance.

That's how pervasive, and how disappointing and infuriating, this has become.

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Sophia's avatar

Maybe the Costco in Bayamón has had a relapse. Sorry to hear. It was a bit of a semi-oasis for a while. The SuperMax stores have indeed been awful every one.

What is wrong with people?

I noticed something when I was in Florida about my listening comprehension. A butcher (maskless) was chatting away about something. I didn't catch the half of what he said. I'm thinking that I've gotten so used to giving up on understanding what the masked are saying ("Mrfff mrffff mrffff"), that I have gotten in the habit of not listening to people. I haven't decided whether it is a blessing or a curse yet.

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¡Andrew the Great!'s avatar

About 6 months ago I walked into the Bayamon store and I wasn't wearing my mask. The guy checking membership cards didn't say a thing. It wasn't until I was all the way back at the refrigerated produce section that a woman came up to me and told me to put my mask on.

It wasn't readily evident, so I asked her whether she worked there. I thought she might've been a Karen, and I was prepared to ignore her. But she said she was, so I asked to see her employee credential (it wasn't in view). She showed me.

But at least the guy at the entrance let me in unmasked. And I got all the way in before someone confronted me. So that was something.

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Sophia's avatar

Good for you.

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