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April 1, 2020
Vermont Says Target And Costco Sales Of Clothes, Toys, And Beauty Supplies Is Non-Essential
by Nina Bookout in People 4 Comments
"Vermont has decided to go even further with deciding what is or isn’t non-essential. And quite frankly, I believe the state has gone overboard.
Kids at home because the schools are shut down. GUESS WHAT? They need paper, pens, pencils and other school supplies. What if there is a need for an additional laptop to run their schoolwork on? And they need it right away. A run to Costco is in order!
Shampoo, soap, facial cleanser, and deodorant all fall under the “beauty” category. NOT Pharmacy!
Keep kids from going stir-crazy, get a few more games, toys, and sports equipment for them to use in the back yard. Same with purchasing books, movies, and arts & crafts to keep the horde from tearing the house down out of boredom.
Clothes? Guess what? Folks do need clothes. And kids grow like weeds, and we are moving into summer. How many kids could still fit into their last year’s summer clothes? NOT MANY. Yet Vermont has deemed CLOTHES as non-essential!
And don’t get me started on restricting me from getting what I need to put a garden in this spring!
Quite a number of new restrictions have been put in place by Vermont’s Governor Phil Scott.
Here’s the order in full.
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Instead of ordering national retailers to shut down entire sections of their stores, why not do what many stores are doing out here in my neck of the woods. Restricting the number of people in the store at any given time is working very well in a large number of cases.
Did anyone in the Vermont government consider that as a solution? Sure doesn’t seem like it. I along with others, including Narcissi, are getting more and more concerned that the restrictions are upending our Constitutional Rights.
Look, I get it. This damned Chinese Wuhan Coronavirus has turned the world upside down, and is decimating businesses of all sizes. However, rational thinking seems to have gone flying out the window on numerous levels. It is past time, WAY past time for everyone, the state of Vermont included, to take a big step back and grab hold of some major common sense."
Vermont Says Target And Costco Sales Of Clothes, Toys, And Beauty Supplies Is Non-Essential - Victory Girls Blog
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April 1, 2020
Vermont Says Target And Costco Sales Of Clothes, Toys, And Beauty Supplies Is Non-Essential
by Nina Bookout in People 4 Comments
"Vermont has decided to go even further with deciding what is or isn’t non-essential. And quite frankly, I believe the state has gone overboard.
Want to know what the list is?“Large Vermont retailers such as Target, Walmart and Costco are now required to limit the sales of non-essential items in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
The directive was announced by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development on Tuesday. The agency hopes it will reduce the overall number of people going into stores to purchase items such as clothing, electronics and toys during the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order.
“Large ‘big box’ retailers generate significant shopping traffic by virtue of their size and the variety of goods offered in a single location,” said Lindsay Kurrle, secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development in a news release.”
Wow!! Let’s unpack this shall we? People have been ordered to work from home. What if they don’t have an office desk or chair? If online ordering is going to take weeks, why not go to Costco, Walmart, or Target and get yourself set up more quickly?“Arts and crafts items.
Beauty supplies.
Carpet and flooring.
Clothes.
Consumer electronics.
Entertainment (books, music, movies).
Furniture.
Home and garden.
Jewelry.
Paint.
Photo services.
Sports equipment.
Toys.”
Kids at home because the schools are shut down. GUESS WHAT? They need paper, pens, pencils and other school supplies. What if there is a need for an additional laptop to run their schoolwork on? And they need it right away. A run to Costco is in order!
Shampoo, soap, facial cleanser, and deodorant all fall under the “beauty” category. NOT Pharmacy!
Keep kids from going stir-crazy, get a few more games, toys, and sports equipment for them to use in the back yard. Same with purchasing books, movies, and arts & crafts to keep the horde from tearing the house down out of boredom.
Clothes? Guess what? Folks do need clothes. And kids grow like weeds, and we are moving into summer. How many kids could still fit into their last year’s summer clothes? NOT MANY. Yet Vermont has deemed CLOTHES as non-essential!
And don’t get me started on restricting me from getting what I need to put a garden in this spring!
Quite a number of new restrictions have been put in place by Vermont’s Governor Phil Scott.
Here’s the order in full.
There is so much wrong with this order. First of all, those in the government don’t realize that online ordering of literally ANYTHING is so slow right now that in some cases the backlog isn’t days, it is weeks. Secondly, there are better ways to accomplish keeping people at a distance than closing major sections of stores and essentially shutting down significant parts of those company’s business. Third, telling people what is an isn’t essential to purchase for their own homes is overstepping boundaries big time!“Large “big box” retailers must:
Restrict access to non-essential goods. Stores must close aisles, close portions of the store, or remove items from the floor.
Only offer non-essential items via online portals, telephone, delivery, or curbside pickup, to the extent possible.
Except in the event of emergencies threatening the health and welfare of a customer, showrooms and garden sections of large home improvement centers should be closed.”
Céline McArthur
✔@CelineTVNEWS
· Mar 31, 2020
Vermont is cracking down on stores selling non-essential goods, ordering places like @costco, @Target & @Walmart to stop selling items including arts and crafts, makeup & electronics. What do you think? Email me at mcarthur@wcax.com. I’ll dig deeper on @wcax news at 11. #COVID19
K-mo@CallMeIshmayl
Yes, let’s crack down on me buying a coloring book for my 3 year old.
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https://twitter.com/ScotsFyre/status/1245376637715300353
So parents trying to homeschool & entertain kids with cabin fever can just screw off in these states. I guess you can just throw your kids a box of Twinkies & tell them to deal. http://fox17.com/news/local/target-walmart-costco-ordered-to-stop-in-person-sales-of-nonessential-items …
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Target, Walmart, Costco ordered to stop in-person sales of nonessential items
Big box retailers like Target, Walmart and Costco are being ordered to stop in-person sales of nonessential items in some areas. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott added this to his original executive order...
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10:45 AM - Apr 1, 2020
Stacey - Queen of #CorporateMediaDistancing@ScotsFyre
· 19h
So parents trying to homeschool & entertain kids with cabin fever can just screw off in these states. I guess you can just throw your kids a box of Twinkies & tell them to deal. http://fox17.com/news/local/target-walmart-costco-ordered-to-stop-in-person-sales-of-nonessential-items …
Target, Walmart, Costco ordered to stop in-person sales of nonessential items
Big box retailers like Target, Walmart and Costco are being ordered to stop in-person sales of nonessential items in some areas. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott added this to his original executive order...
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Mean Wee Old Woman Deb@mddebm
Who the hell are these politicians to tell me what’s nonessential? 2 yr old outgrew his clothes needs new ones. We’re trying to make up for missed school & keep toddlers entertained w parks closed & on rainy days. And don’t get between me & box of hair color rn!
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Instead of ordering national retailers to shut down entire sections of their stores, why not do what many stores are doing out here in my neck of the woods. Restricting the number of people in the store at any given time is working very well in a large number of cases.
Did anyone in the Vermont government consider that as a solution? Sure doesn’t seem like it. I along with others, including Narcissi, are getting more and more concerned that the restrictions are upending our Constitutional Rights.
Look, I get it. This damned Chinese Wuhan Coronavirus has turned the world upside down, and is decimating businesses of all sizes. However, rational thinking seems to have gone flying out the window on numerous levels. It is past time, WAY past time for everyone, the state of Vermont included, to take a big step back and grab hold of some major common sense."