IT’S TOUGH TO EVEN SCHEDULE AND THE NBC NEWS INSPECT %
INVESTIGATOR HAS SOME %
OBJECTIONS.
OBJECTIONS. >> THIS MORNING MANY AMERICANS %
ARE WONDERING HOW TO GET FOOD %
AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD NECESSITIES
AFTER THIS ALARMING WARNING %
WITH THE WHITE HOUSE %
CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE %
COORDINATOR. %
COORDINATOR. % >> THIS IS A MOMENT TO NOT GO %
TO THE GROCERY STORE OR %
PHARMACY BUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN
TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
SAFE.>> WHAT I MEANT IS IF YOU %
CAN CONSOLIDATE OR SEND ONE %
PERSON THAN THE ENTIRE FAMILY %
DOES NOT NEED TO GO OUT ON
THESE OCCASIONS.
THESE OCCASIONS. SO MAYBE ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS %
WE COULD DO A GROCERY STORE AND
PHARMACY SHOP FOR THE ENTIRE %
FAMILY.>> THAT MEANS THE WAY WE
ALL SHOP WILL HAVE TO CHANGE.%
>> INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR
CONSUMER DEMAND.
CONSUMER DEMAND. >> THIS REPRESENTS THE NATIONAL
GROCERIES ASSOCIATION WITH
INDEPENDENT STORES.>> A NUMBER %
THAT ARE WATCHING THESE %
PLATFORMS AND FOOD DELIVERY %
SERVICES.
SERVICES. >> WITH WHOLE FOODS AND FRESH %
DIRECT AND INSTA CARD THEY’RE %
STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH %
DEMAND FOR ONLINE ORDERS UP %
150% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
AMAZON, WHICH OWNS WHOLE FOODS %
ANOTHER GROCERY DELIVERY %
SERVICES SAID HELP IS ON THE %
WAY.
WAY. THEY WROTE IN A STATEMENT THAT %
WE ARE ADDING MORE DELIVERY %
WINDOWS THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND %
HIRING OVER 1000 POSITIONS %
ACROSS THE U.S. AND WE WILL %
CONTINUE TO EXPAND QUICKLY TO %
REACH MORE CUSTOMERS. %
>> OFFERED BY RETAILERS WITH
TARGET AND WALMART AND THE
LARGEST GROCERY CHANGE SAYS %
THEY WILL BE WAIVING THE 495 %
FEE FOR CURBSIDE PICK UP. MANY %
ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAY THESE %
OPTIONS DON’T WORK WITH LAW %
ENFORCEMENT THEY CAN NO LONGER %
OFFER CURBSIDE SERVICE WITH THE
LOTS FULL.
LOTS FULL. THERE RECOMMENDING NOT GOING %
INTO THE STORE EITHER SO HOW %
EXACTLY ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET
GROCERIES NOW?
GROCERIES NOW? ONE IDEA IS CONSIDER TURNING TO
SERVICES THAT CAN DO THE %
SHOPPING AND MAKE DELIVERIES. %
BUT IT COMES AT A PRICE.
>> MY ORDER JUST ARRIVED AND %
THERE IT IS. %
I ORDERED 47 ITEMS BUT ONLY 20 %
OF THEM ARRIVED AND IT TOOK A %
LOT LONGER THAN THE ORIGINAL %
TIME. %
TIME. % >> ON TOP OF THE GROCERIES I %
PAID $28 IN FEES. %
THEY SAID THEY WOULD %
INVESTIGATE OR ORDER BUT THEY %
SAY THEY ARE NOT TYPICALLY USED
FOR LARGE GROCERY DELIVERIES. %
THERE IS ALSO TASK RABBIT. %
OUR DELIVERY GUY ARRIVED AND %
JUST TWO HOURS WITH ALL THE %
GROCERIES BUT THIS TIME THE FEE
TOTAL WAS $34 WHAT WE HAD %
AGREED TO UPFRONT.
ALSO CHECK SOME OF YOUR LOCAL %
RESTAURANTS. %
RESTAURANTS. % SOME ARE FILLING THE GAPS AND
OFFERING GROCERIES AND EVEN
MEAL KITS. %
>> VICKI JOINS US NOW AND WE %
ARE HEARING FROM THE PRODUCERS %
WE HAVE AN UPDATE AND LET’S
START THERE. %
>> THIS WAS AFTER WE CONTACTED %
THEM THEY SAID THEY WILL BE %
CREDITING OUR COUNT AND THEY %
APOLOGIZE DURING THIS TIME.
>> YES AND I THINK A LOT OF THE
DELIVERY COMPANIES ARE HAVING %
THAT PROBLEM. %
I HAVE GOTTEN A COUPLE OF NOTES
THIS WEEK MYSELF FROM COMPANIES
SAYING SORRY THERE IS A DELAY %
AND WE ARE DOING THE BEST WE %
CAN. %
CAN. % A QUESTION OUR VIEWERS HAVE %
BEEN ASKING BUT IS IT SAFER TO %
MAKE A QUICK TRIP TO THE
GROCERY STORE YOURSELF OR TO %
HAVE A STRANGER DELIVERY %
GROCERIES TO YOUR HOME? %
WHAT IS THE VERDICT HERE? %
>> THERE IS A RISK FOR %
EVERYTHING BUT RIGHT NOW PRETTY
MUCH ACROSS THE BOARD IT’S BEST
TO HAVE THEM DELIVERED IF %
POSSIBLE AND TO HAVE THE %
DELIVERY PERSON JUST LEAVE IT %
AT YOUR DOOR AND IF YOU ARE %
TIPPING ONLINE WITH THE CREDIT %
CARD THEN THERE IS NO EXCHANGE.
IF YOU CANNOT HAVE THEM INSIDE %
FOR A DAY THAT WILL BE GREAT %
AND SOME SAY YOU COULD HAVE A %
SMALL RISK OF GETTING A VIRUS %
FROM A CONTAMINATED BAG AND %
THEN YOU MAY TOUCH YOUR FACE. %
THE ONLY THINGS THAT HAPPEN %
OBVIOUSLY TO GET SICK AND THE %
OTHER THING THAT IS IMPORTANT %
IS TO WASH YOUR HANDS AFTER YOU
HANDLE AND PUT AWAY HER %
GROCERIES. %
GROCERIES. % IF YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO TAKE
MAXIMUM PRECAUTIONS THAT MEANS %
WIPING EVERYTHING DOWN.>> ,,,%
DOWN IS THERE A SMART WAY TO %
HANDLE THOSE BAGS? %
>> THINK OF EVERYTHING WITH %
HAVING THE VIRUS ON IT. YOU DO %
NOT WANT TO TOUCH HER FACE YOU %
DO NOT WANT TO TOUCH YOUR EYES,
NOSE, OR YOUR MOUTH UNLESS YOU %
JUST WATCH THEM. %
WHEN IT COMES TO FRUITS AND %
VEGETABLES RUN THEM UNDER WATER
TO GET THE GRIT OFF WHEN IT
COMES TO LEAFY GREENS SOAK THEM
IN VINEGAR IN 10 MINUTES AND %
COOKING THEM WILL BE BASICALLY
THE FULL PROOF WAY TO DOING AT
AN FRUITS ANYTHING INSIDE ON %
APPEAL LIKE AN ORANGE OR BANANA
IT IS SOMETHING, A NEW NORM, %
THAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO GET
USED TO. %
PEOPLE THOUGHT IT WASN’T A BAD %
THING SHAKING HANDS BUT UNTIL %
WE COULD GET THE CORONAVIRUS %
UNDER CONTROL WE ARE ALL TAKING
PRECAUTIONS.
PRECAUTIONS. >> Reporter: THANK YOU, VICKI.
WE ARE DOING A WHOLE LOT RIGHT %