St. Louis Shoppers Stock up Without Leaving Their Homes

While St. Louis County has issued a stay at home order for over two weeks, many people have still needed to go to the grocery store.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – County Executive Sam Paige issued a stay-at-home order to fight the coronavirus that went into effect on March 23. This has forced many county residents to get creative when it comes to grocery shopping. Locals have been seen wearing homemade masks, disinfecting their groceries, and going to the store at odd hours in order to limit exposure to COVID-19. 

Some shoppers have opted to not enter the grocery store altogether. Mary Jo Thierry, a South County resident, said, “So I’ve figured out a way to sign up for Aldi delivery where if you’re really flexible for the whole week you can put in your order and change it up to the moment they deliver it. I’m also looking at pick up options, so I’m trying to do, if at all possible, not to go to the grocery store for the short term. At all.” Thierry will have plenty of time to refine her grocery shopping process since Gov. Mike Parson has issued a statewide shelter-in-place order running through April 24th.