Despite introducing more distancing measures because of the coronavirus, some shoppers have said they were furious over “terrible scenes” today in stores across the country. COVID19
Coles had announced plans to restrict customers to 110 people in its smallest store and 275 in its largest over the long weekend in a bid to uphold the Federal Government’s coronavirus restrictions.
Some customers also had their grumbles with Woolworths’ queuing system and claimed it led to customers bunching up at the checkout. However, the chatter around Woolies has been far less than that about the situation at Coles. “Just went to Coles Midland and very disappointed by the number of people being allowed in store at a time,” one woman wrote on Facebook. “Aisles were packed and it was near on impossible to remain at least 1.5 metres distance. It was the most anxiety inducing experience I’ve had shopping during this pandemic.”
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