The 86 year old senior friend I grocery shop for is getting her first shot next week. She said that two weeks after she gets her second jab, she's going back to doing her own grocery shopping. I've been doing hers since mid-April.
The 86 year old senior friend I grocery shop for is getting her first shot next week. She said that two weeks after she gets her second jab, she's going back to doing her own grocery shopping. I've been doing hers since mid-April.
I wonder if some of the reluctance is that you would have to get cash to give to someone you don’t know so there’s a risk in that. Also with online shopping most people I know were doing pickup.
If you are strangers someone is taking on the small financial risk.
Knew someone who supervised a Senior Shoppers program for a local non-profit. They would shop for the person, deliver the products and would receive a check from the person for the amount. This person said they never had an issue with the payments, but that could also be due to the fact that it was an official program type thing instead of person-to-person. Kudos for all your help this whole time to your friend, Tradd.
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Yes, that is so nice of you, Tradd. I'm sure it was much appreciated.
When it comes to the inability for IL's do-gooder friends to find people to shop for, it clearly didn't fill a need for whatever reason. Maybe the older people had family members or friends that were already helping them. Maybe they belong to a church where they have close ties with the members, like Tradd. People underestimate the value in being part of church community. Maybe they enjoyed getting out of the house and went during early "senior hours." Maybe there was an element of distrust of the volunteers, but if they presented themselves as a bona fide community organization, I don't think they'd be afraid that someone would just take off with their money. But maybe they would be. Who knows?
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