Protective gloves when shopping

Agree! It’s like wearing the same condom with multiple partners!

I don't wear gloves, preferring hand sanitiser and hand washing. I've worn a mask when shopping throughout.

o.k. what does the gel do? the sanitizer? bacteria... we are so called , fightying a virus? tell me do!

and I struggle to wear a face mask... not been out in one yet,,lots of different reasons,,,, but I really don`t get all of this.

masks do not protect the wearer!!!!!

Gloves spread any germs etc. It’s better to not wear gloves and use hand sanitizer while your out and try not to handle things.

My understanding is that it is advised not to wear gloves
I haven't donned the face mask yet, can't say I will be looking forward to it and I will be keeping trips to supermarket strictly at 1 per week

No. They are as useless as facemasks.

Ditto, Oldwoman70.

I wear a mask in fact I have always worn a mask when gardening due to being an asthma sufferer, but will NOT wear gloves even if ordered to. What is the point of using gel on your hands and wearing gloves. I have NO intention of wearing gloves. They are pointless

....I lied about the budgie....

I often wear Marigolds when gardening and, yes, you realise how much moisture comes out of your hands on a hot day when you take them off. I’m still disinfecting and quarantining anything that comes into the house and leave my outdoor shoes in the porch. I was expecting a parcel delivery today and it said they required a signature so I was well prepared by wearing white cotton gloves, my reading glasses and a mask. Turned out I didn’t have to sign for it but it did mean I was able to have a short conversation with the delivery driver. I do miss those sort of conversations: you know the sort where you get someone’s life history in 30 seconds. He’s going on holiday in two weeks and will have to wear a mask for 4 hours on the flight. And he has a budgie called Henry.

I don't wear gloves. Far better to wash hands before and after shopping or going anywhere.

I do wear disposable gloves as the trolly handles surely are most likely to be infected. I remove the gloves properly when I get to my car and use sanitiser. The gloves remind me not to touch my face.

I always wear masks and gloves. As soon as I put my mask on, my nose itches. I’m a fidget anyway, so always fiddling with it.??

In Scotland mask wearing was recommended some time ago in shops and compulsory on public transport. I found it distressing and actually felt panicked when wearing in the supermarket. Now it is compulsory in shops here I have got used to it but can’t wear one with my glasses on so they are perched on my head.
Lovely to see everyone complying up here. I asked a young man working in Morrisons how he was managing with his glasses and he gave me one with a wire to mould it to your face. I’ll be testing it out next week.

TheFrugalPiggy well, the "law" says you now have to in shops!

A friend who is a nurse posted on the village Facebook page that wearing gloves when going from shop to shop is akin to using the same condom with different partners!

Bleurgh!

I won't be wearing them unless I have to by law.

LullyDully
I know I shouldn't laugh at that image but I'm afraid I did.
Beyond ridiculous. The same with people in their cars with masks on.

Have bought some masks but haven’t used one yet. I’ve been wearing a scarf that I’ve pulled up whilst queueing or inside the shop.

Don’t understand why so many people leave their nose uncovered!

We went to Bath last week. A very elderly lady was in a real dither. She was wearing a heavy coat, a mask, yellow marigolds and a rain hat with a scratched plastic shield on front. She couldn't see a thing, no wonder she was confused.

I wore my mask as a practice today and wasn't too bothered by it. Mine are pink, not a colour I buy generally , but all they had in Boots. Nice and soft and washable......onwards and upwards.

That image won't leave my brain now Teetime!

Gloves make more of a problem transferring bacteria from surface to surface and many shops are now asking people NOT to wear them. People dont seem to realise you still need to wash your hands not just sanitise when you take them off as they will be full of sweat, your own bacteria and skin scales aka 'glove juice'.

I did start using disposable gloves then decided it was wasteful, and didn’t actually make sense if you use alcohol gel before and after shopping.

No end of people fiddle with masks when they have them on, even in medical settings I’ve noticed.

I don’t wear them. I use my alcohol gel when I go in and when I come out of a shop. We clean the shopping when it arrives via Click and Collect and also anything we bring in ourselves from the shops.

My friend wore them at the beginning of this outbreak and said she scratched an itch on her face without thinking.

Someone who served me today put on gloves to handle the money. They didn't have a contactless till.

No point, they cause more trouble than without, if there are any traces of virus then you are just spreading it around
Are people sill disinfecting their shopping I ve never felt that was a necessity at all