Protective gloves when shopping

By 'rubber gloves' I mean my 'Marigolds', not latex surgical gloves.

I use the shops' sanitisers on entering and leaving. Then use my own when I get back in the car. Sanitise or wash my hands when I get home. I wear my rubber gloves when I'm disinfecting my shopping. Then I sanitise the gloves as well!

They’re pointless, imo. I did wear them to begin with but soon realised that anything I may have got on my hands would also have got onto the gloves anyway. I think it’s better to wash/sanitise your hands whenever you need to.

Gloves do not protect you from anything that washed hands won’t but if it makes you feel better I’m not worried, even more so now masks will stop you touching your face. Just so long as no one starts campaigning for them to be compulsory.

Everything that * Charleygirl* said.

I do not see the point myself. Like others I wash my hands when I return home after a supermarket shop.

I wear white cotton gloves place them on when entering shop, remove when leaving and sanitise hands. Wash gloves in bleach after each wear I have a few pairs also find they act as reminder not to touch my face.

I read that it is safer for everyone if we do not wear gloves but regularly use sanitiser.
As I haven't been in a shop for about four months, I'm not worrying about it too much at the moment!

kittylester

But, disposable gloves are just skin when they are on.

Exactly kitty!

But, disposable gloves are just skin when they are on.

Which works out cheaper...disposable gloves or hand sanitiser?

It's the outer clothes that bother me most. I'd even wear a thin plastic raincoat if I could get away with it. Again, easily washed.

I've got a pair of thinnish blue Marigolds which don't look out of place against the blue surgical gloves. Easy to wash and thin enough to grasp things without the flimsiness of those see-through ones which aren't serviceable enough for shopping. They also cover the whole of the wrist as well, no gaps.

I wear plastic gloves while shopping. I put them on in the car and once I have finished shopping I wipe them with an antiseptic wipe, remove them before opening the car door. Once in the car I put them in a plastic bag, wipe my hands again with the antiseptic wipe which goes into the plastic bag.

I am something of a people watcher and have noticed people are unconsciously touching their faces or adjusting their masks if they are wearing them, picking up items and then putting them back

I will continue to wear gloves as it makes me feel safer

There seems to be no point in wearing disposable gloves when out shopping. Most people are still going to transfer any virus or bacteria to their hands when taking them off.
As a nurse, I knew the proper technique for removing gloves safely, but still washed my hands afterwards.
Also, if people are wearing a face mask, there will be the urge/temptation to adjust it, so they will still be transferring whatever is on the gloves to their faces.
Personally, I wouldn't bother. Just wash hands thoroughly when back at home.

I don’t wear them.

I don’t eat or drink anything when out shopping, and wash my hands really well when I get home.

Wore a mask this morning for the first time when I did my supermarket shop, it kept riding up so don’t know how you are not meant to touch it, as I had to adjust it now and again. Certainly added nothing to the shopping experience, it won’t encourage me to shop any more than I need to.