Etiquette Mistakes at Retail Stores During Covid-19

Etiquette Mistakes at Retail Stores During Covid-19

In our new normal, nothing is, well, normal. That includes shopping at retail stores.  We try to stand six feet apart while browsing or waiting in the check-out line. We try not to touch and feel clothing items on the rack.  But, customers make etiquette mistakes at retail stores in our Coronavirus world without realizing it.

I am honored to be among three etiquette experts interviewed for this Reader’s Digest article: “16 Etiquette Mistakes Everyone is Making at Retail Stores” during Covid-19.

COVID-Related Mistakes While Shopping

Need a birthday gift, greeting card or a few items to spruce up your fall wardrobe?  Before you step foot in a store, make sure you’re not making one of these all-too-common COVID-related mistakes while shopping. These are things no one thought much about prior to the Pandemic.  But, now we must ask ourselves, “Are we staying within our 6-foot bubble?” Are we following directional markings on the floor? Paying with credit cards versus cash to eliminate money handling. Forgetting to tuck a facial mask in our handbag or pocket before entering a store?  Not getting irritated at a store’s newly updated return policy due to Covid-19 restrictions.

No one knows when things will return to post-Coronavirus normalcy. In the meantime, try to avoid these etiquette mistakes when shopping in retail stores during COVID 19.

You might also like to read Business Etiquette Tips for a Pandemic World.

Rachel Wagner is a licensed business etiquette consultant, trainer and speaker, and owner of the Oklahoma-based business etiquette firm Rachel Wagner Etiquette and Protocol. www.EtiquetteTrainer.com Rachel provides onsite and virtual training presentations on a variety of business and dining etiquette topics for corporate clients in Oklahoma and around the country. As a licensed etiquette expert, she is interviewed and quoted in a variety of local and national media outlets including The Washington Post, MONEY, Forbes and many more.

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