[NFB-Talk] Advice Not Resentment
d m gina
dmgina at samobile.net
Fri Mar 26 02:45:15 UTC 2021
When you shopp that long, then you have to put it all away.
Oh me.
Dar
Original message:
> We just did a wal-mart run today. We were there with a personal
> shopper for a couple of hours, and had no problems. We were wearing
> masks, and Covid is not a huge problem in rural Western Nebraska
> Sent from my iPhone
>> On Mar 25, 2021, at 5:55 PM, Peter Donahue via nFB-Talk
>> <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hello Stacy and everyone,
>> "Toolbox" is the operative word here.
>> Peter Donahue
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nFB-Talk <nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Stacie
>> Gallegos via nFB-Talk
>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 5:30 PM
>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Stacie Gallegos <shardy at nfbtx.org>
>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Talk] Advice Not Resentment
>> Hello Pam and all,
>> Pam, please feel free to continue posting your questions regarding the
>> ways blind people get day to day tasks done. Peter, I don’t know about
>> anybody else on this list, but I personally feel you are being
>> extremely rude. While individuals who are blind have blindness in
>> common, I would be totally shocked if all blind people had identical
>> tool boxes. What works for one individual might not work for another. I
>> would like to ask that if you don’t have anything nice to say that you
>> consider not saying anything at all. I thought lists like this were
>> here for people to ask questions without being judged. Kind regards.
>> —
>> Stacie Gallegos
>> President: National Federation of the Blind Houston Chapter
>> Secretary: Texas Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Secretary: Texas Parents of Blind Children
>> E: shardy at nfbtx.org H: stacieandcash at gmail.com
>> M: 346.704.0190 O: 832.639.4477
>> "Live the life you want: Blindness is not what holds you back”
>>> On Mar 25, 2021, at 5:22 PM, Pamela Dominguez via nFB-Talk
>>> <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I sure don’t know what you are talking about. Pam.
>>> From: Peter Donahue via nFB-Talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 5:02 PM
>>> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>>> Cc: pmdonahue2 at gmail.com
>>> Subject: [NFB-Talk] Advice Not Resentment
>>> Hello Pam,
>>> Here again is another example of a blind person creating
>>> their own problems. Decide not to feel resentful and follow our
>>> suggestions so you can solve your shopping and other life issues
>>> challenging you. Many sighted people also chose to feel resentful and
>>> are now paying the price of harboring such feelings towards those
>>> trying to help them. Don’t follow in their whose.
>>> Peter Donahue
>>> From: nFB-Talk <nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Pamela
>>> Dominguez via nFB-Talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 2:36 PM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Pamela Dominguez <pammygirl99 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Talk] [NFBWATlk] Note From Chris Jones About Walmart
>>> Shopping Experience
>>> I resent you telling me what I have to do! Pam.
>>> From: Peter Donahue via nFB-Talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 3:11 PM
>>> To: 'NFB Talk Mailing List'
>>> Cc: pmdonahue2 at gmail.com
>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Talk] [NFBWATlk] Note From Chris Jones About Walmart
>>> Shopping Experience
>>> Hello Pam and everyone,
>>> Get one and learn to use it! Refusing to do so is
>>> another example of a blind person creating their own problems.
>>> Peter Donahue
>>> From: nFB-Talk <nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Pamela
>>> Dominguez via nFB-Talk
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 8:54 AM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Pamela Dominguez <pammygirl99 at gmail.com>
>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Talk] [NFBWATlk] Note From Chris Jones About Walmart
>>> Shopping Experience
>>> Yes, but what if you don’t have a smart phone? How about a computer? Pam.
>>> From: Karen Rose via nFB-Talk
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 11:28 PM
>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List
>>> Cc: Karen Rose
>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Talk] [NFBWATlk] Note From Chris Jones About Walmart
>>> Shopping Experience
>>> Walmart is definitely on the Instacart list of stores available. You
>>> may want to consider shopping through Instacart on Walmart. Several
>>> years ago, I spent considerable time helping Instacart become fully
>>> accessible through its app. End it has remained completely accessible,
>>> at least using voiceover.
>>> Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
>>>>> On Mar 23, 2021, at 7:38 PM, Mike Capelle via nFB-Talk
>>>>> <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> It is because of covid, I am not going to make a fuss over it, I will
>>>> just use AIRA, or bring a sighted person with me.
>>>> No big deal.
>>>> From: nFB-Talk <nfb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Zachary N.
>>>> Griego-Dreicer via nFB-Talk
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 8:36 PM
>>>> To: NFB Talk Mailing List <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: Zachary N. Griego-Dreicer <zdreicer at gmail.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [NFB-Talk] [NFBWATlk] Note From Chris Jones About
>>>> Walmart Shopping Experience
>>>> Hi, I a sorry to hear of your experience. I have actually not going
>>>> into grocery stores since the start of the pandemic. But my parents
>>>> have occasionally. Curb-side at Walmart has been a big hit for my
>>>> area…the amount of times we’ve gotten “Out of stock” or “we can
>>>> substitute with”… is far outweighed by the amount of times we will have
>>>> the order right on the 1st try without ever actually going in. I would
>>>> definitely understand if you would rather remain in person when doing
>>>> your shopping though. And as for that, I would think that’s just an
>>>> associate having an issue. Regardless of this we still need to buy
>>>> groceries so you did the right thing by contacting a supervisor. I
>>>> would encourage you to continue doing so.
>>>> Sent from my Macbook Pro 13
>>>>> On Mar 23, 2021, at 17:14, Judy Jones via nFB-Talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Hi, All,
>>>>> Today, my husband was denied customer service shopping assistance at
>>>>> the Walmart, located in Mt. Vernon, Washington.
>>>>> The only other time in our lives I can remember being turned away from
>>>>> shopping at a store, was in a neighborhood where we’d just bought our
>>>>> first house in 1980. It was a Winn Dixie, and I stopped there in the
>>>>> evening for groceries.
>>>>> However, when I explained that I worked during the day and this was the
>>>>> only time I could come, right away, they found someone to shop with me,
>>>>> and we never had any issues with that store or any other ever since.
>>>>> So, today’s experience was very surprising.
>>>>> I would like to know of anyone’s personal shopping experience at the
>>>>> physical store, and how much of this shopping assistance denial is tied
>>>>> to a possible Covid policy of Walmart, or if our particular store is
>>>>> simply not providing reasonable accommodations.
>>>>> We have no problems with any other store in the area: Costco, Safeway,
>>>>> Hagen, Pioneer Market, to name just a few. Thanks for perspective and
>>>>> comments.
>>>>> See my husband’s e-mail below.
>>>>> Judy
>>>>> From: NFBWATlk <nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Chris
>>>>> Jones via NFBWATlk
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 3:55 PM
>>>>> To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
>>>>> Cc: Chris Jones <clj53787 at gmail.com>
>>>>> Subject: [NFBWATlk] Note From Chris Jones About Walmart Shopping
>>>>> Experience
>>>>> Dear Listers,
>>>>> This is Chris Jones from Sedro-Woolley.
>>>>> Earlier this afternoon I went to Walmart to pick up a very few items
>>>>> and to get some Subway sandwiches.
>>>>> I met a greeter who found me a young lady who gave me some very strange
>>>>> information.
>>>>> She indicated that Walmart no longer provides customer assistance in
>>>>> shopping and that everything needs to be handled on-line.
>>>>> I was told that this has been their policy for somewhat over a year.
>>>>> I was shocked, but went ahead and asked this lady to show me the Subway
>>>>> area, which she did.
>>>>> I completed that portion of shopping and, when I got home, called a
>>>>> manager of Walmart at the Mount Vernon store.
>>>>> He explained that, due to Covid restrictions, an associate could not be
>>>>> involved with such a shopping trip for any more than 15 minutes.
>>>>> I asked if I had a short list, if someone could obtain products for me.
>>>>> He said that if I needed a very few items he could probably grant me an
>>>>> exception to policy.
>>>>> I do not regularly shop Walmart and I have never found such a reception
>>>>> at Costco, Fred Meyer, Safeway or any other store which I frequent.
>>>>> Is there anyone who can explain this type of treatment to me? Is this a
>>>>> Walmart thing, or does this occur at many other stores where folks shop?
>>>>> Feel free to respond here, or if you'd like to e-mail me privately, my
>>>>> e-mail is clj53787 at gmail.com.
>>>>> Thank you, one and all.
>>>>> Chris Jones
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