Dear small and large local business owners (to be clear not just sewing related businesses), we the smart, science-minded, social media savvy people of the internet are watching and what you say and do about masks, mandates and making us safe as your customers matters.
When your personal social media feed show you obviously doing not a single bit of social distancing or mask wearing in your private life and you publicly chafe and complain about the state-wide mask ordinance meant to keep millions more adults, children and babies from DYING, well you show who you are and I want nothing to do with it.
When I walk in and see your customers and employees not wearing masks or wearing them in a sloppy fashion I will walk right back out. There is NOTHING you have that I can’t find elsewhere.
Personally, I will happily take my money elsewhere not just during this unprecedented time but for ever more based on your actions.
Roughly my calculated remaining lifetime value as a customer to your industry is about 20 thousand dollars and you will not see a single one those dollars. There are way too many other shops going the extra distance, cleaning, mask wearing and taking firm stands to lower the viral rates for their town for me to support you with my time, money or influence ever again.
Since the truth is you are showing who you are as a business (and a person) and when you can’t do something as simple as wear a cloth mask with intention for my protection as your customer.
If you whine about such a simple thing and publish social media showing half assed slopping mask wearing during your whine fest then how can I possibly trust that you have done a good job sanitizing your store or that you are not letting customers pop in for “just a moment” without a mask and leave their virus filled droplets suspended in the air of your store just moments before I enter. Hell, how do i even know you are washing your hands?.. that is it, I don’t.
Masks are a proven first line self defense in the fight against COVID -19 and shame on you for not taking this seriously.
p.s. If your local places are doing a good job.. TELL THEM SO!.. they are getting tons of shit and need your support to stay strong and require mask wearing!
And now for you dear customer, PLEASE be the sort of customer who wears their mask with intention when you are outside your own home. Wear it tight, wear it no matter where you go and know that your action while it might seem small is a direct contribution to not only the positive effects of mask wearing culture but to the over all pressure to make those who resist fall in line. Peer pressure mask wearing in a thing, wear yours so that others will wear theirs!
Support your local stores that are doing it right, not only with your dollars but with your social media support, call-outs and atta-girl/guy’s when you see them putting in the legit extra effort to make sure their business is as safe possible during this time.
I decided to find a new nail salon because they set up barriors between the client and the nail technician, but the chairs and still side by side without any distance or barrier. They proved that they cared about themselves but not the customers. When I feel comfortable getting a mani-pedi, it’ll be a new salon.
I need to make up some cards to leave behind, both “Thank you for wearing masks and insisting on customers wearing masks”, and “You don’t wear masks, so I’m taking my business elsewhere” cards
LOVE THIS!!!!!!
I would love it if you would put this in a printable card format that we could leave behind at businesses that are not participating in safe practices. Additionally if we had consistent direction from our elected officials it would help. How this became a political statement is beyond me.
Our governor has mandated that we are to wear mask inside and outside if crowded. And all businesses are not to let you in unless you have a mask. This took effect 7-13.
Thank goodness she did this.
My husband always wears a mask. Last week he stop at our local donut shop. He bought donuts and after he got in the car he realized that not one employee had a mask on. He turned around and went back in and returned the donuts got his money back and told them why he returned them.
We vote with our dollars.
Hell yes!!!
Just found out my nail tech is refusing to wear a mask and I live in a resort area. Nope, I can not support her until she protects me.
Good for you!.. For me this brings up the thought, If she does not do this, does she clean her equipment well, does she wash her hands. How has she been respecting my health before this point?
Hear, hear! I’ve left businesses when I see how casually they take our safety, and I won’t return. Businesses who make it easy for me to shop online and have contactless pickup are my new faves! They get my dollars. As a customer, I wear my mask and minimize my contact for the well-being of the store’s staff, because they are often my friends and community members.
People who do not get the concept of looking out for each other are the ones doing the damage, driving up the cases and actually responsible for some of the deaths. We cannot be that selfish. Wear your mask!!!
Amen, Sister!
I’ve walked out of two small family owned businesses as they were not wearing masks and there were no sanitizing agents to be seen.
Wearing masks and cleaning touch surfaces IS SO SIMPLE!
I vote with my dollars.