Have you considered ordering your groceries from Amazon through their Amazon Fresh service? It is not available everywhere, but it is quite excellent. I believe there is a charge on top of having Prime to have Fresh- but it is totally worth it. Check and see if it's available in your ZIP code. If they deliver anything that is not up to snuff, you contact them online within a few hours and poof the item is removed from your charge (happened once to me with apples.)

When I had to use Peapod (a delivery service associated with some grocery stores) due to a broken ankle, I tipped between 5 and 7 dollars each time they came by. I was simply grateful I didn't do one of those "Blue Apron" things where they would just leave the stuff at your garage door (which I could not access) but came up personally to deliver. (You have to sign off... a good thing in my mind... as a temporary "shut in", it was essential so I could get my food...) Whether it was a $30 delivery or a $80 one, the guy had to do the same amount of work, and I know he didn't assemble the stuff in the delivery, so there was no reason to base my tip on the cost of the food. I figure if I tip the pizza delivery guy (a bit less than this one), I can surely tip this guy! These people kept me sane during a bad time. ***EDIT BELOW*** I seriously doubt that in any of the situations I'm reading above, that the delivery person is the actual shopper. The person who shops the stuff for you will not get a wooden nickel of the tip. (The pizza delivery guy doesn't make pizzas, either...)

I don't think this is left over fabric. There were two Hancock's stores fairly close to me and they sold to the walls in the "going out of business sale". There was nothing left you would want to buy a month before they actually closed. For those who are not familiar, Hancock's was a fabric company based in Mississippi (I think it was MS, but it was the south for sure). About 40 years ago, it was an outlet type fabric store. You could find some buys, but you had to dig through a lot to find it. When I took up quilting, they didn't seem so much like an outlet store anymore. They carried fabric, hobby merchandise and small decorating items. Their fabric was mid-priced. Most were private label goods with few brand names. I would say they were comparable to what Joann's was a few years ago. (I think JoAnn's quality has improved in some areas lately.) So, basically, I'm guessing Michael's bought the name, not inventory. bkay

Today I went to Trader Joe's - haven't been there since very early coronavirus days. Limited to 30 people inside but there was only one person in line when I arrived. I can see why the limit as even with that you had to make a considerable effort to stay six feet away from people which everyone was trying to do. This is the first time I've been grocery shopping where every person I saw, except one, was wearing a mask. I think it may be the TJ clientele and/or the size of the store because when I went to Target across the street it wasn't like that - just a few masks. One woman and her child without masks walked right next to me in spite of a large, wide open aisle that would have allowed her to keep her distance. She seemed oblivious to the whole idea. I didn't go out quite as early today but I still found everything I was looking for including a package of disinfecting wipes and a bottle of hand sanitizer - limit one of each at Target. I noticed they had some different brands of disinfectant spray - brands I've never seen before. May be that some company that used to make something else is now making this stuff.