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I am coming late to this conversation, but I can add my perspective from the other side of the aisle. I work at Meijer, a regional grocery super center like Walmart but a little more upscale,as a greeter. I remember it started the day after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of the novel coronavirus, as it was then called, a pandemic. It was a bit overwhelming to see the hoards of bewildered people such as yourself coming up empty-handed. That first day, I think it was a Wednesday or Thursday, my team leader came to me around 6:00 to tell me that the store's quota for the day was $80,000, and the store was already at $160,000. There were no small shopping carts. They were all piled high and deep. I must say though that people by and large were pretty decent. It was definitely an experience and still is. We had a dedicated team member sanitizing carts for a while. Lately, however it is just another part of the greeter's job as well as counting heads so that we stay under the maximum allowed. (we have a very generous allowance. We will never come close on the busiest of days). And we are supposed to help stop thieves from robbing us blind, and of course greet customers. I have to say though that I really like the job and am happy to be able to have a job. But i am a shopper too and I feel your pain.