This was back on Good Friday (haven't had time until now to post my experience), to buy food for Easter Sunday. I sat in my car before I went in, determined not to wear a mask again, said a prayer to God asking for strength, and for St. Michael the Archangel to defend me against the "mask Nazis and any demons inside these people." I'm just a young woman so of course I was scared of getting harassed and even physically pushed around for not wearing a mask. I told myself "Hold your head high, don't look down, don't appear meek and timid, stay strong, hold your ground..."
I walked in and immediately was greeted by a worker. He wore a mask but he said "Hello" very cheerfully. I was a little taken aback that he said anything to me so I quickly said "Hi" and walked on. Came across A LOT of workers in there (more than usual, they were restocking), all wearing masks and NONE said anything to me about putting on a mask; rather, they were all VERY cheerful and VERY nice. Nicer than when I USED to wear a mask. I smiled at every opportunity, but my legs and shoulders were shaking in fear. I was terrified either a worker or some mask-Nazi-Karen would stop and accost me, but not even other customers seemed to care. I was the only one not wearing a mask.
I got to the checkout and was expecting the cashier to say something about me not wearing a mask, but she was EXTREMELY polite and VERY cheery. I smiled a lot! I think that helped! We happily talked about Easter and the nice weather, etc. And she was so nice to me without my mask that I knew right then that not wearing a mask, people being able to see your face, see your smile, makes them INSTANTLY connect with you and like you (except for mask-Nazis of course, but I'm speaking of generally normal people). I left and heaved a sigh of relief and thanked God that I got out of there without problems.
My next place to experiment this will be Walmart, but I've already seen people walk in and around the store without masks and nobody says anything to them, so I have high hopes for that. I'll post my experience the next time I go there.
TLDR: Didn't wear a mask into grocery store, the workers were SUPER nice to me and didn't say anything about wearing a mask! Have hope! If you try this at your grocery store, smile a lot, it really helps!
CONGRATULATIONS, WAY TO GO PATRIOT!! That is EXACTLY how you do it, walk in, hold your head high, show confidence and go about your business. I go into a local convenience store near the Minneapolis airport every morning for coffee, I've had police, high-way patrol officers in line with me, NOBODY has ever said a word. Every once in a while a construction worker will pop in without one but the majority of MINNESOTA LIBERALS are too lost in their blueness and scared shitless, they'll be wearing their masks for a long time.
Ah a fellow Minnesotan! Glad to hear not all of Minneapolis is completely lost, though I bet with Chauvin going to be acquitted (most probably), it will be nothing but ashes soon. Stay safe during that time, pede.
There will be no outcome from the Chauvin trial that will satisfy the radicals here in Minneapolis. You watch, as soon as this case goes to the jury, the out of town instigators will be flying in. Just like last summer. The only question is will our governor Kim Jong Walz crack down sooner... Lord knows that Man Baby Mayor Frey isn’t going to do anything.
No, Walz will do nothing, even if the capitol building in St. Paul is set on fire. I bet even if it's set on fire the media won't cover it, or will say it's "justice" or "retribution" or a "peaceful protest" and won't call it an insurrection even though they're destroying our literal capitol. So, around $500 million in damages occurred last year from the Minneapolis riots, and insurance couldn't cover even 25% of that. I know, I work in insurance, and they were scrambling to fix things, but in the end they couldn't. This time, it will be another $500 million + an extra $300 million for good measure. There will be literally nothing left. I wouldn't be surprised if they burned down the Twins stadium. I bet if they did, THEN most people would finally take notice and beg them to stop. Sports seems the only important thing to most idiots.