{"id":567142,"date":"2021-06-17T15:22:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T19:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567142"},"modified":"2021-06-17T15:22:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T19:22:35","slug":"grocery-store-offers-color-coded-bracelets-for-shoppers-to-indicate-comfort-with-interacting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grocery-store-offers-color-coded-bracelets-for-shoppers-to-indicate-comfort-with-interacting\/","title":{"rendered":"Grocery Store Offers Color-Coded Bracelets For Shoppers To Indicate Comfort With Interacting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrocery-store-offers-color-coded-bracelets-for-shoppers-to-indicate-comfort-with-interacting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567142&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-452557364.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>A Wisconsin grocery store is offering free color-coded bracelets for both customers and employees to show their comfort level with interacting with others during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Metcalfe\u2019s Market in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin is providing free bracelets in three colors, red for individuals who want no close contact with others, yellow for those who are comfortable with an elbow bump, and green for those who are fine with a hug or high five.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.9130434782609\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Store offers color-coded bracelets for shoppers to show comfort levels <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Kv8zOjUk6r\">https:\/\/t.co\/Kv8zOjUk6r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WISN 12 NEWS (@WISN12News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WISN12News\/status\/1405379497084559368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs we continue to experience relaxed restrictions and updated CDC recommendations related to COVID \u2014 vaccines, face coverings, social distancing and so on \u2014 we realized there would be different comfort levels with these changes among our team members and shoppers,\u201d said Tim Metcalfe, Metcalfe\u2019s president and co-owner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf nothing else, it will probably put a lot of other folks at ease,\u201d customer Howard Ellis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisn.com\/article\/covid-19-store-offers-color-coded-bracelets-for-shoppers-to-show-comfort-levels\/36741835?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot\">told<\/a> Wisconsin ABC-affiliate WISN 12.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s great. I like shaking hands and hugging, so I\u2019m getting me a green,\u201d another customer told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>The grocery store began on Wednesday morning placed the individually wrapped bracelets near the entrances of its stores. Metcalfe\u2019s made a one-time purchase of thousands of bracelets, according to WISN 12, and will assess whether to buy more when the supply is depleted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s probably going to be a tool for those who still want a little more space,\u201d predicted Lisa Grudzielanek, Metcalfe\u2019s Market\u2019s health and wellness director.<\/p>\n<p>As pandemic restrictions across the country are loosened, Metcalfe\u2019s opted to no longer require its employees, vendors, or shoppers to wear face masks as long as they are fully vaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>Non-vaccinated employees, vendors, and shoppers must still wear a face covering, but exemptions are granted for children under the age of 5, those with a medical or mental health condition or disability that prevents them from wearing a face mask, and those who are hearing impaired or are communicating with someone who is, such that seeing the person\u2019s mouth is essential for communication.<\/p>\n<p>In May, several major retailers including Starbucks, Walmart, Trader Joe\u2019s, and Costco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/starbucks-other-retailers-lift-mask-requirement-for-vaccinated-customers\">announced<\/a> they will no longer require face masks for vaccinated customers.<\/p>\n<p>The change came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a major change to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/vaccines\/fully-vaccinated-guidance.html\">guidance<\/a>\u00a0on face masks for fully vaccinated adults, saying they do not have to wear masks indoors or outdoors or even social distance, even when in larger groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can do things you stopped doing because of the pandemic,\u201d CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in announcing the new recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Late last month, Metcalfe was still weighing whether to allow employees and shoppers to go maskless before the store opted to allow vaccinated individuals to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been through a lot of things during my career in the grocery business,\u201d Metcalfe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel3000.com\/no-masks-required-starting-june-2nd-what-dane-countys-decision-means-for-grocery-shopping\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever seen anything like this in my lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The grocery store has three regular locations, all in southern Wisconsin, as well as an airport location in Wisconsin\u2019s Dane County Regional Airport.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Wisconsin grocery store is offering free color-coded bracelets for both customers and employees to show their comfort level with interacting with others during the pandemic.Metcalfe\u2019s Market in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280618,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-452557364.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Grocery Store Offers Color-Coded Bracelets For Shoppers To Indicate Comfort With Interacting","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-567142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-452557364.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Grocery Store Offers Color-Coded Bracelets For Shoppers To Indicate Comfort With Interacting","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}