Your best bet is to call the department manager or the store manager. Sending something to Galen is pointless....:it will never get back to the store level where the staff could actually be recognized.
My nephews girlfriend works at the Costco in Ajax and she says it hasn't been as busy lately. They only have every other cash open. Yes there are the lines for TP but they have been sending staff home because they are overstaffed. When she works we have her check out certain items and she will buy and bring home to us. Nope won't have her stand in the TP line as we have lots.
Have you possibly asked her if they have laytex gloves in stock? We're in Oshawa so go to that store but that is one item I did not stock up on that I wish I had. If you don't mind, could you please ask her if they have stock or are getting stock of these? greatly appreciated!
I picture some type of Mad Max costume with a special breathing mask to protect you from the virus !!!! I hope your trip goes well, and you find the items you need!
It was actually very orderly. I got there before they opened and they actually opened early, so I was able to get in and out in under 20 minutes. There was only one person ahead of me to pick up prescriptions....he was wearing ski goggles and a mask....he kind of looked like a robber. Anyway, there were numerous staff being very loud and directing people as to where they could and couldn't stand/wait in line. All the carts were inside, past the door that you flash your card, and you were being instructed how to wipe it down. After I got my prescription I grabbed a couple of things from the pharm area that I was planning to get the next time I was there but they were on sale and I need to save every dollar I can right now. Still no TP and I'm on my last package.....when I finally find some I'm going to need more than one package (not if it's from Costco though).
They shouldn't have any....the government has asked all retailers to turn over any stock that they have.
LOL....some of the things I saw in there were very interesting for sure. The guy with the ski goggles, a couple both wearing masks and hospital face shields, a lady wearing yellow dish washing gloves, a man with a wool scarf wrapped around his head/face multiple times with only his eyes exposed, a lady wearing a weird foam mask, and a guy wearing shorts and flip flops.
((((((( Mel )))))))) Welcome to the dark side Daaaaaaarling!!!!
Yeah, i felt the same shudder go thru me when i saw several people wearing gloves in the grocery store(s) i went to yesterday (having real trouble finding the one safe food that makes up the majority of my diet right now ) I'm not allergic to latex but i know how many people ARE and it's extremely dangerous for them to even touch something that someone else might have touched while they were wearing this type of glove. Because of this, medical professionals don't have them in stock but now I'm scared that some kind soul will hand these over to a friend/neighbour/family member and they will gratefully accept them (rightfully so, they shouldn't need to worry about working without proper protection) Crap, what about the kid working at a local take-out joint now wearing these? Are the grocery store employees wearing them as well?
She says nope. None in stock.
For more delicate produce that are not pre-packaged, I either don't buy them or use water and vinegar. 
I'm also allergic to latex and even some nitrile gloves give me hives depending on the brand/model (probably allergic to a chemical) and I work with gloves everyday being in a lab studying various pathogens. Luckily, I found a brand I can wear for long periods of times without reacting. I have access to thousands of gloves in the lab since we just received an order before we had to leave because we are not considered essential research (only COVID-19 research is allowed to work for now) and I didn't bring a box at home. When I go to the grocery store, I don't wear any glove and I believe it gives a false sense of security. Viruses will stay longer on your gloves and accumulate there more vs skin. So if you touch the door handle with the virus then your oranges, you will probably transfer the virus on the orange. Instead, I make sure my hands stay on the clean cart handle all the time so I don't touch my face as a reflex and disinfect them as soon as I opened my car with Purell and thoroughly wash them with soap when I get home. In a lab, the rule is you need to safely remove your gloves (there's a way to do it) if you think you have spilled something or touched something that is contaminated, you wash your hands and put new gloves. At the grocery store, there's no way to know what can be contaminated and the worst is when I see people with their gloves on touch search their purse or pockets. Ughh! I also try to buy pre-packaged produces and wash everything with soap and water at home (package before opening or produce if not pre-packed). Even grapes.
All that just to say that gloves give a false sense of security and during a pandemic they should be left for medical workers that REALLY need them. In fact, all academic labs were asked to give a list of our inventory to the government in case they are needed and I already gave our boxes of N95 masks to my boss who is a doctor at the ICU.
And for pumping gas, just use a paper towel or kleenex then discard and now with apps, it's easy to pay with touching the pump. Safer for the environment too.
I would not be surprised if you get a points offer for your Hydrasense in the next few weeks, which will make it an even sweeter deal. The thing I like about Shoppers is they send offers you can actually use.Thanks for the welcome
I have to admit I was very happy to find my allergy Hydrasense at Shoppers and at a good price too!
I am a Metro/Sobeys grocery girl and now that Rexall is leaving Airmiles I will be a Shoppers drugstore girl.
So I will be working both programs.
Hugs
Mel
