I stopped at an auto supply store looking for a windshield sunshade.

[raccoon]

There were two men working there. Neither wore a mask. Neither said anything to me, not can I help you, kiss my foot, etc.

I found some of those sunshades in a rack fairly close to the front of the store and was looking at them.
One of the men, who was behind the counter, coughed several times and then started fooling with something.

I got the hell out of there. It’s a cloudy day anyway. I’ll get the sunshade later on.

[House of Roberts]

1. Was this a national chain or locally owned store?

Also, what are the mask requirements in your locality?

[raccoon]

10. To answer your questions:

City of Greenville SC passed an ordinance:
(Article is from June 24, 2020)

“Greenville’s law lasts for up to 60 days and requires customers of grocery stores and pharmacies in the city to wear a mask. It also requires employees of restaurants, retail shops, salons and barbershops in the city to wear masks.”

The store was O’Reilly auto parts. O’Reilly started in MO And is pretty much National now.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. Another reason to stay with Advanced, Auto Zone or Pep Boys.

[House of Roberts]

14. My ex works for O'Reilly's.

Those employees were supposed to be wearing masks, per corporate orders. Even if there was no local or state mask orders, they were in violation. The corporate order came down in April. I had to help my ex buy a sewing machine so she could make masks to wear to work, then she has made all of us masks in the family. She has made masks for most of her co-workers too. They are wearing their masks.

[MineralMan]

17. Go to the O'Reilly website and look for the contact information.

Let them know your experience and where the store is located. Tell them that you left the store without making a purchase due to the lack of masks on employees. Corporate will send a nastygram to that store's management and explain the company's mask policy. They'll also explain that they don't like losing customers in their stores.

That is how you do it. It works.

Here's the link:

https://www.oreillyauto.com/contact-us

[RussBLib]

19. went to my local Ace Hardware yesterday

everyone was masked up, including every customer, and there were several

then again, we here in South Texas are one of the current hotspots in the nation and the message seems to have gotten through to the large majority of residents here, even the Trumpers

there is bad news
there is good news

[gratuitous]

29. Drop a line to Ace Hardware's headquarters

Tell them that you appreciate their store observing the safety measures. It lets the suits know that you notice this stuff, and a compliment is a good way to keep them doing the right thing.

[RussBLib]

30. Good idea

Will do that

[GemState]

24. I went to an O'Reilly's in Washington state

yesterday, not only were the clerks masked, there was a barrier in front of the cash register to enforce social distancing.

[lagomorph777]

2. Find another store.

That behavior would be illegal here.

[RainCaster]

3. It will be cheaper at Walmart, and they have a consistent mask policy

Just a thought.

[lark]

21. Wal-Mart in this area does NOT enforce masks.

That's one of the many reasons I hate that store.

[Runningdawg]

25. Ditto in Tulsa - even the employees wear them as necklaces

[Liberal In Texas]

4. Order it online.

I'm not going into any stores unless it's absolutely positively necessary. (For example, I had to go into a grocery to get dry ice during a refrig. change over.)

What I don't get on mail order I get curbside.

[eleny]

12. +1

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Wait for your neighbor to buy a new flat screen TV and throw out the empty box.

You can't beat the price.

Bonus: he might put the old TV in the new TV's box.

[OhZone]

6. I hear ya.

I was down at a store in my car pool buddy's town. He had highly recommended it. A little locally owned hardware store where they have everything stocked up and know where everything is. I saw two employees without masks behind the counter.

I turned around, left, and went to Lowes.

[Happy Hoosier]

7. Rockauto

https://www.rockauto.com/

I get parts here. Fast, cheaper. Wide selection. No contact.

[dalton99a]

15. +1

[SCantiGOP]

8. This has happened to me several times

When I get home I take 5 minutes to send an email to the company from their national website, and tell them my family will not go there again.
Let’s all fight back. The most important thing to any company is keeping the customers coming in the door.

[soothsayer]

9. Excellent!

[northoftheborder]

13. I also would say something to somebody, either the employees, manager, or company

about my vow to not shop at places that refuse to mandate masks for their employees, and even better insist that shoppers wear them. They can't afford to lose sales at this point.

[Freddie]

16. DH is manager of an auto parts store

Eastern Auto Parts Warehouse. Philly and south Jersey locations. All employees and customers are required to wear masks unless they are working in a room alone. He has asked several customers to leave, nothing ugly (yet). I agree with others’ advice, email their corporate offices.

[MichMan]

22. Did you call the police on them ?

[Timewas]

23. Oregon

State mandate to wear masks inside any business. I went to local hardware store, sign says "no mask no service, I go in and the first thing I see is the proprietor with no mask, I asked him about that and he said I could take mine off if I wanted to... that ends my business in that store forever...

[obamanut2012]

26. I have literally never been helped in an auto store

Over 30 years of driving. Ever. I get what I can on Amazon, or at Target or Lowes. Or even at the dealership. If I can;t, then I will go to an Auto Zone, etc. They suck, and if you are able to even get them to answer a question, they aren't helpful.

[eppur_se_muova]

27. I bought mine online.

[raccoon]

28. I like it! NT