Desperate to get out? If malls open on May 1st shopping will not be as you remember it!

 

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If the government ease restrictions in the retail sector - widely expected from this coming Friday May 1st - malls will once again open their doors to the great Thai public. 

 

But it will be shopping far removed from what it was like back months ago when no one had heard of Covid-19. 

 

Channel 7 reported that malls in Thailand will be implementing a raft of measures designed to prevent the spread of the devastating virus.

 

Shoppers can expect thermometer screening at both the entrance to malls AND every individual store.

 

Everyone in the mall - shoppers and staff alike - must wear face masks. 

 

Face shields and gloves must be worn by staff who need to get close to customers. 

 

 

Food delivery staff will have their own separate seating area.

 

Social distancing will be enforced in one of two ways. It might be done by allowing one person per five square meters of floor space. 

 

Or it might be limiting the public to, say, 1,500 people at any one time. 

 

As one or more leave, more could enter - the Thai media said it was like a car park system.

 

Extra rules and regulations would be followed in elevators, on escalators and in the toilets. 

 

A trip to the toilet might mean queueing as 2- 5 meter social distancing will be in place inside. 

 

Source: Channel 7

 

 

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There could be a lot of trepidation .........this might lead to the new normal and people shopping like men........go out buy what you need then quickly go home (or to the bar).

Went to my local Central yesterday to go to the supermarket. The basement looked like business as usual. You couldn't sit down and eat, but there were lots of people waiting for food or shopping at the small stalls. There are lots of stickers on the floor indicating where you should stand, etc, but very few people were social distancing. 

Shopping malls, is the last thing on my mind.

 

Just give us partly freedom, bored to death after staying home for 4+ weeks.

Who need shopping mall

1 minute ago, OnTheGround said:

Shopping malls, is the last thing on my mind.

 

Just give us partly freedom, bored to death after staying home for 4+ weeks.

Who need shopping mall

you mean open the ladybars?

12 minutes ago, webfact said:

A trip to the toilet might mean queueing as 2- 5 meter social distancing will be in place inside. 

Fair enough as long as I don't have to stand that far away from the urinal.

"Shoppers can expect thermometer screening at both the entrance to malls AND every individual store".

 

What's the point? 

All these big department stores always seem ridiculously overstaffed, with most of them sitting around playing on their phones.

I wonder if recent staff layoffs might be permanent. A way of reducing staff numbers permanently in these difficult times. 

Let's face it, shoppers won't be spending big for quite a while, so profits will be down.

1 minute ago, Zikomat said:

"Shoppers can expect thermometer screening at both the entrance to malls AND every individual store".

 

What's the point? 

Can understand on entry to each mall......but exit???

9 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

Fair enough as long as I don't have to stand that far away from the urinal.

My <deleted> is so weak now it struggles to reach the floor.

Just open up the parks so I can walk around and look at greenery instead of cement here in Bangkok.

Isn't it exciting, NOT

22 minutes ago, OnTheGround said:

Shopping malls, is the last thing on my mind.

 

Just give us partly freedom, bored to death after staying home for 4+ weeks.

Who need shopping mall

Bored? Ha Ha, only time i have been out the gate in over 7 weeks was when we had the fire, and yesterday to take a photo of the aftermath.

Stuck in the gate now for 6 years, never get bored, reading, Thai visa, taking care of my animals.

Have 2 fantastic friends, my dogs, spent a lot of time training them, great fun.

17 minutes ago, Zikomat said:

"Shoppers can expect thermometer screening at both the entrance to malls AND every individual store".

 

What's the point? 

It's for show.

42 minutes ago, OnTheGround said:

Shopping malls, is the last thing on my mind.

 

Just give us partly freedom, bored to death after staying home for 4+ weeks.

Can imagine conversation at parties. It'll be like TVF with sound turned up.

19 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Have 2 fantastic friends, my dogs, spent a lot of time training them, great fun.

"training them"......   the friends or the dogs ???!!!

Not asking for much. Just give me the freedom to go buy a couple of beers without looking over my shoulder first. ????

Aren't these malls just places for tourists to go to cool off in the Aircon ?

 

Seriously...I have absolutely no problem with that (though I don't see, why I should be doing it at the exit...)!

But I think, after a few weeks (or days) this will be with the same urgency and accuracy, they now check bags at the MRT/BTS or MBK- entrance!

Soooooo...useless!

It's reading threads like this that really make me appreciate country living. I've been able to take long walks in the country every day without let, hindrance or mask. I don't miss a shopping mall at all. The only reason I go to Robinson's in Sakon Nakhon is to visit the bank.

 

They can do what they like with their thermometers. They won't be doing it to me very often.

1 hour ago, Dmaxdan said:

Fair enough as long as I don't have to stand that far away from the urinal.

No, just rest the tip on the bowl.

Don't  think  I'll  be  going shopping for a  long  long time then.

16 hours ago, webfact said:

A trip to the toilet might mean queueing as 2- 5 meter social distancing will be in place inside.

 

 In some places this will mean one person at the urinal the other relieving himself out of a window.

1 minute ago, Denim said:

 

 In some places this will mean one person at the urinal the other relieving himself out of a window.

Sounds like I'm back in Manchester

1 hour ago, faraday said:

No, just rest the tip on the bowl.

Would have to kneel

How about touching items like clothes, shoes, bags and books or is it a case of simply stand back, point and purchase? You touch it you buy it! What fun. No toilet for me so thirty minutes max! 

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Social distancing will be enforced in one of two ways. It might be done by allowing one person per five square meters of floor space. 

 

Or it might be limiting the public to, say, 1,500 people at any one time.

Sorry - Im confused. 
Social distancing will either allow one person per five square meters of floor space , or 1500 people at one time??

Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me!

I suppose it does make a bit of sense to keep up with the social distancing...

 

But...?

 

What about markets or street food vendors? Will be nigh on impossible to enforce thaat I imagine?!

3 minutes ago, welshguy said:

I suppose it does make a bit of sense to keep up with the social distancing...

 

 

.. which bit would it be ? [Human species survived some million years without it !]

3 hours ago, YetAnother said:

and it has to be done anally and every 10 minutes

Still a nicer thought than actually entering a shopping mall.

 

They should be opened last, if ever.