44NEWS UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION
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In a 44news investigation?
We take a look at a frustration building for our older tr?
Staters?
Looking to get their groceries without exposure.
Tyler druin breaks it down.
Tyler: how does it make you feel that young people are shopping during senior hour?
Cathy: ughhh, well you cant stop them, id rather they didn't, but you cant stop the?
Nowadays?
Cathy allen ventures out to the grocery every two week?
Despite most big box retailers offering senior citizen hours?
Allen says not all older people are early risers?
"if i could get here earlier it would be perfect for me" are those early hour?
Accommodatin g for older people or third shift employee?
Single parents or those younger people that just don't care!!
44news went undercover?
Into some of evansville busiest retailer?
You can see?
Consumers obviously under the age of 60 shopping?
During reserved senior hours?
Or like the asterisk on the sign says?
Could they suffer from a compromised immune syste?
Meaning they're not in the wrong either!!
Nat?
Marvin carter a long time grocery store employee says its a catch 22 "it might be a roadblock, because they are trying to get their stuff and then you have people in their way, just wait a little bit so they can get done with their 6am to 7am shopping most of the senior shoppers we spoke to say they cant stop the younger generation from shopping, they just wish they would stay home and have a little bit of respect "you know you think you're just going to set for a while, nawww, next week you'll be back i here again" 77 year old betty blaser says going to the store is like going to wa?
"not all the shoppers are senior shoppers, you see a lot of younger people in there" the grandmother and a wife says there's no use in shopping during special senior hours?
To her the risk of contracting covi?19 is the same no matter what time it is!!
"everybody has to eat?
You got to have it, you have to go to the grocery no matter what" while some shoppers are up in the air about the exclusive shopping concep?
It likely wont be around long?
According to wa?marts website senior hour will run through the end of may?
Tyler druin 44news.
New tonigh?