> On 9 Apr 2020, at 18:07, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: > > There was a local news story on this topic just a few days ago IIRC. There > are farmer's markets in many communities here, and at first they were all > seriously bashed by the lockdown. Then they had a bright idea: Several of > them organized, created a website, and posted their wares there. So customers > can go to the website, choose what they want to buy. The vendors package > their stuff and gather it together at a distribution point, the customers > stop by for a pick-up only. > > The scheme works: keeps the businesses going, and minimizes contact points. > It's not been "universal" but for the ones that did it, it has been > successful.
One of my country-dwelling friends has always bought from the same farm shop- literally for decades. The lady who runs the shop now takes telephone orders from her long-term customers, packages them, and the customers collect. She doesn’t do it online because she wouldn’t be able to deal with the demand . -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
