Don't Blow In My Bag!!!

Last Friday I was at Stop & Shop, when I saw the pharmacist blow into a small bag to open it wider so he could put in a prescription. I thought that was somewhat unsanitary behavior, especially for a pharmacist. It wasn't my prescription so I went on my merry way.

On Saturday I was at Wendy's waiting forever for lunch for the fam, and one of the guys behind the counter did the same thing! He blew into the bag and then stuck in an order of fries. I was so grossed out!

Usually I'm not much of a germophobe. I figure we all lived through the days without hand sanitizer and anti-bacterial wipes, so maybe all the hype about the negative effects of killing off all the bacteria is true. But don't blow in my bag for crying out loud! Gross!

I just went to the Wendy's website and sent this comment/complaint:

This complaint is not about the extremely long wait time to order and receive our food even though it was mid-afternoon (not lunchtime or dinnertime) and it took at least a half hour. But during my half-hour wait I saw one of the workers behind the counter blow into a bag to open it and then put in an order of fries. I'm not usually much of a germophobe but it really grossed me out to see him blow a bunch of germs into a bag and then stick someone's open food into it. I didn't say anything to the manager because I had already seen her react to a complaint about a customer being charged $1.69 for a small order of fries when the sign clearly said that a small order was $1.29 and a medium order was $1.69. She said that the prices had changed that day and she refunded the 40 cents, but she was obviously annoyed. I didn't think she'd be open to my feedback so I kept my mouth shut, but I did keep a close eye on the worker who blew in the bag. We have enough germs in our household without adding his. I like Wendy's but I was grossed-out enough to send this complaint. Nice comment/complaint system, by the way.

The next time I go to the Sturbridge Wendy's I'll be looking for the "Employees Must Not Blow Into Bags" signs right next to the "Employees Must Wash Hands Before Returning To Work" signs.
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