Main Line Mom's Blog Helping Others Grocery Shop Safely With Critical Information

Alexandria Hoff reports.

THE SYSTEM WILL BE DOWN UNTILMONDAY SO THAT IMPROVEMENTS CANBE MADE TO MEET THE DEMAND.JUST THINKING ABOUT GOING TOTHE GROCERY STORE CAN WORK UPYOUR ANXIETY.WILL THEY HAVE TOILET PAPER,CHICKEN, EGGS, MILK, EVERYTHINGYOU NEED, AND DO YOU NEED A MASKAND WHAT ABOUT SOCIALDISTANCING?

ALEXANDRIA HOFFREPORTS A MAIN LINE MOTHER HOPESHER WORK WILL REDUCE SOME OFTHAT ANXIETY.Reporter: ACCORDING TO THECDC, TRIPS TO THE GROCERY STORESHOULD ONLY BE MADE IFABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.AND BEFORE YOU GO, IT ISCRITICAL TO HAVE A PLAN.AND LUCKILY, ONE LOCAL MOM HASDONE SOME OF THE WORK FOR YOU.WHAT USED TO BE JUST PART OFTHE ROUTINE, A CHORE, AN ERRAND,NOW FEELS ALMOST MENACING.A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL TOUCHFRUIT TO SEE IF IT'S RIPE.THAT'S NOT OKAY THESE DAYS.Reporter: GROCERY SHOPPINGHAS CHANGED.DON'T SHOP WITH YOUR HANDSSHOP WITH YOUR EYES.Reporter: SHOPPERS ARERESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THEIRFACES COVERED AND THEIR DISTANCEFROM OTHERS.STORES THEMSELVES HAVE BEENTASKED WITH ENFORCING SAFETYMEASURES AND KEEPING STOCKED.THERE WERE SO MANY THINGSTHAT PEOPLE COULDN'T FIND.Reporter: THAT CONCEPTINSPIRED BRIDGET BURKEERT OFFEROF THE BLOG MAIN LINE MOM A WHOREALIZED HER FRIENDS WERESHARING TIPS WHICH STORES WERESTOCKED WITH WHICH ITEMS.GOOD IDEA TO CONSOLIDATE THATINFORMATION.Reporter: WITH HER FINANCEBACK DOWN SHE ADDED AN ESSENTIALSTORE TO HER BLOG WHERE USERSCAN FIND THE WAIT TIME TO GETINTO LOCAL STORES, THEIR CROWDLEVEL, SOCIAL DISTANCING ANDINVENTORY INFO ALL SUBMITTED BYFELLOW USERS.IT'S HELPING PEOPLE FIND WHATTHEY'RE LOOKING FOR, BUT IT'SALSO HELPS WITH PREVENTINGPEOPLE TO GO TO MULTIPLE STORESPOTENTIALLY TO GET SOMETHINGTHEY NEED AND HAVING THATEXPOSURE RISK.Reporter: THE STORE DASHBOARDHAS ONLY BEEN UP FOR ABOUT A