I was in Giant Eagle the other day and a man was asked to leave the store if he would not wear a mask. Despite his protests of a medical condition as his reason to not wear one, the store insisted and he begrudgingly put on a mask. I applaud Giant Eagle for adhering to the mandate requiring all customers to wear a mask. It shows that Giant Eagle is concerned about the health of its customers.

Then I went to Walmart. Despite signs posted outside each entrance stating that customers must wear masks due to the state mandate, there were several customers in the store not wearing a mask. When I asked management why this was not being enforced, I was told they will not force customers to wear masks.

My question, besides Walmart not following the rules, is, doesn’t the company care about customer safety?

While I don’t particularly like wearing a mask, my health is more important. As long as the mandate is in effect, I will no longer shop at Walmart. For those freedom lovers who like Walmart’s casual attitude about customers not having to wear masks, I hope you do not have to pay the ultimate price for your freedom.

Daniel Bernstein

Hempfield

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