Amazon Delivery

[pastafreak]

I'm having a few things delivered...left outside the door. What is the best way to handle them.

[jno]

gloves?

I tried googling to see if the virus can stick to mail and the answers ranged from "No" to "for a week".

[SparklyKid]

Barge pole, rubber gloves.

[barry1010]

I'm not worrying about things like that, just as I don't worry about the food in the shops. Just keep washing your hands.

[vulcan42]

I gather up the mail, deal with it and then wash my hands, isn't the recommended way?

[chelle7272]

Gloves if you are worried. Or just wash your hands after handling.

[anneasquith]

I leave it lying for a few hours, open with gloves , wash my hands .

[pastafreak]

I had figured gloves...unwrap outside...take item indoors...dispose of packaging and gloves outside.
Oh...and wash hands.

[LadyCG]

Research suggests that coronavirus can last on surfaces for up to 3 days and in the air for up to 3 hours.

If you can handle with gloves and put somewhere safe for 72 hours and then wash your hands, you have taken the maximum precaution that you should I would think.

[pastafreak]

LADYCG...it's a shrinkwrapped( I think) box of dog food trays. I thought if I remove the outer wrapping...after the 3 hours? It should be ok? Of course it may be in the obligatory Amazon cardboard also.

[rowanwitch]

I just bring them in, open them and wash my hands, cardboard box goes into recycling before that. I don't have anyone else to worry about.

[pastafreak]

Also...I live in a maisonette, so its either outside or in. There isn't a "safe place".

[jno]

lol, there's nowhere to hide... open with gloves on, or without and wash your hands afterwards.

[ladybirder]

And then wash the gloves jno? Or just don't touch them for a few days?

[jno]

ideally, just have disposable gloves around, though I realise not many people will have. We've got some that I use for gardening. By all means give them a scrub down after use

[pastafreak]

Lol...so wash hands with gloves on...then wash with gloves off. Spray gloves with anti bac...just in case.

[jno]

spray the entire house with bleach, cover with clingfilm and leave it for 12 weeks :-)

[pastafreak]

My OCD hasn't kicked in yet. We will all suffer with it soon enough. ;)