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[darchildre]

I am generally pretty sanguine about wearing a mask in public spaces but a small yet persistent annoyance that keeps plaguing me in these mask-wearing times is that I keep buying not-good apples. I am usually quite good at selecting apples but my method relies on both touch and smell, and now I can't smell the apples before I buy them. It's frustrating.

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[sixbeforelunch]

I will admit to briefly tugging down my mask to smell things when necessary. I probably wouldn’t have pre-vaccine, but these days a brief unmasked moment seems like an acceptable risk.

[frenchroast]

Same. I didn't do it pre-vaccine, but as long as there aren't other people nearby, I'll risk a quick sniff.

[darchildre]

That's a good idea - I'll try that next time.

[silveradept]

That is frustrating. Faster apple consumption, then, or are they too far gone by the time you want one?

[darchildre]

The problem is not how quickly I eat the apples. (I am, in fact, a big weirdo who slices all my apples as soon as I get home because pre-sliced apples are easier to consume and I don't care if they brown in my fridge, so bad apples are apparent immediately.) The apples I'm buying are bad in the store, but I currently can't tell that because I can't smell them through my mask. Normally, I would be able to smell that they weren't worth buying.

[silveradept]

Ugh, that's a pain. The solution above, with taking a quick whiff would nobody is around, might be the best way, then.