Item

The New Smell of Walmart

Title (Dublin Core)

The New Smell of Walmart

Disclaimer (Dublin Core)

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Description (Dublin Core)

Walmart. Not known for being the cleanest and best smelling place on Earth. In the past, I’d walk in and there would be always be an odd stench. One that smelled of old moldy bread and burnt bacon. However, I was very used to the smell given that I’d usually stop by here once a month after lacrosse practice to pick up gatorade for the following practices. Once COVID-19 struck. Walmart’s smell has changed significantly. The employees are constantly cleaning, wiping down registers, mopping the tile, and spraying down the carts. Now a distinct smell of bleach fills the entire store. The mask that I wear in the store isn’t enough to block out the strong smell of bleach. It’s so strong that it stings my nose. I hope that the smell of bleach can die down and oddly enough return to the regular old smell.

Date (Dublin Core)

October 27, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Hunter Holmes

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Hunter Holmes

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

AmericanStudies

Partner (Dublin Core)

California High School
San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Type (Dublin Core)

text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Community & Community Organizations
English Sports
English Public Space
English Health & Wellness
English Labor

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Walmart
bleach
clean
employee

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

COVID-19
mask
smell
bleach
walmart
US History
California
sensory history

Collection (Dublin Core)

San Francisco Bay Area
K-12

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Sensory History & COVID-19, Lesson Plan

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

10/27/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/27/2020
11/12/2023

Date Created (Dublin Core)

10/27/2020

Item sets

Covid 19
High School

This item was submitted on October 27, 2020 by Hunter Holmes using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://www.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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