SBS headed back to curbside pickup

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SBS will revert to curbside service amid the Island’s growing COVID-19 cases. — Brian Dowd

Updated Nov. 12

SBS the Grain Store is returning to curbside pickup soon amid the rising number of cases of COVID-19 on the Island.

Elizabeth Packer, the store’s owner, said no firm timeline for returning to curbside pickup has been set. A store employee misspoke when she previously told The Times that a plan had been finalized.

“We are looking into doing curbside service,” Packer told The Times. “We are in the process of determining what course of action we’re going to take.”

Packer said the decision to revert to curbside pickup isn’t based on any one cluster of cases on the Island. “It’s in consideration for our community and my staff,” she said.

The store operated by curbside pickup earlier this year, when the pandemic first hit. It returned to in-store shopping at the beginning of the summer.

The move back to curbside pickup was first announced on the store’s Facebook page.
“In consideration for our community, customers and staff and our family’s and friends we are transitioning this week back to curbside service in order to prudently maintain operations,” the post states. “Thank you for your ability to adapt to the new normal (again) as we are trying to do. It will take some patience and understanding on all our parts but as always be assured we are working hard to keep all of your pet livestock and garden supplies in stock.”

Updates will be posted on the store’s Facebook page, Packer said.

Updated to correct the previous story, which indicated specific dates and times for curbside pickup to be implemented. -Ed.