Thankfully I've only had 2 issues, both at the grocery store.
A couple weeks ago one of the employees asked if I had a mask on the way in- this happens fairly often, you just say "I have an exemption" and they say "ok" and you move on. Exempt this time an employee asked if I had an exemption card (which don't exist here) and we argued for a minute before she let me go. I called the store to complain and the manager apologized to me.
Today was my 1st member of the public. Some WuFlu Willy started harassing me as I was going down the aisle (even in compliance with the arrows!) about a mask. Got a pic but sadly the video didn't record. Went on some rant about me getting everyone sick, about his wife being in the cancer hospital, that it was "BULLSHIT" that I had an exemption (wish I'd said the same about his wife), saying that I should send someone else to get my groceries or get curbside/delivery (he didn't have a good answer as to why he wasn't doing it as he was so concerned). He claimed exemptions don't exist in the bylaw (they do, the sign at the front of the store even mentions them lol) and to top it off he was wearing a mask with valves, which they say don't prevent the spread...sadly I didn't think to say that to him at the time.
There was an employee at the end of the aisle so I yelled at her to get security and the guy walked away, stopping only to rant at the employee for allowing people without masks in before leaving.
We have no statewide mask mandate here it is just recommended. I live in a rural area and most people don’t really give a fuck if you are wearing a mask or not.
The store I work at does “require” them.
I’m required to wear one while working or I would get fired, but most of us just half ass it, including management.
I used to get people complaining about us not actually enforcing it on the customers but they have all realized we don’t really care.
My state does have a mask mandate, and I live on the outskirts of a moderately sized city. Everywhere requires masks, and the state basically did away with exemptions, but very occasionally you find some business that just doesn't give a shit, and I love it.
It's interesting how specific types of businesses are pretty lax, and it's some of the ones you'd expect. The more rural feeling feed stores don't care, for example. The other day I went into a gun store; there was a 'mask required' sign on the door, but inside it was just a bunch of big guys with big beards, and not a single mask. It was great.