Companies in the Phoenix area are addressing the aftermath of Ducey’s Coronavirus Executive Order in Arizona

By Randall Perry On Mar 28, 2021

PHOENIX (3TV / CBS 5) – It’s been a long year for Urban Cookies Bakeshop in Phoenix. And after we decided to continue enforcing a mask mandate despite Governor Doug Ducey’s order earlier this week that it is no longer necessary, it seems to be even longer for co-owner Shaun Breese this year.

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“It was literally immediately that we started having a setback and getting customers to complain,” says Breese. “We started to have customers who don’t wear masks because they think there is no longer a mandate.”

For some business owners, the decision to continue implementing a mask mandate is an easy one.

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Breese knows she isn’t the only business owner who has experienced these types of interactions. They’ve happened in small businesses, large chains, and everywhere in between. It is at the time of the governor’s decision that she has a problem with.

“If we had just waited a little longer, we would have been ready. I think a lot of small businesses would have been ready,” says Breese. “But now it feels like a bit of a setback.”

For some business owners, the decision to continue implementing a mask mandate is an easy one. The health of their employees is a top priority, and with so many not yet vaccinated, wearing masks is the best way to stay one step ahead of the virus and prevent it from potentially affecting your business. Urban Cookies planned to lift the mask restrictions in a month.

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“All we really wanted was 30 days to give people who wanted a vaccine a chance to get it and feel safe,” says Breese.

On that day, the customers present didn’t seem to have a problem with it.

“I think people have to be safe,” says Eloy Yndigoyen. “Better safe than sorry, so people should wear a mask.”

“We thwart the whole purpose. It is good to be free, but to be free means to respect other people,” says Philip Alexander. “And if we do that, we’ll be in a much better place.”

“It literally depends on what my mask says, doesn’t it? Be nice,” says Breece.

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While there is still some resistance to their policies, Breece is pushing ahead and offering take-out and roadside pick-up as alternatives for those who don’t want to wear masks around their property.

“It literally depends on what my mask says, doesn’t it? Be nice,” says Breece. “I think that’s what we’re really asking people for.”