Oddly enough, most American supermarkets put every baguette they bake that day (if they bake it that day) in plastic bags. Although in this case, I believe they mean that they broke the baguette in the plastic bag in half so it would fit in the bag with the rest of the groceries.
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nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
I think I’m too european to understand this meme
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Bruncvik@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The meme is also European, from Ireland. That said, I’m more interested which Spar is selling long enough baguettes that they don’t fit in a bag. My local shops don’t.
luluApples@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I know lidl sell the big baguettes like this
Bruncvik@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Thanks; I’ll try it. I usually get bread and sparkling water there (their produce and meat quality got so bad I switched to Aldi), but I haven’t been looking for baguettes yet.
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Americans still feeling superior because their country has solved this problem by selling sliced bread.
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Imagine buying a presliced baguette tho ahahah
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
meh, as if europe had no bread slicing machines in supermarkets
postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Double Meh, europeans would not equate a loaf to a baguette.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Plastic wrapped baguette??
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
That’s weird as well, but what I meant is in Europe you pack your groceries yourself
bitwaba@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This OP picture is from somewhere in Europe. “Till” is the English word, while Americans would say something like cash register or check out counter. And SPAR is a European chain of grocery stores
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
Fair points!
SugarSnack@lemm.ee 9 months ago
She’s Irish, and has possibly one of the most Irish names I’ve ever seen.
GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 9 months ago
I’m guessing ROI.
spikespaz@programming.dev 9 months ago
But in the U.S our food is not fresh enough to be bagged by the customer. It must be wrapped so it can sit out for a considerable duration.
vsh@lemm.ee 9 months ago
What about food contamination?
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
what about it?
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Oh, right.
Maybe we should look into that to reduce unemployment.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
The Asian model, create endless useless jobs to make sure everyone can have something to do even if it’s just standing in front of a parking entrance to point people in.
iegod@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Labor for the sake of it. What an American response.
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
David Graeber wants to speak with you
blackn1ght@feddit.uk 9 months ago
Some places in the UK will ask if you want help packing your bags.
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
interesting, didn’t know that despite having lived in the UK and Ireland for a while
azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Colruyt insists on their weird “cashier tranfers the items into another cart while scanning and bags them for you while they’re at it” strategy. And they do own the Spar brand in Belgium.
Although as franchisees some of the Spar stores keep the regular tills. Unfortunately mine does the weird cart transfer thing, which is much slower, though apparently it deters theft…?
dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
At expensive American grocery stores, they have baggers.
spikespaz@programming.dev 9 months ago
Expensive?
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 months ago
At my local Price Chopper they have occasional baggers. It’s definitely not an expensive store.
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
Exactly what I’m referring to
soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
I’m from the European country known as UK and every single major store sells plastic wrapped baguettes. You only see them in paper in the smaller shops
naun@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s a plastic bag with tiny holes in it. These are on the store floor, where people can grab a baguette for themselves. The plastic keeps the braguette relatively safe, and the holes allow moisture to escape, keeping the baguette crispy for the day