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
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AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 9 months agoPlastic wrapped baguette??
soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
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
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.
TacoNissan@lemmy.world 9 months ago
So like Walmart greeters
iegod@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Labor for the sake of it. What an American response.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How else are people going to learn useful life skills such as baguette origami?
nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info 9 months ago
David Graeber wants to speak with you
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
A meme on a folded baguettes getting to bullshit jobs is the dream
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