Comment on She broke it so she could baguette properly....

• nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  That’s weird as well, but what I meant is in Europe you pack your groceries yourself

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  • bitwaba@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨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

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    • nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Fair points!

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    • SugarSnack@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      She’s Irish, and has possibly one of the most Irish names I’ve ever seen.

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    • GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m guessing ROI.

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  • spikespaz@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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  • vsh@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What about food contamination?

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    • nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      what about it?

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  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh, right.

    Maybe we should look into that to reduce unemployment.

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    • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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      • TacoNissan@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        So like Walmart greeters

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    • iegod@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Labor for the sake of it. What an American response.

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      • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How else are people going to learn useful life skills such as baguette origami?

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    • nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      David Graeber wants to speak with you

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      • SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        A meme on a folded baguettes getting to bullshit jobs is the dream

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  • blackn1ght@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Some places in the UK will ask if you want help packing your bags.

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    • nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      interesting, didn’t know that despite having lived in the UK and Ireland for a while

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  • azertyfun@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨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…?

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  • dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    At expensive American grocery stores, they have baggers.

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    • spikespaz@programming.dev ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Expensive?

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    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      At my local Price Chopper they have occasional baggers. It’s definitely not an expensive store.

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    • nudnyekscentryk@szmer.info ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Exactly what I’m referring to

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• soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨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

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• naun@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨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

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