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Touching items in supermarket bakery with your hands

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37anddone · 15/04/2024 10:07

I think almost every time I have tried to use the 'fresh bakery' in the supermarket (you know, all the breads and whatnot out for you to pick from) - someone has come over and started moving them around with their bare hands.

Not picking one up to take (questionable but tolerable), actually moving items on top out of the way to get the item they want. Customers this is, not the staff.

YABU - why not, you'd do it in the fruit and veg aisle

YANBU - bad manners

OP posts:
Catastropher · 15/04/2024 10:17

This is exactly why I don’t buy anything that’s not packaged. Think about all the coughs and sneezes landing on them as well, gross 🤮

Idontjetwashthefucker · 15/04/2024 10:15

You can wash fruit and veg, that's the difference

CormorantStrikesBack · 15/04/2024 10:13

I won't eat such bakery products. m&s have some lovely looking bread loaves with a small bit of paper wrapped round the middle and they're on a table in the middle of the shop with everyone brushing past. No way.

Lidl bakery last time I looked the trays always look grubby and I've seen big bluebottles on the food before.

And yes people will be disgusting enough to paw at stuff with unwashed hands and potentially sneeze/cough over stuff.