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Food in farm shop not covered

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DaisyChainGang1 · 03/04/2023 17:52

A couple of weeks ago, I went to an upmarket farm shop to buy sweet treats as we had visitors coming to stay. The display looked inviting and they did have the sort of thing I wanted, but a lot of it was completely unwrapped.
There were shelves of artisanal bread just there for people to pick up. The lowest shelf was only just off the ground, so the bread was right by people’s dirty shoes. 🤮 On another table there were baskets of cakes and I saw them being handled and replaced. Again 🤮. This is before we get on to coughs and sneezes.
I went home and made my own.
AIBU to think that it is totally a ridiculous way to try and sell food? I just can’t believe anyone buys this stuff, but the shop was busy. 🤷‍♀️

OP posts:
MolkosTeenageAngst · 03/04/2023 17:57

It wouldn’t bother me at all, it was reasonable for you not to buy anything if it put you off but don’t assume everybody is as neurotic as you are!

greenbackers · 03/04/2023 17:58

Im surprised you haven't seen this before. Most supermarkets near me do the same as that farm shop.

PanettoneMoly · 03/04/2023 18:31

Bakery near us has all of their unwrapped bread on open shelves & trays of muffins, brownies etc to nab with tongs. Doesn’t stop them being amazing and I’m fairly sure I’ve not got a cold or other lurgy from my loaf yet.

Ostryga · 03/04/2023 18:33

Don’t go in my favourite shop. They just have racks of uncovered bread on the wall! Shocking I know.

Sorry I’m being a sarcastic knob, but honestly it’s very normal for food to be displayed like that. You are under no obligation to purchase anything you don’t like the look of it.

hamstersarse · 03/04/2023 18:34

What do you think is going to happen?

ClassicLib · 03/04/2023 18:36

Have you never been to a supermarket with an in-store bakery, OP?

ilovepixie · 03/04/2023 18:38

If it bothers you don't go in. Simples! Gets my goat people getting annoyed over things they have control over!

Darkstar4855 · 03/04/2023 18:40

What on earth do you think you’re going to catch from a loaf of bread?!

Rather see that than loads of wasteful packaging.

Ourladycheesusedatum · 03/04/2023 18:40

DaisyChainGang1 · 03/04/2023 17:52

A couple of weeks ago, I went to an upmarket farm shop to buy sweet treats as we had visitors coming to stay. The display looked inviting and they did have the sort of thing I wanted, but a lot of it was completely unwrapped.
There were shelves of artisanal bread just there for people to pick up. The lowest shelf was only just off the ground, so the bread was right by people’s dirty shoes. 🤮 On another table there were baskets of cakes and I saw them being handled and replaced. Again 🤮. This is before we get on to coughs and sneezes.
I went home and made my own.
AIBU to think that it is totally a ridiculous way to try and sell food? I just can’t believe anyone buys this stuff, but the shop was busy. 🤷‍♀️

You say the shop is busy, I think that probably means most people dont care much about unwrapped food. I cant say I'd think anything of unwrapped food.

I'd be less inclined to eat home cooked goods depending on who lived in the house. Your average 5 year olds are pretty gross, if I thought they were "helping" make baked goods I probably wouldnt eat it.

thegrain · 03/04/2023 18:41

Do you cough all over the food? Why would you assume everyone else does? Gross.

topofbighill · 03/04/2023 18:41

If I'm not dead yet from buying and eating uncovered food I think I'll be ok.

Emigratingimmigrant · 03/04/2023 18:43

As a European from mainland I can't really be fussed about unwrapped bread. I actually miss bakery in supermarkets not being all wrapped in plastic and everyone just grabs what they need from baskets and go. Some do it here now, but few in my experience.

Of course it's ok.

People just should use common sense and not grab and return by hand. You touch it, it's yours. Or use thongs

MrsMoastyToasty · 03/04/2023 18:43

If you wrap bread fresh from an oven in plastic the bread "sweats" and makes the cellophane wet, which then makes the bread go mouldy.

SpecialControlGroup · 03/04/2023 18:45

We went to a farm shop with an amazing display of cakes on a table, totally put off buying by seeing a child of about 10 walking around picking bits off the ones that caught his eye

TimeFlysWhenYoureHavingRum · 03/04/2023 18:45

Plastic packaging has only been around for the last 50 or so years. Somehow the human race survived up to then.

MrsDoylesDoily · 03/04/2023 18:45

Blimey, you'd have a pink fit if you travelled to most markets and shops around the world OP.

Lcb123 · 03/04/2023 18:46

Well don’t buy it. But that doesn’t bother me at all. Some people are too obsessed with hygiene

Lcb123 · 03/04/2023 18:47

MrsDoylesDoily · 03/04/2023 18:45

Blimey, you'd have a pink fit if you travelled to most markets and shops around the world OP.

This!

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DaisyChainGang1 · 03/04/2023 18:47

I did go out of the shop. Well aware I had a choice.
I am used to bugs at work. Just don’t want to buy extra bugs on food, especially if it is crap from someone’s shoes. Also, don’t want food that some random child has picked up and replaced. If that makes me neurotic, then so be it.
Just think they are missing out on business for the sake of looking arty and rustic. Nothing more.

OP posts:
Tellmethespoiler · 03/04/2023 18:47

I can’t see anything wrong with that.

fishonabicycle · 03/04/2023 18:48

It is precisely this sort of sh*t that has resulted in every bloody item in so many places being wrapped in single use plastic and filling the planet with rubbish that will never disappear.

Emigratingimmigrant · 03/04/2023 18:49

Just think they are missing out on business for the sake of looking arty and rustic.

It's not arty and rustic to not have wrapped stuff😂

I agree on the point about kdids, but frankly, can't be angry at shops for bad parenting others do

bussteward · 03/04/2023 18:50

Were people kicking and stomping on the bread? Because that does sound unusual.

Favouritefruits · 03/04/2023 18:51

Don’t go to Booths you’ll be repulsed, loaves of bread sat on a table, cakes ready to be picked up with no packaging…..

borntobequiet · 03/04/2023 18:51

I’m puzzled by the shoes. How do they make the bread dirty? Do people kick the bread or something?

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