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
AIBU?
Touching items in supermarket bakery with your hands
37anddone · 15/04/2024 10:07
Am I being unreasonable?
408 votes. Final results.
POLLSinnerBoy · 15/04/2024 10:25
I was in Sainsbury's a while back and was going to get some rolls. A well dressed woman was ahead and she picked every single one up, squeezed them, then put them back. I was disgusted. Another woman came along and was going for the same rolls, I told her what I'd seen and she felt the same.
37anddone · 15/04/2024 10:26
Why is she squeezing them all?
Looking for a ripe one?
SinnerBoy · 15/04/2024 10:25
I was in Sainsbury's a while back and was going to get some rolls. A well dressed woman was ahead and she picked every single one up, squeezed them, then put them back. I was disgusted. Another woman came along and was going for the same rolls, I told her what I'd seen and she felt the same.
Berlinlover · 15/04/2024 10:34
I worked in a supermarket bakery a few years back and ever since will not touch loose stock in the bakery section. I watched people paw at it all day long. On the one occasion when I asked a woman not to touch the croissant unless she was buying one she nearly exploded with rage. I never said anything to anyone after that.
Editedneverknowinglyunreasonable · 15/04/2024 10:36
Lol at "Crossaint"
Berlinlover · 15/04/2024 10:34
I worked in a supermarket bakery a few years back and ever since will not touch loose stock in the bakery section. I watched people paw at it all day long. On the one occasion when I asked a woman not to touch the croissant unless she was buying one she nearly exploded with rage. I never said anything to anyone after that.
Editedneverknowinglyunreasonable · 15/04/2024 10:27
This is why I insist on washing my sourdough before eating it. My family says it ruins the bread but I'm not taking any chances
viques · 15/04/2024 10:39
I spray mine with a home made mix of white vinegar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda.
I run fruit through the quick rinse programme on my dishwasher, though without detergent obviously. Top tip, punch some holes in a Tupperware container for small things like cherries, strawberries , blueberries and blackcurrants.
neverknowinglyunreasonable · 15/04/2024 10:27
This is why I insist on washing my sourdough before eating it. My family says it ruins the bread but I'm not taking any chances
MetaDaughter · 15/04/2024 10:37
So, @Berlinlover - if even the bakery staff think it’s a filthy practice, why do shops still insist on it?
viques · 15/04/2024 10:39
I spray mine with a home made mix of white vinegar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda.
I run fruit through the quick rinse programme on my dishwasher, though without detergent obviously. Top tip, punch some holes in a Tupperware container for small things like cherries, strawberries , blueberries and blackcurrants.
neverknowinglyunreasonable · 15/04/2024 10:27
This is why I insist on washing my sourdough before eating it. My family says it ruins the bread but I'm not taking any chances
neverknowinglyunreasonable · 15/04/2024 10:40
Without detergent!!! 🤢
viques · 15/04/2024 10:39
I spray mine with a home made mix of white vinegar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and bicarbonate of soda.
I run fruit through the quick rinse programme on my dishwasher, though without detergent obviously. Top tip, punch some holes in a Tupperware container for small things like cherries, strawberries , blueberries and blackcurrants.
neverknowinglyunreasonable · 15/04/2024 10:27
This is why I insist on washing my sourdough before eating it. My family says it ruins the bread but I'm not taking any chances
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MetaDaughter · 15/04/2024 10:37
So, @Berlinlover - if even the bakery staff think it’s a filthy practice, why do shops still insist on it?
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