I'm not being weird thinking this is a bit odd, am I?

[MrsChemist]

Went to the shop to pick up some bits, and when the lady was packing my bag she asked me if it was ok to snap a baguette in half so it would fit in the shopping bag. She then added, 'or you could have it sticking out of the bag,' in a tone that seemed to say that letting it stick out would be pure madness.

It's not angered me or anything, I'm just wondering if it's odd for shop staff to essentially, cheerfully offer to damage shopping for their customers.

I declined, and put it under my pram. She seemed a tiny bit put out that I didn't take her up on her practical offer.

It was weird, right?

I am currently living in France and can report it seems quite common for the French to snap their baguettes.

ooohhh I always fold (snap,break,cruelly tear!) my bread in half to fit in the bag
(am now thinking i'm a weirdo)

Wouldn't it go staler quicker if in two 'opened' pieces?

see I have that french jenes sec qua

funny thread. :)

If I worked on a checkout I would offer to drink your wine and eat your chocolate to save you the bother of taking it home.

"Slices" of pate

DH took me for a picnic and had made me a smoked salmon baguette. It looked delicious. I put it down to turn the page of the paper I was reading a dog ran up, picked up my sandwich and ran off with it. The owner was mortified and offered to pay for the sandwich. I thanked him but declined.

Its quite normal where I am from.

fab a smoked salmon baguette picnic??? bjesus best I get is a hollands meast pie or if hes feeling romantic the dry roasted peanut dust at the bottom of the pack.

The bit I had was very nice.

DH has com home with jelly and nuts for me today .

Everybody in every American TV drama ever who has "just been shopping" will have an armful of brown paper bags, one of which has a baguette sticking out of it. Have you noticed that?

Oh that was just what I needed, even though it hurts to laugh and makes me cough. Will never be able to buy a baguette again for fear of laughing.

Unquiet dad - and the green bits from carrots too

How bizarre is that

It's literally never occurred to me to snap it in half - but now I'm thinking, have I been a fool - is snapping the more sensible way of transporting the baguette

DH always eats the end of it on the way home and gets crumbs all over the car

You know what makes it all worse? I incirrectly stored my shopping under the pram and the middle of the baguette got squashed

This is a really funny thread, I have no idea why she would even ask you

You must carry your baguette under your arm, wearing an LBD, kitten heels and shades a la Audrey Hepburn, looking a bit sulky, maybe carrying a small dog under the other arm and smoking a Gauloise... Instant chic, non?

Get real how can you carry a baguette under your arm a small dog in the other and smoke a benson and hedges gauloise .....and look chic? youd look like some dodgy bird whose had her cataracts done = and where would you leave said small dog whilst you purchasssssed your baguette.

you could always break the dog in two so that it fits in your bag! sure the check out girl will be more than willing to give it a go

I 'snap my own baguette'.... sorrry am I the only one thinking this sounds, well, like.... dodgy!!

Woman was bonkers!

I think this is cool I love kooky shop assistants they make me feel all warm inside..

Anyone think 'I snap my own baguette' sounds like a feminist statement. Thinking of having T-shirts printed...