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To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

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With the numbers of COVID-19 cases getting significantly higher each day, on October 30, France was put back on lockdown. Now, whenever a person living in France has to leave their home, they must download or print out an exceptional certificate in order to prove the necessity of their trip. Turns out, this one bakery called “Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre” found a way to use this new rule for their own and their customers’ benefit.

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Before leaving their home, people living in France must download or print out an exceptional certificate to prove the necessity of their trip

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

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Teddy Rousselot, the owner of Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre located in France, came up with a pretty genius idea—he decided to start printing exceptional certificates on the back of his baguette bags. “Customers no longer came, others did not have their certificate to come to the bakery,” Teddy explained to 20 Minutes. “Many did not see the point of wasting a sheet of paper for a baguette. Elderly people did not have a printer or could not download it.”

Though not everyone is able to print out or download said certificate

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

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Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

The 27-year-old owner has already printed 20,000 bags that have an exceptional certificate on them. “Instead of coming once to buy six baguettes and freeze them, customers came back every day. In the bag, you can put up to three baguettes. Special breads can go in it too. And if this is not possible, we give the bag on request. The craftsman is also happy to avoid the waste of paper,” the owner told 20 Minutes.

The owner of Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre decided to start printing travel certificates on the back of his baguette bags

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

According to Parisian, this idea might be implemented by other businesses as well. “I’ve been contacted by several bakers who want to do the same. I’m glad others share this,” the owner of the bakery told Parisian.

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“I’ve been contacted by several bakers who want to do the same,” the owner told the Parisian

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

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To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

What did you think about this idea? Would you like other businesses to follow Teddy’s practice? Feel free to share your opinion down in the comments!

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What did you think about this idea?

T Simmons 3 years ago

Derogatoire means exceptional - not derogatory!! hahaha, face palm.

41points

Rosie Hamilton 3 years ago

I had to laugh at that!! Definitely doesn't mean derogatory! Oh well, English is probably not their first language. BP - you might want to change the wording.

22points

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cassiushumanmother 3 years ago

As a french with a dog who need to walk 3 times a day, actually i could use some "derogatory certificates" Hahaha.

5points

s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago

You could say it's a certificate of exemption, as in you are exempt from having to stay in 24/7. Aka hall pass.

2points

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

They probably used Google translate which comes up with "derogatory displacement" for dérogatoire deplacement.

2points

Tabitha L 3 years ago

Ah. Google translate.

1point

Csilla Kaszas 3 years ago

"Instead of coming once to buy six baguettes and freeze them, customers came back every day." - but... the whole point of self-confinement is that people don't go out every day! (frankly, I don't get how this piece of paper is supposed to work. you carry with you a declaration that you are going for food? so if the police asks you, instead of telling them, you pull out a paper with the same thing on it, you wrote yourself? because it is somehow more believable if it is written??)

18points

cassiushumanmother 3 years ago

(i'm french) Yes, that's why it's so dumb, but kind of clever: we hate paperwork or rules, so if you want to "walk" your dog ten times a day, you will have to write 10 certificates. "Instead of coming once to buy six baguettes and freeze them, customers came back every day." No french freeze baguette, 9 out of 10 french people buy a baguette everyday, that's cultural, i'm the one out of ten but i have a big dog and a rabbit who see the vet every monday since early october, and certificates are a pain in the... baguette ^^ so maybe some people don't go outside because of this. Dumb and clever.

10points

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Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago

All I am going to say is those baguettes look delicious.

5points

candacejmchenry 3 years ago

Bender Bending Rodríguez Good response!

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T Simmons 3 years ago

Derogatoire means exceptional - not derogatory!! hahaha, face palm.

41points

Rosie Hamilton 3 years ago

I had to laugh at that!! Definitely doesn't mean derogatory! Oh well, English is probably not their first language. BP - you might want to change the wording.

22points

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cassiushumanmother 3 years ago

As a french with a dog who need to walk 3 times a day, actually i could use some "derogatory certificates" Hahaha.

5points

s. vitkovitsky 3 years ago

You could say it's a certificate of exemption, as in you are exempt from having to stay in 24/7. Aka hall pass.

2points

WilvanderHeijden 3 years ago

They probably used Google translate which comes up with "derogatory displacement" for dérogatoire deplacement.

2points

Tabitha L 3 years ago

Ah. Google translate.

1point

Csilla Kaszas 3 years ago

"Instead of coming once to buy six baguettes and freeze them, customers came back every day." - but... the whole point of self-confinement is that people don't go out every day! (frankly, I don't get how this piece of paper is supposed to work. you carry with you a declaration that you are going for food? so if the police asks you, instead of telling them, you pull out a paper with the same thing on it, you wrote yourself? because it is somehow more believable if it is written??)

18points

cassiushumanmother 3 years ago

(i'm french) Yes, that's why it's so dumb, but kind of clever: we hate paperwork or rules, so if you want to "walk" your dog ten times a day, you will have to write 10 certificates. "Instead of coming once to buy six baguettes and freeze them, customers came back every day." No french freeze baguette, 9 out of 10 french people buy a baguette everyday, that's cultural, i'm the one out of ten but i have a big dog and a rabbit who see the vet every monday since early october, and certificates are a pain in the... baguette ^^ so maybe some people don't go outside because of this. Dumb and clever.

10points

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Bender Bending Rodríguez 3 years ago

All I am going to say is those baguettes look delicious.

5points

candacejmchenry 3 years ago

Bender Bending Rodríguez Good response!

1point

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