Bored Panda works better on our iPhone app
Continue in app Continue in browser

BoredPanda Add post form topAdd Post
Tooltip close

The Bored Panda iOS app is live! Fight boredom with iPhones and iPads here.

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags
User submission
1.5K
32.9K

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

To Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Derogatory Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette BagsSince Not Every Customer Is Able To Print Out A Derogatory Certificate That Permits Them To Leave Their Home During Lockdown, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette BagsBaker Wraps His Baguettes In French 'Travel Certificates' That Permit People To Leave Their Home During LockdownBecause Of Lockdown In France, People Must Have 'Travel Certificates,' So This Baker Starts Wrapping His Baked Baguettes In ThemTo Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette BagsTo Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette BagsTo Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette BagsTo Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette BagsTo Help People Who Are Not Able To Print Out A Exceptional Certificate, French Baker Starts Printing Them On His Baguette Bags
ADVERTISEMENT

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.

More info: Facebook

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

Image credits: Wikimedia Commons

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

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

ADVERTISEMENT

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

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

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

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.

ADVERTISEMENT

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

Image credits: Boulangerie Saint-Fiacre

ADVERTISEMENT

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!

33Kviews

Share on Facebook
Julija Svidraitė

Julija Svidraitė

Author, Community member

Read more »

Julija Svidraitė is an editor here at Bored Panda who has a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Before starting her journey at BP, she had worked as a social media specialist at a marketing agency. She has also tried herself in a few different fields working as an intern: from practicing graphic design at a social media marketing agency, to being an assistant at a psychiatric hospital. Besides writing, Julija is also very passionate about illustrating, drinking coffee, and watching crime documentaries. You can find her in Bored Panda Office or reach her at julija.s@boredpanda.com.

Read less »
Julija Svidraitė

Julija Svidraitė

Author, Community member

Julija Svidraitė is an editor here at Bored Panda who has a bachelor's degree in Psychology. Before starting her journey at BP, she had worked as a social media specialist at a marketing agency. She has also tried herself in a few different fields working as an intern: from practicing graphic design at a social media marketing agency, to being an assistant at a psychiatric hospital. Besides writing, Julija is also very passionate about illustrating, drinking coffee, and watching crime documentaries. You can find her in Bored Panda Office or reach her at julija.s@boredpanda.com.

What did you think about this idea?
Add photo comments
POST
T Simmons
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Rosie Hamilton
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Load More Replies...
Csilla Kaszas
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"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??)

cassiushumanmother
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

(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.

Load More Replies...
Load More Comments
T Simmons
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

Rosie Hamilton
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

Load More Replies...
Csilla Kaszas
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"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??)

cassiushumanmother
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

(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.

Load More Replies...
Load More Comments
Related on Bored Panda
Related on Bored Panda
Trending on Bored Panda
Also on Bored Panda