Melbourne: Bread is sold in plastic bags with a nifty plastic clip that holds the twisted bag closed.
London: Bread is sold in plastic or foil bags but the “twist retention device” holding the bag closed is tape. Not just sticky-tape because that would almost always be a single-use design. This tape isn’t sticky in the middle, where it wraps around the packaging and it’s not sticky right at the ends, where you open it with your fingernails.
I’m still trying to decide which is a better system. I’m veering towards the Aussie method for two reasons:
1. You can collect those little plastic clips (Don’t think I’m crazy, I’ve seen people’s collections!).
2. The plastic clips are quicker to install and remove.
In London’s favour, the tape doesn’t fatally wound the plastic/foil packaging if the operator is a overzealous during bag opening/closing.
Perhaps a more interesting observation is how easy I find it to talk about utter rubbish when I should be finishing this frickin’ resume and getting my backside into a job!
