Re:Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread
by pempem on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @08:31PM
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Not sure that's true: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1rZAT2GtmI
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Re:Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread
by thaumasiotes on Thursday April 14, 2022 @05:37PM
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That video doesn't even address the question. It says, correctly, that the dates have no particular meaning and are generally unregulated. It doesn't say why they're there.
Re:Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread
by pempem on Sunday April 17, 2022 @11:55PM
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Hah okay: thats a fair point and I googled this just for you - and for future me.
Marks & Spencer introduced them in 1970 in the UK (1) It's true there was a survey of consumers and folks favored them, but I will refrain from posting the enduring veracity and reflectiveness of a survey and point out that consumers likely wanted dates that meant something
They are often meaningless and we can assume the consumer wasn't in love with dates that are more complex than not.
1. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sell-and-best-date...