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За хлебушком вышел.
Shopping on Sunday here is nearly impossible. Sometimes I drive to Edeka in the airport, but usually I can buy everything we need on Saturday. This shopping ban has some merit that I can understand.
However after nearly seven years living here yesterday I discovered yet another nuance of this Sunday shopping ban.
Very often on a Sunday a go to a bakery to buy fresh bread. Yesterday I was a bit late and when I entered to the bakery it was 11.15. It should be fine: on Sundays some bakeries are still open until early afternoon.
So I asked if I can buy a loaf of bread and some cookies. The answer was: "yes, here are your cookies, but we are not allowed by law to sell bread after 11AM on Sundays. We will remove it from the shelf at once.." I checked another bakery, and it was the same! Wtf? There should be some reason! If there is already staff employed who sells cakes, why not sell bread too?
However after nearly seven years living here yesterday I discovered yet another nuance of this Sunday shopping ban.
Very often on a Sunday a go to a bakery to buy fresh bread. Yesterday I was a bit late and when I entered to the bakery it was 11.15. It should be fine: on Sundays some bakeries are still open until early afternoon.
So I asked if I can buy a loaf of bread and some cookies. The answer was: "yes, here are your cookies, but we are not allowed by law to sell bread after 11AM on Sundays. We will remove it from the shelf at once.." I checked another bakery, and it was the same! Wtf? There should be some reason! If there is already staff employed who sells cakes, why not sell bread too?