Twist-tie conspiracy

[Penguin]

I heard that the color of the twist tie on your loaf of bread is determined by the day of the week it was produced.



Any truth to this?

[Jimminy Crimson]

People claim it's true, but I haven't ever heard it from an industry insider.

Might just be an old wives tale to make them feel better about their purchases.


Hell yeah, Betsy, this one is F-R-E-S-H!

[picasso]

get Fred Rainbow on the phone.

[yermom]

it's true, at least for Wonder i know it is

i know people in the bread business :D

[TUSooner]

Dan Brown said to ask your local Catholic priest, then run for cover.

[colleyvillesooner]

True.

http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/breadtag.asp

BUt:

In other words, since you're not going to encounter a loaf that's more than a few days old anyway, there's no earthly reason to mail off the astonishing news to the entire population of your online address book that there's a secret code worked into bread tags. Even without knowing the code, your friends and family are never going to get a stale loaf.

Is the color code quoted in the example applicable to every breadmaker's product? No, because there are different manufacturers out there, and each of them uses its own system -- there's no industry-wide standard. The code explained in the e-mail might or might not be the right one for the brand you're after so, caveat emptor: Placing blind reliance on the BGRWY code could well result in your consistently fetching home the older bread instead of the fresher stuff. Also, the schedule quoted above (fresh bread delivered every day except Wednesday and Sunday) doesn't hold true in every area. Different stores can be on different rotations, and even within the same store some brands will be coming in five times a week, while others arrive seven days a week.

[Sooner in Tampa]

DAMN...DAMN...DAMN....CVS beat me to the Snopes scoop.

SNOPES KNOWS ALL!!!!

[Jimminy Crimson]

i know people in the bread business :D

Psst!
Is it true that white bread is healthier, they just tell you wheat is, so they can get rid of it? TIA!

;)

[Penguin]

I left a message with Homeland Security. They'll get to the bottom of this.

[Norm In Norman]

Psst!
Is it true that white bread is healthier, they just tell you wheat is, so they can get rid of it? TIA!

;)
Whole Grain wheat bread is healthier than white. I dunno about non-whole grain wheat bread.

And who cares about the twist tie color when there is a date printed on the loaf?

[slickdawg]

I left a message with Homeland Security. They'll get to the bottom of this.


Gee, they'll now use twist ties to spread the word on terrorist threats.

[picasso]

get Stevie Wonder on the phone.

and white bread sucks. talk about no substance.

[Norm In Norman]

Yes, but white bread goes perfectly with BBQ, end of story.

[OU4LIFE]

And who cares about the color when there is a date printed on the loaf?

are we still talking about bread?

you date your loafs?

[Penguin]

Hot dog buns must be white. If I see you holding a wheat hot dog bun, I will urinate on your tires.

[OUinFLA]

Hot dog buns must be white. If I see you holding a wheat hot dog bun, I will urinate on your tires.


that puts you on the level of my dog.
only he doesnt care what bread I eat.

[Norm In Norman]

are we still talking about bread?

you date your loafs?
Nope, they are pre-dated for me. They do something similar on other products, namely almost every packaged food item known to man. Maybe you've heard of said products?

[Norm In Norman]

Hot dog buns must be white. If I see you holding a wheat hot dog bun, I will urinate on your tires.
Coincidentally, the best hot dog buns are yellow (potato buns).

[Sooner in Tampa]

Coincidentally, the best hot dog buns are yellow (potato buns).Yes sir.

[MamaMia]

They do have whole grain white now.

[OU4LIFE]

Nope, they are pre-dated for me. They do something similar on other products, namely almost every packaged food item known to man. Maybe you've heard of said products?


nope.

Now, I have seen dates on the wrappers and stuff, just not actually on the loafs.

You live in weirdtown my friend.

[picasso]

Yes, but white bread goes perfectly with BBQ, end of story.
that is soooo true Norm.

[OzarkSooner]

And I thought this thread was going to be about how they PURPOSELY put on twist ties to the right sometimes and sometimes to the left. You go to UNTWIST a tie and it's twisted on the wrong way!!! The next time, it's different. Now THAT is what I'd call a conspiracy.

[Jimminy Crimson]

White bread fo babachew.

Wheat for sammiches and toast.
(cept rye or pump with pastrami and reubens)

Don't matter for burgers, but homeade with sesame can't be beat.

For dogs, a Fenway Frank bun is the best, followed by egg, then potato.

The end.