People are just realising Greggs packaging has a secret feature that’s hailed as ‘super useful’
A LITTLE known feature on Greggs packaging has been realised by punters – and they love it.
The vastly popular bakery chain flogs MILLIONS of mouth-watering pastries every week.
But while scores of hungry customers have been lining up for baked goods, they missed a feature on their packaging.
Greggs has so much on offer that sometimes there is too much to choose from.
But one punter clocked that every baked good has something different.
They spotted a handy helpsheet on the back of the bag with the useful information.
It was revealed that every baked good has different patterns baked onto the top, which is explained on the packaging.
While the different patterns are nothing new, the design on the bags is just being clocked by punters.
The differences help show which product is which, with sausage rolls having a diagonal pattern while the vegan alternative has straight lines.
But the real difference is spotted on their scrumptious selection of bakes.
The ever-popular steak bake has the same diagonal lines as the sausage roll, while the chicken bake has wavy lines.
The vegetable bake features five downward arrow-shaped lines, the sausage bean and cheese melt has straight lines, cheese and onion bakes have a full top of chevron lines.
And the corned beef bake has a series of small ovals baked into the top.
The crafty feature was spotted by one social media user who posted about it on X/Twitter.
They said the move could be extremely handy for people with visual impairments or blindness to make sure they have been given the right item.
They wrote: “Here’s a fun fact – technically Greggs make accessible pasties & sausage rolls.
“Each one has a different pattern baked into the top which means you can tell what’s inside by touch, as well as just by looking.
“There’s also a handy guide printed onto the paper bags!”
But they followed up with the real reason for the difference, saying it was helpful for the firm’s workers handling a busy lunch rush but has endless benefits for food-lovers.
They added: “To clarify – this is an example of unintended accessibility.
“The patterns are designed for staff to differentiate between products, but it means physically you can trace the patterns with your fingers, or if able, view the pattern to tell what product is what.”
Replying to one tweet, they added: “It’s super useful on a cognitive level, as well as for food allergies! Unintentional, but amazingly accessible once you see all the ways it’s useful.”
Fans were wowed by the realisation and hailed the chin for the move.
One said: “I knew for a long time the patterns existed (and correctly surmised why; I’ve set up systems similar in purpose, though different in the execution, myself), but never saw this handy little observer’s field guide before!”
Another wrote: “That is so good. Well done Greggs.”
A third wrote: “Good for people with dietary requirements too, they know they haven’t got the wrong one.”