Are these that widespread? I've never seen one in Russia, all our bread comes with those bendy plastic clamps with two pieces of wire sealed inside edges. I've only seen the flat plastic ones in UAE and thought they were neat.
In the US I saw those kinds of “bendy plastic clamps” (kind of like a wide plastic staple?) growing up in the 80s, but I have never seen one as an adult. I think they were phased out for some reason (presumably cost).
in the US they are. they are also color-coded, so you can tell which day the bread was baked, since old and new bread loaves are often shelved together.
