Post office in France rolls out croissant-scented stamp

(ctvnews.ca)

70 points | by ohjeez 7 days ago ago

22 comments

  • wvbdmp 7 days ago

    Unfortunately, WebSmell-o-Vision has not yet been unilaterally pushed by the dudes at Google to do this news justice, but as a croissant connaisseur I would have at least appreciated a webp of the thing instead of some random archive image. It’s a stamp, for christ’s sake.

    There is a pic here and it’s quite nice imo: https://www.wopa-plus.com/en/stamps/product/&pid=105515

  • bvan 7 minutes ago

    La Frenchtech at its peak.

  • cultofmetatron an hour ago

    I wish we had croussants here in teh states (tiny speciality shops not withstanding). They are a rare. instead we get a weird butter flavored croissant shaped bread with nothing of the texture or aroma of the real thing.

    • dismalaf 17 minutes ago

      Because most in North America are made with margarine or a mix of margarine and butter, so much of the butter "taste" is fake. That's also why the lamination is worse.

  • ch-one an hour ago
    • derelicta an hour ago

      I miss my concrete stamps... A bit rough on the tongue but still lovely

  • n1b0m 7 days ago

    Do they taste buttery when you lick them?

  • mihaaly an hour ago

    I am holding off for the red wine flavoured one.

  • GLdRH 2 hours ago

    Can't wait for the cheeses

  • fisherjeff an hour ago

    Now this is the future I’ve been waiting for

  • jraph 2 hours ago

    La Poste might have invented the first non-vegan stamps in history.

    I hope they don't turn rancid.

    • hansvm 2 hours ago

      Given the normal process for making glue I wouldn't be so certain.

      • tux3 an hour ago

        Most modern glues are synthetic. Super glue is usually cyanoacrylate, regular glue sticks might be Polyvinyl Acetate (PVA). Outside of specialty glues that are intentionally going for old school methods, it's not really a thing anymore

        • hammock 32 minutes ago

          How recently were stamps with glue invented?

  • bowsamic 2 hours ago

    Try and find a good one in France. Harder than you’d think

    • JumpCrisscross an hour ago

      > Try and find a good one in France. Harder than you’d think

      In Paris? Sure. You're competing with tourists. Almost any rural bakery? No. You'd have to try to find something shitty.

      • jjgreen 41 minutes ago

        In Paris, look for the little old ladies carrying half-baguettes and go in the direction they're coming from.