Baker's Dozen

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Baker's Dozen

Thirteen, as opposed to a "normal" dozen, which is 12. The term may have originated as a practice among medieval bakers to avoid false charges of cheating their customers.

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But a spokesman for the Bakers Dozen shops - whose parent company is Greggs - said it had been without the go-ahead by head office and yesterday he pledged to phase the new name out.

Gingerbread Persons get their marching orders

But a spokesman for the Bakers Dozen shops owned by Greggs said it had been done without head office backing and would be phased out.

Gingerbread men are back; RETAIL: Bakery boots out PC 'persons' after outcry

And among the latest people to book their place are six staff from the Bakers Dozen shop in Splott Road, Splott, Cardiff.