This is definitely a cultural thing, in France for instance, when I've visited. Every tiny village has a great bakery and possibly a patisserie as well. If you

This is definitely a cultural thing, in France for instance, when I've visited. Every tiny village has a great bakery and possibly a patisserie as well. If you don't arrive at 8am or whenever, you won't get to choose what you want. People deal with it and the bakery still gets a lot of attention, in some cases the supermarket doesn't even sell bread and you have to go out to the bakery.