Odd that the so-called “upper crust” have no idea what bread crust tastes like.
But I bet you never ate a sugar sandwich. (A single slice of bread, with pure cane sugar spread over it. You have to hold it level, and it’s crunchy to eat.)
Sugar sandwich? Ugh, never!
I figure we paid just as much for the heel as for any other slice, so they’d better eat it.
The quality of the heel and toe varies with brands. The toe is the first slice in the bag and the heel is the last. Some you only get a thin thing that is only crust and no bread. What the sandwich is made of is also a factor. Did you toast the bread can play a deciding role in complex decision. You can’t make French Toast with a heel! Toes are good when you are eating outside or camping because it is easier to brush the dirt off. Heels tend to be less floppy so when you make a sandwich with something like scrambled eggs it is less likely to flop open and spill. Many of the “upper crust” don’t know about heel or toes because they have never seen a loaf of bread in a bag.
While sliced bread was around since 1912 it only became available for mass marketing after 1928 with the invention of the first automatic bread slicer.