What is good value at Waitrose

terra_ferma

I have not read the rest of the thread yet, sorry if I'm repeating what someone else has said, but will have to say JAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm totally addicted to their Essential jams and marmelade, cannot eat anything else. Don't go there often, so I had to try and make do with Sainsbury own or Wilkin and Son, but they are not as nice.
Incredible value for money! 84p for jam, 61p for marmalade!
They also do a fantastic 3-fruit marmalade for £1.29, the best marmalade ever, very lemony!!!!

PS also OLIVES! the best from any supermarket, particularly the ones from the salad bar.

terra_ferma

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver wrote: »

Sainsbury's sounds as mean and tight fisted as Tesco who only reduces at the most inconvenient and least helpful time meaning they shift the financial burden onto the already hard pressed Customer assaulted from all sides.

Supermarkets, like all companies, are out there to make money using whatever means works for them.
Waitrose are the 'nicer' face of supermarkets only because their business strategy involves attracting customers who want to be treated better, don't mind paying a tad more for the privilege and would like to think that their money goes to a company that is more ethical.
That's it. Their ethics is the same as any other supermarket: whatever sells

(BTW I love Waitrose )

chesky369

Waitrose today had President butter for £1.20 which is 20p cheaper than Ssainsburys (but same as Tesco). Bought one of them and one of their own essential butter which I haven't tried before.

garynumanfan

their weekly waitrose weekend free paper is great, it has recipes and money off coupons, and it has great competitions in , the weekly crossword one . it prints entry forms in which i put in my round robin packs that i send out to my members. and this weeks issue has the email marmite hampers comp in, which my members will have already received details of. .what more could you want

al_yrpal

Almost nothing.... its all overpriced. The prices are ridiculous

Al

terra_ferma

al_yrpal wrote: »

Almost nothing.... its all overpriced. The prices are ridiculous

Al

I won't say Waitrose is the cheapest supermarket, but..

Kingsmill bread:
£1.15 any 2 FOR £2.00 Valid until: 06/12/2011
£1.05 any 2 FOR £2.00
£1.05
£1.10
£1.10

Hovis bread:
£1.15 any 2 FOR £2.00 Valid until: 29/11/2011
£1.15 any 2 FOR £2.00 Valid until: 03/01/2012
£1.15 any 2 FOR £2.00 Valid until: 06/12/2011
£1.15 any 2 FOR £2.00 Valid until: 24/01/2012
£1.15


Semi Skimmed Milk 4 Pints (2.27L)

£1.18 any 2 FOR £2.00
£1.18
£1.25
£1.25
**£1.53


Carrots (1Kg)

94p any 2 FOR £1.50
**£1.00
£1.00
£1.00
£1.00


Bathroom Tissue (4)

[STRIKE]£1.95[/STRIKE] £1.65 Valid until: 29/11/2011[STRIKE]£1.82[/STRIKE] £1.72
£1.95
£1.95
N/A

Italian Spaghetti (500g)

76p76p
76p
76p
80p

Other things are expensive e.g. potatoes, but other are not, like good quality jam (see my previous post).
If you are after value/basics prices then Waitrose is obviously not the right place, but if you know what you buy and what you avoid you can get much better quality for similar prices to the other main supermarkets.

Lidl and Waitrose are the best supermarkets, in my opinion, where you can find good value for money (in very different ways), the other supermarkets are are mostly a rip off IMHO.

MrsE_2

Thought I would collate these

bacon
Meat
essentials coleslaw, hummus and salsa
Fruit
essential range 'cheerios'
tinned potatoes
essentials brand coconut milk
Waitrose rich roast coffee granules instant coffees
Large tin corned beef Red Lion £1.49
essentials butter is or at least was £1.10
essential type lasagne sheets are really good value - and they do a green one too
Puy lentils
Bar salad
organic Cornish cheese
Sliced meats
Waitrose Essentials Cherry tomatoes
stewing lamb at 2.49 a pack
Essentials wafer thin honey roast ham.
smoked streaky rashers from the butchers counter.
Organic Milk
Free range pork
whole shoulder of lamb
Waitrose Essentials Beef Mince
ready made fresh stocks
essential Waitrose cannellini and borlotti beans
Essential jams and marmelade, 3-fruit marmalade
Olives

blossomhill_2

Waitrose half or quarter spit-roasted hot chickens are super and good value, and much nicer than other leading supermarkets which are a strange texture due I think to being overdone

kittycatface

at the moment - innocent veg pots! £2.52 at Waitrose - cheaper than all the other supermarkets, then use the coupon from the discount codes thread (thanks MT):
http://tweetandeat.innocentdrinks.co.uk/. Coupon is for £1.50 off.
It lets you print more than one voucher.
got 5 pots for £1.02 yesterday.