Waitrose snobbery

barryboris

I like waitrose...never experienced any snobbery, and love their products.

hollydays

No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.
If a member of staff looked down their nose at me , I'd put them straight, with a look and a well chosen word.or I might choose to ignore it, the first time.
I shop there very occasionally and find them incredibly polite.
Surely you can't base this on one person who rushed off . Impolite yes. Snobby, well some members of staff may think working in an upmarket shop makes them better than some customers, but I'm sure they'd be pulled up on this by their managers if it was a recurring theme, as cs is a high priority there.
I do think if you are younger though some staff think they can treat you with a little less respect.

Johnnytwostep

How can anyone feel inferior to a staff member in Waitrose. They work in a shop after all, no matter what the shop is.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

Our W8rz is fine, and in darkest Stroud, we have a better class of twit shooting there as well!

geerex

Johnnytwostep wrote: »

How can anyone feel inferior to a staff member in Waitrose. They work in a shop after all, no matter what the shop is.

So by your logic, shop workers are inferior?

[Deleted User]

hollydays wrote: »

No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.
If a member of staff looked down their nose at me , I'd put them straight, with a look and a well chosen word.

You obviously have no experience of the NHS, a well chosen word there will just get you labelled a trouble maker, and elicit more vindictive behaviour.

Voyager2002

SquirrelNutkins wrote: »

Im not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I think its the closest fit for it.
I shop around quite a bit, Aldi, reduced things from Tesco and treats from Waitrose. My staple foods come from Aldi, as I just dont like being ripped off. But I also enjoy more unusual things and treats, so I go to Waitrose for that. So at Waitrose last night I picked up a couple of things, including reduced milk. I always check my receipt so noticed that they had charched me full price for the milk instead of the reduced one, I went back to customer service where the woman in charge had a bit of a snobbish vibe about it, just handed me change folded into the receipt and instantly ran off. :mad: Outside I noticed that she hadnt given me the right amount, there were 94p missing. Now I really didnt want to go back again, but Im wondering about their attitude. Ive noticed snobbish vibes from waitrose staff almost every time I shop there. Why is that? Is it because I dont buy my entire shopping there (I tend to spend about 10 quid per shop) or am I too young (early 20s, staff and most shoppers seem much older than me), or am I not dressed posh enough (Im not a slob, but dont tend to wear twead jackets)? It´s just starting to bug me, Im not imagining their attitude in case someone wants to suggest that, Ive been to all the supermarkets quite a few times and no where else did the stuff act snobbish. I dont like Asda, Tesco and Sainsburys all that much, but most staff have been lovely there, just to clarify that Im capable of picking these things up. I like my waitrose treats and want to continue getting them, but I hate their attitude! I really hope its just at my local branch! What experiences have you had?

My experience was the opposite...

During a long spell of unemployment I lived near a Waitrose branch and often used to go there for the free coffee. I would often buy something during these visits, usually something reduced or a basic product like milk...

I was consistently impressed with how helpful and polite the staff were, always willing to go out of their way to satisfy my requests. Granted I always paid by card (to get the cashback) and so have no experience of receiving change there.

In sum: I think there must be something wrong with the management at your local branch. I suggest you write to their head office.

Johnnytwostep

geerex wrote: »

So by your logic, shop workers are inferior?

yes..........

hollydays

jack_pott wrote: »

You obviously have no experience of the NHS, a well chosen word there will just get you labelled a trouble maker, and elicit more vindictive behaviour.

...random..

Nick_C

Johnnytwostep wrote: »

How can anyone feel inferior to a staff member in Waitrose. They work in a shop after all, no matter what the shop is.

They are partners in / joint owners of one of the UK's most successful businesses. I certainly don't consider Waitrose employees to be inferior to me. But I don't treat any workers as inferior. I have the greatest respect for anyone who chooses to go to work instead of sitting on their backsides and sponging off the rest of us.