Do you live near a Waitrose?

Sapphire

Waitrose, M & S, Sainsburys and Co-op near me, and I must say I use them all for different things (Sainsburys mainly for basics, Waitrose for things like wine and vegetables, M & S for specials, and Co-op quite rarely). I also use Food for Thought for some lactose-free products (which I have to have).

I like the mixture of different shops near me.

chucknorris wrote: »

Are there not more local choices, I live in Dorking, which is only a small town, but we have a Sainsburys, M&S, Waitrose, Lidl and a Tesco express. Not to mention that you can also shop via the internet of course.

Generali

My nearest Waitrose is ~10,000 miles away yet houses are expensive.

What should I learn from that?

IronWolf

Waitrose isnt that bad if you stick to the Essential Waitrose lines.

We shop on Ocado so theres a lot of Waitrose things on there and its not too bad, and noticeably better quality than the other supermarkets.

BobQ

I used to shop at Waitrose but online. It was relatively expensive but often had hidden benefits. If items were not in stock they often substituted an expensive alternative. For example I would order a dozen pork sausages but on occasions they would substitute an expensive special recipe version instead. Once I ordered a £6 bottle of Chianti Classico and they substituted a £15 bottle of a Borola. Cost did not seem to be a consideration when it reflected on service. Regular customers often got a complimentary product when things were close to best buy date.

May just have been my branch but they were excellent.

paddyrg

Waitrose is great - essentials range are competitively priced, some things will be dearer than the discounters, but to balance that out you have a nicer shopping experience - wide aisles, no music, well lit, courteous staff and plenty of them, free coffee and newspapers.

It does make me laugh that 'Waitrose Essentials' includes Halloumi and Blueberries ;-)

michaels

Our 'local' Waitrose is unable to make up for the average (well top 20% nationally but below average for the town) nearby school and extra distance from the mainline train station when it comes to house prices.

However I am wondering if they might extend tubes onto the Abbey flyer line eventually which might help.

Linda_D_2

I live near a waitrose but would never even dream of buying their overpriced poor quality crap.

ruggedtoast

Linda_D wrote: »

I live near a waitrose but would never even dream of buying their overpriced poor quality crap.

Oh, have you moved to your summer pitch now Linda?

I should warn you that Waitrose probably won't let you park in their car park for the whole season.

lostinrates

bouicca21 wrote: »

I am pleased to live in an area that has Waitrose and Lidl, not to mention a small Sainsburys and an M&S food. And it certainly isn't just the poor who queue up for bargains in Lidl.

Increasingly I notice or hear that Waitrose and lidl are adjacent / nearly adjacent to each other. I think it suits many to buy somethings in ladle then go in to waitrose for what they cannot source in lidl or prefer to buy in waitrose. Eg, I prefer not to buy animal derived produce from lidl very often simply because I have no experience or research into where it comes from.....so while I hear the yoghurt is great etc, its not something I'd buy just yet. Very personally I also find the shopping there for big shops difficult because of the speed of the pack sometimes .

However, recently I bought a number of jars of things that are easier and much cheaper in lidl, bottled anti pasti. I then put them in my car and walked in to waitrose for cheese and some other stuff ( including some reduced things I wasn't planning on. The two combine well, each offering something the other didn't.

purch

lostinrates wrote: »

Increasingly I notice or hear that Waitrose and lidl are adjacent / nearly adjacent to each other.

Yes, I was in Portishead a couple of weeks ago, and they basically share the same car park.