Discussion
Healey73 said:
Ocado was set up by a few bored Bankers with a tie in from Waitrose, I can't remember how much of a share Waitroses stake was now but the agreement was that the Ocado management team would buy it back over a period of time. Not sure if that ever happened so waitrose may still own a large slice of the Ocado pie.
John Lewis Pension Fund has a 30% stake of OcadoWe use Waitrose most of the time. We also get Able & Cole groceries delivered though so don't buy our meat and all the veg from Waitrose. Places like Tesco or Asda may have some offer or other making some things cheaper for a few weeks, but Waitrose wins for us when you look at the whole shopping trolley. Even if it were more expensive I'd rather pay £5 more a week and have food which tastes nice/things I like.
Also, I have yet to see a chav, especially in the carpark.
Also, I have yet to see a chav, especially in the carpark.
jamoor said:
Simpo Two said:
The first thing that struck me about Waitrose, when a new branch opened nearby, was that my car would actually fit into the parking spaces (designed for X5s not Micras).
Second - how frightfully nice the punters, sorry clientele were. Nothing like striking up a bit of light banter over the truffle oil.
Third: 'Blimey, how much?!'
But you do get a little green token to support one of the three 'charities of the week' on the way out, which is nice and makes you feel philanthropic and rich
Of the food - yep, seemed OK to me.
In short, you pay for the experience.Second - how frightfully nice the punters, sorry clientele were. Nothing like striking up a bit of light banter over the truffle oil.
Third: 'Blimey, how much?!'
But you do get a little green token to support one of the three 'charities of the week' on the way out, which is nice and makes you feel philanthropic and rich
Of the food - yep, seemed OK to me.
Pferdestarke said:
I would be embarassed to let a likely-to-be 50-something guy carry my bags in from the van when I am an able-bodied individual capable of either getting the shopping myself or at least insisting that I help. Talk about highlighting the divide between you and him.
I'm more than happy to help him if I'm there, but as someone else has already mentioned, when you have a heavily pregnant wife trying to stop a toddler running out onto the street, it is rather handy to have a delivery driver that doesn't just dump it on the doorstep.As for highlighting a divide, welcome to normal society - do you not buy thing from a 50 year old person at a checkout at Lidl, because you are embarrassed?? What an odd thing to say.
Pferdestarke said:
Is your time so precious that you can't go shopping? Do you get satisfaction when the van pulls up and the neighbours (who do their shopping at ASDA) can see? I'd bet that you do.
Well yes actually it is, and I certainly don't have time to pop to the local farm shop for a couple of bits, then onto a supermarket for other essentials. I'm very pleased to hear that you have enough time on your hands to fill it with such an exciting pastime - personally I'd rather get someone to do all the crap for me, for which I don't think I'm paying over the odds at all, and spend the little time that I do have with my family thanks.
Oh and no one gets deliveries from Asda on my street, don't be absurd
JRM said:
when you have a heavily pregnant wife trying to stop a toddler running out onto the street, it is rather handy to have a delivery driver that doesn't just dump it on the doorstep.
As for highlighting a divide, welcome to normal society - do you not buy thing from a 50 year old person at a checkout at Lidl, because you are embarrassed?? What an odd thing to say.
I personally would feel uncomfortable with someone carrying all of my shopping for me, even if he is employed to do so. The fact that I may buy my groceries from a 50 year old checkout assistant from Lidl (as you sarcastically point out) is far more commonplace than having overpriced goods that you haven't even had the pleasure of choosing for yourself delivered to your fridge door.As for highlighting a divide, welcome to normal society - do you not buy thing from a 50 year old person at a checkout at Lidl, because you are embarrassed?? What an odd thing to say.
JRM said:
I'm very pleased to hear that you have enough time on your hands to fill it with such an exciting pastime - personally I'd rather get someone to do all the crap for me, for which I don't think I'm paying over the odds at all, and spend the little time that I do have with my family thanks.
Oh and no one gets deliveries from Asda on my street, don't be absurd
I will always find the time to go out and source the best quality, value for money produce that my time and budget will allow for. If food is so unimportant to you that you allow someone else to select it for you in a supermarket warehouse then I really don't know why you are posting in the food lovers' section of PH. Other than to attempt to belittle others and demonstrate a pretty shocking superiority complex. Tell me, why exactly would it be absurd for your neighbours to shop at ASDA?Oh and no one gets deliveries from Asda on my street, don't be absurd
Targarama said:
Also, I have yet to see a chav, especially in the carpark.
I once left the door to my car wide open in Waitrose car park, brand new Bluetooth stereo in, CDs all over the place. Got back to the car thinking "s
t, someone's broken in", but then I remembered I just hadn't shut the door at all - too busy thinking about getting into the shop and browsing the posh groceries I guess.Two weeks later we were at Asda, as I came back to my car a bunch of chavs were hanging around it, looking inside and trying the doors. They all just pretended to be interested in the car when I asked them what the bloody hell they were up to. I'm sure if I had done the same thing as Waitrose I would have come back to find the car gone, or being ragged around the bottom end of the car park.
Simpo Two said:
jamoor said:
Simpo Two said:
The first thing that struck me about Waitrose, when a new branch opened nearby, was that my car would actually fit into the parking spaces (designed for X5s not Micras).
Second - how frightfully nice the punters, sorry clientele were. Nothing like striking up a bit of light banter over the truffle oil.
Third: 'Blimey, how much?!'
But you do get a little green token to support one of the three 'charities of the week' on the way out, which is nice and makes you feel philanthropic and rich
Of the food - yep, seemed OK to me.
In short, you pay for the experience.Second - how frightfully nice the punters, sorry clientele were. Nothing like striking up a bit of light banter over the truffle oil.
Third: 'Blimey, how much?!'
But you do get a little green token to support one of the three 'charities of the week' on the way out, which is nice and makes you feel philanthropic and rich
Of the food - yep, seemed OK to me.
jamoor said:
Simpo Two said:
jamoor said:
Simpo Two said:
The first thing that struck me about Waitrose, when a new branch opened nearby, was that my car would actually fit into the parking spaces (designed for X5s not Micras).
Second - how frightfully nice the punters, sorry clientele were. Nothing like striking up a bit of light banter over the truffle oil.
Third: 'Blimey, how much?!'
But you do get a little green token to support one of the three 'charities of the week' on the way out, which is nice and makes you feel philanthropic and rich
Of the food - yep, seemed OK to me.
In short, you pay for the experience.Second - how frightfully nice the punters, sorry clientele were. Nothing like striking up a bit of light banter over the truffle oil.
Third: 'Blimey, how much?!'
But you do get a little green token to support one of the three 'charities of the week' on the way out, which is nice and makes you feel philanthropic and rich
Of the food - yep, seemed OK to me.
V8mate said:
Did anyone notice a price jump at Waitrose in the new year though? 20p seemed a a popular leap: loads of items which were £x.99 before Christmas suddenly seemed to jump to £x+1.19 in the first week of January.
Yes noticed that too. I tend to shop at Waitrose because it's convenient and it's a fairly pleasant experience (well as much as grocery shopping ever is). I frequently check price comparison websites, and have found that whether they are more expensive or not depends greatly on what you're buying and what the current deals are, but generally they come out more expensive (especially for household stuff).I've tried the Lidl experience too, but as others have said, they just don't seem to stock some things eg anchovies. So for 'normal' shopping the cost saving doesn't outweigh the inconvenience hence we only use them to stock up on coke and the odd bargain like a fire extinguisher.
On Sunday I ended up in Asda because I wasn't going to get back before Waitrose shut. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by how helpful the staff were as well as the quality (particularly considering how cheap it was). The clientèle were a little different though, I suppose this is a consequence of where they tend to have their stores - can't see them putting one in the middle of Wapping somehow.
beano500 said:
jackal said:
Is any of it actually edible ?
That's a funny question. Are you thinking of eating the shop - or the things they sell? I wouldn't eat the stuff they put in the household cleaning products aisle....
I'll have you know I've lost 16.8 kilos in four months since I changed my diet. Swapping aisles each month is a winner!Daisy Duke said:
The clientèle were a little different though, I suppose this is a consequence of where they tend to have their stores - can't see them putting one in the middle of Wapping somehow.
Oh I don't know - we seem to have plenty of chavs driving round in loud cars! 
And I would have thought the area would have plenty of potential customers for stores at the lower end of the supermarket scale!
I use Waitrose often as it's the closest supermarket to me, and other than standard items, food is generally better quality than at Tesco and Sainsburys - especially fresh meat which isn't far off the local butcher's quality.
I usually order through Ocado though, as they price match Tesco for many items, and also occasionally send out 10-15% discount voucher codes by email, so you get the quality of Waitrose for less than Tesco money!
Edited by ehasler on Wednesday 10th February 11:32
okgo said:
garyhun said:
Waitrose food is quality. End of.
Don't think anyone is saying the stuff is crap, but in the main I can't taste the difference betweem waitrose stuff and sainsburies. However I do feel M&S food is better, and the butchers meat is far better than all of the supermarkets.I shop at Waitrose as do the rest of my family and many of my friends also shop there.
I find the quality of the goods to be excellent and the service to be first class. I like the fact their stores are far less crowded, clean, the shelves are rarely empty and I like the store lay out.
I find the quality of the goods to be excellent and the service to be first class. I like the fact their stores are far less crowded, clean, the shelves are rarely empty and I like the store lay out.
There is a great difference between Waitrose, and other supermarkets.
Basically, when you go to Waitrose, you know whatever you buy will be good.
At other Supermarkets, you have to pick out what is good.
Waitrose, overall is not more expensive, than say, Sainsbury's....it can tend to be more expensive than Morrison's and Asda, but when some people relabel grade 2 produce as grade 1 ..then its not surprising.
I use Sainsbury's more than anyone as its on my doorstep,but the best supermarket food I buy, is from Waitrose. No doubt!
P/S M&S , is silly money in comparison.
Basically, when you go to Waitrose, you know whatever you buy will be good.
At other Supermarkets, you have to pick out what is good.
Waitrose, overall is not more expensive, than say, Sainsbury's....it can tend to be more expensive than Morrison's and Asda, but when some people relabel grade 2 produce as grade 1 ..then its not surprising.
I use Sainsbury's more than anyone as its on my doorstep,but the best supermarket food I buy, is from Waitrose. No doubt!
P/S M&S , is silly money in comparison.
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