John Lewis Partnership Profits & Bonus

[Zaxxon]

obob said:

They couldn't care less.

I realise that, but chatting whilst filliong the shopping bags makes for a better experience than not.

It's just an example of how Waitrose staff make that extra little effort.

[okgo]

Read above, they all do it now. They even do it in the bank.

[Zaxxon]

okgo said:

Read above, they all do it now. They even do it in the bank.

They don't in Tescos Sandhurst or Sainsbury's Bracknell. It's just a hello, need help packing? No ok.....

It's not a big deal but Waitrose just beats all other supermarkets in all areas. Sod the price, who cares.

[DJC]

I dont want to be asked how I am.
I dont want recipe suggestions.
I dont my "service" to be delivered by heavenly virgins.

I just want to do my shopping in peace and quiet and not feel like I have to tool up a la Arnie.

Currently the only place that offers that experience is Waitrose, ergo Waitrose is akin to a blow job from God.

[Rude-boy]

anonymous said:

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No worries - try the mobile as I'm shutting the phone down at 12 to get on with some drafting

[Four Litre]

It seems that waitrose and JLP dont employ anyone who isn't retarded in any way. Never got the impression of saturday kids just messing about and neither do any of the stores look like a bangladeshi minimart.

After shopping at waitrose for the last 6 months I popped into sainsburys and I got the impression I was shopping in a DFS warehouse full of low quality produce... I hope and pray Waitrose and JLP dont succumb to what the others stores have done and sell out.....

And you can usally park your car without it being wrecked when you come back as most mutants dont shop there!! Not a muffin top in sight.

[ewenm]

Sounds like some of you really should be shopping online if interacting with the public is that traumatic for you

[obob]

DJC said:

I dont want to be asked how I am.
I dont want recipe suggestions.
I dont my "service" to be delivered by heavenly virgins.

I just want to do my shopping in peace and quiet and not feel like I have to tool up a la Arnie.

Currently the only place that offers that experience is Waitrose, ergo Waitrose is akin to a blow job from God.

Wait, they don't offer recipe suggestions, they don't ask how you are? but according to everyone else they do exactly that!

FWIW I go to Waitrose but only because it's closest.

[Zaxxon]

DJC said:

I dont want to be asked how I am.
I dont want recipe suggestions.
I dont my "service" to be delivered by heavenly virgins.

I just want to do my shopping in peace and quiet and not feel like I have to tool up a la Arnie.

Currently the only place that offers that experience is Waitrose, ergo Waitrose is akin to a blow job from God.

Ahh, but have you qualified for the free blowie from the hottest shopping assistant with every £150.00 spent promotion?

You only get that once you have listend to the till girls talk about weekend plans for 30 times in a row.

[Rude-boy]

ewenm said:

Sounds like some of you really should be shopping online if interacting with the public is that traumatic for you

To be fair though if you wish to observe the dross of humanity there are three places you can always find them – Supermarkets, Doctors Surgeries and Hospitals. That’s not to say that ‘normal’ people don’t ever go there, but they are vastly out numbered.

Hence the rise in popularity of on-line shopping

[okgo]

ewenm said:

Sounds like some of you really should be shopping online if interacting with the public is that traumatic for you

I just don't see the need for the forced conversation which they're forced to do.

[DJC]

Zaxxon said:

Ahh, but have you qualified for the free blowie from the hottest shopping assistant with every £150.00 spent promotion?

You only get that once you have listend to the till girls talk about weekend plans for 30 times in a row.

Thats what a wife is for. Deploy her to engage the till ppl, I pack the bag/hand over cash.

Online shopping is the answer in theory. Unfortunately you rarely get the products, esp the fresh products you want and whats more you have to rely on other ppl picking your products for you. Other people are incompetent cretins and cant be trusted to even pick their nose properly let alone provide me with what I require, so no the only solution is to do it myself.

[Gaspode]

Another fan of Waitrose and John Lewis Partnership here. It's possible to buy poorer quality stuff elsewhere for much less cost, but I've not noticed any really significant difference in prices for the mainstream items - for example the bottles of plonk I buy cost around £6.50 in Waitrose and around £6.50 in Tesco.

The really significant difference is the quality of the staff. I find shopping in JLP stores is just so much more pleasant, if only because the staff are plainly much happier than elsewhere.

[Fatman2]

^^ Couldn't agree more.

I've never had a bad experience shopping in JL or Waitrose and having watched the TV documentary, have a lot of respect for their philosophy and the way they go about their business.

Generally I'd say the quality of the food in Waitrose is far superior to Tescos etc. but ironically have been finding the meat/fish in Costcos superior to them all.

[Ozzie Osmond]

Gaspode said:

The really significant difference is the quality of the staff....

....and the customers. On a Saturday our local Tesco checkout queues contain some very "unusual" people!

Note:

• Tesco - "employees" and shareholders dividends
• Waitrose - "partners" and profit sharing

[Gaspode]

Ozzie Osmond said:

....and the customers.

Oh yes. Go to our local Waitrose on a Saturday morning and you're likely to be accosted by a Tarquin or a Jocasta collecting money so they can spend their gap year digging wells in Botswana.

[markcoznottz]

Gaspode said:

Ozzie Osmond said:

....and the customers.

Oh yes. Go to our local Waitrose on a Saturday morning and you're likely to be accosted by a Tarquin or a Jocasta collecting money so they can spend their gap year digging wells in Botswana.

Strange isnt it. The checkout staff are obviously screened to compliment the customer profile. For maximum effect then go to one of those pound shops and check the staff out. Sweet jesus.

[Gaspode]

markcoznottz said:

Strange isnt it. The checkout staff are obviously screened to compliment the customer profile. For maximum effect then go to one of those pound shops and check the staff out. Sweet jesus.

The phrase 'paddling in the shallow end of the gene pool' springs to mind...

[Animal]

I don't shop at Sainsburys in Chesham because it's full of horrible s. The customers are worse.

I shop in Waitrose because they stock the smoothies I like, the ready meals are much nicer and there's appears to be only one in there.

[okgo]

You?