My first shopping expedition at our newly opened Waitrose....

[summerdays]

Westbury Park have them (Bristol). It's listed within individual stores' details, however accurate they are.

Westbury Park definitely has them (with the 12 stands immediately outside the door in front of the store), as a friend uses them to get her shopping home and then take her recycling back (they haven't rolled out plastic recycling across the city yet).

 

[slowmotion]

I only pop in for one luxury....

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/7473646/Ostrich-eggs-to-be-stocked-by-Waitrose-at-18.99-each.html

Pip, pip!

Edit: Groan....please no puns about shelling out etc...

 

[marinyork]

Westbury Park definitely has them (with the 12 stands immediately outside the door in front of the store), as a friend uses them to get her shopping home and then take her recycling back (they haven't rolled out plastic recycling across the city yet).

I had a look at quite a few stores, I just couldn't be bothered to go through them all so guessed at where might have them (bristol, bath, cambridge, oxford). It is listed on the storefinder which is quite a good feature to actually have on their website and I credit them with that. There doesn't seem to be an authoritative list though rather than me checking every individual store which is not the brightest thing in the world to do. In my experience people like authoritative lists, they don't tend to like 'might be available in your area' and don't really get on well with the concept at all whether it be broadband or anything else. A shame really as it's a cracking idea.

 

[Crankarm]

Waitrose are so expensive and up themselves then again so are John Lewis. Their target customer is semi-retired/retired, 50 - 70 years old, middle class, well healed, possibly an M&S stray, they delude themselves that they offer superior service, (I've had better service in places with much cheaper prices such as Wilcos). Also they blatantly price fix against Tesco's prices as well. Surely an infringement for the Competition Commisssion?

Co-Op or Sainsburys for me. Both have ample secure cycle parking under cover. Sainsburys has at least 15 Sheffield stands or Oxford hoops (I can never tell the difference between the two stands).

 

[Proto]

We find the higher prices of Waitrose help keep the Riffraff out and make the shopping experience far more pleasureable. Worth every penny.

Agreed. I recently made the mistake of entering the Tesco store in Aylesbury. A very depressing experience, never again. It wouldn't matter how cheap it is, it's just not worth it.

 

[John Ponting]

Agreed. I recently made the mistake of entering the Tesco store in Aylesbury. A very depressing experience, never again. It wouldn't matter how cheap it is, it's just not worth it.

To avoid riffraff, avoid ASDA @ Hatfield like the plague!

 

[vernon]

I only pop in for one luxury....

http://www.telegraph...18.99-each.html

Pip, pip!

Edit: Groan....please no puns about shelling out etc...

£18.99 for an egg? Are they yolking?

 

[TVC]

It's the only supermarket that sells veal and pidgeon, that's why I go. I also like the strict 'no trainers' policy.

 

[2Loose]

I pop in on payday for their tiffin. Yummy, but a treat.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

We use the on-line shopping when they have an offer as it makes them no more expensive. Waitrose is like a giant deli though, good for treat stuff, interesting selection of beer (always a major consideration for me, not so much the wife) but it's expensive, but then again you knew that before you went in there.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

To avoid riffraff, avoid ASDA @ Hatfield like the plague!

The one in Merthyr is fun

 

[PK99]

Their meat (especially beef) is very good. I don't get anything else there as I can get it all for cheaper elsewhere.

Quality Price Ratio (QPR) is far higher at Waitrose than either Tesco or Sainsbury.





Try buying and cooking alongside each other (eg)

Tesco normal chicken breasts

Tesco premium

Waitrose normal




Waitrose normal are at least the quality equivalent of the Tesco premium and (just checked online) are cheaper. (look at the volume of water released on cooking and the  texture/taste of the cooked item)

The same applies across most meat items.

There are items in most sections that are cheaper at tesco, but when looking to  buy at the middle to upper end, Waitrose is cheaper. 

 

[vernon]

Quality Price Ratio (QPR) is far higher at Waitrose than either Tesco or Sainsbury.

The QPR is subjective.

The like for like price ratio is the one that's painful at at between 1.2 and 1.5 compared with ASDA.

 

[PK99]

The QPR is subjective.

The like for like price ratio is the one that's painful at at between 1.2 and 1.5 compared with ASDA.

ASDa- the supermarket whose cheief exec has criticized the quality of the food they offer:

chief executive. Andy Clarke, who was promoted to the role in May, said that food quality was something the chain ‘hadn’t been as focused on in the past as it should have been’, undermining its credibility in this area

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waitrose does not sell food of the lower price & lower quality. A TRUE like for like comparison has convinced me that Waitrose is the best supermarket for quality food.

Tesco finest, Sainsbury taste the difference = waitrose standard

 

[vernon]

ASDa- the supermarket whose cheief exec has criticized the quality of the food they offer:

I didn't make myself clear.

The like for like price ratio that I refer two is for branded goods not own branded goods. No matter how you look at it Waitrose is expensive. Waitrose might generate an aloof and feel good factor with it's outrageously elevated prices but I'm not prepared to subscribe to supporting the smoke and mirrors needed to sustain the belief that it offers value for money.