Is Waitrose decent/ expensive?

TheOtherOption said:
Waitrose food is very nice - much like M&S but I prefer the former - and not just because I work for JLP :p

Waitrose are actually going to open a full store just around the Park Royal (west London) area BUT it'll have one big difference - that being there won't be any customers in the store itself ...

It's part of their plan to expand online deliveries in London and will be filled with virtual shoppers who'll go around the store picking what you ask them to pick - so if you specifically want greener bananas they'll pick them that way lol
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Yup - Ocado.

Re the green bannanas - that's why I like using Ocado - you get an option of green, ripening or ripe when you order them :-)

Similar with steaks - you choose the weight then choose between three thicknesses :-)

I have a £15 off first order voucher if anyone want's it - send your email intrust.
 
We shop in Waitrose, we prefer it it tends to be quieter and not that more expensive but has far greater quality.

Ours isn't that big though which is a shame. :(
 
[FnG]magnolia;19434906 said:
I worked for M&S for a number of years as a Buyer - one of the people who put the stuff you (hopefully) want on the shelves - and even then, as much as I loved and love M&S, internally we did not think we were the best. Look at the marketshare of the major chains since 1994. Look at the developments and innovation that other retailers have taken on and compare it to M&S.

I understand that you like their store or their food or the experience or whatever, and that's fine. But you can't call something so subjective as a shop - and that's what these things are, regardless of the marketing behind them to make you believe they're anything else - "better" without knowing that it is just your opinion.
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Though I can say the food I buy in this shop, is the best without a shadow of a doubt. I have tried the competion. Yes, sometimes, somethings will be nicer elsewhere. Though as a whole M&S is streets ahead from Waitrose's food in quality/taste/V.F.M.
You may say taste is only an opinion, I met people of the same opinion at my work place, a park and fly company and after taking the taste test people were completely converted. Though as a treat maybe as it is dearer than your average store. Marks and Spencers that is.
 
mrk1@1 said:
If you have to ask about Waitrose, you can't afford to shop there.
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What? The OP is asking about mainstream supermarkets with a 10-20% price difference. Even if you spend £4k a year in the supermarket, we are talking about a £400-800 price difference over a year. I would have thought 90% of people on here could afford to shop at Waitrose if they chose to.
 
I really like wait rose. It is more expensive but a bigger range of raw ingredients and better quality.
I especially like the meat counter and foreign food isle. Can get stuff like ox cheek/tail, tofu and other stuff which just don't seem to be in supermarkets.

Ocado just started for my postcode as well.
 
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Waitrose fruit and veg is not the best - the fully packaged stuff is fine, but loose is usually not that great.

I work for a company that supplies soft fruit to supermarkets, and we pack Tesco before Waitrose as Tesco QA levels are much higher.
 
I love both M&S and Waitrose.

I have dreams about the Cherry and Almond tarts from the M&S fresh bakery bit.

From a cheapass point of view - if you head into Waitrose pretty close to closing you can bag some killer deals on their fresh stuff.

Re Ocado, I was trying to do an online shop on their a couple of weeks ago and found that a lot of their own brand products had some really scathing product reviews (on the Ocado site itself), particularly in the fresh produce section. Stuff like rotten potatoes getting delivered, and bruised apples and tomatoes. Put me off a bit!

I really like that Ocado don't seem to stick the boot in with the delivery charges though, unlike most other supermarket delivery services.
 
The vegetables are a lot more expensive than asda imho. The meat isn't so bad if you go for essentials.

Personally I buy my vegetables from cash and carry shops as they are much cheaper, just as good quality and I can get vegetables for curries that supermarkets generally don't do.

Combine this with meat from Iceland and my shopping is of no worse quality than Waitrose but substantially less cost.
 
I spent £87 in Waitrose one week and it didn't last the two of us a week - I ended up spending another £20 in Tesco that week. I agree that their own-brand stuff is good quality and I was perfectly happy buying from their "Essentials" range which I assume is their cheap range, but I think it's expensive for branded things. I don't think it's worth the hike in price for the slight increase in own-brand quality. I'll stick to Tesco where a week's shopping costs £70 :)
 
If Waitrose was closer I'd go there, but I have a Sainsburys a 5 minute walk away... Waitrose is a 15min drive away.

The quality items tend to be a bit dearer, but it doesn't have to be if you shop carefully.
 
Waitrose isn't that expensive tbh. Sure, you pay a little more and get less of the "buy 10 of this tat for the price of 7" deals but it's worth it to avoid the gurning masses of peons in the likes of Asda or Tesco.
 
Waitrose is very nice , esp their salami and other seafood products , they are a tad expensive , but worth it ;)
 
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