Overheard at Waitrose Facebook page goes viral
The Facebook page claimed to be: “A page for publishing words often heard permeating the aisles of Britain’s poshest supermarket.”
Mocking the allegedly lavish lifestyles and pretentious shopping habits of Waitrose shoppers, the Facebook page contains such gems as: “Quentin, find a cake I can pass off as homemade for the village fête.”
10 best ‘quotes’
Here, we bring you 10 of the best ‘quotes’ – reportedly overheard in Waitrose stores.
- “Daddy, does Lego have a silent T, like merlot?”
- “This is a staff announcement: there has been a champagne spillage in aisle four ... oh no, my mistake, everyone calm down it’s only Cava.”
- “Darling, do we need parmesan for both houses?”
- “Noah! You've had enough Manchego for one day.”
- “Don't we already have a wine thermometer dear?”
- “No Jennie you can’t only serve olives at your tenth birthday party ... now go and fetch a sirloin for the dog.”
- “Of course, I would buy the smoked salmon, but it makes the Maserati smell like a fishmongers”
- “Luciano behave! Children these days ... I blame the au pairs.”
- “Orlando, that is enough blueberries. I only need them to go on the top of the venison.”
- “Darling I don't think this parmesan will fit in the new parmesan grater.”
Meanwhile, the retailer was taken by surprise two years ago by responses to its social media campaign inviting consumers to reply to its tweet: “I shop at Waitrose because …”
Responses ranged from the hilarious to the cutting. Here’s FoodManufacture.co.uk’s favourite four replies.
- Inkognito: “I shop at Waitrose because Tesco doesn’t stock unicorn food.”
- Liza: “I like to shop at Waitrose because they have rotisserie swan.”
- Katie: “I also shop at Waitrose because I was once in the Holloway Rd branch and heard a dad say ‘Put the papaya down, Orlando!’"
- Katie: “I shop at Waitrose because it makes me feel important and I absolutely detest being surrounded by poor people.”
Presumably through gritted teeth the retailer replied: “Thanks for all the genuine and funny #waitrosereasons tweets. We always like to hear what you think and enjoyed reading most of them.”
