The Waitrose shopper's guide to poor people's supermarkets

I thought it was quite amusing.

Aldi wine is superb merlot! At New Year I saw someone buying 12 cases of their bubbly! That must have been a hell of a party!

I prefer Aldi and Lidl to local Waitrose as I like to try the more unusual products they stock there. Actually my 2 local Waitrose are in quite run down areas and Aldi and Lidl's are newer ,brighter stores with easy parking so winners in my book.

Chewbacca I know the village you refer to, went there last week for a meal! I can remember when a Lidl opened near to me and I started to shop there (about 10 years ago, before it became trendy to shop in Aldi etc) a friend said 'aren't you embarassed to get out of your BMW then go into that cheap supermarket?*!!!

Aldi wine is actually very good.

I'm an expert.

It's been quite interesting to see how the rich and famous have changed their shopping habits in a very affluent Cheshire town near me. They've had a Booths supermarket for some years that has always been frequented by the hoi polloi. But Aldi recently opened their flagship store right opposite! It's very well appointed but essentially the same as every other Aldi except it's wine aisle is huge. Their car park is crammed with Porsches, Lexus, BMW's etc and it's common to see celebrities there. Booths is struggling. Everyone loves a bargain!

This didn't make me 'chuckle' at all
It's a distasteful analogy, for when people are forced to use foodbanks
I would imagine that if you were starving in a desert, or indeed, anywhere else in the world , that you would be profoundly grateful for a pot noodle, or any sustainability

I think the Waitrose thing is a bit out of touch now,sort of been there, done that, not really funny if it ever was?

Give over, Charleygirl, there’s nowt wrong with a Pot Noodle - I used to take them to work for my dinner. Mind, my DGS are partial to Cheesestrings as well. Good taste obviously runs in the family.

merlotgran take it from me you would not want one- even starving in the middle of a desert.

I've never had a Pot Noodle. Do they do gluten free, vegan ones?

The Daily Mash is a satire site, Monica. All tongue in cheek.

I’m sad about the Angel Delight, Merlotgran - I still think it’s a treat!

When you get out of the home counties and into the sticks a 'typical' Waitrose shopper like this would stick out like sore thumb. So nothing to relate to.

It was just a bit of fun, M0nica.

Unamused,. I see plenty of people in tracksuit bottoms and hoodies in my local Waitrose. Also lots on mobility scooters and pushalong walkers. Like many branches, it is in a town centre, where all the other supermarkets that used to serve the town and are meant to be cheaper have moved out. Their Essentials range is price competitive. If you are poor and do not have a car, the out of town Tesco is nearly 2 miles away.

Loved it, thank you merlotgran