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I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« on: September 21, 2012, 09:29:26 AM »
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2205975/Waitrose-Twitter-backlash-I-shop-Waitrose--I-dont-like-surrounded-poor-people.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

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The store giant tried to harness the influence of Twitter by launching a promotional campaign asking for people to finish the sentence ‘I shop at Waitrose because…’


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Only a handful of the tweets were from genuine customers wanting to sing their praises.


Dear Evie tweeted: "I shop at Waitrose because Clarrisa's pony just WILL NOT eat ASDA Value straw."

Geetee wrote: "I shop at Waitrose because the toilet paper is made from 24ct gold thread. (Unless its the Essentials range)."

My alter ego posted: "I shop at Waitrose because darling, Harrods is just too much of a trek mid-week."

Ben Drage said: "I shop at Waitrose because I want to prove to Jeremy Kyle that I am not a 21-year-old dole scrounging father-of-two."

 "I also shop at Waitrose because I was once in the Holloway Road branch and heard a dad say "Put the papaya down, Orlando!"

 "I shop at Waitrose because it makes me feel important and I absolutely detest being surrouned by poor people."

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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2012, 10:05:10 AM »
 lol: lol: lol:

I like Waitrose....  redface:
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2012, 10:14:30 AM »
so why do you shop there ? ..............
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2012, 10:17:49 AM »
so why do you sho there ? ..............

Because all the staff are so friendly and well trained like!  Thumbs:
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2012, 10:55:52 AM »
... the basket aisle says "10 items or fewer" not "10 items or less" 

... their parking spaces are wide enough to open fully all the doors of a Range Rover.  whistle:
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2012, 07:37:28 PM »
I like Waitrose too. great restaurants/coffee shop.  In the area of Hampshire that I last lived in we had a Waitrose closer to us than any other supermarket. We used to go there for coffee, lunch sometimes. cloud9:

However it was frequented by yummy mummy's and then an older generations of over 65's.  They all wore uniforms and none of them realised it.

I will try and find pictures but for the YM's it involved a rain coat which came down to their bums, the coat had to be green or blue, a handbag had to be diagonally across the body the bag bit to be on the hip, chino trousers or jeans would be worn jeans regular blue narrow at ankle . chinos beige also narrow at ankles.  flat boat like shoes to be worn.  The yummy mummy's children were always appallingly behaved and I once stood on ones hand as it was having a squalling fit on the floor which was not being dealt with. eveilgrin:

Over 65's picture Mr  and Mrs DS on a shopping trip to Waitrose.

Miss D cover your eyes.

It's an excellent place to be when they reduce their calamari on the fish counter. cloud9:
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2012, 07:42:14 PM »
Over 65's picture Mr  and Mrs DS on a shopping trip to Waitrose.

 sad24: All those years of carefully cultured individualism only to find out from Miss C that I am a stereotype.
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2012, 08:40:44 PM »
I saw Carol Vorderman in Waitrose in Maidenhead...  cloud9:
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #8 on: September 21, 2012, 09:47:48 PM »
Over 65's picture Mr  and Mrs DS on a shopping trip to Waitrose.

 sad24: All those years of carefully cultured individualism only to find out from Miss C that I am a stereotype.
 noooo:

If truth be told DS I have a friend named Tim and I see you as an older version with added turnips.

http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/business/tims-a-brick-38436.aspx
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #9 on: September 21, 2012, 10:38:02 PM »
I saw Carol Vorderman in Waitrose in Maidenhead...  cloud9:


Clear up in aisle 3 ................. noooo:

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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2012, 01:10:00 PM »
Over 65's picture Mr  and Mrs DS on a shopping trip to Waitrose.

 sad24: All those years of carefully cultured individualism only to find out from Miss C that I am a stereotype.
 noooo:

If truth be told DS I have a friend named Tim and I see you as an older version with added turnips.

http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/business/tims-a-brick-38436.aspx

DS = A man outstanding in his field.

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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2012, 08:43:14 PM »
My friend Tim has pot's of money but shops in charity shops and has holes in the sleeves of his jumpers.
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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2012, 09:38:26 PM »
I showed this to my boss, just before she gave me a lift into Kingston - she was going to Waitrose.  lol:

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Re: I shop at Waitrose because ..............
« Reply #13 on: September 23, 2012, 02:13:00 AM »
We will have created another satisfied shopper in a Boris Karloff sort of way. cloud9:
I have always thought that the worst thing about drowning was having to call 'help!' You must look such a fool. It's put me against drowning.
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