overheard at waitrose: poetry of the public

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Take a unique look into some of the comments made by those shopping at Waitrose - including several made at the store in Harborne. Read More Related Articles For years now, shoppers have been taking to social media to post about some of the funniest things they've heard in the shop's aisles. Well you never know what’s happening in people’s lives, do you? She may not have a larder.” #coronavirus

Overheard in Waitrose “ shall we buy a tin of performative biscuits, or some biscuits we actually want to eat?”quot;Yes I know it ruins everything Karen but they've run out of fresh cranberries. No there's none in the grocers either. Well what do you want me to do Karen, BLOODY GROW THEM?" #ChristmasEveEve— Dr Philip Lee (@drphiliplee1) December 23, 2018 Overheard in Waitrose: "My child, you don't know what need means until you've need, need, needed a glass of Pimms on a summer's afternoon." It follows in the footsteps of the 'Women Who Eat on Tubes' Facebook group which went viral this week. Genuinely overheard in Waitrose: ‘excuse me sir would you mind showing me where I can find the **upmarket** champagne?’

Then they went onto seemingly contradict themselves by then talking about how childless people shouldn't be allowed jobs that are home based and only parents should be able to apply for those jobs so they can also look after their children......At this point, Overhead in Waitrose is essentially an internet cult classic. If you’re unfmailiar with the concept, it’s exactly what it sounds like: the everyday things people have overheard while shopping in Waitrose. Well, if he has the audacity to speak to you in that way, you are well within your rights to report it to someone." Overheard in Waitrose: “well I’ll have to wipe my arse with kitchen roll. It’s not ideal but it’s all we’ve got Ken” 😂 Hehe. Other people's conversations always amuse, bemuse and fustrate me in equal measure. I rarely find myself agreeing though which says sometging about me I'm sure. I promptly forget about them afterwards anyway because they don't actually matter really do they? Overheard in Waitrose. “I really don’t understand people who panic buy – she’s got toilet paper and bags of dried pasta piled high on her kitchen table!”

With their 'essentials' range of items like profiteroles, pork tongue, artichokes and cappuccino mousse - the supermarket is often ridiculed for being a bit posh.quot;Darling, we do have bread for the other house, don't we"? — Jim Miller (@vancat85) January 21, 2019 Overheard today (and yes, in Waitrose). 'Of course, with lamb, one really has to dress down.'— S J Watson (@SJ_Watson) March 31, 2018

overheard in waitrose islington 'the woman's voice on the self scan machines sound so impolite' - customer complaining to staff member— Huma Qureshi (@huma_qureshi_uk) July 3, 2012 The most popular post, which has more than 8,000 likes, said: "Daddy does lego have a silent 'T', like merlot?" Overheard in Waitrose - 'Well the hubby wants to get out of the EU but all I wonder is what if we are suddenly not able to buy enough Brie?'— Conor Collins (@conartworks) June 10, 2016 verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ Overheard in Norwich Waitrose today. Mother to small child: "Jeremy, you can't run in here. THIS IS WAITROSE."The idea is that it provides an insight into how the upper middle class live - and some of the comments submitted are just hilarious.