Waitrose

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Waitrose, a regular shouted one day, ‘I’m telling you, I just saw a ghost in aisle five!’ Everyone looked around nervously, but there was no one else in sight. Suddenly, an impatient delivery driver yelled from behind the counter: ‘Next time see a ghost, shout “stock out” instead! We’ll believe you then.’ Everyone burst into laughter, and the story became Waitrose’s unofficial urban legend.

2. At dawn, a delivery driver arrived with a strange expression on his face. ‘You’ll never believe what happened,’ he muttered, unloading crates of oranges. As he opened one crate, out popped an orange that started rolling across the floor. Another crate followed suit, and soon enough, the entire aisle was filled with oranges dancing like little ballerinas. The bewildered driver looked around, shrugged, and said to no one in particular, 'Well, I guess today’s the day for a fruit revolution!'

3. At Waitrose, an elderly lady picked up a bag of apples and noticed something unusual—each apple had a tiny note attached, reading: ‘Ask for directions before eating me.’ Curious, she asked a nearby employee who laughed and explained it was a special promotion from their supplier—a local artist known for his quirky notes on fruit. The whole store erupted in laughter as customers flocked to see the next note-filled apple.

4. At Waitrose, a customer asked curiously, ‘Do they really deliver groceries in shopping bags?’ ‘No,’ replied the polite delivery driver with a smile, ‘we deliver them in baskets—handmade from recycled newspaper, of course.’ A regular customer nodded knowingly and muttered to his neighbor, ‘I heard they even use biodegradable string for the handles!’