Waitrose

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually warm winter morning when Waitrose grocer Joe noticed something peculiar. As he stocked the shelves, a delivery driver kept glancing nervously towards the empty parking lot. Joe casually asked him what was up, and it turned out that the driver had accidentally left his pet parrot in the van overnight. The bird, now wide awake and bored, had been making strange noises throughout the night. Relieved, Joe helped load the groceries while listening to the driver’s story of how his wife thought he’d lost their feathered friend forever.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up outside Waitrose and heard a strange humming noise coming from inside the store's freezer section. Curious, he peered through the glass door and saw only rows of frozen vegetables, quietly doing their thing. Just as he was about to leave, a voice whispered, ‘Need any help there?’ Startled, he turned around—and found himself face-to-face with a head of cauliflower. Moral of the story? Never underestimate the power of fresh produce!’

3. A neighborhood cat had taken it upon herself to patrol the aisles of Waitrose every afternoon, inspecting each item with meticulous care before moving on to the next. One day, a delivery driver noticed her and decided to play along. He placed an oversized box of organic kale in front of her, pretending it was a treasure chest. The cat leaped onto it, pounced, and started ‘inspecting’ its contents with such gusto that everyone in the store burst out laughing. From then on, she became known as Waitrose’s unofficial produce inspector, and customers often brought her little treats during their visits.

4. ‘Hey, did you see that?’ whispered a regular to his friend in the checkout line. ‘The guy loading groceries just called out “Watch your head!” three times in a row.’ His friend looked around suspiciously but saw no one else reacting. Just as he was about to ask what it meant, another customer shouted from further down the aisle: ‘Thanks for the warning! Almost bonked my head on that shelf!’ Everyone laughed, and soon enough, the whole queue joined in the fun. The regular turned back to his friend with a smile and said, ‘Guess Waitrose really does care about our safety after all.’