overheard at waitrose: poetry of the public

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But unfortunately for them, they live in permanent fear that their husbands will leave them for younger women.' quot;Darling, we do have bread for the other house, don't we"? — Jim Miller (@vancat85) January 21, 2019 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!” 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

Overheard in Waitrose “ shall we buy a tin of performative biscuits, or some biscuits we actually want to eat?” Just for those who aren’t Brits; Waitrose & Partners is a ‘high-end’ supermarket chain in the UK, serving the upper middle class market. The following, from a variety of sources, purport to be statements or fragments of conversation overheard in their shops. quot;No, Giles! Get a nice Chablis. What is it with you and your obsession with Sauvignon Blanc?" — Ian Power (@IHPower) December 13, 2018 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......

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Which then evolved into how children should be the centre of their mother's universe and when at home with them women should concentrate fully on their children and nothing else. 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.

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 Norwich Waitrose today. Mother to small child: "Jeremy, you can't run in here. THIS IS WAITROSE."— Tom Cox (@cox_tom) June 1, 2013 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 #Sevenoaks Waitrose: "Sebastian, are we out of Antonio Federici pistachio gelato?" — Steve Shaw (@BishopsgateCopy) April 6, 2013 With their 'essentials' range of items like profiteroles, pork tongue, artichokes and cappuccino mousse - the supermarket is often ridiculed for being a bit posh.

But unfortunately for them, they live in permanent fear that their husbands will leave them for younger women Without further to do, here are 24 of the most bizzare, middle-class, and hilarious things overheard in Waitrose: