Waitrose

A great Waitrose stocking loads of the regular stuff and also a wide range of ethnic, gluten free foods and all sorts of obscure products and the chocolate range is awesome. The fish counter is good and well dispalyed and so is the cheese counter. Late Saturdays the most of the fresh bread is gone :-). Only Waitrose staff know exactly where anything is. AND THEY WILL PERSONALLY TAKE YOU THERE unlike other supermarkets where staff just go it’s over there ! Food is always good quality and they will willingly take something back if it’s not of the required standard. excellent range of beers and ciders.

Sometimes it’s hard to believe but there are mainstream companies that have a heart where profit isn’t the sole raison d’etre. I admire this clever idea, that has recently been put into action, at select branches of the high street supermarket chain.
Once you’ve paid for your shopping, the cashier will hand you a little green plastic token (at no extra cost). On your way out, you’ll notice three large, transparent, plastic containers filled — to varying degrees — with the little green ‘buttons’. Above each container, there’s a summary of information relating to each local project, charity or good cause. After reading about them, you make your choice, deciding which container is most worthy of your token, place it in the green-‘coin’ slot and, at the end of the month, Waitrose will divide and donate £1000, accordingly, between the three chosen causes.
Each month the selected local good causes change; if you have a deserving project in mind there are leaflets on-​hand for you to provide details for consideration. What a brilliant, original and smile-​inducing idea!