[exgaffer]

I’ve shopped at Waitrose for the last twenty five years, even at times when I’ve had very little money. They’re the only major supermarket that take the responsibility of animal welfare and food retailing seriously. From your wittering I’m assuming you don’t shop there - that’s why your posts sound like a bloke with maggots eating into his brain.

Btw, the hoi-polloi means the exact opposite of what you think it does - its Greek for the masses. Time to stop shopping from Asda’s out-of-date trolley and fish out some of those maggots.

I shop at Waitrose because I like some of their food (their cheese for example).

I also shop at Aldi, Tesco, various ‘bargain’ stores, wherever they have what I want at a reasonable price.

We have plenty of laws to regulate animal welfare and retailing is retailing, some aim for niche markets, some pile it high and sell it cheap, some rely on appearing more virtuous, so as to attract others who wish to appear virtuous. 

When shopping (which I regard as a necessary evil   ) I just look at quality and price, I know that’s unfashionable these days   .

[Smirnoffexpress]

 Middle class, patronising snob alert!

[Tufnell_Chimes]

Think what you like, your opinion means nothing to me, I don’t need to shop for shit from Asda to qualify for my working-class badge. Smirns, you’ve hitched your wagon to johnson long ago - how’s he doing looking out for those working class white kids?

Guff do you have a taste for horsemeat

[scumslayer]

And the veil falls

[Smirnoffexpress]

Tuffs, there you go again, when have I hitched my wagon to Johnson? I cannot stand the buffoon nor the party he represents. As for working class kids, no fucker is looking after them within our current political machine .Too many distracted by other issues and self interest.

[Tomsk]

Whats wrong with Asda, I like Asda?
I like Morrisons too, maybe I'm a working class wannabe northerner without realising too.

[exterminator]

I’ve shopped at Waitrose for the last twenty five years, even at times when I’ve had very little money. They’re the only major supermarket that take the responsibility of animal welfare and food retailing seriously. From your wittering I’m assuming you don’t shop there - that’s why your posts sound like a bloke with maggots eating into his brain.

Btw, the hoi-polloi means the exact opposite of what you think it does - its Greek for the masses. Time to stop shopping from Asda’s out-of-date trolley and fish out some of those maggots.

Wrong again,we dont shop at Asda - we use several different supermarkets or discount outlets  for non-food related iitems plus a little food & support local specialist shops for our meat, bread, seasonal fruit & vegetables whenever possible.

I rather like this from the Urban Dictionary on The Hoi Polloi 

One of the great unwashed, term applied to a person who lacks culture, sophistication and class. Someone with a sheep's mentality, way behind in life.

Sums you up perfectly Tuffers Duffers   

[Tufnell_Chimes]

Ext, you are such a div.

[Smirnoffexpress]

 Also a proud Asda user, the one at Leigh Park being a proles paradise. Full of the sort of people that Owen Jones might describe as “shouty”! My people.

[exterminator]

Ext, you are such a div.

I was right then " you do lack culture" QED.

I'd better watch it Duffers will throw hos toys out of his pram and resort to the " Unhinged Swearing" next ....

[Jezzer]

Lídl is an interesting one, a bit of a paradox in fact. Plenty of cheap prosseco and ready made meals for the unrepenting work class types but also an interesting line in niche products aimed at the aspiring middle classes. I also know some quite well off people who shop there on occasions although they choose to dress down "chav style" when they go so as to avoid being outed.

[Smirnoffexpress]

I’m going retro working class, a few archery lessons and it’s off to the local countryside to start taking out large, four footed mammals. Fresh organic meat! Robin Hood me right up!

[Tomsk]

Lidl and Aldi are great, until you get to the checkout (checkouts if you're lucky) and then it's a right old feckin pain in the arse

[exgaffer]

Lidl and Aldi are great, until you get to the checkout (checkouts if you're lucky) and then it's a right old feckin pain in the arse

You’ve definitely got to get a move on Tomsk    , you have to bung it all in quick then sort it out on the packing shelf.

It’s all about getting people through quickly isn’t it? 

If I’m in a hurry I prefer it to places like Waitrose, where all the punters take a fucking age to pack and seem to want to chat to the checkout operator for ages. I tend to use the self service tills in there if I don’t want to spend hours hanging about.

[scumslayer]

Really not surprised to hear Gaff likes paying more for the same shit you can get cheaper from abroad

[Tufnell_Chimes]

I’ve shopped at Waitrose for the last twenty five years, even at times when I’ve had very little money. They’re the only major supermarket that take the responsibility of animal welfare and food retailing seriously. From your wittering I’m assuming you don’t shop there - that’s why your posts sound like a bloke with maggots eating into his brain.

Btw, the hoi-polloi means the exact opposite of what you think it does - its Greek for the masses. Time to stop shopping from Asda’s out-of-date trolley and fish out some of those maggots.

Wrong again,we dont shop at Asda - we use several different supermarkets or discount outlets  for non-food related iitems plus a little food & support local specialist shops for our meat, bread, seasonal fruit & vegetables whenever possible.

I rather like this from the Urban Dictionary on The Hoi Polloi 

One of the great unwashed, term applied to a person who lacks culture, sophistication and class. Someone with a sheep's mentality, way behind in life.

Sums you up perfectly Tuffers Duffers   

But Ext, you said, and I quote: "you're a  lefty loser moosh, not a member of the hoi-polloi". That is why you're such a div.

You also said this, and I quote: "I find most everyday language swearing pathetic". But who then, said this: “Rescue Dog & Essentialmix and  any other non believing tosser”, or this: “so watch out yfc”, or this: “What is it like tossing yourself off all the time Jizzboy”, or this: “in other words to keep thick idiots like you informed ffs!”, or this: “you on the other hand yfc”, or even this (a little milder, granted): “spouts his usual uninformed sh!t again”.

So in your world, its ok to call someone a fucking coont, but you start squinnying when you're called out for being a div (or a din). What a fooking snowflake.

Apologies for not answering this earlier, reckon I've got the Omicron - all the symptoms but still negative LFT.

[Cressers]

Hopefully it isn't.

[Tufnell_Chimes]

Cheers Cressers, totally wiped out yesterday but much better today.

[Smirnoffexpress]

Tuffers, fingers crossed you are ok moosh.

[exgaffer]

Really not surprised to hear Gaff likes paying more for the same shit you can get cheaper from abroad

So you didn’t read the my post about using Aldi, Bargain Stores etc. and that I only use Waitrose for things like cheese then SS? 

I also said my criteria were quality and price, what are yours, just cheap?

Tuffers is the one who shops in Waitrose on principle ffs.

Hope you have mild symptoms and feel better soon by the way Tuffers.

[Tomsk]

Looking at a study done in April 2021 by some Green Eco group M&S and Co-op rank higher than Waitrose in the Most Ethical category. Wrt most Environmentally Friendly Waitrose don't come in the top three.

[Tufnell_Chimes]

Cheers fellas.
Just done watching Trading Places. "it was the Dukes, it was the Dukes"

[Tufnell_Chimes]

Got to say the amount of packaging they have that says 'not currently recyclable' is really disappointing - if its not recyclable why use it? use something else that is. There's a whole load of biodegradable alternatives these days, so there's really no excuse.

I can't afford M&S and there's no Co-op close to me - Waitrose is a five minute walk (so that's got be good for my carbon footprint)

[Smirnoffexpress]

 Now you are backtracking   “Can’t afford M&S” is obviously an attempt to underplay your middle class credentials.

[Tufnell_Chimes]

Hey, I'm just a working-class comp-y kid, grew up on an MoD housing estate, working since I was 17. Never had no help from no-one ever (is that a tiny violin I can hear?)

Guff's the one - starts out saying he's only in there for the cheese, then it turns it out he knows all the stuff only the regulars would know - the checkouts are faster, etc - you're not going to figure that out after just a couple of cheese visits. He's probaby got a loyalty card and everything. Probably even uses those handheld, pay-as-you-go till things.