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Damien

30-12-2013 08:00

Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

Most Middle class story ever:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...cts-Chavs.html

Quote:

Waitrose is facing a middle-class backlash after complaints that its stores are being invaded by less well-off shoppers.

Regular customers claim the supermarket's offer of free cups of tea and coffee in all its stores is attracting the wrong type of clientele.

denphone

30-12-2013 08:04

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

Oh its so nice to see the Hoity toity having their feathers ruffled.:D

Hugh	30-12-2013 08:15

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

The story is actually about handing out free coffee to regular customers, and there are two quotes from twitterati complaining about that, not about 'chavs'.

Shock horror - Daily Mail puts negative slant on story to inflame emotions....

tizmeinnit

30-12-2013 08:31

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35658696)

actually Hugh the story is about handing out free coffee to loyalty card holders/mywaitrose members this does not mean they are regular customers. I to am a pedant when I can be ;)

Damien

30-12-2013 08:32

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35658696)

It is quite funny though.

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'Please don't turn into a “soup kitchen” handing out free drinks,' she wrote on the store's Facebook page. 'The usual clientele of Waitrose are hardly strapped for cash.

LSainsbury

30-12-2013 09:00

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

Just wait until they find out that John Lewis card holders get a free tea or coffee and a cake once per month!

I have both cards. We shop in Waitrose about twice a month so does that make a me a chav?!

denphone

30-12-2013 09:04

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

Of course it does not as usually on our way to a big discount store in Cornwall every couple of months we often pop into Waitrose to pick up a few things here or there.

Gary L

30-12-2013 10:06

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

They need to send Wayne and Waynetta there to claim their free coffees.

Chris

30-12-2013 10:06

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

I think most of all this story illustrates how social meeja, Twitter in particular, gives a disproportionately loud voice to a very narrow stratum of the British upper-middle class.

Hugh	30-12-2013 10:08

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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit (Post 35658700)

actually Hugh the story is about handing out free coffee to loyalty card holders/mywaitrose members this does not mean they are regular customers. I to am a pedant when I can be ;)

It may be helpful if you were an accurate pedant... ;)

Could you point out where, in the OP DM article, either of the customers quoted mentioned chavs? (which was the point of my rebuttal, as the DM headline stated "Regular customers complain that free drink offer 'attracts too many chavs"). :)

tizmeinnit

30-12-2013 10:39

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35658725)

and where did I say it did ? you said and I quote

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35658696)

The story is actually about handing out free coffee to regular customers

this is incorrect it is for those who hold the card you do not have to be a regular customer so I corrected you. The rest of your post is irrelevant to me as is the fact you are incorrectly saying I am inaccurate ;)

richard s

30-12-2013 11:05

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

It's good to see that the chavs have got some taste by shopping at Waitrose. A chav could have loads of money (lottery win for instance) but this will not stop them shopping were they like. A class divide still exists in this country and always will.

Hugh	30-12-2013 11:31

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Originally Posted by tizmeinnit (Post 35658739)

and where did I say it did ? you said and I quote

this is incorrect it is for those who hold the card you do not have to be a regular customer so I corrected you. The rest of your post is irrelevant to me as is the fact you are incorrectly saying I am inaccurate ;)

Excellent - so, the rest of the story (which is what the thread and the DM article were about) are irrelevant to you.

Sums you up, really....:D

tizmeinnit

30-12-2013 11:44

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35658748)

Excellent - so, the rest of the story (which is what the thread and the DM article were about) are irrelevant to you.

Sums you up, really....:D

lol Hugh I do not need to sum you up you make it plain to the world

Hugh	30-12-2013 11:52

Re: Waitrose Customers complain coffee offer will 'attract chavs'

Amusing, coming from you - thank you for cheering me up.

btw, you are absolutely right - people do not have to be regular customers to have a Waitrose Card.

Have a great day.

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