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Food Snobbery?
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Following on from a recent post about Waitrose vs Aldi and Lidl I read the following report on Yahoo News this morning. Sorry I don't have a link but it is attributed to The Telegraph. Maybe someone can help out with link?
"Waitrose & Partners will close four of their stores with Lidl taking on three of the leases, as homeowners fear the change will damage house prices.
Kal Kandola, 49, was dismayed to hear that the Wollaton Waitrose in Nottinghamshire would be replaced with a Lidl.
She said: “We are regulars at Waitrose and not very happy about this at all.
“I have houses in Wollaton that I rent out. The issue of house prices is a concern as Wollaton is an affluent area.
Mrs Kandola said that while she appreciated Lidl’s business model there were already plenty of their stores in the area and that the decision meant customers “ability to choose the quality of produce that we want to buy is being taken away from us.”
Instead, customers were being “forced” down the “cheap and cheerful route”.
A report published last year by Lloyds Bank found that homes near a Waitrose store enjoy the biggest premium, selling for £43,571 (12%) more than the average house prices in the area.
Sorry, but if this is not food snobbery then I don't know what is. I do accept that people should be able to choose of course.
"Waitrose & Partners will close four of their stores with Lidl taking on three of the leases, as homeowners fear the change will damage house prices.
Kal Kandola, 49, was dismayed to hear that the Wollaton Waitrose in Nottinghamshire would be replaced with a Lidl.
She said: “We are regulars at Waitrose and not very happy about this at all.
“I have houses in Wollaton that I rent out. The issue of house prices is a concern as Wollaton is an affluent area.
Mrs Kandola said that while she appreciated Lidl’s business model there were already plenty of their stores in the area and that the decision meant customers “ability to choose the quality of produce that we want to buy is being taken away from us.”
Instead, customers were being “forced” down the “cheap and cheerful route”.
A report published last year by Lloyds Bank found that homes near a Waitrose store enjoy the biggest premium, selling for £43,571 (12%) more than the average house prices in the area.
Sorry, but if this is not food snobbery then I don't know what is. I do accept that people should be able to choose of course.
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Neither Lidl nor Aldi do a food delivery service because it costs a lot to do and both keep prices down by cutting all the "frills".
As somebody who shops in both Waitrose and Lidl/Aldi, I accept the limitations of the latter while marvelling at the quality they produce at bargain basement prices. However, Waitrose has unsurpassed range, quality and service and , for those, you expect to pay a premium.
As somebody who shops in both Waitrose and Lidl/Aldi, I accept the limitations of the latter while marvelling at the quality they produce at bargain basement prices. However, Waitrose has unsurpassed range, quality and service and , for those, you expect to pay a premium.
Lidl and Aldi are conning people that their products are cheaper than other supermarkets. The comparisons they give with items bought from other shops shows their goods next to branded items from, say, Tesco. What they don't show is that the same items with Tescos' own label, are cheaper than Aldis'. And people think it's less expensive to shop at Aldi/Lidl.
As one who shops in all 3 stores mentioned, I once took all the ordinary items from my Lidl shopping, then looked up the price of the same Waitrose own-brand items. Lidl list cost £16, Waitrose equivalent £34. Looks like a no-brainer to me. However, there are things I buy in Waitrose that just don't exist in Lidl e.g. serious cheeses from the deli counter.
I'm amused that these people who live in this so called affluent area seem to think that an lidl store is a blow to their area, what would be a bigger blow is a empty building.
The few people in that area that state they are regulars at Waitrose need to understand that Waitrose are there for Waitrose, NOT FOR THEM, When turnover/ profits decline at a store, they pull the plug.
The days of paying a high price for a brand name/ logo are numbered.
The few people in that area that state they are regulars at Waitrose need to understand that Waitrose are there for Waitrose, NOT FOR THEM, When turnover/ profits decline at a store, they pull the plug.
The days of paying a high price for a brand name/ logo are numbered.
There’s nothing snobbish about wanting better quality, and by and large the quality Aldi offers is by far inferior to branded products. As with everything else you get what you pay for. Perhaps the area isn’t quite as ‘posh’ as some of the residents would like to think. If it were Waitrose wouldn’t be closing.
Your dead right Naomi, nothing wrong with wanting quality, but you can get it far cheaper than Waitroses prices, and yes, not always at Lidl / Aldi, but at many other supermarkets. The profit margin Waitrose demand now is way out dated for todays shopper, unless they fall in line, I see them only lasting another 2 years if that. shame they can't see the light, after building up such a good business over the years.
