Americans First Time Grocery Shopping at Waitrose... Is It Worth the Price?

Any items we missed that we should try next time we are at Waitrose? Leave a comment and let us know! Have you seen our video shopping at M&S for the first time? Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q17lw2yh8ao Our very first time grocery shopping in a British Supermarket (Tesco): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpOaSJeS6bA

I worked in food manufacturing for over 25 years & at one point I worked in a cake factory & we made a Belgian chocolate cheesecake & lemon mascarpone cheesecake for waitrose & when we completed the order we just changed the boxes & packed the same cakes for aldi

As an italian, you don't need a sauce for the flower shaped ravioli, they seem rich enough to be enjoyed with just parmesan and butter or even a butter and sage sauce. Also tortelloni are just tortellini but bigger 😊

Did we miss any items at Waitrose that we should try next time? Leave a comment and let us know. 😀 Have you seen our video shopping at M&S for the first time? Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q17lw2yh8ao What about our first time ever grocery shopping in a British Supermarket (Tesco): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpOaSJeS6bA

I did 17 years in retail & I can tell you that the big brands pay to be at eye level on the shelf in every store. Cheaper brands can’t compete so always look down or up 😉

For any filled pasta like tortelloni, the best thing to do is boil it then serve it with melted butter and parmigiano , maybe some herbs like sage depending on the filling of the pasta :) that's a classic way that it's done in Italy and it lets the filling speak for itself! x

Have you noticed the cool little metal loop that sticks up at the top of the shopping cart so that you can hook the handles of your reusable shopping bags around it? I think it's genius! Every British supermarket has them, but I have never once seen one in the states!

I call it a ‘food shop’ and split it between 2 supermarkets. I’ll usually go to Aldi or Lidl and then to either Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda or Morrisons. I’ll switch it up. For a treat I go to Waitrose or M&S 😊

I call it "food shopping" or "the food shop". Usually do the main shop at Sainsburys and get some other bits from M&S

The name coriander is used for both the leaves and spice. They have completely different flavours. My daughter hates coriander leaf but is absolutely fine with the flavour of the spice.

Waitrose may be a little more expensive than the others (it is the most expensive food store in the U.K.), but the shopping experience, as well as dealing with staff, is so much nicer. The staff are ‘partners’, so receive bonus payments (my understanding, unless it’s changed) if the store does well, so it’s in their interest to keep customers happy. And if you shop carefully (I.e. not buying ready meals, though I understand with an Airbnb it’s tricky), it’s not that much more than other supermarkets. Some things are more expensive, but the quality is excellent! And by the way, I am nota Waitrose employee - I just like shopping there! I always find treats to bring home that I didn’t intend to buy! 😂. I think you’ll find Lidl and Aldi a quite ‘different’ experience!

For the pasta, you can always do it just with a drizzle of olive oil and some grated parmesan and black pepper, delicious. For the Dell Ugo pasta i find the beetroot one a bit bland, but the Cromer crab one is delicious - fantastically good

It's the slightly salted Lurpak you want. It's incredible!

My weekly shop is delivered by Ocado, they partner withM&S, they use to partner with Waitrose, we have gone from weekly deliveries of Waitrose to M&S now. I like both. Honestly it’s just because it’s convenient for us. I would love to see you order in takeaway food and see how you like our curry over here.

We just call it 'shopping'. Because it's the kind of shopping we do most often! Glad you're so happy here, love your channel 🏆

As an American living in England, we love Morrisons! That’s where I go pretty much weekly. M&S is great and we like Tesco sometimes too!

It's not cheap but the best IMO. Every single item seems like its been tested for quality

I live in a small market town and Waitrose is our only supermarket if you don't have a car. Initially I thought it was hugely expensive but you do get used to it. Their new lower price range is excellent for basics and I look for mark down things too. If you're a vegan, there is incredible choice.

We call the grocery shop either the "food shop" or the "big shop". Waitrose and M&S are definitely places I'd visit if I wanted something special. Tesco is usually my go to food shop followed by a top up (fresh food e.g. salad) at Co-op for convenience. Not sure if you have it in the US, but we have things called "promotional ends" or promo ends for short. A range of items highlighted on a section of having good value for a period of time (usually 3 weeks). They used to be at the ends of aisles until recent government legislation changed that due to rising obesity. You'll find them built into the aisles rather than ends now, so that may break the flow of the aisles.

For a frozen desert, you have to try a roulade - a kind of meringue and cream rolled desert. For the trolley coins, regardless of brand, supermarkets in city centres tend to need the coin deposit as they're stolen more, whereas out of town supermarkets don't tend to bother