Waitrose ridiculed for its ‘essential’ ironing water … 15 items that are not remotely essential
Could you live without these 'grocery staples'?
EAGLE-EYED shoppers have noticed something rather strange about the “essentials” range at Waitrose.
The upmarket supermarket has been branded “posh gits” for pushing products that seem anything but essential.
On the Facebook page, amused customers have hilariously responded to one of the basic products – ironing water.
While most shoppers would see bread and milk as staple grocery items, many are laughing at that fact that the supermarket giant is promoting these items as “essentials”.
Customers have taken to Facebook to ridicule the “essentials” line, which includes tiramisu and spinach and ricotta tortellini.
But the 1-litre bottles of scented ironing water, price £1, has sent the firm's critics into a frenzy.
Vicki Clark joked: “One drinks it with gin and a slice”, while Pippa Bagnall added: “And after you can have your essential profiteroles as a reward.”
Another witty shopper couldn’t resist jibing: “These poor folks staff must use water in their iron?!? How crude. We use the tears of a thousand women’s institute members.”
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Although the majority of customers were in uproar over the item, others sprang to Waitrose’s defence.
Rowena McNulty said: “In the 1970-80’s I remember my father having to go to the ironmongers for distilled water for the iron.
“I understood it to be essential as tap water damaged the iron long term. But it was never bloody chamomile scented.”
Virginia Batty agreed: “It is! Makes ironing sooooo much less of a chore.”
In 2009, Waitrose introduced their essentials range to target middle class customers.
While the range does include some grocery staples, including eggs, milk and pasta, it’s safe to say that not all of the items are crucial buys.
From Seville orange marmalade to Cypriot halloumi, here are the most bonkers items…
Dressing up the basic essentials
How else would you put on a fine spread?
The final cherry on the cake
A product that would gnocchi you out!
Customers would be cheesed off without this one
A product that Waitrose shoppers camem-bear life without
You'd be a lemon to leave this out of your shopping basket
Fool's gold
Customers aren't exactly waxing lyrical about these
Should this item get the chop?
Getting its just desserts
No fizz-ness for the essentials aisles
Should we be saying pasta la vista to this item?
Can you liver without this one?
A Waitrose spokesman told Sun Online: "Our essential Waitrose ironing water is distilled water which helps to reduce limescale build up in irons, smoothes out creases for easier ironing and also gives your laundry a fresh chamomile scent."
