I agree. As a fairly regular Waitrose shopper (although less now we have an ALDI locally and I don't get John Lewis partner discount, I have very rarely taken advantage of the free coffee.
What does one expect? It's free.
If you want something fancy go to Costa, or Starbucks, or Caffe Nero or one of the independents in Brighton..… and pay for it.
Possibly if in a row...….. but just 7 cups through the day, perhaps not even 7 cups every day
I don't think I could be bothered to keep tabs on which card(s) I had already used that day, because it would reject (still will) if you've already had a free cup. I could probably count the number of...
Slightly unfair to Waitrose and their customers. Having worked in our local one for 4.5 years, the vast majority are very, very nice people...….. as they probably are in most shops!
Waitrose does though, deliberately, not choose to compete with the discounters. And I must admit that, since I...
You do have to have a MyWaitrose Card AND actually spend money to get the free paper and/or coffee.
But this is hardly a story. Having said that, having worked in my local Waitrose for 4 years up to last June, plenty of people abuse the system, so they will often ask to see people's receipts...