Originally Posted by
MNManInKen
I don't agree. I buy from Waitrose because a lot of the fresh produce is simply of better quality, the in-shop customer service is decidedly better and the shop itself is simply cleaner and better organised than my local Tesco or Sainsbury for example. Those things are worth an extra cost to me. And yes, I do try the other supermarkets, regularly.
I admit that I haven't flown Y for years. I'm someone who doesn't like change. Yet, with the BA premium product becoming so eroded and with so many blatantly petty and silly "enhancements" across the board, I am finally getting to the stage of leaving them behind altogether. I have been busy researching alternative alliances/carriers...
Each to their own. Nearest Waitrose to me is up near Hull so not really practical. Used to love their Pain Rustique rolls when I lived in Southsea.
I'm used to Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and have access to Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi and the Co-op if need be and all have their strengths and weaknesses that won't please everyone. A mix is good for me and I endeavour to get the best from each.
Quoting the famous quote "You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time"
Everyone has their own requirements at the end of the day ranging from "I just want a cheap seat from A to B" to "I expect to be waited upon hand and foot, wined and dined and treated like Royalty from the off".
Most people probably won't even notice these changes or be the slightest bit bothered.
Never seen a flower in the toilets and won't miss what I didn't know was there; the lack of an amuse bouche isn't going to be the end of the world for me; don't eat much in economy to miss anything and find CW afternoon tea to be too sweet for my tastebuds; a higher quality warm rag isn't going to enthral me and so on.