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Ready for another tale from my in-box? Here it is. An email from Waitrose.

Now before we start, can I just say how much I adore Waitrose. I go there pretty much every single day. Partly because I have two teenage boys who will not stop eating. But also, because  I am addicted. Yes, I've said it. I am a Waitrose addict.

Okay, so in part it's the free coffee and newspaper - well I suppose free-ish if you factor in the spending of £10 a day on groceries, but hell, the family love to eat, so it could be worse. So every day I have my free coffee in my re-useable cup, because it's Waitrose and they are gently steering us towards being better people and saving the planet. And I perch for a moment and drink it in the in-store cafe, where I sometimes have a chat with one of the other Waitrose fans. You aren't supposed to do that, because the cafe is always full - probably because lots of folk seem as keen on the free coffee as I am. But it's nice, because there is often a lonely elderly person sitting there and you can have a bit of a chat and a look at the newspaper and think about what's for supper in peace.

And I inevitably bump into someone I know, because my entire town love Waitrose and so you can never go in there without running into someone you know. Which is good, but also bad if you are a sweaty mess after tennis or filling your trolley with unhealthy rubbish for the teenagers - did I mention they WILL NOT STOP EATING.

So I was quite happy to see an email from Waitrose in my in-box. What with being a big fan and all. They wanted me to write some product reviews on my shopping. Okay - I like an honest product review. Very useful if I am contemplating buying a sweater online and somebody mentions it comes up short in the arm, so I know I needn't bother because I have arms like an Orangutang. But they wanted a review on a this.

Seriously?

It's cress. What am I supposed to say? It is exactly as described on the box. Cress. Is it the cressiest cress I have ever tasted? I don't know! I just stuck it in my salad bowl and got on with it. Nobody in the family who WILL NOT STOP EATING commented on the cress specifically. I haven't conducted a taste comparison with cress from other leading supermarkets. Mostly because I am always in Waitrose because of the free flipping coffee!

But you know what really traumatised me? I clicked on the link they sent and found this:

Forty two people have written a review on the cress punnet. 

Shall I let that sink in for a moment? Forty two product reviews, for a salad vegetable that costs 23p.

Waitrose, we must all really love you a lot.

Comments

[Gina]

That really is funny!

[Anne]

Haha. Good old Waitrose.
I think you should grow some cress on an old flannel to compare.

[Toffeeapple]

Good grief! I would not know what to say either.

They sent me an email about buying Thanksgiving Food. I tried to reply, telling them that I am Welsh, not American but the address was a no-reply one. Very frustrating.

[Rebecca]

I'm not sure I even know what to say! But I must add cress to my shopping list - FOMO is real.

[Pam]

I never go to Waitrose because it's not very near here, but - free coffee? Might have to reconsider...