Overheard in Norwich Waitrose today. Mother to small child: "Jeremy, you can't run in here. THIS IS WAITROSE."— Tom Cox (@cox_tom) June 1, 2013 Mother's shouldn't work until their children are school age leave home and those that do are either career obsessed bitches or married a poor man..... Well you never know what’s happening in people’s lives, do you? She may not have a larder.” #coronavirus

Which then evolved into how children should be the centre of their mother's universe and when at home with them women should concentrate fully on their children and nothing else. But unfortunately for them, they live in permanent fear that their husbands will leave them for younger women The most popular post, which has more than 8,000 likes, said: "Daddy does lego have a silent 'T', like merlot?" For years now, shoppers have been taking to social media to post about some of the funniest things they've heard in the shop's aisles. Overheard today (and yes, in Waitrose). 'Of course, with lamb, one really has to dress down.'— S J Watson (@SJ_Watson) March 31, 2018

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overheard in waitrose islington 'the woman's voice on the self scan machines sound so impolite' - customer complaining to staff member— Huma Qureshi (@huma_qureshi_uk) July 3, 2012

Genuinely overheard in Waitrose: ‘excuse me sir would you mind showing me where I can find the **upmarket** champagne?’ People watching is often a bit of a secret pleasure. There's something odly captivating about catching snippets of conversations, watching people go about their daily business and realising just how much goes on in the world around us. Then they went onto seemingly contradict themselves by then talking about how childless people shouldn't be allowed jobs that are home based and only parents should be able to apply for those jobs so they can also look after their children...... It follows in the footsteps of the 'Women Who Eat on Tubes' Facebook group which went viral this week. Overheard in Waitrose. “I really don’t understand people who panic buy – she’s got toilet paper and bags of dried pasta piled high on her kitchen table!”Just for those who aren’t Brits; Waitrose & Partners is a ‘high-end’ supermarket chain in the UK, serving the upper middle class market. The following, from a variety of sources, purport to be statements or fragments of conversation overheard in their shops.

Overheard in Waitrose - 'Well the hubby wants to get out of the EU but all I wonder is what if we are suddenly not able to buy enough Brie?'— Conor Collins (@conartworks) June 10, 2016 quot;Yes I know it ruins everything Karen but they've run out of fresh cranberries. No there's none in the grocers either. Well what do you want me to do Karen, BLOODY GROW THEM?" #ChristmasEveEve— Dr Philip Lee (@drphiliplee1) December 23, 2018 quot;Darling, we do have bread for the other house, don't we"? — Jim Miller (@vancat85) January 21, 2019Overheard in Waitrose: "My child, you don't know what need means until you've need, need, needed a glass of Pimms on a summer's afternoon." But unfortunately for them, they live in permanent fear that their husbands will leave them for younger women.'