The budget line of Waitrose has been branded as 'out of touch' and 'insulting' by a woman who tried the supermarket's Essential products for a week.
Soaring energy bills and inflation are leading more households to comparison shop between retailers as the cost of living crisis bites. Premium supermarket Waitrose is on the pricier end of the spectrum, but the grocer does offer an 'Essential' range for cheaper buys.
Intrigued, Rebecca Astill of BirminghamLive, who usually shops at Tesco, tested out the range for a weekly shop. The journalist set out to see if the premium supermarket could produce an affordable budget option with mixed results. Read on for her findings...
