We love Ginger Nuts in our house so when shopping in Waitrose recently I stocked up on a packet of these Essentials Ginger Nuts. I paid 60p for a 300g packet of these ginger nuts and this was quite reasonable for a 'value' range label product. I have definitely seen cheaper packets of ginger nuts in the past but as I like the stuff in Waitrose I figured that they would probably be good quality anyway and so didn't mind. These ginger nuts disappointed from the first bite for several reasons. First of all the ginger nuts texture was just weird, it was very crunchy, too crunchy and incredibly hard to bite, I found that I had to use my strongest teeth to bite ...  Read the complete review

I normally shop at Sainsburys or Tescos and I won't bore you with all the details of my grocery shopping that led me to do a quick top-up at Waitrose this week, but there I was; milk, bread, sausages, biscuits. We like biscuits in my house and I like to buy them half price, bogof or value brand so I don't pay more than 50p a pack. With the absence of any of these things on Waitrose's biscuit aisle I opted for a pack of Essential Waitrose Ginger Nuts, one of the cheapest packs they did at 70p. They come in a very plain packet which is mainly white but with a picture of the biscuits, making them look a cut above the normal supermarket value brands. ...  Read the complete review

I brought a pack of these Ginger Nuts because I knew we needed biscuits, I was already in Waitrose and didn't plan to go to another shop just for biscuits so thought I'd see what they'd got. These was about 70p for a 300g packet, Essential is Waitrose's idea of cheapo like Tesco Value but I don't think that's very cheap for a pack of ginger nuts. I didn't mind though because most other things I've tried from Waitrose have been brill so I was even looking forward to the cheap ginger nuts! lol They're disappointing though and not worth 70p! The Asda Smart Price ones are loads better and cheaper as well! These biscuits have got a weird texture, ...  Read the complete review

I do not shop very often in Waitrose however recently I joined their reward scheme and just for doing so I received a five pound off voucher to spend instore with no commitment to paying anymore more than that if I didn't want to, so effectively it was free money and I must admit that although it only being a fiver I'm not used to getting money for nothing and really did enjoy spending it! I didn't actually need anything in either as I'd done my weekly shop already so it was nice to browse and get a few extra bits and pieces. I don't usually buy biscuits and cakes and stuff like that unless people are visiting me, otherwise I scoff the lot when I'm bored but I ...  Read the complete review