#too good to go

[cosmogyros]

Today I got five breads, one sandwich, two savory pastries, and eight sweet pastries for a total of FOUR EUROS from a local bakery, gave some away to two homeless guys on my walk home, and still ended up with my freezer so full I could barely close it. Too Good To Go is the greatest app everrrrrr

[grand-zammy]

Fancy Chocolate Gems

(from Cacao & Cardamom Chocolatier. I used Too Good To Go to get the at a ⅓ of the price; these were WAY too expensive to not get on a discount)

[superbeans89]

[alex51324]

Today I added enrichment to my enclosure by getting two TooGoodToGo "Surprise Bags" from the Whole Foods in Lancaster!

If you're not familiar, this is an app where you can buy leftovers from stores and restaurants; the gimmick is that you are supposed to get goods retailing at least three times what you paid, but you don't get to pick what it is; it's just whatever they want to get rid of at closing time.

It doesn't have much of a presence in my area yet, but where I was for vacation they had a bunch of places--nothing in the sweet spot of interesting enough and near enough to be worth skipping an evening campfire for, but I wanted to try it. So I planned a visit to Lancaster around the Whole Foods Surprise Bag Experience.

You get a sealed-shut bag like this:

And then scurry out to your car to dig into it and see what they gave you. I did one bakery bag, which was a little meh--I was hoping for some of their fancier stuff, but it was a good value:

Two things of cookies (one Snickerdoodle, one chocolate chip) and two things of mini-muffins (both chocolate chip). I tried the cookies already, and they're pretty good! I think I'm going to take the mini-muffins in to work; chocolate chip is my least favorite muffin flavor. The bakery bag is $6.99, and each of these things had a sticker price of over $6, so I got my money's worth.

The Prepared Foods bag, which is deli items and costs $10, was more exciting:

I got a thing of soup (a flavor that sounds interesting, but that I would not have taken a chance on at the full retail price); a vaguely-Asian entree (which I already ate; it was good!); a thing of egg salad (the only dud in the bunch; it looks nice, but I Do Not Care for egg salad, and since the sell-by is today, I don't think I have a practical way to get it to anyone I know who likes egg salad); two empanadas (another thing I am interested in, but probably wouldn't have tried at full price) and a big chicken Caesar salad (lunch tomorrow). The salad has a price sticker on it for $9.99, and the egg salad was about $6; nothing else had prices on it, but given Whole Foods, I think each item was probably in the $6-$10 range.

I put the soup in the freezer for later, since it's a lot of food to get through in the next day or so, and the soup is the thing that looks like it would freeze well.

Verdict: That was fun; driving the distance that I did for it was a little silly, but if I'm going to be in Lancaster around 8 PM again, I'll check the app the day before and see if I can get another one. And I'll also keep an eye on it to see if we get any places closer to home joining up.

[howmanyheartaches]

I really wanted to start "Too Good To Go" this year to save some good food to go to waste. This is what we got for 6 euros and we could use most of it for foodprep!

[persa-tra-i-miei-pensieri]

Buona domenica cari affezionati 🫶

[widgenstain]

Made banana bread from the TooGoodToGo bananas. It's rather delicious.

[cybertroniannugget]

Accomplishment

No fanfic, just a rant

Are any of you guys familiar with Too Good To Go?

I'm staying at my mom's atm, and the supermarket that participates in this only sells 1 bag.

Everyday her creepy neighbor buys it the moment it's available for the next day, but today I was faster.

Anyways, rant over lmao

[takeabigbiteblog]

“I Only Popped In for Milk — And Ended Up Questioning My Life Choices in Morrisons (Again)”

You know those days when it’s hotter than Satan’s armpit and you think, “I’ll just nip into Morrisons for a couple bits”? Yeah, that was me. A casual Wednesday. Temperature sitting pretty at 79°F (that’s 26°C for the rest of us not clinging to Fahrenheit like it's the Queen’s currency). The kind of heat that makes your thighs stick together, your patience run thinner than budget toilet roll, and your inner child scream, “ICE CREAM, YOU FOOL, GET ICE CREAM!”

But let’s rewind a bit.

I walk into Morrisons with the energy of a tired pigeon. Just a light shop, I told myself. A bit of bread, maybe some eggs, you know — the sensible stuff that real adults buy. But then I did the loop. You know the one — start by the fruit and veg pretending you’re healthy, then snake your way through bakery (ignore the doughnuts, they’re judging you), past the crisps like you’re strong enough to say no, then bam — you’re in the frozen section and suddenly Chicago Town pizza is in your hand like it teleported there. Did I need it? No. Did I care? Also no. It's 26 bloody degrees and I’m barely functioning.

And that’s when it hit me. The craving. That primal voice from the depths of my sunbaked soul:

"ICE CREAM. NOW."

So off I marched to the holy grail — the frozen desserts aisle. You know that bit in the movies where the heavens part and the angels sing? That was me, standing in front of the ice cream freezer like I’d just reached Nirvana through dairy. But bloody hell, the options. We’ve got 2-litre tubs big enough to bathe in, Cornettos in flavours I didn’t know existed, vegan oat milk things pretending to be ice cream (bless ‘em), and those overpriced branded ones that give you four tiny bars for the same price as a family-sized tub. Madness.

After a good five minutes stood there like a confused meerkat, I locked eyes with Snickers ice cream bars. My stomach went, “Hell yes.” My brain whispered, “It’s £2 for four, mate. You can get a whole bloody tub for that.” But did I listen to reason? Of course I didn’t. My eyes had already overruled my brain. Happens a lot, if I’m honest.

But wait — plot twist. As I sauntered towards self-checkout like some snack-laden god, what do I see?

KitKat Mocha Nescafé.

Mocha. Bloody. KitKat.

Now if there’s one thing I need more of, it’s coffee-flavoured anything. But you best believe that sucker ended up in the basket. There’s no justice. Only impulse.

I scanned my bits, dodged a woman arguing with the self-checkout about her leeks, and bagged up my guilt. Then it was time to queue for the Too Good To Go bags — the only form of gambling I regularly participate in. Ten-minute wait, standard. My feet were killing me. I was already regretting the pizza. I’d sweated through the lining of my shirt. But the British spirit kept me going (that, and the £3.09 bag of mystery food I’d convinced myself would be life-changing).

Eventually, I’m on my way home. Bags in both hands. Paper, obviously — because I wanted to feel good about saving the turtles or whatever. And guess what?

The fucking handle broke.

Middle of the street. Bag half open. Gravity threatening to yeet my ice cream and coffee KitKats into oncoming traffic. I had that split second moment of “Do I just abandon it all and live in the woods?” But no. I clutched it like a newborn child and soldiered on.

Finally got home. Sweaty. Grumpy. Stomach doing the samba. What’s the first thing I did?

Put the kettle on.

(Obviously.)

It’s like a national reflex. You come in from shopping and suddenly you’re halfway through your second cuppa before you even know what the hell you bought. Somewhere between the first sip and the fourth biscuit, I remember the Snickers ice creams. My overpriced little frozen indulgences. I was still annoyed about the price — £2 for four fun-size bars? That’s 50p per disappointment.

Still, I unwrapped one. Took a bite. And… meh.

It was alright. Just alright.

The caramel wasn’t caramelly enough. The chocolate was trying too hard. The peanut bit was the best part, but honestly, I could’ve just had a Snickers bar from the shelf and stuck it in the fridge.

One bite and I muttered to myself:

“Well that was bollocks.”

Then I made another tea. It’s how we cope.

Sat at the kitchen table, legs sore, brain frazzled, I had one of those shopping hangovers — when you’re not sure what you actually spent money on but you know it wasn’t worth it. I could’ve got a whole tub for that price. Hell, two litres of glorious ice cream. I could've lived in that tub. And instead I’ve got four bars that taste like regret.

Lesson learned: always trust tub over stick.

So now, I sit here — possibly six cups of tea deep, surrounded by Too Good To Go mystery groceries, and a melting sense of disappointment — sharing my pain with you. Because shopping in a heatwave is not just an errand, it’s a bloody odyssey.

And next time I go to Morrisons, I’ll probably do it all over again.

Because that’s what we do.

We pop in for milk.

We come out with guilt.

And we learn nothing.

[snarkleharkle]

Look at my too good to go and weep the bitter tears of people who didn't get two delicious bread to eat this weekend.

[dashboardsampleblog]

Too good to go offers local stores utilization cost for those that economically afford the bargin

[thankyouforthefunny]

Another option for the US, Canada, and 16 European countries is an app called Too Good To Go! Restaurants will sell leftover goods at the end of the day at heavily discounted prices (where I live, I see $4-16, usually on the lower end of the scale) Link to available countries

I’ve gotten food worth 3-4x as much as I paid, and where I live most of the stores are small businesses rather than fast food chains, so you’re able to get a variety of food for the same price as a Big Mac

Right now there probably aren’t going to be a ton of places available if you’re more rural unfortunately, but I’ve got pretty good availability living outside of a city

The difference for TGTG is that it’s not government funded or charity driven so there’s no qualifications or documentation needed, and because it’s available to anybody it doesn’t single you out as lower income in the same way. And obviously it’s not completely free, but if you have the means it’s just hopefully it’s another option to consider

Something that I have noticed is I know almost nobody my age that goes to a food pantry. I know people who regularly run out of money for food and in general have to eat an unsuitable diet because that’s what they can afford and they still don’t go to a food bank, im not sure if it’s because they’re embarrassed or maybe if you didn’t grow up going you don’t know much about it but if you’re financially struggling I really recommend it. And look into other options for food assistance too like community fridges and gardens and other programs that can assist you, where I live Salvation Army pays for an allotted amount of grocery delivery for low income people every month, in the summer farmers take excess produce to the library to be taken by anyone who needs it, etc. There are a LOT of resources for free food that you can look into especially if you are literally not eating because of your financial situation

[matchalatteinmeinemkopf]

Echt en tolli Idee ! Chasch Twint abelade und so demit zahle. 😀

[swerszczowa]

Stop foodwaste

IDK, I feel like quite anonymous here, but I love babbling about #sustainability. And just wanted to remind myself that in #livingcostscrisis saving food from waste (thanks, #toogoodtogo ) is a way of saving, too. So here are my groceries. I have paid 10.25$, took me 15 minutes to pickup. And there was tomatoe juice, small box of milk and a packaging of pierogies that are already eaten. Packagings aren't perfectly zerowaste, but I'll do my best to reuse it.

[themysterykat]

If you're finding groceries are getting hard to buy, live in a decently populated area, and don't have a lot of food sensitivities, see if Too Good To Go is available in your area.

Stores will post "surprise bags" of goods that they need to get out of the store for a discounted price. Generally speaking, my experiences have been pretty good.

Reduce food waste AND feed yourself for less :)

You can get bags of specific types of food (breads, desserts, fruits/veg, meat/seafood), meals (an entree or two from a local restaurant or cafe), or assorted groceries (cheeses, meats, juice, milk, ready-meals). Their selection in regards to available stores and types of bags has diversified over the last year or so!!

When I get home with a bag, I'll see about repackaging things, portioning if necessary, and freezing them so that I can eat through them over a longer period than if they were fresh.

Also, for those that live in Canada, I would recommend staying away from Tim Hortons bags... its usually donuts/pastries, but because their donut/pastry racks are open to the air rather than in sealed containers, the food has the taste and texture of being stale. I DO recommend checking out options at the local Metro!