A BARGAIN hunter thought she’d scored a cheap dinner win with her Too Good To Go bag – but what she found inside left her feeling queasy.
Becky Chorlton was hoping for a surprise feast when she eagerly collected a ‘hot food’ £2.49 bag from her local Morrisons Café.
One thrifty foodie felt sick after she received her Too Good To Go bag from Morrisons[/caption]
Becky paid less than £3 for the bag which reduces food waste[/caption]
The boxes contained a vacuum-sealed chicken tikka masala alongside boil-in-the-bag rice[/caption]
But when she opened up the two mysterious boxes, what she found inside left her feeling “sick”.
The boxes contained a vacuum-sealed chicken tikka masala alongside boil-in-the-bag rice.
In a video posted to her TikTok account, Becky, who has 415,000 followers, gasped: “Oh my God, what is that? That’s so weird, what the hell?
“I’m not sure about that. That kind of gives me the heebie-jeebies.”
Too Good To Go bags are a popular way to grab a mix of tasty, often freezer-safe meals at a bargain price while doing your bit to reduce food waste.
The video, which racked up 788,000 views, showed an undeterred Becky, who is from Cheshire and runs a vintage clothing business, peeking into box number two.
Her mood instantly changed when she spotted seven hash browns, three slabs of black pudding and a mountain of sausages.
Viewers were split in the comments, with some impressed by the value and others were put off by the contents of the first box.
One commenter said: “I’d be the exact same with meat in a bag, even chicken in microwave meals can make me feel a bit dodgy sometimes.”
Another added: “It’s £2.49 be grateful.”
Another person said: “That’s not bad at all – sure, the plastic pouches aren’t appetising, but any food would look like that in a plastic pouch.”
Jam Press has approached Morrisons, who declined to comment.
How to save on your supermarket shop
THERE are plenty of ways to save on your grocery shop.
You can look out for yellow or red stickers on products, which show when they’ve been reduced.
If the food is fresh, you’ll have to eat it quickly or freeze it for another time.
Making a list should also save you money, as you’ll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
This means ditching “finest” or “luxury” products and instead going for “own” or value” type of lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes where you can get cheap prices if they’re misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
If you’re on a low income and a parent, you may be able to get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers to use at the supermarket too.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund.
How does Too Good To Go work?
To use Too Good To Go, download its app on your smartphone and create an account.
You can then select your area by entering your location and drop the pin on where you’ll be picking up your surplus food bags.
On the app, you can select the distance you’d be willing to travel, based on whether you’ll be walking, using public transport or driving.
The app will then show you the Too Good To Go locations available in your area.
These are grouped in categories including supermarkets, groceries and baked goods.
There are also options to collect food straight away, or later for dinner.
You can then scroll through the app to see what’s available and click “see all” to check all the options within a category.
Too Good To Go will then tell you how much you can save with each surprise bag.
Prices usually range between £2 and £6, with shoppers saving at least 30% on every order.
When clicking on a listing, you will get information on the exact location of the cafe, restaurant or supermarket, as well as collection times available, and the price of the bag.
The listing also shows the average rating other users have given that particular business.
Once you’ve decided what you want to pick up, simply click the “reserve” button to ensure it is assigned to you.
You’ll be asked to add your bank details to confirm the reservation and you’ll then receive an email including an invoice and a time window for your collection.
Then go to the shop at the assigned time, show your collection on the app to a staff member and enjoy your discounted surplus food.
