Too Good To Go App: What’s in our mystery bag?
Where can you find the TooGoodToGo app?
I’m a big fan of doing what you can to cut food waste. Reducing food waste helps to save money, When I learned about the TooGoodToGo app.
You can download this app, for free, from the Apple store and Google Play store, as it is available on both Apple phones and Android devices.
I knew I would be a big fan! I downloaded it and gave it a go! The concept of the app is simple; you can purchase a magic bag (mystery bag!) from retailers in your local areas, for a low fee. For as little as £2£3 you can get £8+ worth of produce that are nearing the end of their shelf life and would likely otherwise go to waste, by being thrown in the bin. One of the first ever magic bags that I reserved was from Marks & Spencers, within a local garage, and the quality was fantastic! Since then I’ve purchased at least 1 magic bag from most retailers in Bristol and I’m going to share a little more about the app, how to use it, how to get a magic bag when they always display sold out and what the best times are to grab a magic bag. The total value was around £13-£14 and I paid just £4. The items were all still fresh and that butter chicken with the potato crush was absolutely delicious! 6
How does TooGoodToGo work?
You download the app, for free, then you set your location (either using location services or a map if you’re wanting to look at other areas you may be travelling to) and you can see all of the retailers in your area.
Select browse and then you can use a variety of filters to find options, things such as ‘Local Deli ’, specific categories of food, diet preferences, collection time frames and more. It’s really easy to use this, especially if you’re going to be in a particular part of a Bristol or any other city at a set time. What you do in store to collect your magic bag: When you arrive in store you just let them know you’re there to collect a magic bag, show off your collection code, they’ll ask you to swipe to confirm collection and then hand your magic bag over to you. It’s really simple and usually just takes a couple of minutes.
