Too Good To Go – Save Money On Restaurant & Supermarket Food
Nobody likes wasting food, and everybody loves saving money – so this app is the best of both worlds. Too Good To Go can get you cheap supermarket and restaurant food at the end of each day.
If you’ve ever shopped for yellow sticker discounts in the supermarket, you’ll know it can be fun – but also a bit of a nightmare.
It’s a great way to save money, but sometimes there’s nothing you like and maybe even a tussle over the good stuff.
There is a way to solve this however with an app on your phone called Too Good To Go.
As the name suggests, it sells you boxes of expiring food that’s too good to be thrown away.
With this app, you can get cheap food from supermarkets and also restaurants too.
Here’s how it works and how to get some discounted food:
Too Good To Go App – How It Works
You can download the Too Good To Go app for free on both iOS and Android devices.
Once downloaded, you’ll need to fill in a few details to set up an account and you’ll be ready to start saving.
This app works by providing a set number of ‘mystery boxes’ or meals at the end of the day for a cut down price, to avoid throwing it away.
The food you get will be either expiring that day, or something the supermarket/restaurant just has too much of.
If you’re lucky – you could pick up whole pizzas, or fine dining meals which they haven’t sold by days end.
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Too Good To Go – Inside The App
On landing on the home screen, different supermarkets and restaurants will pop up in your local area.
All have different prices and likely offer a mystery box of their expired food at the end of the day.
Each deal also gives you a time to collect each mystery box – usually this is late afternoon or evening.
How To Book Your Mystery Boxes
If you see something you like or want to pick up, you’ll need to place an order to reserve it.
Click on the offer you want to pick up, and you’ll be asked to pay in advance for the mystery box or restaurant food.
The usual cost is between £2-4 for a box or restaurant meal, and you can pay with card or Apple Pay.
Of course, as these deal are usually a mystery until you pick it up – this probably isn’t best for picky eaters, incase you get something you’re not fond of.
The deals on this app usually go quick – with the most options happening first thing in the morning.
Some deals sell out by 8-9am in the morning, with others hanging around for a bit longer.
How To Claim Your Reduced Food
When your order has been confirmed, you’ll be given a time to show up at the restaurant or supermarket to pick it up.
This is usually within an hour window, where you need to claim it, otherwise you may lose your food and money.
When you show up to the location, show one of the workers your app order, and they’ll fetch your food for you.
You’ll need to swipe across on the screen when prompted to confirm you’ve claimed the reduced food, then you can be on your merry way!
If you picked up some supermarket mystery boxes, be sure to have a look through and put things in the freezer that you won’t eat that night.
If you manage to pick up a whole pizza, curry or takeaway… tuck in and enjoy straight away.
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Which Supermarkets & Restaurants Can I Find?
Depending on where you live, you can find food from a number of big name restaurants and supermarkets, as well as independents.
For supermarkets, you can pick up boxes from selected Morrisons, M&S Food, Sainsbury’s and Budgens.
In terms of restaurants, you can find Costa, Greggs, Cafe Nero and many independents.
This isn’t an inclusive list – but it shows you where you can pick up some discounted food.
Of course if you live in a city, you’ll have a lot more option to choose from than if you live in a rural area – but hopefully there’s something for everyone.
My Experience – £11 Of Food For £3
I tried out Too Good To Go at my local Costa Coffee. They advertised a magic bag of items for £3.
Collection was between 4-5pm, which was quite reasonable – perfect stop off for a commute home.
After saying to the cashier I had a Too Good To Go order, he went to the sandwich aisle and picked up three that had expiry dates of that evening.
In total, these would’ve cost £11 if bought in store normally, but I got them for £3.
Taking them home and heating them up meant I got a cut price dinner for my household – and cheddar and tomato was my favourite!
How Much Do You Usually Save?
This app will only save you money if you actually eat the food it gives you.
I know this sounds silly to say, however some of the boxes and mystery bags you get from the supermarket has A LOT of food in. Quite often it’s a bit too much for my mother and I.
As a lot of it expires that night as well, unless if you have a large family (or can share with neighbours), it might be too much for you.
The boxes give you around £10+ worth of food for £2-4, so it’s a great saving if it’s eaten.
When it comes to restaurants however, this is great for pretty much anyone.
It’ll require planning by reserving a meal for the evening on the app early in the day, but getting a full restaurant meal worth £10+ for £2-4 is a bargain for anyone – especially if it’s your favourite takeaway.
Related: Coupons UK – How to find them
Conclusion – Too Good To Go
If you love cutting down food waste and love yellow stickers and reduced food – you should be in heaven with Too Good To Go.
I recommend logging onto the app each morning to see what’s up for grabs – especially when you start to run out of food in your fridge.
Hopefully this saves you money – and are nomming on some cheap food very soon!
Have you ever used Too Good To Go? I’d love to know in the comments below, on Twitter @Jordon_Cox or on Facebook.
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