If your food bill seems to keep getting more expensive, and you’re bored of your staple meals, take a leaf out of this savvy mum’s book. Dominika Bien, 33, a mum of two and business mentor from London, is a regular Too Good To Go shopper.
The anti-food waste app helps families like Dominika feast on bags from local restaurants and shops, including delicious fresh sushi, for a fraction of their usual price. Recently, Dominika got bags of food worth £60 for just £19, including £20 of sushi for £6.78, £8 of Greggs produce for £2.59 and £10.45 of Krispy Kreme doughnuts for just £3.50.
Dominika told LatestDeals.co.uk: "I live in London where, especially recently, the cost of living has significantly increased. I am a work from home business mentor. I teach people how to start their own online business to generate extra income that so many of us need these days, so I hear about money struggles that people have daily.
"When I learned about the Too Good To Go app from my sister a few months ago, I instantly decided to check it out. After downloading it and putting my location, I found out that a few businesses in my area are working with Too Good To Go. The app is very easy to use and it lets you choose the distance within 30km with all the businesses that offer the bags.
"The great thing is that the app offers magic bags at various times, from morning to late night so there is something for everyone. Once you reserve and pay for the magic bags of your choice, you are informed about the collection time. You go to the business within the stated time slot and swipe in the app collection of the bag. You are then handed a magic bag - it's that simple. You cannot pick the contents of the bag, however in the time that I’ve been using the app I’ve never got anything that we didn’t like.
"I recently decided to reserve a few bags in four different stores close to where I live with an evening collection and I got a great amount of food. I collected two magic bags from Starbucks, two magic bags from a local sushi place, Hunnu, one magic bag from Greggs and one bag from Co-op. I paid £19 for over £60 worth of food
"Apart from the amazing savings and helping to prevent food waste, we get to try some new food that we might have not tried before, and my kids loved the surprise element of not knowing what is inside the bags. My time-saving tip would also be to check if there are any other places where you plan to go that offer magic bags, so you can collect bags from different places in one trip.
"Since learning about this app, I spread the word about it with other parents and neighbours. It is a great help for people who might have temporarily stricter budgets due to all the price rises. I truly recommend for anyone to give it a try, I’m sure you will love it.”
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