How Morrisons' Magic Boxes work after woman, 25, bags £30 worth of food for £3
The staggering haul was bagged by the woman, from the Midlands, thanks to a £3.09 "Magic Box"
A Staffordshire woman has gone viral after bagging £30 worth of Morrisons for just three quid.
The staggering haul was bagged by the woman, from the Midlands, thanks to a £3.09 "Magic Box".
Zoe Stanyer, 25, a Job Clinical Auditor in the NHS, says she managed to get boxes worth £30 each for just £3.09 each.
She accrued the food and drink from the shop using the Too Good To Go app, which aims to cut down on food waste.
Zoe, from Stoke-on-Trent, told LatestDeals.co.uk: "I had heard about the Too Good To Go app from the Latest Deals Facebook page and decided to get one as I had seen other people get really good items in them.
"I managed to purchase two Morrison's Magic Boxes last Thursday and was able to collect them Friday evening. The pick up was really easy and quick."
Is is worth it?
"The boxes I got were huge - I was very impressed," Zoe said.
"I couldn't believe the size of them as I had only paid £3.09 each."
"They were fully packed with all different types of food including sausage rolls, pastries and pies, a loaf of bread, fruit, veg, donuts, cookies, four sharing bags of crisps, cream, custard, milk and two full-sized chocolate trifles."
How much food do you get?
Zoe reckons the boxes were worth over £30 each, and the food within the box lasted for ages.
"I worked out I probably saved easily £20 to £30 if not more," she adds. "Some stuff was put in the freezer, while others were eaten over the next few days. I ended up having an afternoon tea with a few friends as there was so much.
"The boxes do sell out very quickly so it is just a case of checking the Too Good To Go app daily, however it's definitely worth it once you get lucky enough to get one. It would be good to see other supermarkets joining in as it's a great way to ensure less food gets thrown away.
"I would highly recommend the app to everyone - I have already got a bunch of friends to download it and they think it's great too."
Too Good To Go is the free app which allows you to purchase unsold food from top eateries at the end of service, to prevent it from being thrown away. This means you get high-quality food at a great price and do some good for the planet.
Its creators say: "We've come up with a week-long plan to show the types of delicious food you could rescue on the Too Good To Go app. By swapping just 1 meal a day for a 'Magic Bag' of unsold food, you could save yourself a pretty penny, while saving the planet from unnecessary CO2 emissions."
Get the app here.
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The developers of the app add: "By using Too Good To Go and swapping just one meal a day for a sustainable alternative you can save over £100 in just 1 week, as well as over 17.5KG of CO2 emissions.
"Each meal you rescue prevents 2.5KG of CO2 emissions being caused by food waste, meaning that in just 1 week using the app you can prevent the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by charging a smartphone over 2,000 times."