I love picking up ‘magic bags’ from shops and Waitrose is the best – I paid £5 for one that’d feed a family for a week
A SAVVY woman who loves picking up “magic bags” from different shops and restaurants revealed Waitrose is the best place to go.
Natalie, who goes by Natalie Eats UK online, is a self-styled “magic bag” connoisseur.
They contain food and drink that the eateries need to get rid of by the end of the day.
She picks them up from supermarkets, takeaways and restaurants most days for as little as £2.59.
Foodie Natalie suggested Waitrose is the best place to pick up a “magic bag” because you can freeze the food.
In one Waitrose bag, she got a quiche, a subway-style roll, a butter chicken meal, a chicken korma, a red thai chicken curry and two roast chicken sandwiches for just £5.
Describing the contents of her “magic bag”, Natalie quipped: “This is an actual bag that I got from Waitrose where they gave me Waitrose stuff.
“Look at all the stuff.
“Most of it is freezable.
“It could last a family a whole week.”
However, on some of her trips to Waitrose to pick up her goodies, Natalie has been handed a bag full of Pret-A-Manger bits.
She continued: “The Pret stuff in comparison is perishable and will last you one evening at best.
“It’s not great value for money comparatively.”
The bags are available through the Too Good To Go app which works to “turn food waste into profit”.
Eateries and shops pile their unsold food into bags and upload it onto the app.
Savvy shoppers can then purchase them through the app and pick them up at the end of the day.
Other “magic bags” Natalie has picked up include 12 Krispy Kreme donuts for £3.65, a bag bursting with sweet treats for £2.59 from Greggs and a collection of pastries from Cafe Nero for £3.09.
In two £5 bags from Burger King, she got a slushy, four burgers, four bags of chips, onion rings, chicken fingers, chilli cheese bites and chicken nuggets.
According to Too Good To Go, more than a third of food is wasted which is responsible for 10% of greenhouse gases.
It wants people to look at, smell and taste their food before chucking it in the bin based on the sell-by date sticker.