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A thrifty shopper has shared how she got a huge haul of shopping from Morrisons – including fresh vegetables, fruit and cakes, for just £3.09 – by using an app designed to stop food waste.

Susan Dransfield, from Barnsley, posted a picture of her shop to the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK.

Her goodies included Monster Munch crisps, fresh blueberries, bananas, parsnips and apples, which she purchased from her local grocery shop via the Too Good To Go app.

The app, which was launched in 2016, aims to save customers cash while saving the planet by cutting down on food waste, and so far it has partnered with 2,462 shops, cafes and restaurants across the country.

Morrisons recently became the first supermarket to sign up to Too Good To Go, and shoppers have been picking up boxes of food at the end of the day, which would have otherwise been chucked away. 

Shoppers don’t know what they will get when they purchase a £3.09 ‘magic bag’, but most of the food is past or nearing its Best Before Date. 

Susan Dransfield, believed to be from Barnsley, posted a picture of her shop to the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK. Her haul included Monster Munch crisps, fresh blueberries, bananas, parsnips and apples, which she purchased from her local grocery shop via the Too Good To Go app

Susan Dransfield, believed to be from Barnsley, posted a picture of her shop to the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK. Her haul included Monster Munch crisps, fresh blueberries, bananas, parsnips and apples, which she purchased from her local grocery shop via the Too Good To Go app

Susan Dransfield, believed to be from Barnsley, posted a picture of her shop to the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK. Her haul included Monster Munch crisps, fresh blueberries, bananas, parsnips and apples, which she purchased from her local grocery shop via the Too Good To Go app

Susan’s bagged a bargain using the app more than once. She’s previously shared a picture of another ‘magic bag’ that included 36 eggs, 12 packs of Mr Kipling cakes, and a pack of chocolate brioche.  

And many other shoppers have shared their hauls from the shop – including one who calculated they saved a massive 77 per cent of their groceries, buying two boxes for a total of £6.18 and receiving £26.43 worth of food. 

With change from a tenner, the shopper picked up 24 bread rolls, six pitta breads, two loafs of bread, six croissants, a chocolate cake and a plethora of fruit and vegetables.

Another user shared a picture of dozens of apples, grapes, mushrooms and parsnips, all of which they’d picked up for £3.09.  

WHAT IS TOO GOOD TO GO? 

Too Good To Go is a mobile app designed to help connect businesses with locals in order to pick up food at a bargain price that would have otherwise been thrown out.  

Using the app, customers order a bag of food, usually priced between £2 and £3.80, from a nearby cafe, restaurant or shop. 

Customers are allocated a time to pick up their meals, usually just before closing time or after lunch and dinner, and the company provides the restaurants with eco-friendly takeaway packaging. 

The service was launched by Chris Wilson and friend Jamie Crummie in Denmark before the duo brought the concept home to the UK.  

Speaking to Femail in 2016, founder Chris said: ‘Naturally, cities produce a lot of waste and essentially we’re looking to redistribute that and make a dent on the food waste epidemic that has become more and more prevalent in recent years – it’s not just about providing cheap food.’

‘When you think about the impact of such waste on the environment, as well as the fact that over 1 million UK residents were in receipt of emergency food parcels last year, it just doesn’t make sense for so much edible produce to be thrown away.’ 

The app, which is free to download on iOS and Android, launched in 2016 and has since expanded to work with 2462 partners in the UK, with more in Denmark, Norway, France, and Germany. 
Susan previously shared a picture of another 'magic bag' from Morrisons, that cost her just £3.09. This included 36 eggs, 12 packs of Mr Kipling cakes, and a pack of chocolate brioche

Susan previously shared a picture of another 'magic bag' from Morrisons, that cost her just £3.09. This included 36 eggs, 12 packs of Mr Kipling cakes, and a pack of chocolate brioche

Susan previously shared a picture of another ‘magic bag’ from Morrisons, that cost her just £3.09. This included 36 eggs, 12 packs of Mr Kipling cakes, and a pack of chocolate brioche

A fourth user wrote: ‘Magic box from Guiseley Morrisons. £3.09 

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‘8 lemons, 5 lettuces, 5 cooking apples, 3 packs of cobnuts, 3 potatoes, 3 red peppers, 2 cucumbers, 2 aubergines, asparagus, blueberries, chillies, an avocado, a mango, an orange and a red apple. Fighting food waste. 

Another bargain hunter said they paid £3.59 for their food, which included two salmon fillets, four limes, one pint of milk, one loaf of bread, seven bread rolls (varying types), one pecan plait, four chocolate éclairs, one bag of mixed veg, one salad share box, one ball of mozzarella and one pot of pasta sauce. 

And many other shoppers have shared their hauls from the shop - including one who calculated they saved a massive 77 per cent of their groceries, buying two boxes for £6.18 and receiving £26.43 worth of food. The shopper picked up 24 bread rolls, six pitta breads, two loafs of bread, six croissants, a chocolate cake and a plethora of fruit and vegetables

And many other shoppers have shared their hauls from the shop - including one who calculated they saved a massive 77 per cent of their groceries, buying two boxes for £6.18 and receiving £26.43 worth of food. The shopper picked up 24 bread rolls, six pitta breads, two loafs of bread, six croissants, a chocolate cake and a plethora of fruit and vegetables

And many other shoppers have shared their hauls from the shop – including one who calculated they saved a massive 77 per cent of their groceries, buying two boxes for £6.18 and receiving £26.43 worth of food. The shopper picked up 24 bread rolls, six pitta breads, two loafs of bread, six croissants, a chocolate cake and a plethora of fruit and vegetables

Another user shared a picture of dozens of apples, grapes, mushrooms and parsnips, all of which they'd picked up for £3.09

Another user shared a picture of dozens of apples, grapes, mushrooms and parsnips, all of which they'd picked up for £3.09

Another user shared a picture of dozens of apples, grapes, mushrooms and parsnips, all of which they’d picked up for £3.09

One user said they were 'fighting food waste' with this box of  '8 lemons, 5 lettuces, 5 cooking apples, 3 packs of cobnuts, 3 potatoes, 3 red peppers, 2 cucumbers, 2 aubergines, asparagus, blueberries, chillies, an avocado, a mango, an orange and a red apple'

One user said they were 'fighting food waste' with this box of  '8 lemons, 5 lettuces, 5 cooking apples, 3 packs of cobnuts, 3 potatoes, 3 red peppers, 2 cucumbers, 2 aubergines, asparagus, blueberries, chillies, an avocado, a mango, an orange and a red apple'

One user said they were ‘fighting food waste’ with this box of  ‘8 lemons, 5 lettuces, 5 cooking apples, 3 packs of cobnuts, 3 potatoes, 3 red peppers, 2 cucumbers, 2 aubergines, asparagus, blueberries, chillies, an avocado, a mango, an orange and a red apple’

Taking to the Facebook group she wrote: ‘Got my first magic bag this evening from To Good To Go app I’m so impressed I thought I’d share I know it has been before but I was always a little unsure what one might contain and if it was worth the trip to get it. 

‘Mine is from Morrisons cost me £3.59 and when I arrived it was already bagged to go the two Salmon fillets best before date was today but everything else is at least the 11th [three days away] or later.

Since launching in 2016, the Too Good To Go’s founders Chris Wilson and Jamie Crummie estimate they’ve saved 61,645 tonnes of CO2 from 24,658,169 meals, according to its website.  

Jess Brownhill revealed she picked up food that have best before dates until next year

Jess Brownhill revealed she picked up food that have best before dates until next year

Jess Brownhill revealed she picked up food that have best before dates until next year

Another bargain hunter said they paid £3.59 for their food, which included two salmon fillets, four limes, one pint of milk, one loaf of bread, seven bread rolls (varying types), one pecan plait, four chocolate éclairs, one bag of mixed veg, one salad share box, one ball of mozzarella and one pot of pasta sauce

Another bargain hunter said they paid £3.59 for their food, which included two salmon fillets, four limes, one pint of milk, one loaf of bread, seven bread rolls (varying types), one pecan plait, four chocolate éclairs, one bag of mixed veg, one salad share box, one ball of mozzarella and one pot of pasta sauce

Another bargain hunter said they paid £3.59 for their food, which included two salmon fillets, four limes, one pint of milk, one loaf of bread, seven bread rolls (varying types), one pecan plait, four chocolate éclairs, one bag of mixed veg, one salad share box, one ball of mozzarella and one pot of pasta sauce

Almost two million people have signed up to the app in the UK, and regularly bag bargains at the end of the day from shops, cafes and restaurants who would otherwise have throw the food away.

Currently only 80 Morrisons are using the app, across the UK, but the retailer hopes to expand nationwide if the trial is successful.

Convenience store chain Nisa local have also signed up, as well as many independent grocers.  

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