My bargain hunting nature drove me to the wonderful app ‘too good to go’. Read on until the end to discover how much this bag ended up costing me.
‘Too good to go’ is an app in which big chains and local businesses bag up items that will likely spoil, and sell them off for a very discounted price. This app does wonders for food waste and the environment, and I for one mightily enjoy using it (it saves me a lot of dosh…).
My latest endeavour using this app led me to the coffee chain ‘Caffè Nero‘. I love my coffee (it gives me purpose) but I tend not to buy it from big chains, it’s too expensive – to put it bluntly. This offering did tickle my fancy though, as I was guessing it would be a selection of pastries and other goodies.
Upon arrival, I was told they would be closing their doors in five minutes, thank you Caffè Nero for assuming I’m a mature Nottingham student who loves to study (I still get Id’d for Red Bull). I retrieved my Too Good To Go bag, left the shop, and brandished it around the streets of Nottingham like a knight returning from battle with the Holy Grail — except mine was filled with discounted pastries and the faint smell of triumph.
I got home and immediately looked in the bag like an excited toddler on Christmas day. First up we had a danish pastry.
I couldn’t find an exact price for this online, my guess is that it would most likely be in the region of £3.
This pastry was great, full of flavour and definitely something I would consider buying (if my income was six figures).
Next up was a lemon drizzle cake, this was gorgeous and if it was bought full price, it would have been £3.40…. ouch.
Then we had a blueberry muffin, what is not to love? Again this was superb and would’ve set me back a whopping £3.30 if I bought it at its RRP.
Savoury time! Next was a ham and mozzarella panini — the kind of meal that screams “this’ll do” with melted resignation. This panini is a mighty £5.60 at full price — steep, considering it’s mostly structural cheese. Cold, it was not impressive but heated up in the microwave… oh yeah!
It made for some great pre workout carbs too, a great ‘too good to go’ pull.
The mozzarella panini was also lovely, better than its ham counterpart in my humble opinion. This also comes in at a £5.60 RRP.
To wrap it up
To say I was impressed with this ‘too good to go bag’ would be an utter understatement. This was the best value bag I have had so far using this app (my face was has been beaming throughout the creation of this article).
This bag cost me £3.09, incredible value. Seriously, I am giddy with excitement upon the thought of getting another one (it might not be as good though, which may make me cry).
The contents of this bag, full price would have amounted to £21. I find that incredibly interesting. The British economy is not in great shape, we know this, but the prospect that a panini from Caffè Nero is justifiable at nearly £6 to anyone is shocking. Don’t get me wrong, if you can afford it, buy it. I just think £6 is much better spent, especially in my opinion as a student.
‘Too good to go’ does a great job at combatting issues such as food waste, and £3 for everything I got today is nothing to be sniffed at.
I am a student, my perspective is vastly different from the working person, but it does make me wonder. Obviously Caffè Nero’s target market is professionals, which makes sense – but I still cannot help but think this is not a sustainable consumer habit for anyone.
Source for menu prices – https://menusprice.uk/caffe-nero-menu/
