When opening a bag from Too Good To Go, you never know what to expect. It’s a roll of the dice to score something you like. This is why the odds proved to be in a Tennessee woman’s favor after she snagged $30 worth of Whole Foods seafood for $9.99 through Too Good To Go.
What is Too Good To Go?
According to the website, the social impact company focuses on reducing food waste. Through the app, customers can connect with local businesses that have unsold meals about to be tossed or nearing their expiration date. Because of this, the food items packed in a Surprise Bag are discounted. Since 2016, the company has prevented more than 1.1M tons of CO2e from entering the atmosphere. This is a total of 400 million meals that would have been wasted. All in all, it’s a win-win for customers, businesses, and the planet.
What is in the bag?
Popular TikToker Ellie (@jungbtseok) typically unboxes her Too Good To Go goodies from Whole Foods for over 13,000 followers. While leaning over her kitchen counter, she drags a large folded paper bag in front of her.
“I got a Too Good To Go seafood bag from Whole Foods. Smells fishy. I love fish,” she says. “Let’s see what we got. I think it was $9.99.”
Next, she tears open the bag and pulls out a small container of Wild Smoked Salmon Salad. “Smoked salmon is my favorite,” she gasps. Immediately, the content creator is off to a good start.
Then, Ellie looks away, rummaging through the bag, “Oh, my god. If this is a thing of smoked salmon.” When she takes out the two items, her eyes widen and her jaw drops, her intuition proving her correct. “I got two!” she says, revealing the two packaged smoked salmon: one $11.99 Whole Foods brand Cold-Smoked Salmon Gravlax Style with Open Fire Oak and the other $7.99 Acme Alaskan Wild Smoked Salmon. Normally, this would be a $30.97 purchase, which would make it a $20 discount. Needless to say, she is happy with her items.
“I’m a salmon fiend. So I am very excited to by this,” the content creator says. “$10 for two things of smoked salmon and a smoked salmon salad? I don’t think you can get much better than that.”
What did viewers say?
The clip has racked up over 203,000 views. Many were happy on Ellie’s behalf for snagging one of her favorite foods.
“Fantastic bag for somebody who loves salmon! So happy that you got it and will enjoy it,” one viewer commented.
“That matched what you like!” another applauded.
“Home run,” a third stated.
Meanwhile, some didn’t have the same luck with their Too Good To Go bag from Whole Foods.
“I got 4 containers of sturgeon pate. I was so disappointed,” one commenter remarked.
“Got a meat bag yesterday, it was disappointing. 1 marinated chicken thigh and 1 beef skirt steak,” another shared.
How to use the Too Good To Go app
All you need is a cellphone and internet access. Too Good To Go lists instructions on how to get started:
- Download the app
- Browse surprise bags from local businesses
- Reserve and pay for the bag
- Head to the business during the allotted time
- Once inside, swipe the receipt
- Collect the bag
- To cancel an order, do so a mimium of 2 hours of placing it
@jungbtseok PLS READ CAPTION! ? HOW TO DO THIS: Download the Too good to go app to see what options are available in your area. The concept of Too good to go is to reduce food waste so most of the items will be at their sell by date and potentially after. If this bothers you please do not use this app. If you click the store that you’re wanting to get a bag from and they are not available it should tell you the time to check back for when they upload the next bags. If you look at your map and there’s nothing there, make sure to filter for sold out to show the bags that are not currently available. As they mention in the descriptions on the app, variety is not guaranteed. What they put in the bag is what they have left over that night so there is a chance that you will get multiples of stuff. If you are a picky eater, this is not for you. Whole Foods specifically values their bags at the original price. Don’t get one and expect to get fresh food and a wide variety. You can only pick up in the time that it is listed for pick up if you come before or after you cannot get the bag. Make sure to pay attention to ratings if there’s anything under a 4.5 or even a 4 star maybe don’t go to that one especially if you’re prone to complaining. Moral of the story don’t be upset if you don’t get exactly what you want and it’s stuff you don’t like. If you’re that picky just go to a restaurant. ALL IN THE NAME OF REDUCING FOOD WASTE ? #toogoodtogo #toogoodtogobag #toogoodtogohaul #tgtg #wholefoods ♬ Club Penguin Pizza Parlor – Cozy Penguin
The Mary Sue reached out to Ellie via TikTok comment and direct message and Whole Foods via press email.
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