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Netting a Bargain: Too Good To Go food bargains; Fat Face sale

Net a Bargain and do your bit to reduce food waste with Too Good To Go
Net a Bargain and do your bit to reduce food waste with Too Good To Go

Jonathan Campbell rounds up the best deals on the web and the high street

:: TOO Good To Go is an app that lets you buy food from selected eateries at a discounted price to reduce waste.

Participating outlets include big names such as Caffè Nero, Tim Hortons, Greggs but also many small businesses, usually cafes, bakeries and delis. Some farm shops have signed up too.

You specify an area, then check the app to see what’s on offer that day or the following day. Make a selection, pay a fraction of the usual price (normally about a third) and turn up at a specified time slot to collect your ‘Magic Bag’, a mystery assortment of savoury or sweet items.

By the nature of the concept, this is hit and miss – and occasionally an order is cancelled, so make sure you have a plan B if your meal depends on it. However, generally it works well and offers great value. The element of surprise adds a fun, almost addictive aspect to the bargain. Check it out at https://toogoodtogo.co.uk/en-gb.

:: Fat Face has a sale on with up to 50 per cent off women's, men's, kids' and baby collections. Shop in store or at www.fatface.com. No end date has been specified. Stock levels will vary but at the time of writing, this Megalodon boys’ zip-through hoodie was reduced from £24 to £14.

:: Get an extra 15 per cent off The Fragrance Shop (including items in the mid-season sale) with an exclusive code from vouchercodes.co.uk. It's valid until December 31.

:: Get 20 per cent off selected items at shopdisney.co.uk with an exclusive code from vouchercodes.co.uk. It's valid until 11.59pm on Sunday October 23 or while stocks last. Items included in the offer can be found at shopdisney.uk/promotion-inclusions.

:: Get 12 per cent off seasonal flowers at www.post-a-rose.com with the discount code OT2022 until midnight on Monday October 24.

:: Planning a trip Down Under? American Express cardholders can get £200 back when they spend £1,000 or more on Qantas flights by November 30. You must save the offer to your card first in the 'offers' section of your account. Offers may vary between account holders.

:: 'Tis the season to stock up on tubs of Quality Street when you see a good offer. Sainsbury's has 600g ones reduced from £5 to £3.50 until Tuesday October 25.

j.campbell@irishnews.com

Details accurate at time of going to print. Offers subject to availability and may be affected by delivery restrictions imposed by retailers. If you see a TinyURL link in this article, it’s just a convenient way of redirecting you to a web page that would otherwise have a long address.