Aldi announces major changes to its £3.30 Too Good to Go bags

Aldi has recently announced changes to its £3.30 Too Good to Go bags, which are filled with £10 worth of food. This will help more shoppers save money. The budget supermarket chain partnered with Too Good to Go in February 2023.

The initiative allows customers to purchase a bag of groceries worth £10 for only £3.30.

These bags contain a variety of grocery items that are nearing their sell-by or use-by dates. The aim of Too Good to Go is to reduce food waste.

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Since its inception, Aldi claims it has sold over half a million bags, contributing to an estimated reduction of 1,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions. In addition, shoppers have saved approximately £7million on their food shopping.

Aldi has recently extended the reservation window for surplus food bags. Customers can now secure a bag up to 24 hours before the collection time, reports the Mirror.

Additionally, shoppers can now purchase bags on Sundays. These new changes were implemented from April 21.

Liz Fox, National Sustainability Director at Aldi UK, said: "By extending the time our customers can reserve a Surprise Bag via To Good To Go, we are hoping even more people can benefit from the initiative. Not only has this partnership helped in our goal to cut down on food waste, but Too Good To Go also offers a simple and accessible way for consumers to save even more money when shopping at Aldi. It has been amazing to see how many have benefited already since our partnership began."

The most popular areas for the bags are Birmingham, shoppers there got around 14,000 Surprise Bags which means customers in those areas saved more than £270,000. In London people bought almost 12,000 bags meaning shoppers saved over £230,000 while the people of Liverpool and Northampton each saved more than £100,000.