Aldi announces two changes to £3.30 bags filled with £10 worth of groceries

Aldi is making it easier for customers to get their hands on the supermarket's Too Good To Go bags.

The £3.30 bags offer at least £10 worth of groceries nearing their sell-by or use-by dates. The Surprise Bags are a result of Aldi's partnership with Too Good To Go, the world's largest food platform.

Aldi has announced two changes to their Surprise Bags. The German grocer is extending the collection window of its The Too Good To Go bags, with customers now able secure a bag up to 24 hours before the collection time via the app. Additionally, shoppers are able to purchase a bag on Sundays.

Since the bags launched in February 2023, Aldi customers have saved a whopping £7 million. Aldi reports it has sold upwards of over half a million bags and contributed to an estimated reduction of 1,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

The budget supermarket has also revealed the locations where customers have reaped the most savings, reports Stoke on Trent Live. Glasgow was the top city in Scotland at number five on the list with 5,400 bags purchased.

Birmingham won the spot with approximately 14,000 Surprise Bags snapped up, translating into customer savings of over £270,000. London followed closely with 11,800 bags purchased and savings exceeding £230,000.

Liz Fox, National Sustainability Director at Aldi UK, said: "It is amazing to see the sheer number of our customers that have made the most of our Too Good To Go Surprise Bags since launching last year.

"This partnership not only allows us to reduce food waste and demonstrate our commitment to being a sustainable retailer, but also enables our customers to access quality food whilst saving even more on their shop."

The UK cities with the most avid Too Good to Go users include:

1. Birmingham (14,000 bags)

2. London (11,800 bags)

3. Liverpool (6,700 bags)

4. Northampton (5,500 bags)

5. Glasgow (5,400 bags)

6. Manchester (5,200 bags)

7. Coventry (4,600 bags)

8. Leicester (4,400 bags)

9. Sheffield (4,200 bags)

10. Derby (4,200 bags)

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