{"id":34331,"date":"2021-08-20T22:04:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/mums-hacks-get-her-free-food-from-pret-and-yellow-sticker-discounts-at-tesco\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T22:24:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T16:54:13","slug":"mums-hacks-get-her-free-food-from-pret-and-yellow-sticker-discounts-at-tesco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/mums-hacks-get-her-free-food-from-pret-and-yellow-sticker-discounts-at-tesco\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum’s hacks get her free food from Pret and yellow sticker discounts at Tesco"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A mum has shared her top tricks for getting free food from high street brands like Pret A Manger.<\/p>\n
Laura Bailey, an NHS PA from Leeds, uses the food-waste app Olio to find food that\u2019s being given away at the end of the day.<\/p>\n
And, it saves her a fortune on lunches and easy dinners.<\/p>\n
Olio works with supermarkets like Tesco and cafes like Pret to get rid of their surplus food that\u2019s still good to eat, but would otherwise be thrown away.<\/p>\n
Volunteers go to the shops and collect the waste food before listing it on Olio so locals can drop by and pick up the goodies totally free of charge,<\/p>\n
And, you can download the app through the Apple Store or Google Play which is also free.<\/p>\n
The app also lets people give away clothes, toys and household goods that they won\u2019t use or sell.<\/p>\n
Laura told LatestDeals.co.uk that she recently picked up two loaves of sourdough, three rolls, two bags of mixed pastries, three cranberry cookies, a box of flapjacks and six sandwiches through Olio.<\/p>\n
She said: “I am a big fan of the Olio app. No payments and no swaps. It’s great if you live far away from a charity shop or don\u2019t drive.<\/p>\n
“Everyday there is free bread going. Sometimes pastries and sandwiches. Also plenty of fruit and vegetables too.<\/p>\n
“You simply request what you would like and go to the person\u2019s house to collect it. Sometimes you can pick up fancy sandwiches or tasty salads from places like Pret A Manger.”<\/p>\n
And, to top up her food shop cheaply, Laura always goes to the supermarket when she knows the yellow sticker discounts are about to be put out.<\/p>\n
She claims that the best times for reductions in Tesco are between 7pm and 7.30pm Monday to Saturday and around 3pm on Sundays.<\/p>\n