{"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

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However, not every Tesco store will reduce at these times so pop into your local throughout the day to try and figure out the best time for discounts near you.<\/p>\n

Laura said: “When I go to any supermarket I go to the reduced section first. It is important to have good knowledge of food so you know what you can make with it.<\/p>\n

“One summer I picked up several cucumbers at 3p each and lots of tomatoes. I made gazpacho and froze it in containers which I then took to work, and had the perfect chilled soup.<\/p>\n

“Sometimes I just cook any vegetable I have to hand, chuck in some herbs with homemade stock and blend for a quick cheap hot soup in winter.”<\/p>\n

Laura also uses the Two Good To Go app where you can pick up \u201cmagic bags\u201d of treats from places like Costa and Greggs.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t get to choose what you\u2019re given, but the bags only cost between \u00a32 and \u00a35 so are usually a bargain.<\/p>\n

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This savvy shopper has proven it\u2019s possible to pick up supplies completely free<\/span>
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Laura added: “I sometimes use Too Good To Go but only for buying from The Junk Food Project (a charity that redistributes food past its sell by date).<\/p>\n

“You get a huge bag of fruit and vegetables plus eggs, drinks, sweets and other groceries for just \u00a34.25 for a single person, or \u00a39 for a family bag.<\/p>\n

“It is important that you plan what you will do with the food before it goes off, like make some jams or chutneys or even batch cook meals in advance.<\/p>\n

“I don\u2019t let anything go to waste. I boil up chicken carcasses and make stock for soups, gravy, paella and risotto. I even fry potato peelings to make snacks.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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