How Long Can I Live off £10 of Food from Too Good to Go?

This week, it's all about Too Good to Go! I've got £10, as usual, but this time, I'm buying 3 different Too Good to Go bags and seeing how long I can make them last.
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00:00 Introduction
00:48 Bag 1
03:45 Bag 2
10:00 Bag 3

[@jessy5828]

Cant wait for a Supermarket Too Good To Go Challenge 😊

[@fuqiu1591]

I work in a food service job. Coffee Chains/bakeries and places like this are told to put an amount equal to 15-20 retail price. If there is a large amount of waste for that particular day and they are feeling generous they will add more to reduce waste. Sometimes if you just go in and ask towards the end of the day, and there is a large amount of waste, some places will give out things on the house to reduce waste. But I used to work for costa, if you have no cakes, chances are all the cakes were opened on that day and no cake has a 1 day shelf life. Muffins are 48 hours and some cakes have a shelf life of 5 days so if I were you, avoid the cakes from costa

[@liamstevenssports9723]

Sam air fried this comment...

[@SamWilder.]

😂😂

[@yvettecunningham128]

Good challenge. You should do more of these. . My good to go bag I got from greggs last week was fantastic. The best one that I got. When I was handed the bag, i knew it was going to be. a good one. . In my bag were, 2x chicken bake 4pack sausage roll Roast chicken and bacon vlub Mexican chicken oval 2 yums 2 caramel custard doughnuts 2 jam doughnuts 2 ring doughnuts 1 gingerbread man I have had the Costa surprise bag once and wasn't impressed . I got 3 toasties! There's is absolutely no way I would buy the toasted sandwiches full price Try greggs again, you may get a good bag

[@allyrooh3628]

I was looking at the Greggs thinking it looked like 4 meals 🤣. You could mix & match restaurant food & grocery store. You could probably make it go pretty far. It’s funny to hear you say “they obviously won’t eat donuts for breakfast“. people have donuts for breakfast in the US all the time.

[@maryegerton6848]

Hi Sam. I wish we had something like this here. Maybe we do and I just don’t know about it. I think this is so darn clever. Nobody should go to bed hungry.☮️

[@SamWilder.]

Darn straight!

[@frugallifehappywife3993]

Love Too Good To Go so I was excited to see this video. My husband and I get bagel surprise bags from our favorite bagel shop. We always get a good amount of bagels for $5. The first time we got it was the most - 21 bagels for $5. We get them and we freeze the bagels.

[@onyx3704]

I used to work in a Warrens (basically Cornish Greggs) and we had Too Good To Go- from what I remember here's how it works on the workers side of things. We got a number of bags we needed to make up (for us this was like 3-4 bags) and we would exclusively put sandwiches etc going out of date that day, and any pastries/baked goods that have exceeded their shelf life of 2 days. There was also a strict policy from my work that we could not put food in there that was still sellable, so it was kind of just the last pickings left over and rarely anything that exciting. It was extremely rare for us to have sausage rolls or bakes left over especially, usually our bags were full of sandwiches and belgian buns, kind of in line with what your Greggs bag ended up as. It 100% depends on the day and how many bags we needed to make, sometimes we'd only have to make one bag and we would have a tonne to go in there, other days we'd have multiple bags with barely enough for 3 items each. Luck of the draw tbh! Great video btw c:

[@esmeecampbell7396]

Oh no fellow Cornishman spotted! Tried it one time with my local Warrens, got 3 medium steak and bacon bite for £4 I think it was... Only day I ever did it because I scranned them all in one day and realised I'd get fucking fat if I didn't delete the app immediately 😂

[@SamWilder.]

Thanks for this! Genuinely fascinating to know and I guessed as much! Seems like my friends bag must have had a slow couple of selling days to give him so much!!

[@UnusualElan]

Interesting, thanks for sharing

[@keithparker1346]

Nice to hear how it sort of works from a person on the front line

[@keithparker1346]

​@@SamWilder.Maybe some days are better than others. I've only watched a few of your videos have you done a video where you buy solely from reduced areas? Where I live Tunbridge Wells our Boots used to reduce their meal deal food items to 50p on Sundays...really good value for pretty good sandwiches, wraps, pasta salads...sadly they've stopped doing this 😢

[@woody505]

I got a Greg's one on Monday ham n egg sandwhich 2 sausage rolls 1 chicken bake 1 pan un chocolate and a doughnut. Good £2.59 investment

[@astidog]

you did well with the Costa bag- their usual policy is 3 items per bag (as is Starbucks) The costa bag I got was a ham and cheese toastie, a small brownie and a tuna sandwich. Worth what I paid for it but not amazing. We have Pound Bakery nearby their bags are amazing, especially if the manager gets carried away :)

[@LoosSerine]

Wenzels which is a local West London bakery chain similar to Greggs does really good TGTG, always with 3-4 sandwiches, pastries, cakes and doughnuts, plus often a huge loaf of bread as well.

[@Daniel-ot8zx]

You are so wholesome and innocent. I love you.

[@staceycampbell15]

I do TGTG at my place of work and we have a value of what the items in the bag should come to. It is basically leftovers but if we feel we cant fill the boxes properly do have to cancle them on the app. Keep the videos coming! Love watching them, recent subscriber over here!

[@jenduck5520]

Too good to go is coming to Australia soon!! I’m beyond excited :). Loved this vid

[@logothaironsides2942]

Interesting experiment. Quite pricey though when you think that covers only one person for 2 meals each day. Its amazing what an air fryer can do to left overs.

[@tswizzle4eva578]

I picked up an amazing £5 Pret bag recently and calculated that the original price would have been over £40! Got so much variety, 4 baguettes, 1 sandwich, 1 salad bowl, 1 granola pot!

[@ashleypeerthum319]

I really like you're vids, already see other channels copying you keep it going

[@Sawk_King]

This is such a great idea especially in these uncertain times. I feel like more people are using Too Good To Go more than ever which explains the decrease in the amount in the bags.

[@suckerpunch8157]

Enjoyed this a lot, great to show anyone thinking about giving it a try, what to expect 👍

[@ThisIsAutumnAlex]

Looks like a decent brunch from Toby Carvery that worked out to £1.40 day. Do they do an evening/dinner option? Those mushrooms and beans counted towards veggies. Beans can sometimes dry out a bit when left out for to long or over-heated. A little bit of water or some ketchup can help fix this. That vegan cheese and beans toastie looked pathetic. Riley sightings at 4:05, 7:38 & 12:08. A thought from Riley "A feast for the eyes, but not the stomach." Riley missed out on becoming Scooby Doo and chowing down on something yummy, maybe next time.

[@blzdCoockie]

Restaurant lunch buffeets are great for this, there is one near me that gives you a big container which you fill up with whatever you want that is left

[@dancaddick5679]

Love your videos dude, pleasure to watch after a long hard day at work

[@SamWilder.]

Means a lot!!

[@mustwereallydothis]

It's times like this, and only times like this, when I almost wish I lived in a major city. I would be all about Too Good To Go if I were able to access it. As much as I love cooking, the monotony of cooking 2 or 3 meals a day, day after day after day is just... uuugh. Sadly, where I live, restaurant meals and even fast food is ridiculously expensive so we almost always cook our meals at home.

[@Mepkuz]

Learn to batch cook, or cook something that lasts multiple days, 1 day cooking 3 days eating!

[@bristolrovers27]

No brown sauce !! Shocking !! No donuts for breakfast !!! Double shocking !!!!

[@bristolrovers27]

Air fryer breaths life into almost anything

[@BMordecai]

Love the content mate, keep it up! Your channel is growing FAST

[@MN-tf4ek]

For £10 you can get a whole chicken, spuds, frozen mixed veg, fresh fruit, mixed peppers, rice and be able to make at LEAST 4 meals for 1

[@DEIVION212]

Reheating eggs is fine, often nuke left over egg foo yung, don't overdo it or they go like rubber and also dry out, reheating in a water bath depending on the type of egg may be best, cause EFY has liquor in it TBF so maybe it's why it reheats as well lol

[@sorscha1308]

That's an awful lot of carbs/beige there - with the exception of Toby. No wonder you were starving.

[@simplicitygaming4203]

Every video i watch of yours. i always look out for the doggo... in this episode the doggo looking at you like ok you have had a bite now wheres mine

[@ThecovertCustomer]

Loved this. 😋

[@DisTurbedSimulations]

Enjoyed that, the toby carvey looked good value

[@SamWilder.]

It was!

[@jamieandtherandomstuff]

You got lucky with the Costa bag. You normally only get 3 items in it. Greggs is very hit and miss. I've ended up with one like your friend's on a couple of occasions but more often I get one like yours. Toby breakfast is my favourite.

[@ryanlemmon9527]

Awesome video! I had no idea cool aps like this existed. I'd be interested in seeing if you can get three 5 star ratings with the ap in a later video.

[@charylliss3741]

Good Morning from this Nana from Montana ❣️

[@SamWilder.]

Good morning!

[@minmo2288]

The Asian street food section in Asda is the best one I’ve had, £20 worth of stuff for £4 sells out fast but you always get loads, they always have loads of the larger poke or rice bowls left.

[@UnusualElan]

I had never heard of this before now, some local places that do this near me, i'm tempted to try a few out

[@a.s6668]

Great video

[@matthewquartermain8291]

Very much surprised of the value from Costa considering their extortionate usual prices

[@janeelizabeth6711]

Loved the video.

[@Comeonlillyloo]

A really enjoy these video Sam is also think it’s about the location you are to what you get. 💖🐩🐩💖👍👍🕊🌈

[@SickNote93]

I've had a few and they have been hit and miss. I got my first from a Nisa for about £2 and got 4 rustlers burgers and some tikka wraps then went to greggs on a Saturday and only got a few bits for £4. They are good if you are finishing work later and fancy a carvery at 8pm or a late breakfast though.

[@tarachristie933]

I seen an article the other day about a woman who ordered a vegetarian bag from a carvery and got 3 bowls of corn 😭 😂😂😂

[@SamWilder.]

Noooooo that’s hilarious 😅

[@FriedFartsAndButteredButtholes]

4:05 😭😭😭❤❤❤

[@comedyhunter]

absolute bargain meals those !

[@SamWilder.]

Toby Carvery was 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@urbanexoticuk]

I got one from barburrito the other week was really good

[@Em1234ish]

I've got the "too good to go" app, but I haven't yet used it yet. They look decent ❤️

[@ammyharper3661]

I love too good to go! I’m impressed and a little bit jealous, you get so much more in your bags than you do by me! I get Costa and Greggs all the time and get like 2 sandwiches, weird. I wonder if it’s because my stores are smaller?

[@carolannelodwick3995]

Brinner sounds good to me Sam 😀I have been watching your very interesting and helpful videos for 2 months now ,just wanted to thank you for the content .Love your pets by the way they are adorable .Take care now .🫡

[@Merlin-gu9nz]

i get the to good to go bags from the local spar and the amount in each bag is amazing

[@mikeybraps2705]

I can vouch for Cafe Nero bags, they've always given me a lot, different locations too

[@JoanneUkEng]

Great video as ever 😀 Is it paid this one?

[@graemepatterson]

Riley is like "Is 'Pet's at home' on this app??"

[@SamWilder.]

She would be so lucky!

[@maryegerton6848]

🤣❤️

[@clusterbungle]

Too Good to Go bags are filled to meet a minimum value set by that particular retailer - for example Greggs will give you at least £8 worth of items. I don't think those values have really changed at all over the last year or so, but their standard prices have obviously gone up so you end up with less from Too Good to Go compared to the mega full bags people got in the early days. Inflation sucks.

[@squareeyes9540]

always wanted to try a too good bag but always sold out in my area! I'll get one some day

[@AlexCraigGH]

Love how the dog just sits and watches you eat that sandwich 12:20

[@keithparker1346]

Toby carvery breakfast looked fine Costa stuff seemed ok Greggs...again ok Overall good value for money for every place Going to subscribe, if i havent already Call the meal Blunch...an Alan Partridge reference

[@hollybeauchamp7135]

I’m 90% sure this is in rugby. So glad you did this video used to do too good to go in Manchester but never tried it in my home town😅

[@rosethecat2930]

gotta love how the "Vegetarian box" had eggs in it

[@cait3666]

Eggs are vegetarian.

[@cbrooke879]

We call late lunch early dinner Linner!! My good lady and I.

[@Thefillingham]

Nice

[@NarcoticZombie]

That panini press was so jealous of the air fryer untill now

[@anniejones1839]

Starbucks usually adds a pastry or a cake

[@urbanexoticuk]

Gregs ones are better in the week then when you get it on the weekend aint good and differnt each time you go

[@tarachristie933]

Well it should be different, it’s just what’s left at the end of the day

[@SamWilder.]

This was during the week! Maybe should try a bigger store

[@kid_vs]

hello sam wilder. i love your content if it wasn't obvious by now!

[@SamWilder.]

❤️

[@Deano99]

Ive had a £4 bag from the premier near mine, got a steak, a whole chicken and loads of fridge stuff more then another bag with about 4 loafs, we also got all the left over hot stuff from the bacon/sausage barm section. The next day was shit, luck of the draw i guess 🙄

[@780jodie]

Toby roast r nice i get them a lot

[@ChilleUK]

Beans covered in tomato sauce, okay lets add ketchup? This service looks incredible if you dont really have any allergies though.

[@SamWilder.]

They weren’t the sauciest of beans!

[@tmilsted]

You should do living off too good too go only for 1 week or 30 days solid

[@catherineturner2839]

This would have been much better with an Aldi and M&S bag with a Greggs one or Toby roast. Check the rating of Greggs bags, go for one with 4.8 and you should get a good amount. From what I've heard pizza express are just dough balls, and rubbish

[@larna-nicole6205]

TGTG is addictive, pret is a good bag if you have one near you

[@SamWilder.]

Definitely want to try a pret one. And a pizza express one. Maybe a £20 challenge next….

[@larna-nicole6205]

If you get a Morrisons bag as part of it that would be good, you get a huge banana box of food, sometimes just fruit and veg but I would love to see your creations ​@@SamWilder.

[@chriscoughlan5221]

Dont know about the uk, but too good to go in Spain is a joke!! 90% of the places who do it are usually cake shops or supermarkets!! the restaurants in my experience have on the whole been disappointing hiding behind the mystery bag excuse!! so when you open up those plastic boxes the food they give you isnt food ready for the bin, but food that was in the fridge. Sadly the very good places who participated in too good to go have left!!

[@trinityawp]

My Morrisons too good to go gives me a weeks worth of bread and veg for £3.50!!

[@esmeecampbell7396]

3:15 wasn't expecting to spot Grackle on this 🤣

[@SamWilder.]

Love Grackle! Bit of an inspo ngl

[@dingwei7]

Don’t need no dead animals on ya plate buddy 😂

[@mrshannonite4016]

Young Master Wilder, I like the cut of your sandwich. Consider me subscribed.

[@SamWilder.]

Welcome to the family :D

[@mrshannonite4016]

@@SamWilder. It's a pleasure :)

[@steevobarker581]

A cold fry up from Toby? Am no food snob but to be honest I wouldn't give it to the hound!

[@MathewBoyes]

Hi how are you doing

[@SamWilder.]

Good thanks! Hope you are too!

[@Miggggy]

i got like 8 things from gregs that was like 2 bags worth

[@Bonnieincucina]

👍

[@ItsKenzieG]

Brinner and Dunch… sounds like a foreign show about 2 corrupt police officers 😂

[@urbanexoticuk]

I had one from sayers and wasnt good and had of the coffee house and that wasnt good aswell

[@SteakBaked99]

It’s a hit or a miss with the Greggs bag, my local Greggs stopped doing toogoodtogo bags and it’s devastating

[@SamWilder.]

Nooooo

[@Sawk_King]

A lot of people are feeling the pinch & resorting to being more frugal. I’ve just subscribed because I’m going to also do some of the £10 challenges with you 🫶🏻

[@MartinAndersonSatanSon]

Dunch, I like that

[@SamWilder.]

Dunch > Brinner

[@Luce-fx4fg]

Brinner! 🍴

[@ianwhittle6398]

I think sam should change the titles to (sams 2 day challenges) 😂

[@SamWilder.]

😂 The first one lasted 3 days! :P

[@hippychicken82]

After getting a few to good to go bags I would say in answer to ur question, without watching video! Probably about 1 day!

[@sharonmiller8500]

I’m in Australia and we do not have these kind of deals or bags. One sandwich would cost over $12 aud that’s 6 pounds, the veggie breakfast would be $24 aud thats 12 pounds. Cost of food in Australia is generally rather expensive.

[@user-zg8gn1mf6o]

A few weeka

[@RustyVaperGameplay]

Went to shit when you added ketchup.

[@Bettyswallox-bf4vi]

Can I have a sausage roll

[@Kokomo2675]

Do you work for the Government? its like your doing research to see how much the poor can live on but your vlogs are good though.

[@rondonnis6588]

I think these tgtg bags are a scam like i got 4 items for a tgtg at the coop and i had a halloumi wrap which was £3.80 in store but i feel its just overpriced in the first place as its coop and does not have ingredients in that wrap worth £3.80 so they pretend your getting for dirt cheap but they are doing a crafty one as they are still selling it rather than let it go off and coop get no money out of it so us tgtg customers have four items that have to be eaten in a day which isnt good for health bingeing like that! So i dont like it

[@tarachristie933]

Well the aim is to get rid of things that will just be thrown out. It’s not there to be making meals or anything, just getting rid of excess food

[@goingslowlynowhere]

Yeah. I mean, I can see it being good for treats for a family now and then. But I really, REALLY hope nobody tries to live on them. Just getting bags of oats and dried fruits/nuts will last you much longer for a tenner, and being way healthier.

[@rondonnis6588]

I think their was a lack of punctuation in what i said

[@Elizabeth-nt7uq]

Wait... How is the first meal vegetarian when it has eggs?? Eggs are meat you know? Just wondering over here...lol Mostly restaurants and grocery stores donate to food banks and soup kitchens in my city.

[@EdsCanineAcademy]

Vegetarians still eat dairy and eggs. No animals die for that. Vegans wouldn’t eat anything meat dairy eggs

[@martinpyke8324]

For the love of god, stop biting your fork!

[@RyanMay94]

Love the content but my word you’re so middle class. No microwave but has a panini press