Too Good to Go in LONDON ! Reviewing a Magic Bag from Pret a Manger

[@GreenoEats]

Do you think I should do a full day in London eating nothing but Too Good To Go food? Let me know!

[@GreenoEats]

And let me know if you would have been happy with this for £3?

[@jessicanippes1730]

Fab idea ❤

[@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny]

Oh yes that would be great 👍 What about Christmas 🎄 just a suggestion 😀

[@willmartin4234]

Would be great to see you give Bristol a go. happy to give suggestions as I love a too good to go!

[@GreenoEats]

My niece is at university in Bristol, so I have been threatening to head up there for a while.

[@GaryG1974]

Although £3 is not even the cheapest TGTG bag, you raise the most perfect question: "what can you buy for £3" and the simple answer is not a lot! Even a single sandwich or (or not and) a coffee would cost more in most places but especially in London. I agree with you, those Ham & Cheese Croissant were not croissant. Putting a couple of folds into a pastry does not make it a croissant! The best description I can think of is Ham & Cheese pastries. I know TGTG is random potluck but, even though I do like Pret, that TGTG bag was a bit boring; 3 items 2 of which were the same. However for £3 it was still value for money. I know this video is 6 months old, but I would like to answer a direct question you ask at 04:49 about the idea of living off TGTG for a whole day i.e. breakfast, lunch and dinner. Yes, I think that would be really a fun idea and just see if you can actually do it for less than £10. I would be amazed if you could. That "Greeno Eats" sweater looked amazing! If you ever did setup a merchandise store, I would defintely get one of them.

[@GreenoEats]

It’s a shame I updated my logo since then, so don’t wear it any more 🤣 Maybe I should make myself a new one… Not quite sure the channel is ready for a merch store, but it’s something I have started to think about as an option! You’re right that the bag wasn’t the most exciting, but that’s the pot luck of TGTG I guess. But tasty, and could have been split between 2 to make an ok breakfast for almost no money.

[@Gordon_Highlander]

Thanks for this presentation Greeno. You brought back a lot of memories for me. I remember being in London visiting the Tower of London, but also stopping off at the *PRET A PORTER* near the Tower. Back then, my toasted Ham & Cheese sandwich cost me £1.20. Cheers mate!

[@GreenoEats]

£1.20!! Blimey, must have been a couple of years back 😉

[@jacquelinereid3589]

A full day of Too Good To Go would be really interesting, especially if you limited yourself to say £10 - £12 for the day. Not the healthiest I'm sure but it could be fun

[@GreenoEats]

There are a lot of options in London that's for sure - so maybe at least 1 of the meals could be relatively healthy I reckon. I'm going to put my thinking hat on, and see what I can do!

[@jacquibradley1598]

Hi Greeno, as a non-pastry eater this did nothing for me, but thank you. 🤗🤗👋👋

[@GreenoEats]

Ah fair enough 🙂

[@horrowfide]

I'd like to see a Greeno video from my home, the utopian metropolis of Newcastle..! No need for TGTG bags here, most stuff is half the price it is down south anyway...

[@GreenoEats]

Ha ha, yeah that's true! It's about 7 hours from me on a good run mind, so what I'd save on food costs I'd wipe out on diesel, and then some 😂

[@horrowfide]

@@GreenoEats It'd be worth it just to visit Riley's fish & chips shack in Tynemouth. It's not next to the beach, it's ON the beach..!

[@timbospencer]

@@GreenoEatsCrash at mine mate. You can sample the delights of Durham whilst you’re here!

[@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny]

Hi Greeno 👋 love ❤ anything about the UK 🇬🇧 ❤

[@GreenoEats]

I wouldn't recommend that you come here then - your illusions will be shattered pretty quickly haha!! 😀

[@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny]

@@GreenoEats oh really love the old history especially the Tudor Period Greeno

[@Sh1tfaceMagee-db3px]

Yes, too good to go is a great resource, BUT don't forget (if driving) to take a decent cooler with you & a wet towel to help the cooler from the outside if stored in a car, because things like BP / m&s petrol stations can include meals & all sorts of meal prep as they are so wide ranging & comprehensively stocked. We use too good to go when abroad too, it is an app worth utilising, esp in plaes you go to a few times a year but have never tried, we use it in chamonix to great effect because the french standard for food is generally so high it has always been a winner. If your channel budget allows it, I would take a holiday in a place like chamonix in a self catering apartment (can recommend cheap & "good enough" through to a nice air b&b up by the train station (I take my sous viide stick there to cook with) & hit up the options, even the big superarkets have deli produce & some of the longest cheese counters i've ever seen) sushi counters, but our fave cheap eats restaurant option is the carrefour "crescendo" cafe, downhill in sallanches, eating reviews in a place like that is a joy to see as it is multimodal in terms of views, area, food, etc...

[@GreenoEats]

I am actually in France right now! Heading from the Loire down to the Dordogne as we speak. I might have to see what's available around where we are staying!!

[@Sh1tfaceMagee-db3px]

@@GreenoEats Look out for big "carrefour" stores, they usually have the cafe attached, by both an outdoor door as well as inside, the lunch is fab, with ticket at the till & a bunch of cooks you hand your ticket to & ask for your steak / burger / fish done however you want (with the obvious limitations on steak, we tend to have "bleau" ...the salads, puds, allsorts offer tremendous value, so you might be there a while, ,,if I may recommend the 3 small mixed portion dessert selection, creme brulee (crispy snap) chocolat tartin ..& something else, less cloying than full size. They close early on sundays, & you need to check the hours as they kind of do a few meal services rather than being open all day long, ..as ever, coffee with dark choc on the side, excellent crepes etc etc, & cheap compared to elsewhere. Sat nav should sort you out, hope you have a "t" toll gate arm card on the car, french nightmare without! (same french company does the "smart dart" version for the QE2 bridge etc, worth their weight!

[@Sharon46T]

A day on TGTG sounds alright (breakfast, lunch and tea) on a tenner - good challenge! 👍😂

[@GreenoEats]

I might still do that one day 🙂

[@Lisa-q2p2u]

Greeno, really enjoyed this video 👍. A few more London videos would be nice 😊 Honestly didn't know Pret did magic bags.Just checking my nearest shop now.Hopefully get as good a deal as you did

[@GreenoEats]

Hi Lisa, got a couple more London videos from the couple of days I was up there, which will be interspersed into the content over the next 2 weeks. Good luck on your TGTG bag!

[@Daniellelee852]

£3 doesn’t get a lot in London especially breakfast, I got a pret breakfast bag last and was very surprised and lucky I got 2 veggie baps 2 bacon and egg baps and a porridge so I definitely got more than the £9 it says it was worth I also paid £3 for it

[@GreenoEats]

Wow, you definitely got a great deal there! I was still pretty happy with my bag, certainly worth the £3 paid 😀

[@Sharon46T]

£3.00 is a bargain! London prices though doubt you’ll get much in there! 😂 Nice that it was warm though 👍

[@GreenoEats]

It was ok for the money wasn’t it 🙂

[@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny]

That would be great if you spent the whole day in London Greeno! Oh by thè way when are ýou getting out any Merch out?? ❤🎉

[@GreenoEats]

Merch - I think I am probably a little way away from people demanding coffee mugs with my face on haha!!

[@vincentmoses9770]

Ginger Pig cornish pasties 11 out of 10.

[@GreenoEats]

Ooh, I haven't had a pasty from there.

[@vincentmoses9770]

@@GreenoEats you need one

[@GreenoEats]

@@vincentmoses9770 next time I am in London 🙂

[@bigdaddigaming]

For a quid each it's not bad for those pastrys and I know it's London prices but at full price it makes each pastry around 3 quid each witch is a right rip off, You should go up to Glasgow and get a bag there because I've never seen anyone go up the or from there do a bag

[@GreenoEats]

Yep, London prices can be bonkers (especially in the places the locals don’t go!). Glasgow, that’s an interesting shout. Blooming long way from Dorset mind 🤣

[@bigdaddigaming]

@@GreenoEats true, or go to my home county of Lincolnshire

[@jhoneyb]

I'd love you to review Ned's Noodles next time you are in London.

[@GreenoEats]

Not heard of that, whereabouts is it?

[@jhoneyb]

@@GreenoEats They are a chain, but there's one near the London Eye/Waterloo

[@GreenoEats]

@@jhoneyb I'll add them to the list !

[@sarahillingworth2718]

Managed to have that spicy chicken burger from Macdonalds in Blackpool today, it was pretty hot, i had sn ice cream after lol 👍

[@GreenoEats]

Glad you gave it a go. I think it is one of their better "special" burgers. The ice cream was a smart idea mind :-)

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Is it worth a try Sarah? 🍔

[@sarahillingworth2718]

@@GreenoEats yes I enjoyed it, it relieved my cold too lol 😆 it filled a hole 👍

[@sarahillingworth2718]

@@theabandonedhunter3604 yes definitely 👍

[@Joshpeppapigracing]

I would like to see a too good to go bag day greeno

[@GreenoEats]

I will check to see if and when I can fit one in, thanks for the feedback!

[@Joshpeppapigracing]

@@GreenoEats 👍

[@allenbracchi8922]

The cheese and ham croissant was well past its best , they are breakfast items .

[@GreenoEats]

It was actually still pretty good - this bag was available just after "breakfast", I was able to pick it up at around 11am.

[@allenbracchi8922]

@@GreenoEats my son used to work for Pret ( Victoria area ) , I asked him about the bags , he said they used to get complaints from people that sometimes there was 6 soups in the bag 🥴

[@GreenoEats]

It can be a bit of a lottery as to what you get, but that's part of the fun 😂

[@Andy-rr6qf8qj8x]

Hi..I dont know if youve noticed but many subscribers have been "unsubscribed" at random and have to re subscribe to the channel..this is random and affects all channels..you should ask you tube the reason as it will surely affect your stats and your potential earnings?I only noticed when a user on another channel said so.

[@GreenoEats]

Ah interesting - I do notice the numbers go up and down a little, but just assumed that people had seen enough, unsubbed and moved on elsewhere!!

[@icecreamforever]

Too Good To Go USED to be quite good but far far too many places are playing the system. Stopped using it about a year ago.

[@GreenoEats]

There are still enough good ones out there to make it worthwhile, but yeah, a lot of places to avoid now too…

[@Sh1tfaceMagee-db3px]

@@GreenoEats My daughter revels in Yo Sushi (plymouth) TGTG bags, bit if you pick up from a Yo inside a tesco (spits) the amount has varied dramatically, her restaurant is very generous, 2 good meals worth.

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

Top video Greeno as always! That market looked good!! Hope you have had a decent time in the capital sir ….. Smithy

[@GreenoEats]

Cheers Smithy - always love a trip to London. Would HATE to live there, but a couple or 3 days mooching around is always a delight!

[@theabandonedhunter3604]

@@GreenoEats I totally get that Greeno! I think I would be very much the same!! 😀

[@jessicanippes1730]

A little boring maybe, 3 croissants, but 3 GBP is really fair 😊 I would enjoy 3 cheesy croissants 😊

[@GreenoEats]

This is the chance you take with TGTG I guess, the items were similar, but luckily all very tasty!

[@jessicanippes1730]

@@GreenoEats that is the big fun with TGTG. Sometimes it is not what you want, sometimes it is even better and more you can wish for 😉

[@jimmygreavesjimmygreaves1099]

Try surviving on nothing but too good to go bags for a week.

[@GreenoEats]

Oh blimey, that could be a challenge, especially where I live as literally the only breakfast option in a 30km radius is Toby Carvery 🤣

[@jimmygreavesjimmygreaves1099]

@@GreenoEats a Toby Carvery vegetarian roast seems pretty healthy but only available for collection after 9pm

[@GreenoEats]

@@jimmygreavesjimmygreaves1099 yeah, eating patterns have to be adjusted if you want to eat things as you get them. Although most stuff is still good reheated the following day.

[@Sh1tfaceMagee-db3px]

@@GreenoEats as per my initial reply look for the BP petrol stations that stock M&S, as we live in the countryside its a 7 mile car ride each way, so we tend to get 2 or 3 bags at a time, 9/10 it is a real win, but of course, the whole "willing to gamble" does have to be understood. you find the good places that are generous & vote with your feet.