'I bought Starbucks Too Good To Go bag – one thing left me feeling awkward'

Reporter Lucy Marshall tried retired a Too Good To Go container for the archetypal clip and decided to spot if the Starbucks goodie container is truly worthy it - determination were a fewer surprises on the way

Wherever we tin get discounts oregon bargains connected food and drink, it is worthy giving it a go.

That's wherefore I decided to wage enactment £3.59 for a astonishment 'Too Good To Go' container from Starbucks to spot if it is worthy it.

As I often constitute astir nutrient and portion trends, I person precocious seen a batch of radical being impressed aft trying 'Too Good To Go' container options astatine supermarkets and eateries adjacent their homes. One pistillate treated herself to the "most expensive" Too Good To Go bag - and it really ended up being a bargain. Meanwhile different idiosyncratic was impressed by Blank Street's astonishment bag; they tripled their money connected it.

I decided to download the app myself to see what each the fuss is about. Admittedly I americium coffee-obsessed and volition beryllium persuaded to by thing this play that says 'pumpkin spice flavoured' connected it, truthful I wanted to trial retired 1 of the bargain 'Too Good To Go' bags from 1 of our fashionable concatenation java shops.

I person seen galore reappraisal Costa's astonishment bags, truthful decided to opt for Starbucks - with 1 adjacent by and it being 1 of my favourite chains it was an casual choice.

I recovered the 'Too Good To Go' app casual to navigate for a first-timer. I simply clicked connected the Starbucks offer, reviewed the prime up clip [7-7.30pm connected a Saturday] to marque definite I was free, and pressed reserve - elemental and easy.

After seeing respective radical online accidental that you indispensable crook up connected time, I arrived astatine Starbucks for 7pm connected the dot and couldn't hold to get my hands connected the container and spot what was inside. Due to the popularity of 'Too Good To Go', I expected to spot a queue of radical waiting for these sought-after bags, but I appeared to beryllium the lone lawsuit - awkwardly walking into an bare Starbucks wherever unit were acceptable to battalion up for the day.

Now, it was clip for the large reveal. I was hoping to get a assortment of antithetic items - and nutrient I haven't tried before. Already a instrumentality of the sandwiches, I hoped for 1 of those arsenic good arsenic a pastry and a saccharine treat.

After shaking the bag, I was delighted that it felt heavy, but waited till I got location to instrumentality a look. The expansive uncover - I got a ham and food croissant, a chickenhearted and chromatic BBQ panini, a tuna and sweetcorn sandwich, buffalo chickenhearted pieces with ranch dip arsenic good arsenic a berry crunch yogurt with granola.

I was pleased to spot a batch of assortment successful the container - arsenic I person seen reviews of the likes of Pret A Manger oregon Blank Street wherever radical look to get a batch of the same. Most sandwiches successful places similar Starbucks volition acceptable you backmost astir £3/£4 each, truthful to get 5 items for little than that is amazing. Plus I prevention a full of £7 - I tin present enactment that towards treating myself to a seasonal Starbucks latte this season.

I was a small disappointed to spot nary cookies oregon cakes successful the bag; arsenic it was a Saturday evening I was hoping for a millionaire's shortbread oregon cooky - but I realised soon that Starbucks connection either a astonishment container oregon a saccharine and pastry bag. So, you volition get antithetic surprises based connected which you prime - decidedly going to springiness the saccharine 1 a effort adjacent time.

The prime of the nutrient was excellent. I hadn't tried the chickenhearted and chromatic BBQ panini earlier - it was saccharine and tasty, and the breadstuff was truly soft. My spouse and I shared the chickenhearted pieces which were mean but the ranch dip was heavenly. You can't spell incorrect with a classical tuna and sweetcorn which does what it says connected the tin, and the ham and food croissant was lush. The berry crunch smoothie acted arsenic the cleanable dessert - positive it is packed afloat of goodness.

Napkins were besides enactment successful the container and the unit astatine my nearest Starbucks - Crown Point successful Leeds - were ace affable and helpful.

Overall, I was impressed with the astonishment container and would decidedly get 1 again. I deliberation it's a bully happening to bash if you are successful a radical oregon person radical coming implicit with whom you tin stock the goodies with. One of my friends said she often gets a 'Too Good To Go', has immoderate of the items and shares the remainder with the stateless - what a fantastic idea. While the nutrient goes retired connected the aforesaid time you get it, it is large that the items aren't going to waste.

I recovered the full process truthful casual and cannot judge however inexpensive it is. It's besides large to bash if you are trying to prevention money, oregon are debased connected currency and counting down the days until wage day. I americium present rushing to the Too Good To Go app to bid myself a saccharine and pastry bag. I cannot hold to effort much of the options successful the future.

Starbucks Too Good To Go astonishment container rating: 8/10.

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