Score a bargain: online supermarket Foodello sells surplus stock at rock-bottom prices
Tips for saving money: we keep sharing them because, like many others, we still have to watch our spending in these decidedly less-than-cheerful economic times. And if being thrifty also means wasting less food, you really kill two birds with one stone. That’s exactly where shopping at online supermarket Foodello comes in.
After all, the circumstances of the past year have already led many consumers to choose budget supermarkets such as Lidl, while apps such as Too good to go, where you can see which supermarkets and restaurants are offering surplus food at steep discounts, provide an alternative to throwing away food that is still perfectly good to eat. Foodello complements these options by selling surplus stock.
Buying up surplus stock
The Finnish company buys up surplus stock of products that would otherwise no longer make it to regular supermarkets. This may be because the products have a best-before date that isn’t very far in the future, because they are going to be removed from the range, or because their packaging is about to be discontinued. (We suspect the latter has a lot to do with ‘shrinkflation’ – all those boxes that used to say 500 grams but now have to say 375 grams, at an even higher price.)
Huge discounts
Online, you can order these products from Foodello at discounts of, as they put it, 20 to 90 percent. There are no chilled or fresh products for sale; everything can be stored at room temperature. This allows them to store large quantities in their warehouse and send them by post. On the website, for example, we spotted oyster sauce (and panko!), which you can use to make the amazing budget dish spaghetti with butter and oyster sauce.
Watching the pennies
All in all, it’s a good way to reduce waste while keeping an eye on your budget. Not everything you can think of is always in stock, but the selection is broad and you can find some really great deals. Visit Foodello.nl for more information and to browse the range.
Also read:
- Food waste? They really don’t do that here (but: ugh, we don’t want this!)
- Consumer Association research shows: information when shopping for groceries online is often appalling
- Everything is backwards at the unusual TKRAMREPUS supermarket
