DISHING UP
My weekly food haul fills my lounge and doesn’t cost me a penny – I get enough for all my lunches and even Toblerone
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A BARGAIN hunter has revealed how she filled up her lounge with food that was completely free thanks to a food waste company.
The woman shared how she uses local sharing app Olio every day and had picked up a staggering 56 items over the week.
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Taking to the Facebook group , she shared a photo of her bumper haul.
Included in the free items were 11 sandwiches or wraps, five onion rolls, five packs of chicken dippers, seven Innocent Smoothies, and two Toblerone.
There were also items for pets, including six cat food pouches, three cans of dog food and three cans of cat food.
Other items she got included two Mediterranean chicken style salads, PG tea, sweets and seven boxes of Weetabix.
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The woman wrote: “Has anyone heard of Olio?
“I use it on an everyday basis and this is my haul for this week all for free.”
Shoppers can bag supermarket food for free using the Olio app, which aims to cut food waste.
Biscuits, bread and fresh produce that is approaching its expiry date will be picked up from stores by one of the app's volunteers who will then distribute it in their local communities.
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The volunteers get to keep 10% of what they pick up from the store but they then photograph the rest and upload it to the free app for local people to claim.
The idea is that the volunteer and community groups arrange for the food to be collected from an agreed place, contact-free to help with social distancing.
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The woman isn’t the only person to be amazed at their freebies using Olio.
We previously shared how one woman posted a snap of the huge food haul she managed to get her hands on without spending a single penny.
Free items the bargain hunter found
11 sandwiches/wraps
5 Caramelised onion rolls
5 chicken dippers
7 Innocent moothies
2 Mediterranean chicken style salad
6 cat pouches
3 cat can
3 dog cans
2 toblerone
1 PG tea
1 Tetley tea
3 bags of Japanese sweets
7 box of gluten free Weetabix
She then shared her 'secret' money-saving tip alongside the image and penned: "Freebies from Olio.
"£26 worth. Best before dates.
"All going to be prepped and frozen.
"Saved from landfill and saved me money."
Amongst the items included were two bags of carrots, two packets of green beans, coronation chicken, vegetable mash, and three double packs of stuffed mushrooms.
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How to use the Olio app
TO get hold of your freebie you'll need to download the Olio app is free from the Apple Store for iPhones or the Google Play Store if you're on Android.
You will need to register an account using your email address or Facebook account and switch on your location settings.
You can then browse the app to find out what's up for grabs in your local area.
When you find something that you like, click on the item and then click the red "Request This Listing" button.
You will then be able to message the volunteer to arrange to collect it.
To list food on the app, you'll need to click on the red + button and add a description.
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