The billionaire Issa brothers have agreed a £600m deal for Asda to buy the Co-operative Group's 129-strong petrol forecourt chain.
19.08.2022 - 18:25 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A woman who visited ASDA was left bitterly 'disappointed' after she opened up £12-worth of shopping. After the experience, she says she'd rather go to Morrisons, because it's 'better value'.
When Dayna Farrington, a reporter at our sister site Birmingham Live, found ASDA bags containing £12-worth of food for just £4, she couldn't believe her luck. She discovered the bags on TooGoodToGo - an app you'll almost definitely have heard of if you're a Manchester Evening News reader.
But what she found when she opened up the bag left her disappointed. Here's what she said:
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The first time I spotted it on the app there were two left. I clicked reserve straight away - but with four hours to go before collection time, it was cancelled due to not enough surplus food in store. This happened another seven times. Including one where they cancelled five minutes before collection was due to start - and I was in my car ready to go.
On Wednesday I naively clicked order again and to my surprise as the collection time of 8pm approached, I had no notifications to cancel - so off I went. I felt like this magic bag was going to be a complete mystery.
The app said: "Rescue an assortment of grocery items which could include sandwiches, ready meals, dairy products, baked goods, produce and/or cupboard items. Your magic bag might include items past their best before date, but these are still perfectly delicious and fit for consumption.
"Remember the original value of the bag is based upon the original price of each product, not its reduced markdown price. Note that due to its size, this store has limited range of products and item variety might not
The billionaire Issa brothers have agreed a £600m deal for Asda to buy the Co-operative Group's 129-strong petrol forecourt chain.
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