‘Insane’: Mum scores $25 trolley of groceries using little-known tip
A Queensland mum-of-three has shared the little-known way she scores hundreds of dollars of groceries for just $25.
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An Aussie mum-of-three has been amazed after scoring hundreds of dollars worth of groceries for just $25.
Taking to her TikTok, Gold Coast mum Lacie shared how she discovered The Good Food Shop, run by the non-profit charity Lighthouse Care, which provides heavily discounted food to Aussies through its ultra-cheap stores and home delivery service.
Families can get a prepacked trolley filled with food staples like fresh fruits and vegetables, bread, pasta, rice, eggs, drinks, and snacks for up to 70 per cent off retail prices.
The charity partners with SecondBite and Food Bank Australia to provide the discounted goods to homes across South East Queensland and help combat food waste.
Products may be past their best-before dates but are still completely safe to eat, though they may be of slightly reduced quality.
“I paid $25 for everything on this table,” Lacie begins her clip while showing off her impressive haul from Lighthouse Care in Loganholme, Brisbane.
“It’s called a $25 trolley, and you get all of this every single day of the week, except Sunday, because they’re not open on Sundays.”
She then takes her followers through everything she received, including a crate full of bread items like English muffins and loaves that she plans on freezing.
“There’s probably $30 worth of bread here, so I can’t complain. Now everything else in the trolley is basically free,” she said, pointing out that she had already got her money’s worth.
She also got carrots, broccoli, lettuce, potatoes, onions, and apples, along with staples like butter, eggs, chicken stock, ramen noodles, and pasta.
She also received some treats, such as gourmet peanut brittle, chocolate custard, espresso mousse, and soft drinks.
Lastly, she got two frozen ready-to-go meals that she plans on serving to her children.
“This is insane,” she concluded after looking at her haul, which covered most of her kitchen bench.
Lacie said she had been to Lighthouse Care “so many times” and had never received a bad trolley, explaining that the prepacked trolleys change daily.
She mentioned that it’s open to the public and not just to those who can’t afford to eat, and that “the more people that shop, the better” to help the business keep going.
Aussie households spend an average of $168 per week on groceries, according to Canstar Blue’s July 2024 survey of supermarket shoppers, which amounts to almost $728 a month or $8736 a year.
The comments flooded in on the video with people praising the haul, with one saying that Lighthouse has “saved” their family over the past few months.
Others called the initiative “incredible,” “amazing,” and “great value”.
Some also said they wished similar stores were available where they lived.
“Meanwhile, in Sydney/Melbourne, that would cost $867,” one person claimed.
“Wish Perth had this,” someone else wrote.
Originally published as ‘Insane’: Mum scores $25 trolley of groceries using little-known tip
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