For many waste-conscious customers, Too Good To Go offers the chance to nab food that would have ended up in the bin at a fraction of the original cost.
But bargain hunters won’t know what they are going to receive until they turn up at the shop door to collect their mystery bag.
For Florence Gibbs-Price, from Yorkshire, the temptation of grabbing a delicious haul from her local Asda Express for just £4.40 convinced her to try the scheme for the very first time.
But the 24-year-old would likely ‘leaf’ the idea alone from now on after her first-time purchased contained a bizarre assortment – of seven lettuces and more than a dozen bags of salad.
The disgruntled shopper filmed herself unpacking the epic fail on TikTok, where the clip went viral and garnered more than 99,000 views.
‘I was shocked that it was all the same thing – and way too much for even a family of four to consume in one night,’ Florence, who works in marketing.
‘The app said [it would be] sandwiches, fruit, vegetables and tinned goods, so I was hoping for more of a variety.’
As well as the seven lettuces and 13 bags of salad, Florence also received a fruit pot – which she described as ‘a welcome change’.
She appeared visibly stunned while unpacking the vegetables, and said her ‘tiny town’ in the north of England meant she had fewer options on the app.
In the clip, Florence says: ‘It’s all salad!
‘You should see the state of my kitchen right now, it’s just lettuce.
‘What the hell am I meant to do with all these vegetables?’
The clip was liked over 9,000 times, with one person commenting: ‘The only logical solution is to get a rabbit or guinea pig.’
‘For real though, what do they think you’re going to do with it?’ said another critic.
Someone else added: ‘Surely since it was all reduced you probably spent more than it was worth too?’
‘Someone is definitely laughing about this in Asda,’ another viewer wrote.
Despite laughing it off, Florence said it ‘definitely ruined the experience’.
She complained and was given a £2.20 voucher, adding: ‘I think it’s a bit of a joke but I’d rather make the most of the voucher and try again at maybe a different store.
‘But after that I doubt I’ll use [Too Good To Go] again.’