Lidl Fruit&Veg Box £1.50 5kg 2 August 2018 at 6:35PM edited 9 April 2019 at 4:43PM in Food Shopping & Groceries 53 replies 30.3K views

blueskinnedbeast

Being trialled in 122 stores.

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lidl-5kg-fruit-and-veg-box-150-3002827?page=2#comment-34578739

Thanks to Jennypenny on HUKD


Official MoneySavingExpert insert Tue 9 Apr:

After trialling this offer in North London and West Midlands stores last year, Lidl is now offering £1.50 fruit and veg boxes in all of its stores.

Every day, a limited number of boxes will be available from the time stores open, until midday - when any unsold boxes will be donated to local good causes.

You won't know exactly what you'll get, as Lidl say the 'Too Good to Waste' boxes are made up on the day with whatever fruit and veg are about to go to waste in the store at the time. For full information about this deal, take a look at our Lidl deals page.

Lidl also says it will "introduce additional price reductions on its fresh items that do contain 'best before' and 'use by' dates - on top of the 30% reduction already placed" - see our Reductions in places you might not expect blog to read more about Lidl's 30% off stickers.

Big thanks to treboeth for the spot! [purplesignup][/purplesignup]

dlusman

Different scheme to other supermarkets, where "wonky" veg is put together by suppliers and shipped to the store . This is veg that is going off , being selected and boxed by staff at store .



http://www.fruitnet.com/fpj/article/176283/lidl-to-trial-too-good-to-waste-veg-boxes

bodacious

dlusman wrote: »

http://www.fruitnet.com/fpj/article/176283/lidl-to-trial-too-good-to-waste-veg-boxes

"the boxes will be put together in store each morning by Lidls Freshness Specialists." :rotfl:

Freshness Specialist :rotfl:

In other words the junior employee tasked with removing all the limp, bruised, on the point of rotting fruit and veg from the shelves.

robin58

bodacious wrote: »

"the boxes will be put together in store each morning by Lidls Freshness Specialists." :rotfl:

Freshness Specialist :rotfl:

In other words the junior employee tasked with removing all the limp, bruised, on the point of rotting fruit and veg from the shelves.

I find most 'junior employees' in any supermarket, really don't know what vegetables are let alone picking out what is bad!

P.s. Going by the picture, when did bananas become a vegetable?

blueskinnedbeast

robin58 wrote: »

I find most 'junior employees' in any supermarket, really don't know what vegetables are let alone picking out what is bad!

P.s. Going by the picture, when did bananas become a vegetable?

E.U. directive 6974 Jan 1921 (also said they are straight vegetables):p


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pws52

Bought one this morning and very pleased with the price/contents.

4 Granny Smiths apples, 4 Conferance pears, 1 large orange, 5 apricots, 8 mini bananas, 10 cherry tomatoes, chestnut mushrooms, 1 green pepper, 1 ripe mango 2 large onions, 1 red onion, 4 large potatoes.
All edible!

PLRFD

For £1:50 that sounds excellent.

jenniewb

Do you get to see what's inside or opt for a veggie only version? I love the sound of these and would easily be able to use all the vegetables but going on the helpful example above, there's no way I'd get through that much fruit in a week- assuming it lasted that long.

pws52

The box is wrapped in cling film so yes you do.

I decided not to have a box with broccoli in as that did look on the verge of being past its best.

[Deleted User]

Hopefully it will have a good few root veg when the weather gets colder as I use clapped out veg in soups,chillis and lasagne and stews as well

dlusman

has anyone been able to find a list of the stores ?