This Quebec grocery store is offering $24 of produce for just $8 — here’s how to get it

Food prices in Canada are continuing to soar, with many residents looking for ways to save on their grocery bills. While there's no online app to bring down the cost of living in Canada, there is one that can score you cheaper fruits and vegetables on your next grocery run.

For Quebecers looking to save money on fresh produce, the Too Good To Go app has partnered with Metro grocery stores to help local shoppers save a bit more on their food bill all while reducing food waste.

The Too Good To Go app essentially hooks you up with nearby eateries and grocery stores selling surplus food at discounted rates before it gets tossed. Shoppers can browse through options, snag a deal on a "surprise bag" of goodies, and feel good about helping to cut down on food waste while enjoying delicious meals. It's basically a win-win for your wallet and the planet.

Considering 1.2 million tonnes of edible food are lost or wasted each year in Quebec, per Recyc-Québec — 45% of these foods being fruits and vegetables — it's safe to say we can all benefit from the Too Good To Go app.

Quebec shoppers can now reserve a surprise assortment of the day's unsold fruits and vegetables from Metro grocery stores via the app. Each assortment, which is made up of perfectly good and edible foods, will be sold for only $7.99 despite being valued at $24.

And with grapes costing up to $12 at certain grocery stores, Montrealers will surely be taking advantage of this deal.

As someone who just spent $12 on a bag of green grapes, I'll definitely be taking advantage of a mystery fruit and veggie basket for less than $8 thank you very much.

"With this partnership, we are offering our customers a new way to save by offering assortments of fruits and vegetables at a third of their retail price," Richard Pruneau, senior vice president at Metro, said in a press release.

Following a pilot project in 10 Metro grocery stores in Quebec last November, the partnership is being fully rolled out across 93 stores in 13 regions of Quebec. The savings program will then be deployed in more Metro stores in the coming months.

Quebecers can download the Too Good To Go app for free in the Apple App Store for iOS and Google Play Store for Android.

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