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Flashfood Purchases in January 2026

Posted on February 11, 2026 by stenoodie

$1 yogurts and milk from No Frills (on Flashfood)

On January 6, 2026, Flashfood increased their service fee applied on every order from 5% to 8% (max of $2.99 per order) without telling anyone. Finding this out infuriated me as a long-time and loyal user of Flashfood.

I wrote a blog post about it and also raised this issue on Flashfood’s Instagram page. I ended up having a phone conversation with the VP of Communications at Flashfood, but they haven’t done anything further about it (like officially announcing the service fee change) which I think is abhorrent and dishonest to their users.

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in January 2026

Posted on February 10, 2026 by stenoodie

Collage of the surprise bags I bought in January 2026

An app where you can save food from going to waste is called Too Good To Go. Participating restaurants and stores will post “surprise bags” of items they haven’t sold for one third of the original price. Everything is good to eat and you get to try foods you wouldn’t normally choose. It’s fun and environmentally conscious too!

Here is my monthly roundup of the surprise bags I bought in January 2026. I bought 18 this month! Continue reading →

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Flashfood’s New 8% Service Fee

Posted on January 13, 2026 by stenoodie

The new 8% service fee change on Flashfood, screenshot on January 13, 2026

I’m writing this blog post on a whim upon finding out the new Flashfood service fee because it is appalling, dishonest, and sneaky.

I first started using Flashfood in mid-2023 to buy discounted grocery items at 50% off the retail price because the item was either nearing its “best before date” or the store had surplus stock and needed to sell it. Continue reading →

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Year in Review: 2025

Posted on December 31, 2025 by stenoodie

A glimpse of our 2025

Let me start off with saying what I’ve been telling everyone the latter part of the year… 2025 has been a year of endings, both for lives and relationships.

In 2025, we lost a number of Continue reading →

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Flashfood Purchases in December 2025

Posted on December 31, 2025 by stenoodie

Flashfood hauls of cheap grocery shopping

14 items for $35.41 on Flashfood, making each one only $2.53!

Use the Flashfood app to buy grocery items for 50% off the usual price. This is one of the best hacks to fight against inflation. You browse the item you want in the app, pay for it, and then pick it up in store before the stated “best before” date. We have saved our family so much money by using this app!

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in December 2025

Posted on December 31, 2025 by stenoodie

collage of surprise bags in December 2025

The 12 surprise bags from Too Good To Go in December 2025

My most-favourite fun app for saving food from waste is called Too Good To Go. Buy surprise bags full of food that restaurants and stores haven’t sold or made too much of for one third of the retail price! It’s the best way to try new restaurants and food that you might not otherwise buy. Continue reading →

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Best screw game: Screw Out 3D

Posted on December 25, 2025 by stenoodie

Loading screen of the game

I love playing these screw puzzle games. You are presented with different items, like a block or house, car, animal, etc., and you have to unscrew the screws from the item one by one to put into its corresponding colour box. The level is passed when all of the screws have been placed into their colour box. It’s an addicting game to me because the puzzles are so creative and challenging.

I’ve played two other screw games prior to this and I thought the one I played before called Screwdom was fantastic already but this one, Screw Out 3D, is even better!! I take joy in every level and loveeeee seeing what the designers came up with. The puzzles are so unique and creative!! I especially love the puzzles that have hidden layers (like how a wintry house had penguins hiding in it). Continue reading →

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Mobile Game Review: Goblins Wood – Tycoon Idle Sim

Posted on December 15, 2025 by stenoodie

Screenshot of the game at level 47

I started playing Goblins Wood: Tycoon Idle Sim because it was one of the games on AttaPoll (an app that plays you for playing games and completing surveys). I’ve been playing many games on my phone this year because of AttaPoll and getting paid for it, but this is the first one that I’m reviewing in a blog post.

(You can use my referral code PBZQF to get $0.50 for free when you download the app.) Continue reading →

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Flashfood Purchases in November 2025

Posted on December 11, 2025 by stenoodie

Look at this beautiful produce box for $6 from Flashfood!

I bought a ton of stuff from Flashfood this month — more than usual! Lots of groceries but lots of household staples too like toilet paper and items I needed for a 60-person party!

Flashfood is what I use to offset my family’s budget by purchasing things that stores can’t sell (either they’re nearing the “best before date” or because they have an excess of inventory they want to eliminate from the store). Enzo’s provided that for me this month — nothing was short-dated; they simply wanted to remove things from their store as they were changing ownership. ^_^

Use my referral code KARE4PEFC to get $5 off your first purchase of $7+. Continue reading →

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in November 2025

Posted on December 1, 2025 by stenoodie

The 5 surprise bags I got in November 2025

You can save food from going to waste by using an app called Too Good To Go. It’s a free app that anyone can download. Restaurants or stores will put together “surprise bag” of items that they weren’t able to sell and post it on the app for a third of the price. Continue reading →