Flashfood is a free app that you can use in Greater Toronto Area supermarkets to get a 50% discount off on groceries that are nearing their “best before” dates.   I have been using this app since June of last year and have discovered so many great items that we wouldn’t normally buy.  We’ve saved a lot of money on grocery shopping too!  I’ve been blogging about what we picked from our Flashfood finds.

Here’s what I got on the Flashfood app in February 2024 ($321.49 in total).

If it is your first time using the app, you can use my referral code KARE4PEFC.  If your first purchase is over $10, then we’ll both get $5 in rewards!

February 1:

Real Canadian Superstore (Dufferin/Steeles):

• Double cream brie cheese $6.99 (original price: $13.99),
• Vanilla Greek yogurt 0%, lactose free $3.49 (original price: $6.99),
• Turkey Havarti sandwich $2.89 (original price: $5.79),
• Tuna sandwich $2.39 (original price: $4.79),
• Lebanese tabbouleh salad $5.61 (original price: $11.22),
• Veggie wrap $2.74 (original price: $5.49),
• Traditional black forest ham $2.22 (original price: $4.44),
• 100% whole wheat and fibre bread $1.74 (original price: $3.49),
• Ballpark hotdog rolls $1.74 (original price: $4.49),
• Oven roasted turkey breast strips $4.72 (original price: $9.44),
• Oatmeal cookies $3 (original price: $7).

Nice big haul!  The hubs got his lunch sorted out the next day with all Flashfood items (tabbouleh salad, veggie wrap, banana, and 2 oatmeal cookies)! ^_^  The oatmeal cookies tasted very “healthy” with lots of oats and my mom didn’t think it was overly sweet either.

February 2:

Loblaws (McCowan):

• Organic Grade A Whole Chicken $12.53 (original price: $25.06),
• Organic Grade A Whole Chicken $11.28 (original price: $22.56),
• Bone-in pork center chop $4.68 (original price: $9.37).

When I saw this on the app, there were so many chickens available to choose from.  I selected one that was for about $10 and I wasn’t able to check out.  Turns out someone had purchased it before I did!  By the time I refreshed the app and tried to purchase again, all of the $10 chickens were gone!  I settled for the $12 one.  Then we purchased another one because a whole organic chicken for this price is too good to pass up.

Loblaws (Richmond Hill):

• Arctic char fillets $5.48 (original price: $10.96),
• Steelhead trout fillet $5.58 (original price: $11.16),
• Atlantic salmon salmon, skin on $5.02 (original price: $10.04)
• Tilapia $6.03 (original price: $12.07),
• Steelhead trout fillet $7.34 (original price: $14.68),
• Cauliflower $2.49 (original price: $).

February 6:

Loblaws (Richmond Hill):

• Faroe Island salmon $4.35 (original price: $8.71),
• Icelandic haddock $4.93 (original price: $9.87).

• Fruit Box (28 bananas) $5.

• Fruit Box (8 Asian pears, 28 kiwis) $5.

The picture on the Flashfood app showed Asian pears only, so I was so pleasantly shocked when I found two boxes of kiwis on the bottom of the bag!  Amazing buy.

February 7:

No Frills (Warden/Hwy 7):

• 2L of 2% organic milk $3.59 (original price: $7.19).

February 8:

Your Independent Grocer (Pickering):

• Creamy 1.5% vanilla yogurt $2 (original price: $4.99),
• Key lime 2% Greek yogurt $1.75 (original price: $3.50).

February 9:

Loblaws (McCowan):

• Split turkey wings $4.71 (original price: $9.43),
• Split turkey wings $4.75 (original price: $9.51).

February 10:

No Frills (Finch/404):

• Mixed Produce box (3 apples, 6 limes, 4 granny smith apples, 1 pomegranate, 3 avocados, 2 oranges, 3 lemons, 2 red peppers, 3 onions, 2 mangoes) $5.

Great assortment of fruits!  I love how this No Frills always presents their Flashfood produce boxes so neatly and beautifully.

February 12:

Loblaws (Richmond Hill):

• Greek yogurt $2 (original price: $4.49).

The pictured yogurt in the Flashfood app was not what I received.  I actually prefer this one over the “triple zero” one they had.

February 14:

No Frills (Yonge/Steeles):

• 9% vanilla bean and apricot Greek yogurt $2 (original price:  $5.49),

First time trying a 9% milk fat content yogurt!

• Fruit Box (12 apples, 1 cantaloupe) $5.

All the apples were tarnished and had major imperfections but still edible and sweet.

February 15:

Real Canadian Superstore (Dufferin/Steeles):

• 2% plain Greek yogurt $0.94 (original price: $3.99),
• Oatmeal raisin cookies $2.50 (original price: $5.50),
• Pineapple and ham pizza $5 (original price: $10).

Whoa, a whole pizza for $5!  What a great deal.  Lunch was all sorted out that day. 🙂

Wholesale Club Richmond Hill:

• 12 large brown eggs $2.99 (original price: $5.99),
• 1L of 2% milk $1.74 (original price: $3.49).

My second time seeing and buying eggs from Flashfood!  Great buy.  Thanks to my friend who picked up this order for me. 😘

February 16:

Loblaws (McCowan):

• Chicken drumsticks $5 (original price: $10).

February 17:

Loblaws (Richmond Hill):

• Atlantic salmon steak $3.51 (original price: $7.03),
• Icelandic cod fillet $4.23 (original price: $8.46).

• Fruit Box (16 oranges) $5.

February 23:

Loblaws Maple Leaf Gardens:

• Maple Greek yogurt $2 (original price: $3.99),
• Mild cheddar cheese $1.94 (original price: $6.99),
• Fiesta sliced cheese $1.44 (original price: $4.99).

First time trying the Greek yogurt in maple flavour and the “fiesta” sliced cheeses.  The maple syrup flavoured yogurt was interesting and definitely a tad sweet.  The sliced cheese wasn’t spicy as I thought it might be!

Loblaws (Richmond Hill):

• Lactose free 1.5% vanilla yogurt $1.99 (original price: $3.99),
• Strawberry banana kefir $3 (original price: $6.99),
• Raspberry pomegranate kefir $3 (original price: $6.99).

My first time trying this kind of kefir — such a great opportunity through Flashfood!  It tasted like a drinkable yogurt.  I couldn’t tell it was kefir because the kefir I’ve had in the past had a “sparkling” bubbliness about it.  These items weren’t even close to the “best before” date either — surprisingly.  They actually sold items that had “best before” dates of March 4 and 10!  (That’s 11 to 17 days away from the “BB” date.)

February 24:

Real Canadian Superstore (Dufferin/Steeles):

• 2L of 1% partly skimmed milk $2.59 (original price: $5.19) x2,
• Fettuccine mushroom sauce $4.24 (original price: $8.49),
• Seasoned white chicken and carbonara $4.24 (original price: $8.49),
• 2 Tilapia $4.36 (original price: $8.73),
• Salmon steak $4.89 (original price: $9.79),
• Chicken giblets $8.04 (original price: $19.61),
• Micro broccoli $0.94 (original price: $4.49),
• Roast beef sandwich $2.89 (original price: $5.79),
• Classic ham sandwich $2.14 (original price: $4.29),
• Sausage buns $1.50 (original price: $3.79).

I love these big hauls.  It takes work to check the app from 8 a.m. in the morning and sporadically throughout the day in order to “collect” all these items too.  We picked everything up around 7 p.m. that evening — the latest we have been to this Superstore.

No Frills (Yonge/Steeles):

• Fruit Box (10 apples, 1 papaya, 5 bananas) $5.

• Lemon Pie $0.75 (original price: $1.50).

February 26:

No Frills (Dufferin/Rutherford):

• 1kg of 2% vanilla Greek yogurt $3.99 (original price: $7.99),
• 2% London fog Greek yogurt $1.99 (original price: $3.99).

Loblaws (Richmond Hill):

• Fruit Box (16 bananas, 5 avocados) $4.

• Spring Mix $1.99 (original price: $3.99),
• Field Greens & Baby Spinach Salad Mix $3.74 (original price: $7.49),
• Crumbled Cauliflower $1.99 (original price: $3.99),
• Broccoli Slaw $1.74 (original price: $3.49),
• Micro Arugula $1.99 (original price: $3.99).

February 27:

Loblaws (Richmond Hill):

• Fruit Box (18 bananas) $3.

• Fruit Box (2 packs of mixed nuts) $5.

Great deal for these mixed nuts!

• Mixed Produce Box (5 packs of blackberries, mini cucumbers, 1 organic apple) $3.

Sooo lucky to get this produce box!  All of the blackberries were so fresh and sweet!  So glad I nabbed this bag quickly because fruit of this quality usually gets snatched up really quickly.

• Baby corn $2.99 (original price: $5.99),
• Chunky bowl $2.49 (original price: $4.99).

My first time trying this guacamole in a bowl and it was so tasty!  The bowl was shallow.  It was a chunky mixture of mashed avocado with onions, garlic, and spices.

No Frills (Warden/Hwy 7):

• Mixed Produce Box (4 lettuce) $2.50.

February 28:

No Frills (Yonge/Steeles):

• Oatmeal cookies $2.75 (original price: $5.50),
• Roasted garlic hummus $2 (original price: $4.99).

Loblaws (Richmond Hill):

• Chunky bowl $2.49 (original price: $4.99) x2.

We enjoyed the guacamole so much that I got two more bowls the next day!  The hubs said this wasn’t cheap and seemed more like a luxury item, which I agree but thoroughly enjoyed anyway.

Loblaws (McCowan/Hwy 7):

• Chicken thighs club pack $6.31 (original price: $12.62),
• Baby-cut carrots $1.44 (original price: $5.49),
• Vegetable Medley $2.49 (original price: $4.99),
• Caesar Salad Kit $0.94 (original price: $3.99).

Unfortunately, the Caesar salad kit wasn’t good; the lettuce leaves in it were all rusted and I couldn’t even pick out the good leaves to eat.  I asked Flashfood for a refund on it.

• Veggie Box (12 red peppers, 3 yellow peppers, 8 green peppers, 11 peppers) $5.

A huge cardboard box of peppers!  34 peppers all for $5 is an amazing deal.

No Frills (Markham Rd/Hwy 7):

• Whole chicken $10.60 (original price: $21.21),
• Boneless skinless chicken breast $4.34 (original price: $8.68),
• Boneless skinless chicken breast $4.68 (original price: $9.36).

Don’t forget about my referral code: KARE4PEFC.  When your first purchase is over $10, then we’ll both get $5 in rewards!

See my other Flashfood hauls in January 2024,   February 2024 (this post),   March 2024,   April 2024,   May 2024,   June 2024,   July 2024,   August 2024.