The Flashfood fridges and shelves at Real Canadian Superstore in Scarborough

Flashfood is an app where supermarkets will upload photos of items that are close to their “best before” date for 50% or more.  You pay for them on the app and pick up your order at the store.  It’s an amazing way to slash your grocery bill in half.  You can download the app and try it for yourself at this link: Flashfood app.  It is free to use!

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

Here is what we bought in May 2025.  We spent $280.99 this month.

May 1, 2025:

Hashim’s No Frills (681 Silver Star Blvd, Scarborough, ON):

64 fruits for $6.34

• Fruit Box (27 bananas, 37 oranges) $6.  Paid $6.34 after 5% service fee and tax.

May 2, 2025:

Peter and Suzi’s No Frills (5762 Hwy 7, Markham, ON):

4 packs of chicken for $21.52

• Chicken drumsticks $4 (original price: $8) x2,
• Chicken thighs, club pack $6.05 (original price: $12.10),
• Chicken thighs, club pack $6.32 (original price: $12.65).
  • Paid $21.52 after 5% service fee and tax.

May 5:

Loblaws Richmond Hill (301 High Tech Rd, Richmond Hill, ON):

3 items for $13.87

• Pacific halibut fillet $5.45 (original price: $10.93),
• Whitefish fillet $3.72 (original price: $7.44),
• Oikos Greek yogurt multipack $3.94 (original price: $12.99).
  • Paid $13.87 for three items.

3 heads of cauliflower for $5.28

• Mixed Produce Box $5 (3 heads of cauliflower).  Paid $5.28.

Enzo’s No Frills (9325 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, ON):

3 items for $17.80

• Split chicken wings, club pack $5.57 (original price: $11.15),
• Medium ground beef $3.75 (original price: $7.50),
• Striploin steak $7.06 (original price: $14.12).
  • Paid $17.80 for three items.

Hashim’s No Frills:

2 beverages for $5.27

• Dark ale low alcohol beverage $2 (original price: $6.99),
• Unsweetened soy beverage $2.99 (original price: $5.99).
  • Paid $5.27 for two items.

First time seeing beer on Flashfood — YOLO!

May 8, 2025:

Hashim’s No Frills:

33 fruits for $5.28

• Fruit box (30 apples, 3 cantaloupes) $5.  Paid $5.28.

The cantaloupes were so fresh and juicy!!  My kids devoured them so quickly.

May 10, 2025:

Hashim’s No Frills:

All these fruits for $6.34

• Fruit box (3 cantaloupes, 1 melon, 1 pack of blueberries, 1 pack of blackberries, 16 avocados, 6 mangos,  3 kiwis, 2 pears) $6.  Paid $6.34.

I appreciated that the packs of berries were picked through before given to the buyer.  The avocados were great for the most part!

All these vegetables for $7.40

• Veggie box (butter lettuce x2, Chinese long beans, broccoli crowns, 7 carrots) $7.  Paid $7.40.

31 pieces of vegetables for $6.34

• Veggie box (2 green peppers, 7 red peppers, 22 cobs of corn) $6.  Paid $6.34.

The corn was soooo sweet and tender! Corn season is here!

Greek yogurt for $1.99

• 4 pack of 2% Oikos Greek yogurt, vanilla $1.89 (original price: $3.79).  Paid $1.99.

May 12, 2025:

Hashim’s No Frills:

67 bananas for $5.28

• Fruit Box (67 bananas) $5.  Paid $5.28.

The most bananas to date, 67!!!!! 😱😱🤯🤯🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒🐒

May 14, 2025:

5 items for $17.40

Real Canadian Superstore Brimley Road (1755 Brimley Rd, Scarborough, ON):

• 1L of skim milk $0.88 (original price: $3.58),
• Mortadella slices $5.83 (original price: $11.66),
• German salami, thin $5.36 (original price: $10.72),
• 12 pack of Iogo 0% yogurt $2.94 (original price: $7.99),
• Loaf, stone milled $1.20 (original price: $3.99).
  • Paid $17.40 for five items.

May 16, 2025:

Wholesale Club (10909 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, ON):

4 items for $17.89

• 2L of 2% milk $2.66 (original price: $5.32),
• Chicken leg (back attached) $4.02 (original price: $8.04),
• Chicken leg (back attached) $4.76 (original price: $9.53),
• Chicken leg (back attached) $5.16 (original price: $10.33).
  • Paid $17.89 for four items.

Finally got chicken to restock our freezer!  It came in clutch (we eat chicken nearly every day for dinner).

May 17, 2025:

Enzo’s No Frills:

3 items for $19.72

• Split chicken wings, club pack $5.67 (original price: $11.35),
• Whole chicken, halal $7.50 (original price: $15),
• Pork tenderloin, herbs and Parmesan $5.49 (original price: $10.99).
  • Paid $19.72 for three items.

More chicken! 😀

May 21, 2025:

Jim’s No Frills (10909 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, ON):

3 items for $7.93

• Extra lean ground beef, club pack $2.50 (original price: $9.50) x3.  Paid $7.93 for three items.

Wholesale Club:

2 items for $16.56

• Whole pork shoulder $13.02 (original price: $26.04),
• 2L of 1% milk $2.66 (original price: $5.32).
  • Paid $16.56 for two items.

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

2 items for $16.18

• Rainbow trout fillet $6.20 (original price: $12.40),
• Arctic char fillet $9.11 (original price: $18.23).
  • Paid $16.18 for two items.

May 22, 2025:

Hashim’s No Frills:

All these fruits for $6.34

• Fruit Box (1 papaya, 12 limes, 10 oranges, 1 Asian pear, 3 mangos, 1 pear, 3 lbs of Gala apples, 3 lbs of Naturally Imperfect apples) $6.  Paid $6.34.

May 23, 2025:

Loblaws McCowan (200 Bullock Dr, Markham, ON):

3 whole chickens for $23.78

• Whole chicken, halal $7.50 (original price: $15) x3.  Paid $23.78.

May 26, 2025:

Loblaws Richmond Hill:

2 items for $10.40

• 4L of organic skim milk $2.94 (original price: $9.99),
• Arctic char fillet $6.90 (original price: $13.80).
  • Paid $10.40 for two items.

Enzo’s No Frills:

2 items for $29.54

• Whole chicken $11.61 (original price: $23.22),
• Pork back ribs, 2 pack $16.34 (original price: $32.68).
  • Paid $29.54 for two items.

May 30, 2025:

VanSpall’s No Frills (9305 ON-48 RR 1, Markham, ON):

3 items for $0.79

• Brioche style hamburger buns $0.25 (original price: $4.49),
• Light rye $0.25 (original price: $5.49) x2.
  • Paid $0.79 for three items.

Loblaws McCowan:

2 items for $11.75

• Steelhead trout $5.17 (original price: $10.34),
• Steelhead trout $5.95 (original price: $11.91).
  • Paid $11.75 for two items.

See what I got in January 2025,  February 2025,   March 2025,   April 2025,   May 2025 (this post),   June 2025,   July 2025,   August 2025,   September 2025,   October 2025.