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this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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I’ve used it a little. The bags can be very unpredictable. Whether it’s a good deal or not often feels a bit like a roll of the dice which seems to make it necessarily more of a novelty
Yeah, the unpredictability is part of the reason why I haven't tried it yet. But I am tempted to try soon.
I mean, they can't really prepare value, after all you're purchasing unsold rest products. If they were to start making food extra for the bags it kinda fails at what it sets out to do.
Sure, it’s the nature of it. Good cheap way to get a quick meal in London if you don’t care what you get
i wish they just had a system where you could specify things you REALLY do not want, so they can simply preferentially give you one of the remaining bags that doesn't contain that.
It's not perfect, it's not even that great still, but it at least makes the app not completely unusable by people who e.g. simply detest seafood.
Like i would honestly rather get a worse deal than get something that is simply going straight into the trash can because if i try to eat it i will vomit.