Cheap Ontario grocery haul has shoppers in disbelief

With soaring food prices in Canada, many Canadians were shocked when a shopper revealed the cost of a huge grocery haul.

On Monday, Reddit user SkeletonBump shared a photo of the produce he bought at a local Real Canadian Superstore.

From what we can see in the image, the customer got a bushel of apples, several bags of limes and lemons, a bag of oranges and avocados, seven mangoes, about a dozen bell peppers, a pile of cucumbers and two containers of cherry tomatoes.

Although they bought the produce at the Loblaw-owned grocery store, they purchased it at a significantly discounted price.

"$20 Ontario, Canada," reads the Reddit post. "Struck gold with Flashfood app at local Superstore. Bought four of the $5 produce bags."

Flashfood is an app that allows shoppers to buy discounted produce, meat and other groceries. Partnering with grocery stores across Canada, the company takes food nearing its best-before date and lists it on its app for up to 50 per cent off.

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Canadians flooded the comments in disbelief.

"I call bull on that. There is no way that is true," reads one comment.

"Did you rob the place?" joked another Redditor.

Thankfully, the original poster had receipts to back him up.

He shared a screenshot of his grocery receipt from Superstore on Sunday, Oct. 5. It shows four bags of mixed produce boxes, each costing $5, totalling $20, excluding tax.

Other Redditors congratulated him on the savings, with other provinces shared how jealous they were of the cost of the grocery haul.

But, some comments were skeptical of the quality of the produce.

"If that haul in the pic doesn't rot within a day, I'd be surprised," commented one Redditor. "They definitely picked a bunch of randos off the 'dent' shelf, where sometimes there are good picks that are either outdated or bruised beyond regular sale price."

The original poster had a rebuttal for those who argued that the produce would expire quickly.

"I processed it all when I got home," they replied. "Roasted all the veggies, made mango nectar and guava nectar and froze them into pucks for smoothies."

Several Canadians, however, pointed out that the quality and price of Flashfood bundles depend on the area.

According to a recent Loblaw report, food prices continue to exceed the general rate of inflation.