The biggest challenge isn’t paying for it; it’s figuring out what to do with it. You cannot casually eat a whole lobster on a Tuesday night after a long day of work. You sit there looking at the bag, then at your sweatpants, and a deep existential crisis begins. Am I worthy of this food? Should I light candles?
I once received a bag with a massive wedge of Stilton cheese and a jar of truffle honey. I had to text my friend: “Do I eat this with a spoon? Do I invite the Queen over? Help.” This is real life, people.
There’s also the very real fear of wasting the waste-saving food. You’re so paranoid about letting a single crumb spoil that you end up eating cold salmon for breakfast. It’s the heroic burden of the bargain hunter.
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The Social Status Shuffle
Here’s the weirdest part: you feel rich and poor at the exact same time. You walk out of Harrods with a bag of food worth maybe £80, but you paid a tenner. You feel like a genius. Then you have to carry that bag on the Tube next to people who just bought a handbag that costs more than your rent.
It creates a strange sort of poverty giggles. You’re grinning like a fool because you just saved a sushi platter from the bin, and the person next to you is looking at you like you’ve stepped out of a dumpster. Little do they know, you’re eating better than they are tonight.
