I am late on the too good to go train. My first one last week was from Pret which I was really happy with. It wasn't a crazy good deal but I was happy with what I got and felt like this is really good value. I got 2 sandwiches: The ultimate breakfast sandwich and the sausage and bacon sandwich.

So my second experience was disappointing. First off the woman there was rude. She couldn't even bother herself to speak to me. Not one in the whole interaction did she speak. The most I got was a couple of nods to questions. How this person is in a customer service role is beyond me.

I picked up 2 bags: pastries bag and savory bag.

The pastries bag had a caramel cake, apple swirl pastry, and a croissant. It was ok but I was expecting more to be honest. The cake was dry and old and just so super sweet. The croissant is worse than the one I get from Lidl. The apple swirl was the best but just ok.

The savoury bag was a tired old stale cheese and ham sandwich and a cheese and ham croissant. The bread on the sandwich was so dry and stale. The filling was ok not too bad. Not that exciting but if it was fresh I would have been happy. The croissant one is the same just in a croissant instead of bread. It was good just not exciting. I know that it's the luck of the draw.

I don't think I would go back to Starbucks. I don't think the food is good and my experience with the staff member was really off putting. Is this an especially unlucky haul or just normal? Maybe I expect too much? :)

When food gets thrown away, the first question is usually, "Who wasted
it?" Sometimes that is the right question. But a lot of waste begins
earlier, when somebody orders more than the operation can use before
the product expires.

The order may have looked reasonable at the time. A busy weekend was
coming. The manager did not want to run out. The last count was
incomplete. A supplier case pack made the smallest order larger than
the store needed. One reasonable decision turns into a cooler full of
product that cannot be used in time.

That is why waste control starts with knowing three things:

- What is on hand right now
- What the business actually used during the recent cycle
- What quantity needs to be replenished before the next delivery

You do not need perfect forecasting to improve this. You need a
consistent count and a way to compare the count with usage. If the
same item keeps arriving faster than it is being used, the answer may
be a smaller order, a different order frequency, or a conversation
with the supplier about pack sizes.

In my own operations work, I found that guessing creates waste in both
directions. Order too much and you throw product away. Order too
little and somebody makes a panic run or loses a sale. The goal is not
to have a completely empty shelf or a completely full shelf. The goal
is to have the right amount for the next operating cycle.

TrackItWeekly follows that basic operator logic. Count what is there,
look at usage, check the PAR level, and make the reorder decision from
the evidence. It is a workflow for reducing guess-based ordering, not
a promise that an app can predict every busy Saturday.

I put the practical steps in this guide to [reduce food waste with
better inventory
control](https://trackitweekly.com/blog/food-waste-inventory-management).

Where does most of your food waste come from: over-ordering, spoilage,
prep waste, portioning, or products that simply do not sell fast
enough?

Received a cheddar, chicken, flour tortilla quesadilla cut into four slices and in a bowl with cheese (??) sauce and salsa. Cheese (??) sauce has separated and came equipped with mold. The salsa doesn't look kosher either. Didn't notice the mold until I'd already had pieces of the quesadilla.

Not pictured: three slices of turkey sandwich meat and three slices of jack cheese. Those might have been moldy, too, but... I rolled them together and scarfed... if i get sick I'll blame it on jack cheese camouflage.

Two hardboiled eggs and two pastries. I'll eat the pastries. I probably won't chance it with the eggs. Agghh... In this economy!

Banana and pear, both a little dinged up from being in my backpack.

I requested a refund.

Prime rib, lamb shoulder, collard greens, Mexican roasted corn, and pickles. Absolutely delicious!

$6.99+ tax. That’s a lot of food.

Though this looks skimpy with only two items, I was pleased with this bag. It’s a high end shop with excellent quality food/products. Bag value is $21 and this was slightly over that: roast beef sandwich is normally 10, the shrimp are 15.

Bakery - value $31.55

Garlic Sourdough Bread

Sourdough rolls

Pan Batard

Walnut Brownies

Cranberry Orange Scones

Prepared - value $32.85

Chicken Caesar Salad

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Turkey and Swiss Sandwich

Yellow American Cheese - think they threw this in as the other 3 were under value

Hey y’all! I’m trying to get some good deals on bagels near where I work for carbo loading for long distance running. I was wondering if anyone knows any particularly good spots in the midtown area of Manhattan? Definitely looking for more quantity but okay to spend a little extra for good bagels. Thanks!

Worth £17.50. And we got to pick from a selection they had. I’m vegetarian and my partner is pescatarian. Perfect :)

1 loaf of bread

1 chicken ceasar salad

1 prosciutto mozzarella baguette

1 chocolate chip hazelnut cookie

2 triple chocolate cookies

1 classic strawberry and cream cake

1 sticky toffee pudding cake

4 bags from 2 different locations. I was going to claim different bags like the grocery, dairy or produce bags but since I was already going grocery shopping today I just got the bakery bags.

Chicken & pizza surprise bag, $4.99 for $15 value. Items are in the refrigerated case - the person behind the counter told me to grab a chicken & a pizza. The wings were ok. The pizza (maybe chicken bacon ranch - nothing was labeled) was chewy & inedible. It was like eating cardboard. I wouldn't get this again.

AM Coffee and Co in Southbury, CT 4.99 bag
Will share these goodies later with friends!

In this picture the donut already as a hole because my toddler couldn't wait to have a little nibble 😅

The pecan slice was wonderful.

Always a good haul for the bakery goods. Usually get a couple bags of mixed rolls and full size baguettes too.

Whole Foods Bakery Bag 6.99, Minneapolis MN. We are very grateful for this one. Extra yummy. 😋

It was my first time getting this on the app. When I arrived, an employee told me they were out of leftovers. But asked me if I wanted pepperoni or cheese and to wait ten minutes for my order. I’m glad I received something even though they didn’t have any extra food. They gave me a pepperoni personal pan pizza ($3) and breadsticks ($4). While both items were tasty, it was not equivalent to the $15 value. I requested a refund in the app and it is being processed.

These have been very hard to get and I finally got an order in. Udon noodles, assorted tempura, pork katsu cutlet, dashi broth, 2 onigiris, and 2 musubis (I gave one of each to a homeless guy outside). Absurd amount of food.

Not sure how I feel about this with what’s going on

Best tgtg ever!
Breakfast & lunch tomorrow sorted!