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MoneySavingExpert website explains how to nab free food from Tesco and bakeries

Brits can get free food at supermarkets and bakeries.

MoneySavingExpert, the website founded by Martin Lewis, has revealed a few ways to find some top deals.

Whether you sign up to apps, or dine out on your birthday, you can save money along the way.

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It comes at a good time as food bills have risen by 11.6% and the cost of living crisis continues to cripple Brits.

Luckily experts say there are plenty of ways to find a bargain to help during these hard times.

Here are the tips…



Martin Lewis
Martin Lewis and his website often shares great tips

Go mystery dining

Chains like Giraffe, Wagamama and Leon using mystery-shopping companies to hire members of the public to rate their restaurants.

It helps them to ensure the quality of food and service matches expectations, as well as keeps staff focused.

While it means you’ll get a free meal, in some cases you can get paid for the job too.

You can sign up by applying online to a mystery-dining firm.

Here are a few places which are hiring:

Bag a free birthday treat

It wouldn’t be your birthday if you didn’t get a gift right?

Often you need to sign up to the mailing lists of a restaurant or cafe to get a free voucher or code sent around your birthday.

Sign up to loyalty apps

There are tons of deals for places online, in some cases you can get free food if you use a supermarket or cafe app.



Tesco supermarket
Tesco supermarket has a loyalty scheme to help save costs

Supermarket coupons

Some coupons will only get you a little bit of money off, but you can get other perks too.

The Tesco Clubcard often gives good freebies if you shop at the supermarket and build up your points.

Plenty of supermarkets will offer you money off for creating an online account and completing your first shop.

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