Simple by design

How Bestby Bites
works

Bestby Bites works the same way for every deal. Find a Surprise Bag or Flyer Deal near you, reserve it online, then pick it up in store during your pickup window by showing your Pickup Code. Surprise Bags can be paid online or at pickup. Flyer Deals are paid at pickup.

Phone showing nearby Surprise Bags on Bestby Bites
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Step 01

Find bags near you

Open Bestby Bites in your browser, then share your location or enter your postal code to see Surprise Bags from restaurants, cafés, bakeries and grocery stores nearby.

Reserving a Surprise Bag and paying securely on a phone
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Step 02

Reserve & pay

Pick a Surprise Bag and pay securely online, or select Cash on Pickup where available. Each bag is a surprise, packed by the store with that day's surplus.

Store staff handing a Bestby Bites bag to a customer
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Step 03

Pick up & enjoy

Visit the store during your pickup window, show your pickup code and collect your bag. Enjoy great food at 50–75% off.

Surprise Bags vs Flyer Deals: what’s the difference?

How Surprise Bags and Flyer Deals compare on Bestby Bites
What it isSurprise Bag: A mix of today's surplusFlyer Deal: One specific item from this week's flyer
Typical savingSurprise Bag: 50–75% offFlyer Deal: Up to 20% off the regular price
You chooseSurprise Bag: The store and the bagFlyer Deal: The exact item and quantity
PaymentSurprise Bag: Online or at pickupFlyer Deal: At pickup
Best forSurprise Bag: Tonight's meal, treats, discovering new placesFlyer Deal: Your planned weekly shop

Same for both: reserve online · pick up in store · one pickup code · free to use

Why you'll love it

Made for smart food lovers

Clear pickup times

Every bag shows a set pickup window, so you always know exactly when to go.

Easy, secure payment

Pay by card or Bestby Bites wallet as you reserve. Prefer cash? Choose Cash on Pickup at participating stores.

Surprise Bags, never boring

Stores pack each bag with the day's surplus. Your favourite bakery might include six different pastries today.

Discover new spots

Try local restaurants and cafés you might never have visited, at a fraction of the price.

Own a food business?

See how selling on Bestby Bites works

Register, get verified, list your surplus and withdraw your earnings any time: the full merchant journey explained.

Ready to rescue your first bag?

Join early and start saving good food in your city.

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