‘This Is DANGEROUS’: Woman Places Too Good To Go Order From Nothing Bundt Cakes. Then She Sees What She Gets for $7.50

A woman placed a Too Good To Go order from Nothing Bundt Cakes, only to end up with a complete steal. Now, she’s sharing the bountiful order she received.

In a video that received more than 384,000 views, a TikToker who goes by @onfiregarbagecan13 shared a surprise bag she received after getting fed up with “losing” out on “Whole Foods.” The content creator said she made a split-second decision to purchase her local Nothing Bundt Cakes Too Good To Go surprise bag, which resulted in her receiving a large S’mores-flavored cake for only $7.50.

What is Too Good To Go?

In 2024, the restaurant industry generated around 12.5 million tons of surplus food, according to ReFED. One would assume that the surplus waste could go somewhere—to charity or to people in general—but restaurants are often limited in providing free food to individuals because of food safety-related liability and their own business interests. About 85% of that surplus is incinerated or sent to landfills instead of being distributed.

Too Good To Go is one app that offers businesses an alternative solution: Sell products that normally would go to waste for a significantly reduced price, thus reducing the amount of surplus volume a restaurant wastes on any given day.

The concept is simple. A restaurant offers up some of its available surplus inventory on the app. A customer purchases the bag with an understanding that they’re not guaranteed specific items or products. They pay for a bag of food products, which is guaranteed to be equal to a third of the original retail price listed on the app, and they pick it up during a window the restaurant selects.

Currently, Too Good To Go is primarily based in Europe. But cities such as New York City, Austin, and the greater Los Angeles area all have a wide variety of businesses that participate on the platform.

What Did She Get From Nothing Bundt Cakes?

The creator purchased a Too Good To Go surprise bag from Nothing Bundt Cakes. She told her audience that she spent $7.50 on the order, and that she was going to get a surprise item. The app specifically stated it could be a bundlet, which is a small bundt cake. It also could be a group of bundlets or a cake. 

“It said, ‘Sometimes there’s a cake.’ This is what they handed me,” she said, while holding up a large box.

The TikToker told her audience that the box she ended up getting was large and heavy. For that reason, it seemed she had a sneaking suspicion she got a cake, but she hadn’t confirmed it yet.

Then she said, “ Oh, my God. I just got down to my license weight, my driver’s license weight,” reiterating how massive the order she received actually was and how much of a dent it could put in one’s caloric intake.

Finally, she opened the package slowly. As she peeked inside, she realized she indeed received a whole cake. Then she revealed exactly what she got to her audience.

The cake itself appeared to have a chocolate base, with classic icing, a cookie crumble, and a chocolate drizzle. It was a deal, according to many of the content creator’s viewers, who confirmed that she got the “S’mores Made With HERSHEY’S” flavor.

Is Too Good To Go worth it?

Too Good To Go almost sounds too good to be true, but is it actually worth it?

Well, the answer depends on where a customer picks food up from. Restaurants themselves decide what they have available as surplus, meaning that every new order comes with new offerings that can disappoint or surprise those who purchase them.

Most users agree that there are deals on the platform. One Too Good To Go user, for instance, ordered from a Long Island bagel shop. She received more than 30 bagels and two muffins, which to her was a steal.

On Reddit, however, users on r/toogoodtogo have shared some disappointments. A customer in Central New York, for instance, said they drove 15 minutes to pick up an order from Circle K, only to be told by an employee that they didn’t have any items available to pick up.

In other instances, users have said they did not receive the full value of their order. A customer who ordered from Ole & Steen in New York said they only received “two lousy muffins” in their bag.

Luckily, Too Good To Go has a review system and reporting mechanism that customers can use if they don’t receive the correct amount of goods, or any at all.

It’s worth noting, however, that not all Too Good To Go orders guarantee big wins. Customers shouldn’t expect to receive two dozen donuts or a full flight of party-ready bagels with every surprise bag, but they should expect around a $15 or $30 order value depending on what they purchase.

@onfiregarbagecan13

i just wanted a bundlette

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Commenters share their orders

In the content creator’s comment section, viewers generally praised the app. They added that after watching her video, they downloaded it and started ordering their own Nothing Bundt Cake surprise bags.

“MIND YOU. I JUST OPENED MY APP AND IT WAS THERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH,” one viewer said. They shared a screenshot of their own Nothing Bundt Cake Too Good To Go order they placed.

Another commenter said, “Let me download this app again.”

But one commenter shared a disappointing order they received from a different, local bakery in their area.

“I got this from a local bakery,” they said with a crying emoji. Underneath their comment, they included a picture of what they received. It showed a cupcake, two containers of blue frosting, and an assortment of what appeared to be cookie edges.

Despite occasional misses, the roll of the dice still seems popular, at least on TikTok.

The Mary Sue reached out to Onfiregarbagecan via TikTok direct message, as well as Nothing Bundt Cakes and Too Good To Go via email.

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