“Fraction of the Price”: Woman Shares Epic Snacks Plug In Viral Video

• A young woman plugged Mzansi with a place selling sweet treats for less than what it would cost in other stores
• The items included cakes, chips, flavoured biscotti, lemon slices, muffins, and even cook-in sauces
• A few social media users wanted to see the store in their cities, while others complained about the prices
• Charl Holtman, Nibbly Bits' general manager, spoke to Briefly News about the company's products and pricing

Biscuits and muffins lovers were in for a treat when a young woman plugged them with lower-priced snacks.

Courtney de Klerk, who uses the handle @courtsss.dk on TikTok, made her way to a Nibbly Bits store in the Western Cape. There, she saw R21 packets of chips, R23 lemon slices, chocolate biscotti for R35, an assortment of cakes, rusks and muffins, and even packets of cook-in sauces.

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The young woman shared that the place was her favourite spot to stock up on snacks. She added in her caption:

"They stock Woolies' things that don’t make it to Woolies due to the package being damaged, etc, and it's a fraction of the price."

Watch the video below:

Where is Nibbly Bits located?

According to Nibbly Bits, interested buyers and snackers can find stores all around the Western Cape, such as Retreat, Diep River, Ottery, Durbanville, Somerset West, Sandown, Cape Gate, N1 Value Centre, George, Hermanus, Langebaan, Sun Valley, Haasendal, and Rembrandt.

Nibbly Bits' general manager talks products and pricing

Speaking to Briefly News, Charl Holtman, the company's general manager, clarified that Nibbly Bits does not sell the same products as Woolworths. Instead, the items on sale are what he refers to as "pieces," or parts of a product that Woolworths would not necessarily accept.

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"Overruns and rejects are limited and not even in all our stores. Most of our range is unique and specially made for Nibbly Bits," informed Charl.

Regarding pricing, the general manager commented:

"The cost of many things has gone up. Some ingredients have gone up with inflation. So, we were forced to up prices. However, we are still affordable compared to other retailers."

Netizens react to prices

The viral video had a few people talking about the prices of the items while some shared interest in the snacks shown.

@gypsy6686 sadly shared in the comment section:

"I used to love buying rusks from Nibbly Bits, but it's expensive now."

@meghal_h also shared their opinion about the pricing:

"They used to be cheap cheap. Not so much anymore."

Speaking about one of the snacks, @candiceolivia02 wrote:

"Those tomato chips are my favourite."

@priya.rajagopal2, presumably liking what Courtney showed in her video, shared:

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"I wish we had one in West Rand, Johannesburg."

Man plugs SA with wholesale sweets

In a similar article, Briefly News reported about a TikTokker who showed others where they could get some treats at wholesale prices if they lived in Johannesburg.

Many people enjoyed watching the video of where they could go to satisfy their sweet tooth while spending less.

Source: Briefly News