“Shoprite Is Doing the Lord’s Work”: Woman Shows Off R199 Grocery Hamper, SA Is Impressed

“Shoprite Is Doing the Lord’s Work”: Woman Shows Off R199 Grocery Hamper, SA Is Impressed

  • A local hun had Mzansi peeps thanking her for plugging them with groceries sold at a reasonable amount
  • The hun got the hamper from a local store famous for its low-priced food items
  • Social media users took to the comment seton to thank the lady for the information and for showing them what the hamper consisted of
  • Briefly News spoke with the manager from Shoprite about the affordable hampers available at their stores
TikTok users were happy after learning that Shoprite had an affordable hamper on sale
A young woman received much praise after showing TikTok users a grocery hamper worth R200. Image: @twice_2860
Source: TikTok

Food is a necessity for everyone, but the current economy makes it difficult for many Mzansi families to survive.

A thoughtful hun, whose TikTok handle is @twice_2860, plugged social media users with a hamper sold at Shoprite that even a person who gets the unemployment social grant can afford.

Unboxing the grocery hamper

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The video starts by showing the red 20L bucket, which is written R199 hamper, with all the items inside listed on the bucket. The hun starts taking out noodles, salt, baked beans, tea, milk, spaghetti, rice and many more.

Watch the video below:

Shoprite stands by its lowest-price mission

Briefly News had the pleasure of talking with a manager from the Shoprite Checkers group about their affordable grocery hamper combos, which many thought were seasonal.

"The affordable hampers will be an ongoing project to make sure that Mzansi people don't go to bed on empty stomachs."
"There are R5 meals available too, and the company is working on R20 meals as well."

Speaking on other things that the giant food retailer is working on, the manager said:

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"We are also working on an affordable toothpaste that will soon be on the shelves, and later on, there will be more."

Mzansi shows appreciation for the plug

After watching the clip, Mzansi peeps did not hesitate to thank the lady for showing them the Shiprite combo deal. Some tried to ask if the hamper was available everywhere, while others could not wait to check for themselves.

User @🎀Buhle 🎀asked:

"So when you get there you tell them you want that combo or you just take as you see it??🥰 love this."

User @lulama_jama enquired:

"Where can I find this? My shop right doesn’t have it."

User @grumpy_villain said:

"I'm imagining a struggling grandma somewhere, gleefully unpacking these delights for her grandchildren, doing her best for them to enjoy Christmas 🥺 life."

User @Nkazimulo_Nokwanda added:

"As an NSFAS student, this will be great for the beginning of the year."

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User @WitNeswiswa shared:

"Lots of groceries for January. Before I go home for holidays, I'm gonna buy this bucket."

User @kubonga mthombeni 2 said:

"Your it's a lot idont wanna lie."

University student buys groceries for ten homeless people

In another Briefly News article, a third-year student touched the hearts of many social media users after buying groceries for ten struggling people.

The hun got the items at Checkers, packaged them nicely with her boyfriend, and then gave them to people along the street as they drove.

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Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za