Woman Plugs Viewers With Cooking Oil Refill Station in TikTok Video, SA Debates Affordability

• A woman showed people a shopping hack for those who need cooking oil regularly and are looking to save
• The lady posted a video showing a Spar branch that has introduced a new system for frequent cooking oil buyers
• Many people were fascinated as they tried to figure out whether it was more economical than buying brand-new bottles or not

A woman showed people how she buys cooking oil on a budget. In a video, she shared an alternative to buying a brand-new bottle of cooking oil each time.

The video of the woman and her discovery received more than 3,000 likes. People left hundreds of comments on the TikTok post about buying cooking oil for less.

Woman finds cooking oil hack

In a TikTok video, a woman @mamkhomanzigraceb showed that one can get a cooking oil refill. She showed that one can get 750ml refilled for R19.99, 2ℓ for R52.99 and 5ℓ for R132.99. Watch the TikTok video below to see the machine in action.

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Many people commented on the video with some arguing that it was the same as buying cooking oil the usual way. Others disagree pointing out that it was much cheaper.

user696670577434 was pleased:

"Thanks for that. We have it at Pick n Pay, but I was scared to use it. Now l know."

Ntombi Gcwensa commented:

"Wow very affordable. We don't have this in our Spar."

Mrs now wrote:

"But it's the same price as the new sealed one."

LadyFox replied:

"No, a 5L cooking oil is almost R200, so this is a great alternative."

Fresh breezz added:

"I wish fuel was like this because I don't trust what I can't see 😫"

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Source: Briefly News