Trolley Dash Winner Fills Shopping Cart With Meat, SA Loves It: “Understood the Assignment”

• A local woman who visited a Pick n Pay store at Sky City Mall in Alberton, Gauteng, participated in a trolley dash competition
• Instead of roaming all the aisles in the store, the woman showed how she was laser-focused on the meat section
• Several members of the online community headed to the comment section in agreement with the woman's choice in the video, which has received over 4.5 million views since its publication

A lucky woman had the amazing opportunity to fill her trolley with groceries at a Pick n Pay store in Gauteng. However, instead of dashing for items all around the store, the woman only had her eyes set on the meat section.

On 9 June, 2025, the TikTok account for Sky City Mall, located in Alberton, shared a video of the unnamed woman opening the fridge doors and throwing in an array of packets of meat.

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While trying to complete her mission of filling her shopping cart within a certain amount of time, the trolley dasher, surrounded by entertained spectators, even accidentally opened a packet of meat. The pieces fell on the floor, but that didn't seem to matter.

The total cost of her groceries was not shared in the post.

How does the Pick n Pay competition work?

The Pick n Pay Trolley Dash is a fun shopping competition. Customers qualify by spending a certain amount in-store. This can range from about R250 to R1,000, depending on the branch. After making a qualifying purchase, shoppers enter the draw by writing their name and contact details on the till slip and placing it into an entry box.

If selected as a winner, the customer gets a set amount of time, between 45 seconds and one minute, to run through the store and grab as many groceries and household items as they can fit into their trolley. Whatever they manage to collect during the dash is theirs to keep, making it an exciting and rewarding experience.

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The competition has become very popular and often trends on social media whenever videos of winners are shared.

Woman's trolley dash groceries approved by TikTokers

This clip has received over 4.5 million views since its publication. Thousands of social media users gave a thumbs-up to the items the dasher placed in her trolley. Some even called the woman a smart shopper (pun intended!)

@chelly_1963 told the online community:

"I would only take appliances. Well done, girl, you understood the assignment."

@witness_tw stated with a laugh:

"Oxtail and lamb meat would hate to see me coming."

@lindeniphungula congratulated the woman and jokingly stated:

"God knows never to allow me to win a trolley dash. I'm heading straight to the stock room."

@wendyvilakazikamageba shared in the comment section:

"My favourite trolley dash winner so far. Others waste time running around. Well done."

An approving @thobekatbkdlamini said to the public:

"She's focused. I love it. I also would've gone straight for the meat section."

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@marime0907 assumed the woman's nationality and commented with a smile:

"This lady is definitely Zimbabwean. Zimbabwean women know what really matters in any grocery list."

@upper._.case._.gent suggested what the woman should have darted for:

"Bathong, there's a butchery section at the back, just get their whole trays."

@GladSharon added:

"Lol, this lady didn’t come to play! Well done, the sisterhood is proud of you."

@Lioness expressed her wishful thinking:

"I would run to electronics, and grab just 1 item."

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

3 Other viral trolley dash stories

• In another story, Briefly News reported that two customers won R29 000 worth of groceries during a thrilling trolley dash. Their win resonated with South Africans struggling with the rising cost of groceries.
• After a woman won the opportunity to fill her shopping cart with groceries, many social media users showed concern over the eggs the winner recklessly threw inside.
• In 2023, a woman participated in a trolley dash in time for the holiday season. People thought the winner made quick, smart moves that would help her family in the long run.

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Hilary Sekgota, human interest head of desk at Briefly News, contributed to this article.

Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News