The $20 FILL-A-BAG Trend Takes Off

The ‘Fill-A-Bag’ for $10 or $20 concept has hit Australia with quite a few stores across the country inviting shoppers to grab as many goodies as they can into a single bag for a set price.

This week the bargain sale happened at Foote’s Pharmacy in Queensland – and customers have been lining up all day for the opportunity to fill a bag of goodies for just $19.95.

Ally Fashion has also offered fill-a-bag for $10 promotions – and other fashion stores have followed suit.

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One bargain shopper took to the Markdown Addicts Australia Facebook page to show a photo of her bargain score.

‘At Foote’s chemist today $19.95 fill a bag,’ she wrote. ‘I walked out with two bags full and going back later when new stock out again.

‘I’ve worked out so far each bag would have been over $100 worth of stuff I have just in a bag lol. And OMG I’m filling them to max!’

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Priceline and Chemist Warehouse also have their goodie bags sale throughout the year.

Where else have you spotted a good “fill-a-bag” bargain?

Share your bargains below

36 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 25 Apr 2023
    9:11 am
wow…i would love this. Nothing like this near me but I do have a priceline and they have the goodie bags during the year but they are no longer as amazing as they used to be and you do have to spend around $70 to get one.

- - ozstarlett said
  - 17 Jun 2022
    6:19 pm
haven’t seen this anywhere near me 🙁

- - SAS185 said
  - 31 Mar 2022
    8:16 pm
Oh my, where are these sales! How am I just finding out about these now!

- - mom111059 said
  - 29 Mar 2022
    10:20 am
That looks fantastic but odds of being the first three to enter shop mean a very early start and lining up ahead of opening.

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 11 Feb 2022
    11:24 pm
I’ve never heard of this. What a great concept. I had no idea a couple of major retailers/pharmacies offered this.

- - MoM418449 said
  - 23 Dec 2021
    2:54 pm
This sounds awesome! I will have to look out for these.

- - mum300445 said
  - 27 Nov 2021
    10:13 am
I’d do this for sure! Love a bargain!

- - Number One Mum said
  - 20 Aug 2021
    6:35 pm
l haven’t heard of this until now . Is there anywhere in Victoria Melbourne that does this & l Really think people with a pension card should get first dibs on these bag’s . As we never get a far go with many things

- - LCotte60 said
  - 01 Aug 2021
    11:07 pm
WOW… Where are these places? I remember a shop at Woy Woy on the Central Coast that did this with clothes, but that was years and years ago.

- - Frankiielot said
  - 06 Jun 2021
    9:30 pm
I’ve never heard of this until now!
What’s the incentive behind it?
This wound be so good for the less fortunate.
Hopefully they get in first so that they can get as many essentials as they can.

- - mom461384 said
  - 01 Jun 2021
    9:59 pm
Never heard of anything like this!

- - mom152736 said
  - 25 Jul 2019
    2:21 pm
ooohhh… I’d love t o hear about these when they come t o sydney

- - rovermum said
  - 26 Jun 2019
    2:55 pm
I’ve not heard of these but can imagine their popularity.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 18 Jun 2019
    9:39 pm
I’ll have to keep my eyes open for this

- - Blossom said
  - 18 Jun 2019
    8:52 pm
I have heard of a couple of pharmacy groups doing this. They are responsible in that they check what is in them as large quantities of some products used orally would be toxic if people make silly decisions bases on the quantity they have.
- mom478886 replied
  
  10 Aug 2021 , 4:23 am
  What an interesting bit of info, I never would have thought of their responsibility to monitor that as part of these promotions
- - mumma said
  - 16 Jun 2019
    8:54 pm
I haven’t seen this in my area but it would be good if it did come up.
I do wonder if they restrict certain items from being included

- - tessie said
  - 16 Jun 2019
    1:38 pm
I love the idea but I’ve never seen or heard of it before

- - mom169700 said
  - 15 Jun 2019
    6:23 pm
I wish this trend was more wide spread. The only place I have ever seen this offer was in a Charity Shop so they could move stock ready for the next truckload.

- - musicmum said
  - 14 Jun 2019
    11:57 pm
Most likely would not be able to fill the bag with anything I want, most of it is just cheap, nasty toxic products.

- - MisChip said
  - 14 Jun 2019
    11:31 pm
Scrolling through the comments, it doesn’t appear many people have seen this deal around. I would love it though!
- musicmum replied
  
  14 Jun 2019 , 11:58 pm
  Yes I have never heard of it.