How did a seafood boil-up become the hottest item on Facebook Marketplace? | Stuff.co.nz

StuffBoil-ups are trending on Facebook Marketplace.It’s Friday evening, the end of the working week – and the last thing you feel like doing is all the shopping and cooking for your big Sunday family lunch. You feel like outsourcing the labour this time – what with all the fussy eaters, the price tag of hosting, and the cost of takeaways these days, but you’re not sure where to turn. It’s the last place you might think to look – but you could, as many New Zealanders are now doing, turn to Facebook Marketplace for your takeaways instead. Kiwis are buying their boil-ups via Facebook Marketplace, and it’s a profitable, booming new enterprise, according to cook Kelsi Afamasaga. READ MORE: * Caravan scam – Minutes after deposit paid, profiles disappear and seller is gone * What chefs cook at home: Alta’s Georgia van Prehn * Facebook Marketplace scams on the rise “There’s a lot of competition out there!” said Afamasaga, who cooks from her home in Porirua. “On Friday we start our cooking, everyone picks up at 4pm,” she explained. “Thursday is when we do our shopping – seafood is a mixture of fresh and frozen depending on where we get
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