[Prize Draw] Let us know about your favourite bargain

[YulianK]

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PRIZE DRAW UPDATE - WINNERS 

We are delighted to announce the winners of SMARTY Community Anniversary Prize Draw🎉🥁🏆

• LizSlyfi_756500 
• IBRAHIM_1329146 
• ShauneC_1454547 
• AlphaCh_1188069 
• YvonneMc_959576 
• JoshEll_2277220 
• adilayu_2347091 
• OCH 
• yuvrajd_1732908 
• LedleyH 
• tonyada_1073593 
• DB1 
• NegativeZero 
• Timothy_1677946 
• JoeWasse_592205 

Congratulations to our lucky winners! Please check your Community Private Messages inbox for further info.

Thanks to everyone who participated, we have received some wonderful entries! Better luck next time🍀

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UPDATE - COMPETITION CLOSED

The competition is now closed and we will draw the winner from all the eligible entries in the next 24 hours. So, keep your fingers crossed and an eye on your Private Message inbox.

Thanks to everyone who contributed some brilliant entries. We had over two thousand posts ! Keep up the great work everyone; the SMARTY Community belongs to us all and succeeds because of your great contributions.

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Cut yourself a slice of cake and stick on a party hat, because we're celebrating one whole year of the SMARTY Community 🎉

If this is news for you - where have you been? The Community is the fount of SMARTY knowledge, where anyone can ask, and answer, any question that pops up.

To celebrate an amazing first year, we are giving you the chance to win one of 15 £100 Amazon vouchers.

How can I enter?

Simply log in to the SMARTY Community platform and answer one or more of the questions in the "Let us know about your favourite bargain" article, before the draw closes on the 21st of January 2024.

• What was the best bargain you've ever found?
• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?
• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

The Draw

There are 15 £100 Amazon vouchers up for grabs, that we'll draw using a Random Number Generator, so get your entry in now.

If you are not already part of the Community, fear not - signing up takes seconds once you are there.

 Competition terms can be found here.

Best of Luck.

Team SMARTY

[YulianK · Accepted solution]

@LizSlyfi_756500 , @IBRAHIM_1329146 ,@ShauneC_1454547 , @AlphaCh_1188069 , @YvonneMc_959576 , @JoshEll_2277220 , @adilayu_2347091 , @OCH, @yuvrajd_1732908 , @LedleyH 

[JelenaJo_384860]

Best package deals available on the market.  My favorite is   great deal with adds-ons  for EU calls 

Awesome Black Friday deals  for data/calls packages 

[SiobhanH_502923]

Hey, I been with smarty for some time now and they are excellent they gove the best network coverage from any other provider I've ever had, and I've been with a lot of network providers. Also ove had a bad 3/4 years and I would love nothing more than to take my autistic son on a holiday, we have been through hell and back, all I would like is to have one nice week away with him and my mum and step dad. So I would be very grateful if you could pick me for this. It would mean the absolute word to us all. Thank you 

S.Hopkings 

[DoreenS_2115323]

Smarty is best

[ArianeC_2074673]

Best bargain of 2023: changing my mobile phone provider to Smarty! Saved lots of money and the quality of the service is better than the one I had before. My tip is: don’t be afraid to try something new, specially if you can check reviews to support your decision 😉

[KatieSim_844731]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

- a vase by my favourite artist in a charity shop!

What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?

- way too many reduced mince pies after Christmas 😭

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

- keep your eyes peeled!

[RealAthle69]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Refurbed laptop from Currys

• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?

Free meals from mystery shopping.

• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

Research, explore and try

[HaadiaK_1284347]

Best bargain was the 50gb for £10

[Kirsten_2216952]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?
Probably switching from EE to SMARTY and not only getting 20x as much data for less than double the price but also getting free roaming during my Europe trips 👍

[Rose-Mari_82135]

Smarty

[tarandio_994771]

Best bargain I’ve bagged this year was £200 of my holiday on black friday 

Tips for bargains is to check holiday websites around sale periods as they tend to give high discounts for limited time 

[JonRyder_419483]

The best bargain I ever had was switching to Smarty from EE and buying a Chinese smartphone instead of Samsung/Apple. Monthly cost down from 55 to 8 and now have plenty of data from being a loyal smarty customer. Taking into account the phone purchase price saved 928 pounds over two years and the service and phone have been as good as what I had experienced before 

[HaadiaK_1284347]

My best bargain this year was the plan of 50gb data for £10 

[Michelle_547548]

• The best bargain I've ever found was a metallic lilac Versace handbag I bought in a charity shop!!! It was gorgeous and less than £5. 
• The best bargain I've bagged this year was the 2024 January sale at M&S.
• My number one tip for getting a bargain is to WAIT for the SALES. You are sure to find something special at a price much lower than RRP.

[Paulita_2303490]

The cost of the plan is very affordable without compromising on service. I also was able to upgrade without needing a contract. 

[JoeWasse_592205]

Best bargain I "found" this year was actually just on the John Lewis app, got a lot of money off over Christmas on things i planned to buy anyway because of their daily rewards up to Christmas.

Number one tip would be getting loyalty apps, I save so much money just having the apps, especially for food, I get free food from Greggs on my birthday as well as a Doughnut from Krispy Kreme which I barely go to, just get all the apps, if you don't like using your email then make a "bad" email to get spammed promotions with or use Apple relay for those with Apple.

[Bustersdad]

Bought some clothes at a recent sales event and saved a lot for things that would have cost me a lot of money prior to a holiday 

[SquPaulStephen]

I received 2 tickets to the 2012 Olympic games, quarter finals football, Team GB versus South Korea because I took out a new contract with 3(Samsung Galaxy S2) while 3 were offering tickets as a prize. I went to Millennium Stadium, Cardiff to watch the football match and it was my birthday too! Only downside was that Team GB lost the game Boohoo! 🤩🤩🤩

[AndrewM_2200380]

.The best bargain i habe ever fpund is deffently the smarty cashback I think it's amazing 

.The best bargain of the year is finding out about smarty and how cheap it is 

.my tip is to always look around and look into deals before picking the first deal you see 

[JeanO]

.  The best bargain I have ever found was two inverter heaters for the price of £250, the usual cost is £450 each. 
.  The best bargain bagged this year was swapping my mobile provider to SMARTY - it’s saved me nearly £30 per month and I have a much better data allowance. 
.  My tip for finding a bargain is to do some research rather than buying the first thing that you come across. 

[Richard_2251065]

• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? - use websites like hotukdeals to find great bargains.

[BillyPr_2376740]

1. Best bargain was my fiancées engagement ring got a great deal

2. best bargain this year is Asda 3 for £24 on fizzy drink crates haha

3. Google always helps with bargains

[Richard_2361564]

The best bargain I ever got was purchasing my Smarty sim, my only regret is, I should have done it earlier. 

[EllaFar_1460997]

The best bargain ever came from Amazon refurbished!

My best bargain this year are the savings from my lidl plus app... the free bakery items hit different, and lots of small wins definitely add up

My tips for a best bargain are to sign up for email lists and cashback.

[JamesMa_1991699]

number one tip - social media marketplaces 

[DanielH_2067557]

Switching from EE to smarty

[DamianDr_458409]

Bargain tips, shop around, look for discount codes and then check places like quidco for further discounts, saved over £400 in the last 4 years in cashback. 

[Globalas3]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Seiko watch that was worth 1000£ bought it for 650£.

• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?

Samsung s23 on black friday with free galaxy buds fe; 100£ cashback; and one year of disney+.

• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

just subscribe to the emails of the bargain that mostly interests you and wait for the right moment.

[DanielH_2067557]

Switching from EE to smarty 

[PaulSwe_1848234]

The continued unlimited plan... from Smarty.. 👍

[AndrewM_2200380]

.The best bargain I have ever found is the smarty cashback for the internet I don't use

.Defently finding out about smarty was my best bargain for the year as its such a good price

.the best tip to find a bargain I would say is to look around and look into the best deals instead of picking the first deal you see 

[DanielH_2067557]

Switching from EE to smarty best bargain ever. Saving myself 35 pound a month and get more data whilst I'm at it. 

[OliviaR]

Best ever bargain was smarty sim card, bills down from £22 per month to £7

Best bargain this year was a oodie down from £85 to £10

Be patient and wait for deals to come up 

[MotorMapUK]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Best bargain was buying a MR2 mk1 for £400... How times have changed

What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?

An eBay special for a new routerW

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

Research before purchase, use cash back sites and check hotdealsuk. Don't assume Amazon is always cheapest!

[ChrisBa_2394934]

Best bargain this year was definitely Smarty. Saves money, more data and free roaming.

[Stephan_2139394]

What was the best bargain you’ve ever found? 

Unlimited data for £16! 

•	What was the best bargain you bagged in 2023?  Refer friends and get something like a 10% off next bill

•	What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?  Lots of research if you have time, then by word of mouth I've found numerous bargains

[mhuseynova05]

1. Best bargain found: vintage jacket in a thrift shop

2. Best bargain bagged: half priced streak, shopping and free doughnut at my 4lifer shop, Lidl

3 Bargain tip: finders, keepers. keep the good koosh that you find

[DamianDr_458409]

Probably my current sim with you guys, otherwise an easy jet flight back in the day,  £30 return flight to Dublin

[AdrianTCG]

Best bargain has to be when I bought Deathloop for just £4 a few weeks after release but also the 128gb for £12 with no contract attachment has to be a bargain, can't find a similar deal that is worth it heh

[Harpyblue]

Best tip for a bargain in the UK?

Never get a train, a coach is a fraction of the price.

[DanaCal_2266402]

My best bargain was swapping to your sim card my old contract was £40 a month I love this deal