[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 

[Timothy_1677946]

Best bargain was this phone number plan

[EvaTill_1460665]

I got a first edition book from the local charity store for £3 and it was worth over £400. Prized place on my shelf now! 

[IanScot_1934273]

a Ralph Lauren shirt in TK Max for £15.  It was originally £85.

[LiamRead_630089]

Best bargain was a black Friday I found a television from 599.99 reduced to 299.99 and loved it ever since ♡.

This year I would say the best bargain would be buy 1 main meal at this restaraunt and get a 2nd meal £10 0ff :).

Always check the charity shops is the number 1 tip!!

Happy new year from Liam. ☆

[St3ph4n138758]

Best was my trip to newyork, came off nightshift bags packed strait to travel agent,whats the best price,too high so went back 1 hour later, too high ,went back again 80 mins to departure price£260 4 star hotel in Manhatten so mad mad rush to airport got to sign in 9 minutes before gate closed an experience i will never forget, so remember they will drop the price dramatically nearer departure time better getting something than nothing.

[Stephen_2023666]

i always use Google to shop for the cheapest deal if I know what I'm after. 👍

[ehsanZa_1779184]

My best bargain is the double of data

[darknetcs]

My biggest bargain of lifetime was buying "broken" 55" LG OLED TV worth 3000 quid in 2014 for 50 pound. To fix it it was simple inter power supply replacement, as it was busted and now I'm enjoying top tier TV for absolute peanuts

[Nichola_1658632]

The bargain I found was upgrading my Smarty 12gb for £8 to 50gb data

[JohnMcC_1903469]

Best way to secure a bargain is to shop around and leave no stone unturned!

[TomMcCa_1367938]

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? Get there first, create alerts/saved searches!!

[TrevorC]

Signing up to Smarty mobile and more than halving my monthly bill

[SanduCoc_819673]

Hi best bargain I ever encountered is £10 for 30GB of data, I once had a person calling me to sell me a good deal SIM, ended up being interested in where did I get £10 a month 30GB deal from. 😄. Better even when I got not 30GB for £10 but 60GB. Smarty really is the best option, not other SIM deals, I wish more people would know about it. Great service and network coverage.

[ehsanZa_1779184]

My favourite bargain was when I recieved double data for the data I already paid for which was a life saver because I really needed more but couldn't really upgrade 

[DavidMa_1967698]

Shop around and always end up back at the first place you visit!

[BD452023]

found a rare vinyl boxset for £40, was going for at least £80 online 

[DavidHo_1577717]

The best bargain we ever had was when we bought 2 lunches from M&S...when we got to the checkout the assistant said "Your shop is on us". Amazed and delighted... 🙂

[gemmacl_2265033]

While in Singapore, I discovered a great deal on museum tickets that allowed me to visit multiple museums for a discounted price. I had planned to visit a couple of museums but hadn't considered visiting a third one. Since I already had the ticket, I decided to go anyway. To my surprise, the museum turned out to be a wonderful small one, which was both interesting and unique. It became a highlight of my trip, and I have returned to it many times since.

Although I only saved a small amount of money, the experience expanded my view of what museums can offer. I no longer overlook small cultural museums in favor of larger ones with blockbuster displays and collections. There are many amazing small museums around the world, and taking a chance to visit them can lead to discovering hidden gems at a bargain price.

Review services regularly and call up and cancel them. You'll often get a counter offer that's better but only available for people for 'retention'

this works for internet and phone services, even credit cards. I got a 'black' credit card that gives 3x the amount of cash back than the normal one but you're supposed to have an income of 100k. I was unemployed when they gave it to me because I said I was going to close my account because I found a better deal elsewhere.

Loyalty is punished, customer retention is targeted at borderline customers

[Muharre_2315566]

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

Bargain that I doubled my data on Blackfriday and best thing is about it is, if you are existing customer still you were able to use it.

[Hassaan_1674536]

Best bargain - Needs to be my laptop tbh because I got it on a huge sale 

Bargain this year - My air fryer was pretty cheap on sale and was quite big 

Tips- keep visiting sites every day and keep notifications/tabs open to keep updated 

[niallst_1444959]

My favourite bargain was getting unlimited data , texts and minutes for £17 😍

[ClaudeN_2377480]

The best bargain I found was UNLIMITED DATA, CALLS and TEXT for just £18 a month. How could u pass that up. Even made me switch to SMARTY. 

[Nichola_1658632]

The bargain I found was a Smarty upgrade to 50gb data on my £8 deal

[JosephhaywardJr]

I was looking for a new laptop and had noticed that the original price was £900. During a sale it was reduced to £499.99. the bargain was so good all the laptops where sold out very quickly.

I was buying some equipment for work and the company I bought them from gave me a 10% of voucher. The original price would have been £300 and I was able to save £30 which I was happy about, since then the company has given me a couple of £10 of vouchers, like just £10 of. No minimum spend required. Best deal I have got yet.

I put in the research and found what specific makes of an item where the best. Did they meet all my requirements. What did others in the trade use or think of what I was to buy. Then I had to choose what company to purchase the items from. Where they on sale, where they in stock. What delivery or collection did the company offer. I asked around, so mostly word of mouth and firsthand experience where a good way to determine if something is good. And that is how I was able to setup my smarty refer a friend plan.

[Muharre_2315566]

Bargain that I doubled my data on Blackfriday And best part is existing customer we’re able to use this too.

[AlanDiv_1954344]

1 getting a Smarty sim with unlimited data for £16 per month

2 weekend away st a French Château 

3 Shop around

[Ricardo_1445727]

Best bargain was a big size tv unit for £30

That bargain was this year 

The top tip is always been on the lookout 

[Chris5859]

First trip abroad, free hols as long as we were shown around timeshare hotels.

[Cameron_1502097]

Really cheap holiday on easyJet to Amsterdam it was a beautiful experience.

[Kai_110]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

I once found a Ragged Priest zip-up hoodie in a charity shop for £5. It looked brand new and considering their T-shirts are like ~£30, it was the best bargain ever. 

[StreetPea]

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

Now this may seem a little on the nose, but the SMARTY sim only deal for £12 getting me 100GB + 25GB for a year is ridiculous and awesome. This is the best thing I’ve bagged in the last year. Especially when my previous phone monthly was ~£60!

Thank you SMARTY!

[SuzanneC_153801]

My best bargain in 2023 was sending a  Cadbury secret Santa Chocolate for free to my loved one 😄 x

[DanielAkanji]

My best bargain was a Smarty promotion for 60GB that I got for only 10 pounds a month. This was because I was one of the first people to start using Smarty when it launched. 

[darrenbrowne]

Tip for a bargain for your sought after item when ordering online, don’t make an impulsive immediate purchase straight away, leave in basket for a while and maybe vendor will offer a discount to entice & tempt you to buy it.

[CraigCun_119652]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found? A copy of a letter by Robert Burns for £25 that turned out to be a genuine manuscript worth thousands.
• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year? A Bose sound system sold as spares or repairs for £10 which only needed a new fuse in plug!
• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? Research the stuff you like so you know and recognise names / logos. Always keep an eye out for these online or at flea markets and car boot sales. 

[Muharre_2315566]

Bargain that I doubled my data on Blackfriday

[Dyzio]

I think good offer was 50GB for £10 last year

This year got my pops to change network and as a group plan I get 100GB for 10,80 plus soon I going to put my mother on it.

Big tip is shopping around it’s a must

[Daniel_W]

The best bargain is I got a 50pounds off on a 209pounds product.

[JoshuaC_2137700]

1. The best bargain I ever found was a Ukulele for £12. This was before I knew what they were and I couldn't believe that there was a miniature 4 string guitar that I could carry around so easily. I loved that little guy, I named him Brian after my best friends dog. 

2. Best bargain of the year was some Vivobarefoot boots I found in my local charity shop for £15. Almost new and costing around 10% of what they would normally. 

3. Tips for finding bargains:

Spend time researching the things you need.

Spend less time looking at the things you want.

Buy as much as you can secondhand.

Don't buy anything that has only just been released; you don't know how good something is until you get the reviews from people who have had it for a year: tech, clothes, sports gear anything. And by then it will be half the price. 

[Muharre_2315566]

Bargain that I doubled my data on Blackfriday And best part is thing ses not for new joiner. If you already customer still you were able to have a chance to do it.

thanks smarty