[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 

[Shannon-_268518]

Best bargain I ever found was almost the same antique bed side table my grandparents had for over 65 years. It was apart of the same make and after chatting to the seller, I got 45% off. 

best bargain this year is I purchased a bunch of sensory items for my 5 year old autistic daughter and because her school was apart of the programme, I got 40% off some pretty expensive stuff. 

number I’ve tip for best bargain is shop around for a while before deciding. Spend some good time shopping different websites and places. Compare in store to websites and cross reference! Happy bargain! 

[PhilipT_2233770]

Doubled my data on Black Friday. 

philip

[Friendlyswif]

I bought a molle 2 army bag which was reduced from 120 to 80 which I was so happy about!!

I found some jeans in a charity shop for 3 pounds and in the Jean pockets there was 10 pounds!! So I got money back technically, that was great!

If your buying on ebay or sources where you van make an offer always lower the price, you would be surprised how much you can get off the original price it's crazy. Look around charity shops because in some cases really nice clothes show up and you can get lucky!

[Shannon-_268518]

Best bargain I ever found was almost the same antique bed side table my grandparents had for over 65 years. It was apart of the same make and after chatting to the seller, I got 45% off. 

best bargain this year is I purchased a bunch of sensory items for my 5 year old autistic daughter and because her school was apart of the programme, I got 40% off some pretty expensive stuff. 

number I’ve tip for best bargain is shop around for a while before deciding. Spend some good time shopping different websites and places. Compare in store to websites and cross reference! Happy bargain! 

[ohitsemily]

“What was the best bargain you've ever found?”

The best bargain I’ve ever found, was a few years ago in a charity shop. At the time, I was (and still am) very interested in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”, and was looking to find a copy to read. One weekend I went into my local charity shop with my Mum, and found a cloth-bound version that usually costs £12-£15 for £2! I was completely over the moon! 😁

[JamesDi_2419385]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Free guitar worth £250 in a skip

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

My smarty contract 

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain

Always browse

[JamesDi_2419385]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Free guitar worth £250 in a skip

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

My smarty contract 

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain

Always browse 

[MartinL_2278306]

A rather dashing brown velvet jacket.  It says ‘Dandy’ on the inside and only cost £2.

[ElliotRo_348515]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found? I used to work for a retail store in a shopping center, using my discount for working in the center, store promotion 10 percent off newsletter sign up and an ongoing sale, I was able to nab a £150 coat for £10.
• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year? A £500 office chair for £100, I'd been eyeing it up for months.
• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? Wait, something will always go on sale, or if not look out for vouchers and promotion emails.

[Skymoose]

2 weeks in minorca for 2 for 150 quid including flights and accommodation - it was in the 80s mind

[DawnWhi_2039369]

My best ever bargain was after Christmas last year and our local supmarket was selling baileys from £1.50 and mulled wine for 20p , hence I stocked up 😄

[BarryIs_1891161]

Best bargain of the year was joining smarty mobile.

[Maureen_1327939]

I got a Smarty voucher for recommending a friend. I bought a new teddy bear fleece for under £3. So I'm now warm and cosy for winter

[LoisHol_1570861]

What was the best bargain you've ever found? I bought some beautiful black, knee length boots at half price. I'd only popped in to the shop for shoe polish!

[MeadowF_1959060]

Hot UK Deals is a fantastic place to find bargains, people post ways they've found to reduce the price of specific items. I got a graphics card on a deal combined with a manufacturer cashback scheme. The best deal I ever found was a huawei mate 20 pro for ~£120 iirc on an O2 refresh deal

[ehsanZa_1779184]

My best bargain was my plan 

[BarryIs_1891161]

Best bargain of the year was joining smarty.

[Herbert_1915109]

This best way how to be good communication in different ways, gesture, point out, write, visual picture and sign language 

[ZZ_2023955]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

I do my weekly shop online and on adding a bottle of £20 gin to my basket, I noticed that I was only charged 17pence....I may have ordered several more after that, obviously for friends #drinkresponsibly

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

A retreat trip to the quiet part of Ibiza. It was the week before their season ended and I got 5 days in a 4 star hotel with flights for just over £200.

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

Do your homework, always shop around, check for available discount codes, referral deals and additional benefits offered through cashback sites.

[ehsanZa_1779184]

Needed a cheap data plan and I arrived here thxs so much

[ehsanZa_1779184]

I feel my best bargain was my plan

[AimeeKe_2036732]

What was the best bargain you've bagged this year? - 6 beautiful diamound cut glass tublers that were in my local charity shop for £10. They also came on a silver tray and when I got home and checked, the tray was stamped with a silverwear company badge and turns out it's worth over £40! 

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? Having a good hunt around and trying promo codes when you see them online, sometimes they might just work! 

[BarryIs_1891161]

Changing over to smarty was one of the best bargains of the year.

[MikeRob_1507358]

My best bargain of the year was combining the insurance for various things (car & house mainly) together with one provider. 

Smarty is also a bargain every month!! 

[ehsanZa_1779184]

My favourite bargain is my data plan

[ehsanZa_1779184]

My best bargain was my data plan

[Elizabe_2202868]

I love that I can text and use my phone abroad without cost 

[RachelT_2308100]

I managed to get a £25 gammon joint for £2 on 27th December, it was so big I cut it into 3 joints and froze 2 of them. It served 5 of us for 3 roast dinners with lids of leftovers too! 

[ScottDa_2375368]

It’s a bargain how **bleep** marvellous it is having such a good deal for such a low cost!

[ehsanZa_1779184]

No other company would ever do anything like this really ahead of the competition 

[ehsanZa_1779184]

Lover smarty doubling my data

[Kai_110]

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

Go to grocery shops roughly 2 hours before they close because they'll have a lot on reduced, that includes pies, vegetables, fruits, bread etc that will all last a few more days despite what the expiry date shows. CO-OP's reduced section has been the best so far as they can be very generous with their reductions (especially on the weekends and even more so if it's by a university).

Using 'Too Good to Go' is also a great way to get food at bargain prices AND it helps reduce food wastage. 

[ehsanZa_1779184]

My best bargain was doubling my data

[CiroCul_1887377]

• 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?
  
  Best bargain ever was an Apple Watch at £250, RRP £500!
• best bargain this year of course my Smarty promo pay monthly contract 
• Use comparison websites and never buy impulsively 

[GilFigu_2286491]

Trip all inclusive to Greece

Non yet

Last minute Hollidays 

[Michael_1419507]

Best bargain I found was probably Timberland boots during the back Fri sale. In conjunction with my Blue Light card and black Friday off I saved over £100

Best bargain this year was a flight to Tenerife for £14.99 on 2nd Jan

Tip to get bargains is shop around, research and sign up for offers

[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. ☆