09-01-2024 16:21 PM - edited 25-01-2024 15:16 PM
PRIZE DRAW UPDATE - WINNERS
We are delighted to announce the winners of SMARTY Community Anniversary Prize Draw🎉🥁🏆
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🍀
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.
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.
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
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25-01-2024 15:22 PM
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12-01-2024 16:55 PM
1. The best bargain was my trip to Colombia..
2. The best one was buying a car.
3. Look around for best deals.
12-01-2024 16:55 PM
What was the best bargain you've bagged this year? - Smarty 150GB data deal for £12! Woooooohoooooo 🤘🏻
What is your number one tip for getting a bargain - always compare prices, Amazon, Google, anywhere check it all out before you buy 👍🏻 spend wisely and enjoy your money! You work hard for it 👌🏻
12-01-2024 16:54 PM
Best bargain- the move from EE to Smarty and £50 saved per month whoop, whoop
12-01-2024 16:54 PM
Toms number one top tip about getting a bargain is being kind and friendly to the person you're trying to get a bargain off! They're people too and being kind and easy to get along with goes along way! 🙂
12-01-2024 16:53 PM
Apart from my amazing deal I have with Smarty (it’s hard to beat), the best bargain I’ve bagged in 2023 was my new iPhone, which I got via a link on the Smarty App. An iPhone 14 from reboxed. I picked up the pro model for less than £700, which is around £300 cheaper than getting it from Apple.
The phone is as good as new, I can’t tell any difference, apart from it’s not in a sealed Apple box.
I’ll definitely be using Reboxed again next time.
12-01-2024 16:53 PM
12-01-2024 16:52 PM
Years ago when flights were advertised on Teletext, I bagged a return flight from London Gatwick to Orlando for £29 which included meals and drinks on board.
12-01-2024 16:51 PM
Best bargain I ever found was for a digital camera , it was 65% off
2. Best bargain this year was for my first car
3. Be patient, don't rush. Research !!
12-01-2024 16:52 PM
Buying a crumble coat.
12-01-2024 16:51 PM
Got a pair of £70 Nike trainers for £20 because there was a mark on one.
12-01-2024 16:51 PM
Joined a few years ago and get a good deal for everything I need for just £9 a month and money off next payment when I don’t use it all.
12-01-2024 16:51 PM
The best bargain I have ever bagged was the 16GB for £8 only! I was so shocked considering not a lot of brands do that cheap for 16GB.
The best bargain I've bagged this year was the 50% off at Pandora. I got to get the bracelet I wanted for the price it deserved.
My number tip for getting a bargain is downloading the brands you want.
12-01-2024 16:51 PM
12-01-2024 16:50 PM
What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?
sometimes all you need to do is wait. Cause I manage to get a shoe I really like for 50% off in January when originally it was only 20% off only.
12-01-2024 16:50 PM
60GB a month plus unlimited calls and texts for only £10 is still one of the best bargains out there!
12-01-2024 16:50 PM
12-01-2024 16:49 PM
1) the best bargain I ever bagged was last year when my partner referred me to SMARTY. I pay £8 for 32GB of data which is excellent value for money! I also get 5G in certain areas which is fantastic. I used to pay £12 for 20GB! So not only am I paying less I am getting more for my money! I also love the fact with SMARTY I can easily access how much data I am using every day.
2) the best deal I've bagged this year is getting Harry Porter Legacy on the Nintendo switch for only £31!
3) research - plenty of it! To invest time in comparing places too.
12-01-2024 16:49 PM
Best bargain ever has to be signing up to Smarty
12-01-2024 16:48 PM
My current plan with smarty, 40gb of data for £10! What! Absolute bargain and the data has been working flawlessly, already recommended it to friends.
12-01-2024 16:49 PM
Unlimited data for £16
12-01-2024 16:49 PM
Some of the best places to get a bargain is using HotUKDeals. You can also use telegram and search from groups with bargains or price glitches.
The best bargain I got was a pair of Bluetooth headphones from £90 down to £10.
12-01-2024 16:49 PM
Best bargain - a blouse for a pound.
Best bargain last year - refund on eurostar due to delay. Used Tesco vouchers in the beginning so cost zero in the end. And delay didn't impact our onward journey.
Top tip - its only a bargain if you are going to make use of it or sell it on.
12-01-2024 16:48 PM
12-01-2024 16:49 PM
20 bottles of budwiser for a tenner absolute bargain
12-01-2024 16:48 PM
Smarty has been the best present I have ever had since it's my birthday today The same day has Smarties been a year old ❤️❤️
12-01-2024 16:48 PM
My current plan is all the bargain I neec
12-01-2024 16:48 PM
This has to be winning a lambretta for £290 on a competition site, best money I have ever spent ! Love it !
12-01-2024 16:48 PM
What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? - Do your research, don't buy on impulse!
12-01-2024 16:48 PM
I am on the promotional 180gb for £15 per month plan, even before that I was more rhan happy with 150gb for £15 a month as it was excellent value. I've managed to save money with SMARTY and also its been a flawless network for me, much better than my old networks 02 and EE. Thanks SMARTY!!!
12-01-2024 16:48 PM
I honestly can't think of what my best bargain ever would be, but my latest this year is a £10 trial bottle of Trip CBD oil that I've been wanting to try for ages. I ordered it yesterday and it arrived today, so super speedy too!
Advice would be have patience, do your research and be realistice about your needs. I got my son a fitness tracker/smart watch for Christmas and it was £40 and it does everything he needs it to. I could have been fooled into believing I needed to spend more on one that had more features, when in reality he wouldn't use the additional features so it wouldn't have been worth the extra money. Sometimes the bargain isn't something that's usually expensive and reduced in price, it can be something that is already great value but overshadowed by the more expensive version that is heavily marketed to make sales.
12-01-2024 16:47 PM
The best bargain- moving from Ee to Smarty, saved nearly £50/month whoop, whoop
12-01-2024 16:47 PM
My best bargain is the all you can eat for 20 pounds with smarty I have been on this for over a year now and it started with all you can eat for 18 pounds still the best deal I have found
12-01-2024 16:47 PM
Best bargain is 60gb (30gb doubled for 1 year) for £10
12-01-2024 16:46 PM
Best bargain was the £8 for 16 G of data. Then it doubled for free to 32 G! Thank you Santa Smarty.
12-01-2024 16:46 PM
It came via TravelZoo but a 2 week holiday in China -
flights on Lufthansa
all internal transport on bullet train
Beijing, Shanghai, Great Wall, Terracotta Army and the panda breeding programme on a B&B basis
£1399 each, going in April as we're not in WW3 by then...
12-01-2024 16:45 PM
Best bargain I ever got? My car
Previous broke down bought another of the same make needed some tlc and few repairs. Family friend helped out.
Got the car for £300 and its been going strong for a few years now! Sometimes you can get a great bargain through putting time into something!
12-01-2024 16:45 PM
12-01-2024 16:43 PM
The best bargain I gotten was the 50GB for £8!! Definitely was worth it going to this provider instead of my old one, even better getting 5G!!
12-01-2024 16:44 PM
My best bargain is a pair of purple Hunter wellies. I'm a size 5 so managed to get a junior size for £9!
My best bargain this year was to win an Instagram competition. I received a voucher and found a half price coat in the January sales
My number 1 tip to grab a bargain is to go to Tkmaxx on a Thursday when the new stock arrives. SSH!. Don't tell everyone!
12-01-2024 16:44 PM
What was the best bargain you've ever found?
Without a doubt, the winter deal which offers 125GB, unlimited calls and messages for £12.
What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?
I would probably say the referral, where you refer a friend using your link and you both receive £10 gift card.
What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?
Word of mouth asking your friends helps a lot of good deals or even searching on Google helps a lot.