01-09-2024 04:21 PM - edited 01-25-2024 03:16 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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01-25-2024 03:22 PM
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01-12-2024 05:11 PM
My best bargains is still with Smarty all the data for low prices getting great connections and since I saw advert on TV and joined was one of my best deccission I have made thank you for all guys doing for us. Got a great bargain on vinted for branded sunglasses. Just keep eyes out and do your research well. Hugs
01-12-2024 05:12 PM
Best bargain of 2023 getting my mum signed up to smarty mare data cheaper price.
01-12-2024 05:12 PM
The most incredible deal is the £8 for 16 GB – it's unbelievable. I can easily go through a whole month with that plan and still have data left. It's so cost-effective that I referred a friend, and they joined too.
01-12-2024 05:12 PM
125 for 12
01-12-2024 05:11 PM
Dropped from 20g to 8g however I still feel this is an absolute bargain.
No drop in service, no problem in terms of billing,
Will probably stay with Smarty for a long time as no one else comes close 👍🏼👍🏼
01-12-2024 05:13 PM
a surgery I thought I’d have to go private for I’m now getting on the NHS!
Shop around and find discount codes. Enter competitions for vouchers 😜
01-12-2024 05:13 PM
The best bargain I bagged this year was my dining table and benches for £200 off Gumtree - it's still being sold by the original retailer for £700!
01-12-2024 05:14 PM
Last year I managed to get a holiday in a 5 star resort in Punta Cana for less than £800 total for 9 nights by risking it and going at the end of a hurricane season. it only rained on the last day for few hours!
01-12-2024 05:15 PM
My now wife, once wanted "sexy time", and I also ended up getting beautiful daughter. What a bargain!
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01-12-2024 05:15 PM
What was the best bargain you've ever found?
One of the more memorable was essentially being paid to get 4 premade cocktail cans from a shop. There is an app called "Greenjinn" that gives ypu cashback on purchases. This particular offer was "get one of each flavour for £3.25 and get cashback". The shop in question happened to be doing a deal of "2 for £6" so we gained a pound. Not a massive saving but it all adds up. Lovely.
01-12-2024 05:16 PM
I think smarty is a great bargain. The best way to find bargains is to shop around
01-12-2024 05:16 PM
In reply to the question - "What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?"
I got a great deal on an outdoor Christmas decoration - a 6" long inflatable dachshund 🌭 - it was half-price and I got free postage and 7% Quidco credit with it too!
Also, number one tip for getting a bargain is to always see if Quidco (or similar) offer some extra discount, it soon adds up!
01-12-2024 05:17 PM
November bargain - Upgrading my Smarty package from 12 to 32GB for the same cost per month
01-12-2024 05:17 PM
Best bargain ever? A Fortnum & Mason wine decanter/preserver, bought from a charity shop for 20p, with a rrp on the website of £130!
01-12-2024 05:17 PM
Top bargain tips - research and patience
01-12-2024 05:17 PM
01-12-2024 05:17 PM
Best bargain ever? Osmo Pocket camera
Best bargain this year? Smarty SIM 🙂
Tip for a bargain? Research around! Look on HotUKDeals too.
01-12-2024 05:18 PM
My best bargain of the year was my Smarty contract, a deal brokered by Martin Lewi ( national treasure)
01-12-2024 05:18 PM
Top bargain tips - research and patience
01-12-2024 05:19 PM
Best bargain ever? Osmo Pocket camera
Best this year? My Smarty SIM 🙂
Best advice for a bargain? Do your research and compare retailers.
01-12-2024 05:19 PM
My biggest bargain of 2023 was a 1996 Honda SH50 City Express with just 1000 miles on it. It was ridden for a year from new and then it lived in a garage until I was given it, yes... given it, after I requested any kind of motorcycle on my local Freecycle. I took it to bits, cleaned it, took it for its very first MOT, and now it's saving me a fortune in travel costs. Bargain of the decade!
01-12-2024 05:19 PM
Best bargain I've had this year was smarty
01-12-2024 05:19 PM
What was the best bargain you've ever found? Old records in a house clearance old ska and reggae they turned in to a small fortune
What was the best bargain you've bagged this year? My £20 deal from smarty as we can't use the WiFi in our place of work
What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? Always ignore the first offer and don't be afraid to question a price
01-12-2024 05:20 PM
The best bargain I ever had was my first car. Myself and my friend were on a mission, long story short I was driven all over Oxford, then the last stop of the day we went to my friends delivery business. Whilst looking around his warehouse my friend happened to ask my friend, " do you know where Ady (Me) can find a reasonably cheap car" The next thing I knew, I was led to a Renault Migane 6 seater people carrier. The car had seen better days however, my friend said if you pay for a mobile mechanic and he gets the car up and running, you pay the bill and I will sign the car over to you. The mechanic turned up, replaced the battery, checked the electrics, lights, breaks etc. The bill £125.00, the car lasted for 18 months, by then I saved up some cash and part exchanged. The morale of the story, make everyone know you are after a car and you never know.
The best bargain I have ever had this year was, after leaving hospital (I was assaulted in my last flat) I went back to my new flat, which I only just moved into after the assault, I already had a budget for painting and decorating, plus I needed carpets in all rooms, again the colours for each room was already planned, it was a case as to when I could leave hospital and also getting this work done. My long life friend also said he had a leather settee which also turns into a double bed for visitors. When I was discharged from hospital, I had to go to my old flat, where I was assaulted (the perpetrator, lived directly above me) I cleaned up the flat, hooverd up etc and left. I drove to my new flat, parked up and then start to make arrangements for the decor to start and the the large leather bed settee to be delivered. I went in to my new flat and I was totally blown away what I came home to, The whole flat had been decorated, carpets down, curtains up, my bedroom, my new bed and bedding had been put together. I found a note saying, enjoy your flat Ady, you deserve this. This was two years ago, I had already paid for the flat to be painted and decorated, lastly in my lounge was the large leather bed settee, in place, to this day I am so grateful.
01-12-2024 05:21 PM
The best bargain I’ve had was finding smarty.
My best deal would be the £6 for 4GB since I barely leave my house.
My best tip for getting a bargain is to be patient and take time to research your options.
01-12-2024 05:21 PM
I got 60GB for my first year with Smarty 30 GB sim
01-12-2024 05:20 PM
my Smarty sim is cheaper than my last provider so Smarty is my best bargain
01-12-2024 05:22 PM
Best bargain is my 10£ deal with smarty for 60gb a month specially when I travel to other EU contries I receive 12gb all thanks to smarty as well as received one year with additional 30gb a month
01-12-2024 05:24 PM
I got 60 GB Instead of 30GB when I started with Smarty for a year
01-12-2024 05:25 PM
My best bargain is with smarty 10£ for 60gb is an amazing deal speacially when I travel to other EU countries I receive 12gb which is amazing
01-12-2024 05:26 PM
Shop around and compare not just the price but the item. Often you can find the identical item (or extremely similar) under another brand but for a few quid less.
01-12-2024 05:28 PM
Smarty, still on a 4Gb for £4 deal since 2022. What a deal
01-12-2024 05:28 PM
Once, I was looking for a microwave oven to buy and decided to bid on an auction on Ebay. I placed a £27 bet and was lucky to win the £500 worth brand new microwave oven, as there were no more bidders. That was the real bargain.
01-12-2024 05:28 PM
The best bargain I’ve found is my Railcard. It saved me so much money commuting into London last year. The railcard made travel even cheaper for me than monthly or annual passes! Over the past year I’ve probably saved thousands on all my train journeys.
01-12-2024 05:29 PM
One of ny best bargains this year was moving to smarty! I had always been a tmobile person as I used to work for them but your price plan could say me money compared to the heavy discount I got with them and your signal is better. My other was original first press acdc vinyl for £15
01-12-2024 05:29 PM - edited 01-12-2024 05:32 PM
Shop around and compare not just the price but the item. Often you can find the identical item (or extremely similar) under another brand but for a few quid less.
01-12-2024 05:30 PM
Our bargain was joining Smarty, We saved a lot of money swapping to Smarty for our caravan, and the signal is greatly improved from Three that told us the signal would be brilliant, and it was rubbish.
01-12-2024 05:30 PM
VW T5 converted for £8k absolute steal! And I think finding a good bargain is all about who you know! Not what you know