[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 

[Jacquie_1430803]

My black Friday deal that gives me 32GB data for the same price

[Random1za]

Number one tip for getting a bargain; food waste apps! You can get nice food from cafes and takeout places for like 70% off - I always use them!

[Peto_Peter]

I have all unlimited just for £15 a month 

[RobSpark_524442]

My absolute best bargain is 60gb of data for £10 a month double what I signed up for and so useful.  Getting on a Smarty tariff is one of my best decisions ever.

[ginger_1637719]

my deal is £5 for 2GB data only

[reray07]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found?
• I stumbled upon an amazing offer for a high-end graphics card, diligently searching through online forums, monitoring promotions, and ultimately securing a significant discount. This savvy shopping not only enhanced the gaming rig but also saved me nearly 200 pounds.
• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?
• In the first few weeks of this year, my best bargain was scoring a pair of Nike Air shoes from JD Sports, saving me about 50 pounds. It's already shaping up to be a smart start to my year in terms of great deals!
• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?
• Keep an eye on promotions and compare prices across different stores; it's my go-to for snagging great bargains.

[AndreeaI_742096]

I've found an airfryer in the bargain section, now I cook everything in it, saves time and the food is delicious. 

[Yv0nn3W1mb]

Best bargain ever: flights for pence rather than pounds back in the day!! Total cost of return to Venice for two - less than £15!! 
Best bargain this year: Xmas wrapping paper - 3 rolls plus labels for 99p instead of £8!

Tips: download and use Olio App for free food - just found that but as yet not used. You get food from Tesco’s etc which will be on its final date and in the lead up to closing time. 

[Protyus_2400665]

Half price deals are the best

[AdrianW_1984690]

My best bargain was an AEG cooker on Black Friday, saved over £500!

[DRP]

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

Never pay list price online - there's nearly always a discount or voucher code that's valid out there an use Google Shopping to find the best priced retailer in the first place.

[Hw312131]

My best bargain was joining Smarty at £5 a month for 4gb data and unlimited data and texts  is enough for me. 
My best bargain this year was a lovely long winter coat in the sale at M and S. reduced from £76 to £16. 
my tip for bagging a bargain is keep alert and don’t delay if you you see a bargain as it won’t hang around. 

good luck 🤞 🍀

[Earth_Narut]

I usually use 5GB for £5 as I have tight budget. With Smarty,I can save more by paying only £4 but get 16GB which I can do a lot more than before. Thanks Smarty!

[Cristia_1679500]

The best bargain last year was the 30gb for just 10£

[TahirAl_1022874]

Data is well cheap w bargain

[MennaDa_875589]

i am on 30gb for £10 but smarty upgraded me to 60gb for the same price!!

[JodieWh_1328549]

I have 4 120gb sim cards with smarty. I pay £10.80 each because i have multiple sims. Which is brilliant and affordable 😊

[FrankS1]

The best bargain I found was my deal on Smarty, £10 for 50gb and unlimited calls and txts.

[WhattheFunk]

Best bargain for me is 60GB for £10. That is 30GB with an extra 30GB add on for free! 

[samanthata_4106]

I like to use Lidls to good to go veg boxes. £1.50 for around £10 worth of vegetables and I have fun inventing meals from the random selection, every box is different. Don't rule out food because it's close to the "date"; it wasn't grown with a date printed on it.

[JEFFSHO_1346351]

Hi Yulian

The best bargain I have ever found was a corner sofa unit in a deep purple given" free" on a free cycle site worth over 5000 pounds, still have it and love it !!

[N_2232187]

£12 for 125 GB

[Dharmendr_35851]

Best bargain I ever found has to be smarty. Been using you for a few years now, and got family and friends on it as well must have saved hundreds compared to other people I know paying for phone contracts. 

Tips on finding bargains: shop around! Don't just buy something the first time you see it, search for it elsewhere and see if you can find it cheaper! 

[Douglas_1464612]

£6 for 4GB data only suits my needs perfectly 😁

[GillianL_962804]

Best tip to get a bargain is to be prepared to take some time looking around, check for voucher codes and check to see if anyone does cash back. I’ve just got 2 pairs of boots for £52 should have been £108 !

[ZaraKan_1567740]

The discount on phone plans for me and hubby, we'd both be with your excellent plans anyway so that's a total bargain / freebie!

[DerekTo_1766829]

No 1 Tip- Check advice from Which? and Money Saving Expert berofe buying, particularly moer expensive items then haggle for a discount.

[Bhu06]

Best ever bargain: £20pm for unlimited data(unlimited calls and texts)!

[Flamenco_747]

I purchased a nearly new computer on ebay. It was already a decent price. When it arrived it was perfect, with all the packaging and documentation but the memory was missing so it didn't function. I reported this to the seller and they immediately gave me a complete refund but they didn't supply any return information. I wrote back to the seller asking, don't you want me to return it? They replied 'no, keep it'! So I purchased the memory for a fraction of the price of the computer, fitted it and it's been working fine for a couple of years.

[DavidGe_2312583]

My tip for bagging a bargain is to do your research and not rely on big letters or pretty colours to guide your decision even when an offer shows you a comparison of a few companies with the same product. There are many retailers that are not shown that you should be comparing with. 

[Mono]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found?
  • Expensive valves for a guitar amplifier, I put a free add out on FreeCycle and someone had a small box full of them.  I couldn't believe my luck! 
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• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year?
  • A high spec Macbook Pro for £180, which now runs the latest OSX.
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• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?
  • Do some research as a bargain is not a bargain until you need it!

[Michael_1932266]

Back when I was a kid, I was a philatelist. My dad persuaded me to invest my pocket money in a kg of stamps (unsorted and from all over the world, sold by weight, not content). Thousands of stamps to go through, kept me quiet for months, then I found a Queen Victoria £1 Brown/Lilac. That’s a great bargain. 

[N_2232187]

125 GB for £12

[IanBurto_501205]

My best bargain was signing up my daughter to SMARTY getting  a 10% discount on an already fantastic deal 😁

My best bargain this year was a beautiful 24k gold necklace from the British Museum at less than half price in a sale. 

My No 1 tip for getting a bargain is doing your homework and seek out the best price early!

[Benji247]

32GB for £8 a month in the Black Friday promotion. Unreal value for money, never need to worry about running out of data again. As long as the network doesn’t go down again, I for one will not be going anywhere else anytime soon. 

[Hristin_1853347]

I am paying only £10 a month and have unlimited calls, texts and plenty of internet which I can never use through the month. So far the best bargain I have found out there 👍

[JasbirD_1144425]

My best bargain ever was the house I bought compared to todays prices!

best bargain in 2023 was half price turkey trays!

best tip..just keep searching! 

[DillonP_2064132]

What was the best bargain you've ever found? - I remember finding a beautiful backpack in a sale years ago, it had been reduced from £120 to £20. I didn’t think it was right so I asked at the till and she said it was right. Snapped that up straight away! 

What was the best bargain you've bagged this year? - I managed to get some good deals on my Nintendo Wii whilst the sales were on, I bought a game called Truck Simulator for a laugh, but it has turned out to a “truck” load of fun! 

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? - Take the time to shop around to find something that suits you for your budget, don’t compromise on something just because there’s added extras. It’s worth that little bit of time and effort to look around, because you’ll almost definitely find a bargain. 

[Romeo22]

£10 for 60gb for 12 months when I signed up bargin!! 
told all my family and friends when that deal was on and I know atleast 16 of them swapped to smarty where has this been all my life!! 
keep getting calls from my old provider and they just can’t beat the deal so I will be staying where I am for a long time. 

[DerekTo_1766829]

Number one tip- Check advice on Which? and Money Saving Expert particularly before buying major items.