[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 

[DavTran]

Best bargain was my hi tech Drone only used once like new  👍😊 if you search long enough you WILL find great bargains out there happy hunting folks 👀

[PhilipB_1867712]

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

[AndyWILL_695205]

bags of veg at Lidl each 15p, just before xmas, bought loads, used them for xmas dinner and NY dinner then made lots of veg soup and froze it. 

[Winkylo]

I have great offer on 32gb for £8. Good deal.

[TerryFung]

I brought 100GB £12 for last year 

[MichaelS_102915]

Best bargain ever “My now wife saying yes to a degenerate like me!”

best bargain this year “cabin for two in ski resort for 300 euros the week”

Number one tip for a bargain”Hard work looking at all the options”

[ScottWh_1332409]

Smarty is the best bargain I've ever found. 

Best bargain was a dining set from a free website. 

Number 1 tip, save money and buy things for cash rather than credit. 

[FionaCo_32564]

I bought a Gina Fratini (Italian Designer) pure silk hand sewn dress in mint condition in a charity shop for £99.  I thought it was a lot of money until I found out that new - you would have needed to spend more than £1000 for one of her dresses new.  I've worn it at least once a year for the last 29 years!

[marcella_424824]

Best bargain was £10 a month for 60GB down from £30 month for 4GB!

[LeBug1992]

Best bargain I've found? I got a waterproof jacket from The North Face in an outlet store. 

RRP £200, went to £100 in the outlet, then final reduction to £50. 50% off weekend brought it down to £25

My advice is to be patient and check sites and shops at random times, not just when you actually want to buy something as you may find something you weren't expecting. 

Also shop out of or end of season, so winter jackets in spring. Swimwear in autumn etc 

[Vegan-Guy]

I went in to Maplin's and they had a £1 'reject bucket' full of items that had been returned 'faulty'.  Some weren't worth much but there was a radio in there that I knew was worth £99.99.  It was labelled 'faulty'.  I'm willing to take a chance like that for £1.  I got it home and unsurprisingly, it didn't work.  It didn't even switch on.

So I unscrewed the radio and found one single wire that was lose.  I soldered it in place and closed the radio.  Voilà.  It worked perfectly. 

[kylesumm_802121]

ive been with Smarty couple of years now and ive never ran out of data had no reason to contact them its the best one ive been with would recommend Smarty to anyone five star service from me 

[LewisTay_647462]

I’m currently on unlimited data, calls and text for £20

[Hanniebelle]

Best advice for finding a bargain is don't impulse buy as you often end up paying too much or being duped by fake discounts. Do your research!

[Krystin_1173352]

Getting free items that people are giving away through websites

[Vitalii_2306081]

I use the 8£ for 16gb tariff. Smarty is the most. Affordable operator with excellent 4g and 5g coverage.

[JulieWa_1889141]

Best ever bargain - an unlocked smartphone from a supermarket for £20 - the ticket price should have been £120.

Best bargain this year - signing up with Smarty.

Top tip - research Amazon, eBay and Argos for a rough price guide.

[richjenn13]

Steer clear of the Big Name providers - I get a SO much better deal form Smarty than anything EE Vodafone and Virgin et al offer

[SusanHi_1212905]

I once found a three piece suit for my husband. It was genuine Italian and had never been worn. It still had the real price tag of £350 in the inside pocket. I paid £25. 

[TobyYap_]

Best bargain in recent memory has been the introduction of the £2 bus fare cap across the UK. I used to avoid taking the bus and would walk up to 1.5hours just to avoid the cost of a ticket. Now I take buses more than I walk because they're so good value. 

I volunteer teaching at a building that also serves as a food bank and they always encourage us to take the free food as they get too much of it. Usually it is just the leftovers from cafés and shops that no one wants but today I picked up 4 wedges of brie and a few prosciutto baguettes. Felt like a great bargain to me!

Number one tip for bargains is to go to the shops later in the day. If you catch it at the right time you can get extremely discounted food. Most supermarkets also run a food box scheme to sell off imperfect food at a low price. 

[RosieWi_2289252]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found? I bought my 50” TV in a Black Friday deal for £140!!
• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year? 75% off Ava puppy food from Pets at Home was £52.49 now £13.91!!
• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? Patience, you don’t need something right then and there, don’t fall for the “last one” nonsense!

[LedleyH]

Unlimited mins and textes and 60 gb of data.

My tip for bargains is to look on the app and look for upgrade options literally had 30gb of data , for an extra £2 I get 60gb . This was one of the best bargains I found this year.

[SusanGi_1883805]

£5 SIM card, best bargain 

[ShaunBa_1638159]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found? 
• When I found a pair of van trainers in the charity shop for only £1.50 in mint condition, after looking online how much they are worth. Turns out they are worth over £90.00. Wow!

[AdamColl_607118]

Being upgraded to 60gb for no extra fee from 30gb!

[Peterb4758]

£6 for 5gb data and unl mins and texts is an absolute bargain.

[RobSpark_524442]

Getting £180 part exchange from Peter Tyson for my 5 year old Denon AV receiver against a new one that was already £120 cheaper than their nearest competitor. A great price from a company that gives great service, job done!!

[Jacquel_2041375]

Best bargain this year  is my smarty package. Best tip for grabbing a bargain is to research all offers

[AdamColl_607118]

Getting upgraded to 60gb for the same price as my previous 30gb 🙂

[SimonBo_1296143]

A genuine baroque wall mirror I found at cheddar car boot for £5!

[KarenRed_539080]

I got a dress that was originally £110 It was tagged at £10 . When I got to the till the assistant told me it was a wrong tag but the manager said they had to let me have it at that price because that’s what it said on the tag. Bargain!!!

[JaneWau_1516050]

8 gb  for £7 a month . Plus free roaming on the EU. Can't beat  Smarty. 

International calling very cheap and convenient too. Easy App. 

[RobertAl_149629]

I like gadgets and the best bargain was an android TV box I bought during COVID. £30 and it let me do zoom through the TV, kids watched iPlayer, we watched prime movies, and we still use it. 

[Dronernator]

mount Gear....

[SarahNe_1836007]

Number 1 tip for getting a bargain - monitor the market over time and know how much the product costs and how it changes over time. Also know the value of the product to you/how much you are willing to pay. That way, even if it drops lower after you buy, you know you still got a bargain because you paid a price that had value to you. 

[Dronernator]

Currys this week, while waiting for staff to fetch a click & collect order, found 2 packs of Joby camera/phone mount hear for £41. Joby current price £235.

Not really a deal but still available. My wife & I each had a dormant Chase bank account. Switched them to First Direct, moved £1,000 into my account, moved it back. Moved it to my wife's account, moved it back. Both of us got £175 as a thank you for switching.

[YusufKh_2009672]

Dear Yulian,

• What was the best bargain you've ever found?  Getting a Garmin Instinct 2 watch a £100 cheaper. 
• What was the best bargain you've bagged this year? I'm still looking for one so hoping this voucher could be it. 😁
• What is your number one tip for getting a bargain? Look around, don't rush into buying and be patient.  
  Many thanks,

[Earth_Narut]

I usually used less data as I have a tight budget which was 5GB for £5. With Smarty, I can save more and do more. Just £4 for 16GB. Thanks Smarty!

[Nim_133212]

Best bargain this year is my winter coat! I managed to get it for £70 down from £180 by looking out for the sales and extra offers off. I bought it each time I saw it come down in price and returned the others! 😂

Tips: use Honey to bag the best bargains and discount codes! 

2nd best bargain - Smarty Black Friday getting me 15gb for same price as 8gb!

[Peterb4758]

£6 a month for 5gb data, unl mins and txts is an absolute bargain.