[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 

[MaryChil_201866]

Best bargain this year was a beautiful David Emmanuel coat for £6.

Number 1 tip for getting a bargain is to visit charity shops in a well to do area.  They have some amazing things for really cheap prices.

[DonnaEm_1510965]

My best bargain was bagging return tickets from Luton to Dublin, £2 each way. £8 in total for me and the hubby. Cheaper than a taxi out for the night. 

[NicolaD_2441671]

Reduced bargains at the end of the day in supermarkets. 

[Luisantos090]

Refillable coffees are the best deal for me since I drink a lot of it 🙂

[AGrout99]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Booking a holiday. Got a great deal, and then got £70 off the next holiday because of when we booked. Ended up working out as a "free holiday" at the end of the year because of all the money saved

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

Switching to SMARTY. Adding my partner and getting all the discounts! Saving so much compared to "big providers" and getting even better service

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

Never need anything, hold out and keep an eye on it. Patience will eventually pay off

[PaulinaP_242307]

Best bargain I ever found was a snowboarding winter jacket discounted by 90% from £139 to £13.90. Even when I decided I no longer liked the thing after maybe 5 years, it was still perfectly wearable with plenty of life left in it. And it had soon many cool pockets!

[Richard_2427434]

Best buy my initial offer of smarty for half price for 3 months ie £4 a month.

[SmartySmarty]

Be a Smarty shopper

[SmartySmarty]

Shop wisely for a bargain 

[Natalie_1958326]

My best bargain of 2023 was snagging my wedding dress in a vintage shop for £40!

[James_2096847]

Best bargain ever… Bitcoin

Best in 2023… Bitcoin

Best Tip.. Dollar cost average 

Smarty referral and group discount also very good. 

[SandraMa_412601]

Best bargin ever was a sheffield silver plate 3 tier candlestick from a charity shop £4, i've since seen the same one in a local grand hall.

[AmandaG_2016542]

Best bargain has to be my smarty data plan sim card!!

I'm looking to do the full switch over to smarty once my current contract finishes.

[GF125]

Hi

The best ever bargain was when I lived in the US and bought a Nike tracksuit top from TJ Maxx. It was reduced from $100 to $1.

I have just bought a Canterbury polo shirt off eBay for 99.p and it’s a really good fit

Top tip- on eBay type in a search for an item of clothing from a brand you really like and save the search. If you are patient you’ll find items you really like at a great price.

[LizaEbe_1914354]

Best bargain I bagged this year?

Perusing a charity shop I found an M&S cashmere jumper for £10. These are £100 odd in the shop. Bagged it! 💪

[Deborah_2286332]

This may sound corny but joining smarty was bargain for me. I travel to Europe a lot and i can still data roam i used to be with 3 and data cost me a fortune. Signal always good so a great bargain for me

[Angelic_13]

The best bargain I've ever found was a Kate Spade purse for £10!

[AdamJen_1301849]

How to bag a bargain- look out for the increased data offers that Smarty shares with existing members. Sometimes they cost no more than your existing plan and once you’ve grabbed a deal they honour it even when the deal is withdrawn later.

[Rebecca_1353342]

The best bargain I ever got was a Le Creuset roasting pan reduced from £130 to £30. Best pan ever!

[Stephen_1444387]

60gb for £10 is the best bargain ever 🎉

[reginal_1286763]

The best bargain I got was a free upgrade to buissness class on a Virgin flight from MIAMI at the airport just because I was first in the que at check-in!

My tip is always be polite to people.

[Courtne_2163207]

Best bargain, we bought a house worth over £300,000 for less than £273,000 if my eues thats a massuve bargain 

[Courtne_2163207]

My number one tip for getting a bargain is dont buy the forst thing you see, shop around for the best deal but if its a hard to beat bargain snatch it up asap

[Courtne_2163207]

Best bargain I've found this year is smartys £8 for unlimited calls, texts, and 16gb of data! Super cheap I love it 

[HelenDi_1456231]

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

Whilst on holiday in Turkey we visited a tourist attraction in Pamukkale.  The hoodies with Pamukkale written on them were 1200 Turkish Lira (approximately £34).  Whilst looking around the shop I noticed a rail with some t-shirts and hoodies hanging up that weren’t in packaging.  I found a blue hoodie with Pamukkale written on it and a price tag of 250 Turkish Lira (approximately £7) I noticed that on the back there was a very small ‘pull’ on the material, that didn’t affect the jumper and that I was sure I could ‘pull’ that back and not be noticed.  I checked with the shop assistant that this was the price and she said it was.  So I think 🤔 this was a fantastic bargain, a really thick hoodie that will always be a memorable souvenir from a fabulous place.  🤩🥳

[PaulaFri_790507]

Best bargain is my husband,our marriage licence cost £27.50 that was 27years ago and still going strong xxx

[roberto]

I am always on the lookout for a bargain. The best bargain i ever found was last year when i managed to purchase a used motorhome for £9.000. So far this year i have bought some aftermarket decals for my motorhome at a very cheap price. My tip for getting a great cheap bargain is to be patient and take your time when searching for a deal.

[Dim_Das]

100£  prize 

[elenaweidi]

Definitely my current sim I've found with Smarty, a 50% off Gucci Guilty perfume + Vivienne Westwood skirt for 20, try all avenues and compare to ensure you're bagging the best bargain possible

[elenaweidi]

Definitely the current plan I've found with my Smarty, 100ml Gucci perfume for half the price, try all avenues and compare to ensure you're receiving the best bargain

[Kaivalagi]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Group discounting is the icing on the cake for already great value for money plans. My family all have 40gb plans for £9 per month, I don't think I've seen that many gb/£ anywhere else!

[AfrahNa_2445683]

Being with Smarty saves me money now I’ve got my family members on board too 😂

[UKDS]

Moving all my mobile contracts with Three to Smarty

[VassoKy_1922060]

Best one is my contract  32 GB for £8 and best tip is get signed up for newsletters of join smarty community to not miss out on offers

[KatieSi_1316149]

Best tip for bargain hunting is vinted. It’s a wonderland. 

[Fenella_2331714]

The unlimited calls and  data package for £16 a month which is an absolute bargain x

[Caroline_674613]

Best bargain: discovering the Too Good To Go App

[Natalia_007]

Best deal I found this year was definitely the double data bonus upgrade I got. My old mobile company tried to get me not to switch but when I told them about my smarty data plan and most importantly, the price I was going to pay for it, they had no hope of matching it!

[ValeriyZ_400091]

120gb 12£

[SharnaEls_57938]

the best SMARTY network bargain I love is how every month I get money back from what data I didn’t use!!