[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 

[nuttynovas]

My best bargain for 2023 was getting my smarty sim , its so cheap and the signal is so strong wherever l go , thanks smarty!

[Stephen_2316628]

Getting so much more for my money with a smarty sim

[LiamWill_312106]

I answered the last two points! Cheers, Smarty!

2. This year's best bargain was during the summer sales, where I scored a high-quality winter coat for half the price at a well-known department store in the UK. Timing and patience paid off!

3. My number one tip for getting a bargain is to keep an eye on seasonal sales and take advantage of loyalty programs or discount codes. Additionally, exploring local markets and thrift stores in the UK can unearth hidden gems at affordable prices.

[CarlMcC_1772549]

My best bargain was purchasing 6 return tickets from the UK to Dublin with Ryanair for out and back the same day when they were doing penny flights. The total cost was 12p! A great family day out.

[ejoseph26]

The best bargain I've found costs nothing, I love looking on Olio for things that people are giving away in the local area.

[MarcusM_1983011]

The cost of the SIM only deal allowing me to use the savings on my children and other bills also great coverage all over the country.

[Alexand_2268946]

I love that they have group discounts

[LouMac]

The best bargain I ever found was Prada glasses frame for £15 in TKMaxx

The best bargain I've bagged this year was cheap but luxury train tickets home for christmas

My number one tip for finding bargains is using Smartys unlimited because its so speedy you get all the bargains first!!

[DiyarMu]

All Smarty offers are the best bargains to have. Thank you.

[OliverMa_289365]

Getting the amazing deal on my Smarty SIM 👌🏼!

[JJ19]

1. Best bargain I’ve ever found was a holiday I saved £2000 on. 🥳

2. Best bargain was smarty unlimited everything sim.

3. Number 1 tip is to look around first before making any purchases!

[d0od]

What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Ever? In 2012 I got a brand-new MacBook Pro for like £500 below RRP thanks to a coupon on a sale price and being in the right place at the right time.

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

You mean 2023 rather than 2024 - and that would, cheesy though it is, my data plan from SMARTY which costs me like £12/m for oodles of data. Super great value. If not that then probably some nice (used) garms n' togs from Depop 🙂 

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

Research, compare, research, compare, research… You get the idea. There's no "one" full-stop place to find the best deals so you have to be prepared to put some effort in. Don't rely on 'recommendations' and 'algorithms' to push deals your way, and get into the habit of checking sites for things you want, often. 

[kazza]

Best bargain cooker on eBay for £1 👍

[RickBee_09]

Best bargain so far this year - Getting a brandy butter sauce for 1p from Sainsbury's post Xmas, to enjoy with left over mince pies. 

[CraigTho_580139]

Best bargain is gaining benefits for referring people to cheapest contracts out there via smarty

SIMPLES

[NeilCoo_2050100]

Just as others have mentioned.  My best bargain has been the Smarty SIM. Exceptional value for money with additional savings for my families group plan.  Value for money, great coverage, flexibility,  what more could you want.  How the mainstream providers justify their exorbitant rates beggers belief.

Thanks Smarty for the savings and peace of mind.

[pauLbra_2042432]

The very best bargain I ever found was a second hand wheelchair for my 93 year old mother which was a mere £30. She is very unsteady on her feet & has a lot of pain in her legs. We couldn’t afford an electric wheelchair so I searched for weeks before I found our precious wheelchair! I can now take my mother out to lunch without her struggling in pain. 

[Natasha_1924858]

30GB Snarty Sim for £10 a month....it's a no brainer!! 

[vakkayil]

My best bargain was that I asked 7GB complimentary data for the last 7 years I stay with Smarty & I have been given it last month when I was actually out of mobile data, Really Useful. Thanks

[Aziz2112]

the best bargain i got in 2023 was a smarty sim for my mum, it is her first and only ever sim 🥲

[Natalie_1173244]

What is your number one tip for getting a bargain?

Sign up for newsletters and uses extensions/sites that email you when prices drop.

[Tomcat22]

Was joining Smarty and increasing my data allowance with special offers at no extra cost.

[MarlaSa_1518581]

Great referral system which makes it easy and advantageous to refer a friend ! 

[Mey_2087882]

1) The best Bargain I've ever found was to ditch virgin/sky TV and broadband packages, and get a Mifi form Three for £13 a month and a netflix subscription!! I've saved over £660.

2) The best bargain I bagged this year was a Christmas present for the wife. A set of Sony over head headphones that's were accidentally reduced to £30 from £189.

3) My number one tip would be to screen 'HotUkDeals' every now and then. The deals that some people find and helpful replies to comments you get makes it easier for you to grab a bargain if you were after the item.

[DavidMo_2145615]

The price of the plan compared to others and considering the signal I get and monthly rolling 

[faraz]

Best bargain I found was my smarty plan I pay £18.75 on offer I think got on a past black Friday sale

the bargain I bagged the year was a drone of Amazon which I paid only £10

My number one tip for getting bargain is using deal websites and apps and looking on price history websites so you can know if a item has really dropped in price because sometimes retailers like to say a items on sale but it usually higher than last week 

[CraigSte_739400]

Having the freedom - not tied down to long contracts works best for me.

No stupid price hikes and blaming the economic climate.

[Richard_2344041]

It’s got to be the 32gb for £8 a month. I got this for my wife. Moving from a contract to a flexible deal makes such sense, the way other operators increase costs year on year. It’s definitely the way forward. I’d recommend smarty to anyone, the network speed is great (as good or better than others) and you can use your data in Europe at no extra cost!

[PhilipT_1795155]

Finding Smarty was my best bargain of 2023.  Huge amount of data and unlimited calls for a small price - and importantly for us can be used in Europe as we go to Ireland a lot.

[ChrisEm_2059246]

Best bargain of 2023? Getting a Smarty sim of course! 

[ChrisEm_2059246]

Best bargain of 2023??? Getting a Smarty sim of course! 

[Isa_571]

I referred my friend to my new hairdresser and got 40% off my next visit.

[muhazim]

The best one for me was transferring my number from EE to Smarty! 

[Bongrus]

Best bargain this year was when my SMARTY plan was given extra GBS of data with no extra cost!

[WillemvR]

The group discount plan

[AndyW7112]

Best bargain was getting a free £10 amazon voucher for each friend recommended to smarty 👍😁

[AndyW7112]

Best bargain was getting a free £10 amazon voucher for each friend recommended to smarty 😁👍 

[TimMcKi_1243153]

• What was the best bargain you've ever found?

Probably ordering an expensive pair of earrings for my then girlfriend. I had both pairs in the online basket, adding and removing them before deciding which pair to buy. To my surprise I received both pairs for the price of one. I made the company aware but as it was their mistake they told me to keep them. 

[gingerish_beard]

Best bargain 100gb monthly plan, and best since last year. Tip: pay attention to offers on the smarty app to get some bargains like this

[Beverle_2082212]

My most recent bargain was a £99 VAX hoover that retails at £399 that I got through Martins Moneytips with a limited deal.  It blocked consistently in the first pipe section so wasn't ultimately the bargain I hoped for.  I loved the hoover but spent more time unblocking than cleaning.  I do wonder if they used previous returns for the cheap deal.  They have agreed a return and refund so all good but put me off using VAX again.  Think through the bargain offer and don't accept anything that is time sensitive is my advice :).  Smarty was a good offer and worked out good and I am always on the look out for a bargain or two still as that just me 🙂