Last month I took a trip down to London to join some very thrifty folk as part of the judging panel for The UK's Smartest Shopper contest, run by savvy shopping website Savoo.
I teamed up with The Guardian's Marc Lockley, fellow thrifty blogger Miss Thrifty and general manager of Savoo Simon Bird at a top secret location to decide who was worthy of the exciting title of UK's Smartest Shopper, a new blog and a £10,000 prize.
600 people entered the contest nationwide and the team at Savoo spent a long time narrowing the applicants down to the final ten - you can read their blog style entries here. On the day we had 20 minutes as a panel to
I'll be honest and say we had a hard time because the entrants were of such a high standard. These people know how to save money, how to claw back cash and how shop like a money saving whizz and all of them had great ideas and tips to share. Making our decision was a really hard process but in the end 28 year old mother of one from Peterborough Annie Stevenson claimed the prize with her savvy shopping skills and wow factor.
A big thanks to Savoo for inviting me aboard the judging panel and a huge congratulations to everyone who made it to the final of the contest, especially Annie - officially The UK's Smartest Shopper!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Images c/o Savoo.
TTFN,
P.S. Do you think you'll enter the contest next year?
P.P.S. Have you checked out my earlier blog post about a nifty little Christmas hamper you can make on a budget?
Awesome, congats to Annie, I wonder if she'll be up for sharing some of her tips too!!
ReplyDeleteI think she will be setting up a blog, so I'll keep you updated about that.
DeleteIt sounds like it would have been fun :) Congrats on being part of the judging panel. You look lovely in the photos as well <3
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Shelley Anne.x
DeleteCongrats to Annie! I'm looking forward to seeing her blog.
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I think it was Shade 13 by MUA, a bargain at £1!
DeleteOoo! Fantastic! Thank you! :)
DeleteDon't normally comment - just read. But wanted to say you're SO beautiful! Serious face but seriously pretty too :)
ReplyDeleteyou're one of my favourite Bloggers and I was pleased to see you on the judging panel.
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As one of the final 10 I can say it was a pleasure to meet you and be ' interviewed' by you! I've since realised we share the same passion for charity shops too! Really looking forward to Annie's blog. Must have been a hard job - never easy making decisions like that! Xx
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How fab for you to be involved, sounds like a great contest. xx
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot of fun!
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you look so beautiful in these pictures! xx
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I am echoing Applebypie. It was lovely to meet you and the judges did a great job making me feel at ease. I was a little star struck - I have followed your blog for a long time! Will definitely be entering again next year.
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