“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” - Socrates
29th November 2019 / Issue #346
giffgaff Happenings
by bluemoonbaz
Will you be watching the 10th birthday party stream? Let us know!
giffgaff are planning on streaming from our party, starting at midday on the 7th December, so we can all join in the fun. Will you be joining the stream? Let Katee know in this poll.
Payback Charity Voting - Winners Announced
The vote is now closed, and the top two that our members chose are:
- Women's Aid and
- Ealing Churches Winter Night Shelter
You've still got time to choose to give your Payback to charity - just head over here. giffgaff will count up the Payback of everyone who's given to charity, split it between the two winning causes, and then match it, so they both benefit from the full amount. Fantastic 🖐.
giffgaff Black Friday pop-up shop - everything you need to know
@kateegreen has news of the giffgaff pop-up shop. giffgaff are highlighting that refurbished is a sustainable and savvy choice especially when it comes to phones. Intrigued? Then head over here and read all the details and maybe you can take the pledge too.
Choose your Payback method
If you haven't already done yours, then you can now choose how you will receive your Payback that you earned in the current Payback period, between June 2019 and November 2019. Pop over here and make your choice. Remember: if you don't make a choice, your Payback will roll over to the next period. Rollover only happens once for each set of Payback, so if you rolled over your Payback last period, make sure you make a selection or it will be lost. Payback 2019 timings can be found here.
Our Members' Discussions
Here are a few of our fellow members' recent discussion threads, head over and give your views:
Say Hello!
by kathleen414
Our new member @insaneclock is trying to find their way around giffgaff. So, it's over to your fab community friends to show you the ropes. Head over here to say hello.
Please give our new member @aliceh665 a big hug and welcome to giffgaff and help answer her queries. Head over and spread the love here.
Hello to @uzzyc, our new Inclusuib Manager. Pop over here and read her self-introduction to the community.
Lab Highlights
by as7861 and ijustcantdoit
View recruit status via giffgaff mobile app from @markeemaark
Our member's idea is: A simple idea that would be helpful - the ability to view My Recruits and SIM order statuses via the giffgaff mobile app. We can already access the Share the Love aka Payback via the mobile app, it only makes sense to be able to also view the status of SIMs that you have ordered or sent out. What are your thoughts on this?
Talking to trees from @thoma97736
Our member's idea is: For every pound spent on goodybags and topups giffgaff would donate a small amount to the planting of trees to fight climate change. This could be as little as 1p per gbp spent. Every phone deal sold through giffgaff could see another 5 trees planted. What a great idea, what do you think? Give us your feedback.
Scanning passport/driving license option from @johnphillipswhufc1980
Our member's idea is: It would be a far safer and less time-consuming way to validate your identity if you could scan in your passport and/or driving license instead of the archaic way we have to manually type them in which doesn't seem to work?
Labs Update
- This week labs had intermittent issues please see more details here.
- Have you submitted an idea, do you want to see where your idea is up to? You can do so here.
- Do you wanna see how you can submit a new idea you can see do so here.
Photo Of The Week
by brulaw
This week's featured photo is Misty day at Ingram valley by @yvonnearmstrong. Some of the comments included:
- "Misty and rainy but still beautiful" (anth006)
- "Super photos, lovely to see some other great views from around the UK, cheers for sharing!" (m0dcm)
- "With views like that you couldn't stay indoors" (frenchielove)
- "The colours look absolutely beautiful! Thanks for sharing" (shabbas)
- "These are just beautiful! I especially love the middle photo, simply gorgeous. I'm so jealous that I didn't get to take them" (thunderstrike)
Another great week and some superb pictures. The weather may be wet, misty and dull, but that hasn't stopped you guys and girls getting out there and grabbing some stunning images. Thank you as always for sharing, please keep them coming.
On This Day In History
by jammydodge
1781 The crew of an overloaded British slave ship, the Zong, murdered around 134 African slaves by dumping them into the sea in an effort to claim insurance. The ship owners successfully won the subsequent insurance court case setting a precedent that meant that under certain circumstances the killing of slaves was legal.
1934 The first live radio broadcast of a royal wedding in Britain took place for the marriage of Prince George, the Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece at Westminster Abbey.
1940 The city of Liverpool was bombed by the Germans for nearly 8 hours during the Second World War, resulting in the deaths of 166 people and a further 2,000 homeless.
Tech Developments
by revilo10
Black Friday Deals - My Picks
It’s the last Friday of November, and you know what that means… Black Friday! Ah, the day when we all rush to the shops to either treat ourselves or save some money on last-minute Christmas gifts, well, each year I’ve been dedicating this piece to bringing you the best Black Friday has to offer in the mobile world, from giffgaff, to an assortment of other websites and stores, here are my picks for the best Black Friday deals this year. Let’s dive in!
giffgaff store
Carphone Warehouse
Amazon
Thanks for reading!
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