Janet Choi Ho-ching, 15, Sai Kung Sung Tsun Catholic School (Secondary Section)
A bargain appliance I found in a shop that was going out of business. It was a heater I'd been longing for, but my dad thought it was too expensive and unnecessary. The shop had it on offer at a 50 per cent discount, so I could finally persuade my dad to buy it. Since then, the heater has warmed my family in winter. Incidentally, the shop closed soon after we bought the heater. I would describe it as a historical, warm, cheap and best-ever bargain.
Jay Lee Seung-jae, 13, Hong Kong International School
The best bargain I ever found was in Beijing. I went to a market and tried to buy a souvenir of the Great Wall. I spoke Putonghua, even though I am Korean. The shopkeeper was thrilled that I was trying to speak her language, so she gave me a 70 per cent discount. This taught me that if you go to a market in another country, you should try to use their language, because the owners will be thrilled and give you a better bargain.
Matthew Murchie, 18, Imperial College London
The way I see it, a good bargain is where I pay a negligible amount of money (or make a negligible effort to get a large return). At the age of five, I was admitted to my primary school through central allocation and, since then, have had enormous amounts of education, fun and rare opportunities (including the chance to write for Young Post!). It's hard to top the bargain of having entered (and passed a fulfilling decade of my life at) one of the most prestigious schools in Hong Kong without paying a dollar, or even sitting an entrance test!
Gabrielle Ho, 14, St Stephen's Girls' College