16 Nov 08 Free shipping code for Canadian Tire until November 21 / Code rabais pour livraison gratuite chez Canadian Tire jusqu’au 21 novembre
Just a quick tip – if you’re planning on shopping online at Canadian Tire; be sure to use the coupon code REMEMBER346 to get free shipping for your order! The coupon expires November 21, 2008.
Un petit conseil rapide – si vous planifiez magasiner en ligne chez Canadian Tire; utilisez le code rabais REMEMBER346 pour obtenir la livraison gratuite pour votre commande! Le code rabais est bon jusqu’au 21 novembre 2008.
Tags: Bargains, Canadian Tire, coupons, français, free shipping, Shopping
12 Nov 08 Congratulations to Joseph Boyden – winner of the 2008 ScotiaBank Giller Prize for Through Black Spruce
Despite being about 100 books behind on my reading list, I’m still quite interested in good books and so I have to congratulate Joseph Boyden for his work Through Black Spruce. He has Metis roots and, in a quote to CTV News, he spoke of the silver lining that surrounds the oft-reported sad reality of life in Aboriginal communities in Canada;
…We always hear about the diabetes and the suicide rates among Canada’s Native peoples. But there is such a beauty in them – and in the land. I wanted to get that across to people in this book…
I usually tend to gravitate towards more escapist reading (when it comes to fiction at least) to give my mind a break from the technical and business literature, but in this case it sounds like it’s worthwhile reading.
He gets $50,000 from ScotiaBank as part of the prize, but the true reward (business wise) is no doubt in the widespread exposure his books will now get.
If you’re looking to buy the book (in hardcover only for now) it’s US $17.79 on Amazon.com, $21.42 at both Amazon Canada and Chapters / Indigo.
A suggestion though: if you are a member of Costco Wholesale you may want to hold off purchasing until they get it in a Costco warehouse store – while Costco has very limited numbers of books they generally offer huge discounts (often cheaper than both Amazon and Chapters / Indigo) off the cover price of new books.
Tags: Books, Giller Prize, Joseph Boyden, Shopping, Through Black Spruce
10 Nov 08 Sears Canada Remembrance Day Sale – Lest we forget … our bottom line.
Well, apparently Sears Canada has their own way to memorialize Canadian fallen soldiers.
In a full page advertisement placed in the Metro Toronto Newspaper on page 29, Sears Canada proudly advertised a Remembrance Day only sale for tomorrow, November 11th. To make it even more alluring to forget about the 11th hour, they offer special deals for those who get into the store as fast as possible.
The advertisement and sale promotion was posted to many Canadian shopping bargain community sites, including RedFlagDeals and PriceNetwork – the reaction was swift and less than flattering. Instead of the usual discussion about what deals were really the best ones, it was overwhelmingly agreed that Sears had gone over the edge in trying to capitalise on what the marketing folks certainly saw as merely another “special event” promo opportunity.
There is, obviously, a difference in turning Halloween, Valentines and even Christmas in purely commercial opportunities… then again, perhaps this is what our extreme capitalist society (even here in Canada) has come to.
Tags: capitalism, Politics, Sears Canada Remembrance Day Sale, Shopping, War
26 Oct 08 Digipod iPod Navigator for $9.99 at Canadian Tire ; iPod holder, iPod 12 volt car charger, iPod FM transmitter for
So, while shopping around for the bigger brand name iPod FM transmitter, holders and car chargers from Belkin and Griffin, I came across the Digipower iPod Navigator which is currently on sale for $9.99 down from $29.99 at Canadian Tire.
Now that seems like one of those “too good to be true” or “you get what you pay for” deals, but there are a surprising number of (seemingly legitimate) user reviews on the Canadian Tire site, with a 4.4 out of 5 rating from over 25 users.
For $10 it’s certainly worth a try… apparently the biggest complaint is that the limited 12v charger cord length may interfere with manual shifters in certain cars. On the plus side, many users praise the relatively excellent transmission sound quality – somewhat of a rarity when it comes to FM Transmitters (as opposed to direct-wired or Bluetooth iPod integration methods)…
Also, it seems to support most iPod models including the iPod 3G, 4G, 20G, iPod Photo, iPod Mini, iPod Nano players.
Tags: Bargains, Deals, Digipod iPod Navigator, iPod FM transmitter, Shopping
24 Oct 08 Best free deals at VistaPrint Canada this week – not just business cards !
For anyone not familiar with VistaPrint , they are one of the most well established and respected sources for a variety of printed products – they’re most famous for their offer for 250 free business cards (with a small and really decent shipping charge)… and this week has several good free offers at VistaPrint Canada. They have the usual free business card offer, but also a free self-inking stamp and business card magnet offer.
Why do they do this ? Because they know (and I know from having bought from them) that you will go back for their products… they also have an excellent web site to interactively design your business cards, greeting cards, magnets, etc etc….
Tags: Bargains, Deals, Free business cards, Shopping, VistaPrint Canada
