Posts Categorized: Praises and Complaints

Canadian Recalls: Banana Boat Spray Sunscreen

Posted by & filed under Announcements, Praises and Complaints, Reviews / Canada.

Banana Boat/Energizer is pulling two types of continuous spray Banana Boat sun care products from stores across Canada – Banana Boat Ultra Defense Spray Sunscreen and Banana Boat Sport Performance Spray Sunscreen. Energizer who own the Banana Boat label says there is a “potential risk of product igniting on the skin if contact is made… Read more »

Canadian Recalls: Kelloggs Mini Wheats Recalled For Metal Parts

Posted by & filed under Announcements, Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints.

With so many Mini-Wheat coupons, I thought this one was worth posting even though it is a ‘low level recall’.  Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats have been recalled due to metal “Extraneous Material” in the cereal.  The recall includes original frosted and brown sugar flavour across the country with best before dates of “2013 AL 01 TO 2013… Read more »

Canadian News: Beef Recall Expanded Again – Now Cuts of Meat + Ground Meat

Posted by & filed under Announcements, Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is now urging consumers to ask stores where they get their beef as they expanded the recall to include steaks, roasts, sausages and other cuts of meat in addition to the original (expanded) ground beef. You can check the various lists on the CFIA website to see if the… Read more »

Garnier Tries To Makes It Right After Contest Issues

Posted by & filed under Canadian Contests Canada, Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints, Reviews / Canada.

For those who entered the contest to receive a free sample from Garnier we blogged about here, many members received an email before the contest was over saying they had won the grand prize. It was clear by just the number of SmartCanucks members that this was an error, many of us received an email… Read more »

Should Retailers Offer A Refund On Non-Returnable Items If Faulty?

Posted by & filed under Community Features, Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints.

MrsSunshine on our forums brought up an interesting topic.  She bought a bedding set and the cashier mentioned that it was non-returnable.  On opening the packaging at home, there was an awful smell coming from it, not something that makes you want to snuggle up in your new bedding. The store in question has offered… Read more »

Canada’s the most expensive country to own a cell phone? You better believe it!

Posted by & filed under Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints.

Have you ever made the face above after receiving your monthly cell phone bill? Well, I definitely have, but that ended a couple of years ago after I threatened to leave my dog-logo telecommunications company. (It wasn’t an empty threat either because I did my homework, calling all the competitors, to do a price comparison…. Read more »

Do you Etsy?

Posted by & filed under Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints, Reviews / Canada.

If you are thinking to yourself right now ‘what’s Etsy?’ then I promise you you are missing out!! Etsy is a fantastic free online marketplace where you can Buy/Sell items in the following categories: Vintage Handmade Supplies What does that mean for you the consumer? It means you’ll have hundreds of thousands of kitschy, adorable,… Read more »

What’s your pillow profile?

Posted by & filed under Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints.

Recently, I made the mistake of buying a new pillow for my bf as a birthday gift. He was complaining about his current pillow which I noticed had ripped at the seam. The polyfill was coming out, making the pillow very lumpy and uncomfortable. (The pillow itself wasn’t expensive, as I purchased it in the… Read more »

Extreme Couponing Season 2 Starts. Will You Be Watching Canada?

Posted by & filed under Canadian Deals & Coupons, Canadian Discount Coupons Canada, Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints.

Extreme Couponing season 2 starts!  Will you be watching? To be honest I didn’t even have much interest in season 1.  A lot of it seems to be too extreme or only be aired for sheer shock value.  I believe you can extreme coupon in Canada withougt being shady like some of these “characters” Click… Read more »

What Is Good Customer Service?

Posted by & filed under Other / Canada, Praises and Complaints.

  Recently, I’ve had soo much bad customer service that they’ve literally eclipsed any of my positive experiences. In fact, I’m beginning to think that good customer service is going the way of Blockbuster! (Part of the reason which contributes to bad customer service is that many people in retail just seem to HATE their… Read more »