Every month, The Home Depot Canada hosts some great free workshops that help teach both adults and children some great skills for building or making home improvements. Typically there are a few different workshops a week, but it seems this month The Home Depot is offering only one free workshop, which is for the kids. Head over to your local participating Home Depot on Saturday October 3 at 10:00am and your child could participate in a free Build a Fire Truck workshop. Perfect for kids age 4 to 12, this workshop will teach kids to build a Fire Truck using a hammer and glue!
This workshop lasts approximately 2 hours, so many little children may not have the patience to sit through it, but if they can, they might be able to take home a cool fire truck that they’ve built with their own hands! This event is on October 3, 2015 at 10:00am. Online registration for this workshop is now closed, but limited spaces may still be available if you call and inquire at your local Home Depot.
Keurig Canada has recently announced a new addition coming soon to it’s home brewer line-up. Soon it will be possible to brew a cup of your favoutire Coca Cola beverage using the Keurig Kold machine! This machine uses individual pods similar to the Keurig pods used to make coffee, but you’ll be able to whip up a glass of drinks including Coke, Sprite, Dr Pepper and flavoured seltzer waters. The machine was said to launch online beginning today, however Keurig’s Canadian website is still listing a “coming soon” banner on their page, so it may be available only in the US as of now.
Keurig is hoping that the Kold will be one of its hottest sellers, saying they hope it to be bigger than the hot brewers which they claim are currently in 17% of all US households. Coca-Cola is also betting on the Kold as well. The beverage company has a 16.8% stake in Keurig Green Mountain.
When compared to an already popular home soda maker, the SodaStream, the Kold has a few differences. With SodaStream, users can add as much flavour and carbonation as they want by pressing down on the CO2 canister. The canister also needs to be replaced every few weeks depending on how often it’s used. The Kold on the other hand, is much more controlled. Users just fill up the water tank and insert a pod which has both the flavour syrup and carbonation inside in 2 separate chambers. The machine will then make your drink in 90 seconds or less, chilling your water in the process.
This machine sounds neat, however the suggested retail price of the Keurig Kold is $369.99USD, which is about $495.41 Canadian, which may turn some people off. As with the coffee brewers, the soda pods are an additional cost with 8oz serving pods costing between $1.12 and $1.25 each. As of right now, it doesn’t look like a way to save on costs, as many avid pop drinkers can stock up on cans for less per serving than just the price of the pods alone. However, Keurig CEO Brian Kelley says that the Kold is a way for people to have a variety of drinks at their disposal, without the clutter of cans and bottles. Along with the popular Coke drinks available, the Kold can make “craft” sodas made by Keurig, and later this year, people can also purchase pods for cocktail mixers.
The Keurig Kold isn’t available online in Canada yet, but will be available soon.
Google Canada recently announced the addition of the Nexus 6P to their smartphone family, and while it won’t begin to ship unlocked until this October, it’s already generating a lot of buzz.
In terms of display, the Nexus 6P is not much different from its predecessor, the Nexus 6. The new phone has a slightly smaller screen at 5.7″ compared to the previous 6 inches, and like the previous model, it also includes a 2K AMOLED display. What makes the 6P different from all other phones in the Nexus range is that it is the first aluminum handset. Its body is made from well crafted aluminum with expertly crafted edging and ports. This phone also includes a Nexus fingerprint reader on the back, which boasts the ability to read your prints in a few milliseconds.
Along with these great features, this latest Nexus model was made by Chinese company Huawei which is known by many to make svelte and sturdy metal cased phones. The included charger is also said to charge your phone twice as fast as the iPhone 6 and 6S and just 10 minutes of charging will get you up to 7 hours of power. The phone is available in multiple colours including aluminum and graphite. There is a white option of the phone, but its availability seems to be limited on many websites.
Pricing for the Nexus 6P is as follows:
$699 for the 32GB Nexus 6P
$749 for the 64GB Nexus 6P
$849 for the 128GB Nexus 6P
Pricing for the Nexus 6P has seemed to jump up significantly this time around, with prices in the US starting at $499 compared to our $699. This is most likely in response to the lower Canadian Dollar. Buying the phone directly from the Google Store will get you the unlocked version, which is favourable for anyone who doesn’t want to be locked to one service provider. However, you can get the phone for less if you’re willing to sign a contract with your wireless provider.
Google will begin shipping phones purchased online in October 2015. However, there may be a lot of orders placed already as the site says the phone will ship in 4-5 weeks.
If you need a little more room to host your large family this Thanksgiving, head over to Ikea Canada and shop the Dining Event. Between now and October 19, 2015 you can head over to Ikea and save 15% off all dining tables!
During the Dining Event at Ikea you can shop a variety of sizes and styles of dining tables. If you want something more classic, you can purchase a style sich as this Ingatorp Extendable table. Normally sold for $349, you can purchase it now for $296. This table seats 4-6 people and includes 1 leaf so that you can extend the table as needed for extra guests during the holidays. The legs of the table remain at each end when extended, and there is no overhang which gives more room for chairs to go around.
This offer is available until October 19, 2015 or while supplies last. This offer excludes JOKKMOKK and GRANÅS dining sets. Discounted prices are displayed online. Stock may vary by store. Delivery costs apply to any items shipped to your home.
In celebration of National Coffee Day today, Tim Hortons Canada is offering Twitter users a chance to win a $10 gift card today only! For your chance to win, log onto Twitter and follow Tim Hortons twitter account. Today they’ll be tweeting a series of fun questions asking you how you celebrate National Coffee Day. Simply tweet your answer using #TimsCoffeeDay and you will have a chance to win a free $10 Tim Hortons Gift Card! There are over 100 chances to win between now and 4pm ET, so get tweeting and you could win some free coffee courtesy of Tim Hortons!
This contest ends at 4pm ET on September 29, 2015. Follow Tim Hortons twitter account and make sure your tweets to Tim Horton’s include #TimsCoffeeDay for your chance to win. You must be a Canadian resident (excluding Quebec) and over the age of majority.
Coffee Culture Cafe & Eatery Canada are giving away FREE coffee for National Coffee Day today, Tuesday September 29th, 2015! Simply head over to Coffee Culture from 6am to 11am on September 29th and you’ll receive a free small coffee, no purchase necessary.
The Wendy’s Canada 2015 Halloween Coupon Book is now available in Wendy’s locations! Head into your local Wendy’s and you can purchase this year’s coupon book for just $2. Each book includes 8 coupons that save you on your purchase of Jr. Fries and Jr. Frostys. Not only will you get some deliciously good savings with this coupon book, but you’ll be supporting a good cause as proceeds are donated to the Dave Thomas Founation for Adoption Canada.
This offer is available for a limited time only. Coupons are valid between November 1, 2015 and December 31, 2015.
Air Canada is currently holding a two day seat sale in which you can find some amazing deals on one way flights to destinations around the world. It seems these prices are lower than their typical weekly deals at the beginning of each week, and many of the prices even beat the offers during WestJet’s 2 Day Seat sale, so it’s worth heading online to check prices before the sale is over!
During Air Canada’s 2 day seat sale you can find some great deals on flights within Canada, many at lower prices than offered earlier this week during weekly sales. Right now you can fly from Toronto to Thunder Bay for$135, which is slightly cheaper than the $151 offered earlier in the week. You can also fly from Toronto to Vancouver for $293, which is a lower price than the $327 WestJet is offering during their current sale.
If you’re looking to travel to a sunny destination, you can fly with Air Canada from Toronto to Cancun for $240 one way, or Toronto to Bermuda for $180. Air Canada’s flight to Bermuda is slightly cheaper than WestJet’s price, as they are offering the same flight for $185.
This offer ends September 24, 2015 at 11:59pm ET. Prices are subject to availabilty. Additional charges may apply.
Safeway is recalling Flight of Cheese trays prepared in store at Safeway which may contain recalled Yanni and Gopi brand cheese products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product.
This recall applies to Flight of Cheese trays prepared in-store that may contain the following affected products; Yanni brand Hand-Braided String Cheese Olive Oil Garlic & Herbs, Yanni brand Hand-Braided String Cheese Original, and Gopi brand Paneer, purchased from Safeway on or before September 17th, 2015. Consumers who are unsure if they have purchased affected products should check with their Safeway store.
Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make you sick. Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness. Pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly at risk.
Shoppers Drug Mart Canada has a quick and easy way for you to earn some free optimum points towards your next redemption level! Head online to Shoppers Drug Mart’s website and update your account and you will receive 4000 free bonus optimum points using the promo code 1998!
I tried out the code myself to see if it worked, and it was quick and easy. Simply log into your Shoppers Optimum account and update your information such as your address, phone number. If your information is already current, I suggest changing one of the fields temporarily and then changing it back once you get your points. At the bottom of the page, before you save your new information, there is a space for you to enter your promo code. Do so and that’s it! It’s quick and easy. The points will not be added to your account right away, so be patient.
This Shoppers Drug Mart Canada offer is on for a limited time only. There is a limit of one offer per Shoppers Optimum Rewards Member. Unfortunately this offer will not work for you if you’ve taken part in a similar offer over the past 6 months.
Apple Canada has recently announce the release of a new item to the iPad lineup, the iPad Pro. It’s due to hit stores this November and is already generating a lot of buzz! This supersized iPad boasts a 12.9 inch screen and the tablet itself is as thin as the iPad Air!
Features include:
powered by a new A9x 64-bit chip – said to perform 1.9 times faster than it’s smaller counterpart
iOS 9 software
4 speakers that are 3x louder than the iPad Air and automatically balance the audio on the left and right sides
Weighs 1.53lbs (almost the same as the original iPad)
2,732×2,048-pixel resolution
Touch ID sensor built into the home button
8-megapixel iSight camera
Probably the most interesting thing about this new iPad is that it supports a pressure-sensitive stylus, the Apple Pencil, made specifically for this model. It also has a few other high end accessories including a smart keyboard and smart cover, which are quite similar to the well known accessories for the Microsoft surface.
The iPad Pro will be available in silver, gold and space grey. There is no Canadian pricing the iPad Pro yet, but US pricing is as follows:
$799USD for 32GB WiFi
$949USD for 128GB WiFi
$1079USD for 128GB WiFi + cellular
The Apple Pencil is also being listed as $99USD so far. Apple Canada has announced that the iPad Pro will be released this November, but no specific date has been provided.
Tim Hortons Canada has a great promotion going on in stores right now! Visit your local Tim Hortons until September 20, 2015 and you could purchase a Smile Cookie for just $1! 100% of your purchase of these delicious $1 chocolate chip cookies will go towards supporting local charities, like hospitals, food banks and children’s programs! Not only will the delicious cookies put a smile on your face, but your donation will help put a smile on the face of someone in need as well.
This offer ends September 20, 2015. No coupon is needed. Valid at participating locations only.
Apple Canada has recently announced that the official release of the latest iPhones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are due to hit stores on September 25, 2015. First released in 2007, the iPhone quickly rose to become one of the most recognizable and popular smartphones worldwide!
The latest version of the iPhone will come either in the iPhone 6s, an improved version of last year’s iPhone 6, or in the iPhone 6s Plus, a larger version of the phone.
The iPhone 6s has hardware much like the iPhone 6, but the chassis is now made of a stronger aluminum that was first used in the Apple Watch. The phone is available in 4 colours including gold, silver, space grey, and new rose-gold. Apple states that the chip inside the phone is 70% faster than the iPhone 6 and has 90% better graphics performance. The iPhone 6s also has a 12 megapixel rear facing camera which is an improvement on the previous model’s 8 megapixel camera, however the front facing camera remains 5 megapixels. The new phone also has 2GB of RAM, more than any previous phone model! The iPhone 6s Plus boasts the same specifications, but has a much larger 5.5 inch screen.
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus can be pre-ordered beginning on September 12, 2015. They don’t seem to be selling out as quickly online this year as in the past, as I noticed quite a few left on Apple’s website. The phone will be released in stores in Canada and world wide on September 25, 2015. You can head into an Apple Store beginning at 8am on the 25th to pick up an unlocked version of the phone. There tends to be a lineup for new phones at larger malls, so I would suggest arriving a few hours early to guarantee you get your phone. You can also pre-order and purchase a phone through many wireless providers such as Bell and Rogers, however these phones will be locked to your provider.
Apple iPhone 6s pricing in Canada is as follows:
iPhone 6s 16GB – $899+tax
iPhone 6s 64GB – $1029+tax
iPhone 6s 128GB – $1159+tax
Apple iPhone 6s Plus pricing in Canada:
iPhone 6s Plus 16GB – $1029+tax
iPhone 6s Plus 64GB – $1159+tax
iPhone 6s Plus 128GB – $1289+tax
Unfortunately, it seems as though the iPhone prices this year have jumped up at least $100 from previous years. However, if you’re looking to get a new phone, the release of the newest iPhone model means that previous models should have price drops soon!
Will you be purchasing the new iPhone 6s or 6s Plus models?
Dollarama Inc says the weaker Canadian dollar is forcing it to raise prices and could lead the discount retailer to increase its current price threshold from $3 to as much as $4 by late next year.
“The probability is in the third and fourth quarter of next year, we’ll have to move our price points up” CEO Larry Rossy said, “In general, we like to maintain our prices as long as we can, but this is really an exceptional time where the Canadian dollar has gone so poorly against the U.S. dollar and everything is bought in U.S. dollars. So to absorb 25 to 35 per cent (in currency swing) is almost impossible.”
However, Rossy said the new, higher-priced items would not lead to the introduction of new product categories. Food, for example, would remain priced at a maximum of $2. The company could mitigate pricing pressures by reducing product sizes.
Whether your travel plans are big or small for this coming fall/winter, then you should still check out this seat sale from Air Canada. In this sale, you can grab a round trip ticket from Toronto to Sydney, Australia for as little as $1,987. For the international flights, however, there will be exclusions that you should pay close to attention to.
These include:
only flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays
departure dates between: November 1st and November 30th or February 1st to April 5th, 2016
return dates between: November 2nd to December 31st or January 19th, 2016 to August 31st, 2016
with maximum length of stay of 12 months
If your travel is being kept local for the season, there are still some rather hot offers to pick up on also. Keep in mind that all of the U.S., Canadian, and Sun destinations are listed in one-way ticket prices, whereas the international destinations are listed in round-trip. There are other restrictions for each destination you choose, so be wary of these before you go ahead with booking your trip.
You must book by September 13th at 11:59pm EDT to receive the discounted ticket prices for these flights.
