Amazon.ca has True Blood on sale right now.  Buy Season 1 & 2 Complete for only $30 each (reg. $74.98 each).  You save $44. 98.  Season 3 is on for $48.99 (reg. $74.98).  You save $25.99.

You can buy all 3 seasons for $108.99.

Visit Amazon.ca here.

These items are eligible for FREE  Super Saver shipping.  Click here for details.

McDoalds and Wendys have their Halloween coupons available for sometime now.  I thought I would mention them for any one who may not be aware and give you the break down down of what you get for your purchase at both restaurants.

At McDonalds in your coupon booklet for trick or treaters you will receive coupons for:

2 small soft drinks, 2 small cones and 2 small fries.  Not to shabby for only $1.00.

The Coupons are only valid for children 12 and under.  Limit one coupon per visit.

Wendys coupon booklets are only $2.00.

With your $2.00 booklet purchase you receive 8 coupons.  4 coupons for 3.2 oz kids fries and 4 coupons for a 6 oz Jr frosty.

The Wendy’s coupons have no age limit so even adults can use them.  These coupons expire December 31st 2011.

So whether you’re looking for something to fill those Halloweeners buckets with or if you just want to grab a snack for yourself check out these coupons as they are a pretty good deal either way.

Here are your Wacky Wednesday Deals for each IKEA Canada location. Valid Wednesday, NOVEMBER 2nd only…. November! Yikes!!

AB, Calgary

AB, Edmonton

BC, Coquitlam

BC, Richmond

ON, Burlington

ON, Etobicoke

ON, North York

ON, Ottawa

 

ON, Vaughan

QC, Boucherville

 

QC, Montreal

 

To Celebrate Halloween Gap is offering 30% off plus Free shipping.  The 30% off applies to mens’ and womens’  styles.  Kids and babies styles are 20% off.  Enter promo code GAPCTREAT at checkout.

The fine print and details:

“Offer valid on Gap merchandise purchased online only on October 31, 2011 at 12:00 AM ET thru 11:59 PM ET in Canada only. Not valid at Gap, Gap Factory, or Gap Generation stores. Not valid on the following Gap merchandise: Kids and Baby Warmest Outerwear, Leather and Suede Apparel, and Women’s Shoes. Not valid on international purchases. Qualifying amount applies to merchandise only, not value of gift cards purchased, packaging, applicable taxes or shipping & handling charges. Offer cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts, including Gap Inc. employee discount. Offer is non-transferable and not valid for cash or cash equivalent. No adjustments on previous purchases. Offer subject to change without notice.”

Shop Gap online here.

Today Only, October 31st 2011, The Childrens Place is offering FREE Shipping with every online order.  No code Needed.

Online Outerwear is 30% off.

Final Fall clearance up to 60% off original price.

Dressy collection up to 40% off.

All online prices already reflect the additional savings.

Shop The Children’s Place online here.

In this week’s Real Canadian Superstore flyer there is a coupon for a $10.00 gift card when you buy $50 of Joe Fresh apparel. Valid at all Loblaws family stores where Joe Fresh is available. Excludes sunglasses, jewellery, cosmetics, bath & beauty accessories, and gift cards. Expires closing on Thursday November 3, 2011.

If you have read my long posts before you know how I love comparisons.  I thought it was about time I did some value checking on movies.  I’ve picked a few popular services available to all Canadians.  Let’s talk price, value and expectations for each.

The Movie Network (Cable and Satellite)

My Rating:  3 out of 5

Cost is the most prohibitive factor here and I will get to that in a second.  The Movie Network has awesome selection including some great series and near-new releases for movies.  Also, they deserve a plus for the amount of Canadian content they carry.  I would have scored The Movie Network a lot lower except for the OnDemand service you get included with it.  No longer restricted to watching the programming schedule you can select which features you want on your own timeline.  Find out more here.  TMN might not be available where you are but with some national competitors like the Super Channel there is always something similar available.

Now let’s talk cost.  At $20 for the service you also need to have a basic digital package with most service providers.  For what you get it’s good but looking at other options makes you want more value.

Netflix

My Rating:  5 out of 5

For $8 a month (plus the cost of at least a 5mbps Internet connection) and you can stream all the movies the carry for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.  The value is great but the selection has it’s naysayers and it’s champions.  Personally, I love the choices.  Of course it isn’t the newest of the new but for the vast library of television shows this service has is worth the cost of entry alone.  Just this last week I enjoyed Paranormal Activity 1 and 2, hours of sketch comedy shows (while folding laundry), and watched my wife squeal in excitement at the availability of every episode of the classic 90210.

Throw in popular shows like Mad Men and Stargate, Stand-Up Comedy, and tons of kids features and I’d be willing to pay over double what I do now for this good stuff.

You can get Netflix on your computer, video games console (even works on the Wii), Tablet and even some smartphones.

Blockbuster The Video Store

My Rating:  1 out of 5

The local video store was a staple when I was a kid.  You could rent a movie for a buck and return it the next day.  Free popcorn to eat while you browse and staff that knew how to recommend a good flick.  While I am sure there are still small corners of the country where these still exist the model of the video store has shifted.  A single movie rental is half the cost of ownership and you take the chance of the movie you want not being in stock.

I can no longer recommend the video store as a viable option but if you have a small location you like to support please give me your thoughts in the comments.

Online Video Stores (iTunes, PSN, xBox)

My Rating:  4 out of 5

While the prices vary between online movie retailers I find that it’s kind of like eBook comparison shopping ; while a few popular titles might be cheaper now, overall you will end up at the same total down the road.  These online locations offer renatls starting at about $2 for tv shows, $4 for classic movies and about $6 to $10 for high-definition new releases.

To be honest, I find renting digital content weird. You pay for something you don’t actually hold in your hand and you have to stop watching in 24 hours.  I guess you could make a similar argument about buying digital movies.

The high rating?  Convenience.

Pirating Movies

My Rating:  How can you rate free stuff?

Of course this has to be mentioned.  The prevelance of this activity in Canada tells me a lot of the saavy smartcanucks readers are downloading their content.  Torrents, Newsgroups and sharing use to be a regular thing for me but the invention of movie streaming via PS3 and Netflix has eliminated my desire.  Recent experience has shown me that I really wanted convenience in entertainment not a 100% discount.

I love discussion please add to my reviews below.  How do you get your movies?

M & M Meat Shops is offering clucking good deal when you eOrder this week. If you buy $75.00-$124.99 you get a box of mini chicken pub pies (15). If you buy $125.00 or more you get a box of Buffalo chicken fillets (15-25 pieces). Total must be reached before taxes, discounts, and coupons. Cannot be combined with any other offer (can’t get both in one order). Not valid on purchase of gift cards.

They were sampling the Buffalo chicken last time when I picked up my free apple pie and it was super yummy. There are a lot great other deals this week too so if you planning to make a big order anyways you have a nice incentive to do it this week.

In a recent blog post I featured some Crayon Art that caught a few people’s attention … My boyfriend and I were inspired by this creative idea and decided to try making our own version.

Since this was such a budget friendly piece of art, I’ve decided to share and see if we can inspire some more creativity!

Cost breakdown:

• Canvas: $11
• Crayons $5
• Crazy Glue $3
• Hairdryer (free already owned)
• TOTAL: Less than $20!

Step 1: Peel (optional) crayons and glue to canvas in desired order:

Step 2: Tilt canvas on an angle and begin to blow dry crayons:

(make sure to cover whichever surface you are working on as crayons may splatter)

Step 3: Melt away to your heart’s content until YOU are fully satisfied with the results.

Be creative, there’s no right or wrong! My BF and I decided to glue the crayons on 1/4 of the way down the canvas & melt in both directions, as well as hang the painting on it’s side as shown above 🙂

This is the weekend we, like many Canadians, are going to carve our pumpkin.  It’s always a fun adventure with the kids as they really enjoy scooping out the insides and picking out the seeds.  We do roast some seeds every year but I’m the only who usually eats them.
The last couple years we have been trying to branch out on our jack-o-lantern design.

I grew up with your traditional looking jack-o-lantern so we find it quite fun to try to think of different ways to make our pumpkin look.  We are by no means “artists”  but we make a modest effort and I must admit last year it turned out quite well.  My oldest wanted hers to look like a cat and I tried my best  to oblige.   In the end it turned out too look like a pretty good cat complete with ears and cat like eyes.

Our youngest opted for almost a more traditional jack-o-lantern but with a “angry monster mouth” which again I did my best to provide.
Carving our pumpkins is always an afternoon of family fun.  We get quality time together and memories to last for forever.

Here are my steps for picking a good pumpkin:

1. Pick an appropriate shaped pumpkin.  The shape of your pumpkin should match the shape of the design you have in mind
2. our pumpkin should sit flat without rolling away or to its side.
3. Make sure the pumpkin’s skin is free from scratches, cuts and abrasions.
4. Check your pumpkin for soft spots and make sure the stem does not pull free.  These are signs that the pumpkin has started to rot.

Here are some links to sites that have templates for jack-o-laterns:

• The Pumpkin Lady – This site sells templates but they also offer a freebies section.  Visit the free templates here.
• DLTK – My wife use this site a lot for her daycare and for her Sparks unit.  It has lots of neat craft and activity ideas.  Check out DLTK’s pumpkin carving patterns here on their Halloween page.
• Carve an online Jack-o-lantern by clicking here – This site is just a fun little thing to do either for yourself or the kids.
• Want to see more crazy carvings?  Try here

How do you carve your pumpkins?  What’s the most extreme pumpkin you’ve ever carved or seen?

If you were planning to order anything from Kiehl’s now is the time! Until, Monday, October 31st, 3AM EST, enjoy complimentary shipping on your order.

Just enter the promo code SHIPPING upon checkout!

This is a great coupon from Metro Ontario’s Facebook page. It’s for 50% off the regular retail price of Olymel Chicken Breast Chunkies 600g and Chicken Wings 650g, to a maximum discount of $4.50. I’ve actually tried this product using my $2.50 coupon from gocoupons.ca and it was really good. The chicken is an actual piece of chicken breast, as opposed to ground, minced, or processed chicken that so many other brands have. It would be awesome if they’d accept the 50% off coupon along with the $2.50 coupon. I’m gonna try my luck on the weekend!

Click here to print your coupon.

Hey fellow Bath & Bodyworks fans! Are you planning on stopping by the store this weekend? I sure am! Print this coupon to save $10 off your $30+ purchase, limit one per customer. There’s actually 2 versions of this coupon with 2 different bar codes so I wonder if they’d let you use both of them? Well here they are anyway:

Coupon 1

Coupon 2

It’s that time again! No, not quite Winter, but it’s Cold & Flu Season. 😉

Well, to help you get through this, Livingwell.ca is offering a $2 off coupon for Extra Strength Tylenol Cold & Sinus.

I’ve never tried this before, but for anyone who has, does it work?

Click here to print off your coupon!

Here are the new Michael’s coupons for all you crafty people out there!  These ones are for October 31- November 4.

• 40% off one regular priced item
• 25% off entire purchase of regular priced Martha Stewart Scrapbooking products
• 40% off regular priced Jolee’s & Sticko stickers

Click here to print your coupons.

And if you are heading into Michael’s this weekend, you can save 50% on one regular priced item with this coupon, valid October 29 & 30.

Thanks to couponlady for posting these coupons for us!