Hey guys!

I’m looking for a skilled/professional designer to help me re-design SmartCanucks to make it look nicer, more elegant and more professional. There are loads of designers out there but the ones I came across either charged ridiculously expensive fees or they sucked. If you know of a reasonably priced designer with excellent skills please email me.

smartcanucks at gmail d0t com

Thanks!

The Canadian store reviews section has some new reviews that you may be interested in checking out:

• My mail has been stolen constantly by a Canada Post worker
• Vision Advantage – Nightmare
• Ripped off by Virgin Mobile
• Sears Canada employees are abused
• Sobeys… always check your receipt!
• Tim Hortons: Wrong Orders
• Poor SuperStore Optical Customer Service (resolved by RCSS Optical)

and more Canadian store reviews can be read here

Sears Canada has given me  4 tickets to give away to Smart Canucks readers to attend a Fashion Week Event on March 31 2010!

How do you enter? Simply be available to attend The LG Fashion Show Event and be  in the Toronto area on March 31 2010. You also must be at least 18 to enter. I am going to post an “outfit” from Sears.ca each day and I want you to tell me if its a hit or miss, and if it’s a miss what you’d do to make it a hit (using Sears.ca clothing. )  Your responses will be your entry. On March 29th at 8pm I will draw 2 random winners to win a set (2) tickets each.

Remember please DO NOT enter unless you would be available to attend the event.

My Spring pick today is:  A Career 4 piece suit, paired with Rockport Leather Pumps with this cute David Jones Satchel

Welcome to Smart Canucks first bi weekly contest.

 I am pleased to announce the:

Kids N Caboodle Welcome Spring Contest

The owner of Kids N Caboodle has been generous enough to sponsor our first contest, offering a gorgeous pair of baby shoes . These shoes aren’t just cute they are super comfortable for that little bundle of joy, girl or boy. Add that on top of excellent customer service and we’ve got a real winner here! Want to order right now? Use the code “Create” for a special 10% discount.

 I think I  need to have another baby because the “crochet kisses” maryjanes have my heart melting they are so adorable. Can someone call my husband and convince him we need to have a baby girl? 🙂 Swoon

How do I enter? Visit the Kids N Caboodle site, pick what shoes you’d like to win, and post why you want to win.

Contest Rules

1. The contest will be open from Today until March 30th 2010 at 11 am, and is open to all Canadians over the age of 18

2. Enter simply by posting a comment, on what shoes youd like and why you’d like to win

3. You can enter once a day, but only once a day ( We will disqualify if yo do not follow rules.)

4. Winner will be drawn randomly and posted on the blog on March 30 th 2010 at 12pm

5. Winner will be given my email address to provide home addresses so prizes can be sent out. You will have one week to get this information to me, failure to do so may result in a new winner being drawn.

6. The sponsor would love you to send her a picture of your little munchkin in the shoes when you receive them. Although it is not neccesity to do so please keep this request in mind.

Are you a business  who wants to sponsor a Smart Canucks Contest? Please email me at Sally @ smartcanucks.ca (omit spaces)

Edit* There is a change in the end and announcement since I have a dr’s appt for 11 tomorrow, Contest will officially end at 5pm with winners announced at 6pm. Sorry for the time change it’s the only appt they had available. 🙂 I dislike being tardy on times I give, so thanks for your cooperation.

Hello Smart Canuckers! After the huge success with the Michael Buble contest Mr Boo and I had a talk and I am going to be running bi weekly contests on the blog for our wonderful readers! Each contest will run for approximately one week and will have various prizes and sponsors! Rules will be set out in each contest. This weeks sponsor will be Kidsncaboodle, and will be posted later today!

Are you an advertiser and interested in having your website and or product featured? Contact me at Sally @ Smartcanucks.ca (omit spaces)

This is going to be a lot of fun!

Woofy blogged about her experience on SmartCanucks and our wonderful friendly community. Thanks Woofy! It’s a pleasure getting to know you and have you as part of our community 😀

Click here to read Woofy’s blog post

It looks like McDonalds Canada will be launching a new line of sandwiches/burgers: The McDonalds McMinis. The Mcdonalds Mcmini burgers will consist of  a portion of grilled or cripsy seasoned chicken topped with pesto or Thai sauce on a mini baguette. Mcminis will cost $1.99 plus tax. Interestingly we’re the first country in the world to get the Mcdonalds Mcminis! We’re being used as the guinea pigs I guess 😛 .

I’m not sure how large these burgers will be nor have I tried them, so it’s hard to make up my opinion on them yet. But if they’re single bite burgers I’d rather stick to the yummy unhealthy value meals.

What are your thoughts on the Mcdonalds Mcminis? Will you be trying them out?

Here’s the Mcdonalds Mcmini Canada Ad that will be airing on TV. I’m lovin the song in that ad 😀

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Update! Got more info about the McMinis from McDonalds:

Is it the small things in life that matter most to you? Do you believe that good things come in small packages? Well, if so, then McDonald’s McMini™ sandwiches were made just for you! 

Small Size… Big Taste

McDonald’s introduces McMini™ sandwiches in two new gourmet flavours: Spicy Thai and Pesto

McMini™ sandwiches are served on a mini bakery style baguette with the choice of crispy or grilled seasoned all-white chicken breast 

McMini™ sandwiches will be available at participating McDonald’s restaurants across Canada on March 30th, 2010

Want food that satisfies? McDonald’s gives you a taste of perfection!

At only $1.99 plus applicable taxes, McMini™ sandwiches are a perfect small meal or snack – great taste to go!

Celebrate Earth Hour in Toronto this year and enjoy a free concert. With Chantal Kreviazuk (she is amazing live,) Jarvis Church, and Justin Nozuka. I have no idea who the two latter artists are but they had me with Chantal.

Heres some deets: Come and celebrate Earth Hour this year at Yonge-Dundas Square and join us for a FREE CONCERT and an evening of fun-filled, family-friendly activities including arts & crafts, face painters, street performers and more! Citytv’s personalities, Kevin Frankish and Dina Pugliese will host this years’ event.

Click here for further information

On behalf of Mr Boo and the entire Blog team: Happy St Patrick’s Day Smart Canucks Readers!

Want to read about the origin of St Patrick’s day? Click here

Have a green beer for me! Remember, arrive alive PLEASE DO NOT drink and drive.

Well, cardboard towel season is here, time to shut off those dryers and get your clothes out on the line. I personally love the smell of line dried sheets and blankets. Such a lovely smell to curl up to at bedtime. But… I draw the line at towels. I can’t handle it. They dry like cardboard, and feel about the same drying off with.  I’ve been told before to just finish them off in the dryer and they will fluff back up. I have tried but to no avail, they still feel like cardboard. I use good quality Columbia towels, so its not like the quality is a problem.

Do you line dry your towels? Do you just bare the cardboard feel and consider it extra exfoliation when you dry off? Is there a secret trick I haven’t been told?

If you have the space to line dry I highly recommend line drying what you can, it definitely puts extra money in your pocket by not turning on that dryer as much.

Also (I’m full of questions today) do you dry your intimates on the line? Do you care if your neighbours get a sneak peek at your gotchies and bras?

Have a great weekend Sc readers 🙂

It’s almost that time of year again when the kids get to take a week off school to enjoy the winter and pack in some exciting activities. A lot of people take this opportunity to go down South for the week, but if you’re like me you need some ideas closer to home that wont break the bank.

That being said there are a lot of activities going on in most communities that can get your family active and out of the house. Here are some of the activities I found:

1. YMCA March Break Day Camps-check your local YMCA because most of them offer day camps throughout the march break that have fun activities for kids. It’s getting them active and it’s a chance to meet new people.

2. Local Libraries offer a ton of activities for kids all year round and even more activities during the March Break. A lot of the activities provided by your local library are free and are worth checking out!

3. Check your local Community Center for events during the break. Most offer more public swimming, skating or drop in times for team sports. It’s a great way to stay active this March break.

4. Volunteer in your community. It’s a rewarding experience to help someone out and there are tons of places you can volunteer your time with your family this March Break.

For more great things to do with your family this March Break check your city’s local website.
If you have any additional ideas please  share them so everyone can take advantage of their March Break.

*Bumped to the top because its March break

Not sure if all you know about the great promotional Gifts That Grow codes that Pampers offers. The great posters here on Smart Canucks keep me up to date on all the new codes. Here are some of the promo codes that have been working:

welcomebonus089
welcome2gtg0809
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thriftymommygtg
startearningnow
jointhefungtg09
justbecause2009
xkcmyxfvd96vxvk
growwithvillage
welcome2village
gratuit89102009
welcome2gtg2010
gtgplay2usa2010
gtgteamusa2010

These extra points might be just what you need to cash in for that prize you have been waiting for.

Click her to check out the thread.

Thanks to luwebby for starting the thread.

Men’s hockey just won Gold in 3-2 overtime! That brings our medal total to 26. With 14 Gold’s, 7 Silver and 5 Bronze. We came third behind the US and Germany in medal ranking, but we did have the most Gold medals. This was the most Gold medals by any host country ever.

What was your favourite moment of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games? Perhaps it was when Alex Bilodeau won the first gold medal, Joannie Rochette winning that bronze medal for her mother, Jasey Jay Anderson winning the men’s snowboard parallel giant slalom gold medal, Jon Montgomery wining gold for men’s skeleton, Christine Nesbitt winning gold in women’s speed skating, Charles Hamelin winning gold in men’s short track speed skating etc etc etc. Maybe it was the opening game ceremonies, or just the overall “I believe” spirit that was evident in many of the competitions.

I am kind of sad to see the Olympic games end, I have watched more of these ones then any other olympic games, perhaps that they were in Canada, I just felt more connected to it. I can’t imagine being in BC at the time and seeing all the crowds of red mitts in the streets, it must have been an awesome experience for some of us. I thought Jon Montgomery’s win was one of the highlights, he was just soo ecstatic when he won, it was fun to watch.

Click here for all about the Olympics, ranking, medals etc.

… and if you don’t, I suggest you still buy it and:

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So apparently the Pook Toque has been out for a while but this is the first I’ve heard of it. Interestingly enough the inventors originate from St Mary’s Ontario, a quick jog from Stratford, (Justin Bieber’s stomping grounds) which is fairly close to where I reside.

Whats a Pook Toque? A sock hat that has many moods.

Click here to see the video from the Vancouver Olympics. Or click here for a quick run down from You Tube

So… what do you think of it? Would you buy one? Do you already own one? I must say the many moods of the Pook Toque cracked me right up, I can’t decide If I like the bowler style or the executive the best!

Interested in ordering one? They retail for $26 including shipping. Also available are childrens versions and scarves etc. Click here to check out their site