McDonald’s Canada knows that in the summertime, a lot of us can’t even stand the sight of piping hot food, so much as stomaching it. This probably explains why they’re releasing three fresh, new salads to their menu, which will include an asian sesame fusion salad, a greek salad, and a kale caesar salad.

The salads are definitely a healthier option to the standard Big Mac, but bare in mind that those dressings do pack a bit more caloric punch than you probably assume. The salads range in calories from 250-520, depending on if you get the grilled or fried chicken. But where the calories really add up is in the salad dressing section:

As you can see, should you get a kale caesar salad with crispy chicken (520) and then use the Pure Kraft Asiago Caesar Dressing (210), your seemingly ‘lighter’ take-out meal is adding up to 730 calories! In that case, you’d almost be better off getting the Big Mac, which has 520, and also has far less sodium than the fully dressed salad.

It is refreshing to see McDonald’s adding healthier options to their menu, but don’t be fooled into thinking that you’re eating better simply by eating something green. To keep your salad clean, you could instead opt for the Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing (only 120), and then only use half the dressing as opposed to the entire packet and save yourself an extra 60 calories.

Will you be trying McDonald’s new summer salads?

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It’s finally back ladies and gentlemen! The unofficial kickoff to summer, the summer drink days offer from McDonald’s Canada, is back in full force for 2017 and you will have the choice of getting discounted smoothies, frappes, fountain drinks and even iced coffee. The offer will be available all summer long and there is no promo code or coupon required. Simply order and enjoy a $1 or $2 priced cool, summer beverage.

Here’s the price breakdown for each drink being included in the summer days offer from McDonald’s:

• Coca-Cola fountain drinks, only $1 (any size)
• McCafe Iced Frappes, only $2 (only small, and excludes Oreo Frappe)
• McCafe Premium Iced Coffee, only $1 (small or medium)
• McCafe Frozen Lemonade, only $1 (small)
• McCafe Real Fruit Smoothies, only $2 (small)

All of these prices do not include tax, so remember that when you’re heading to the cashier with just a looney or a tooney that you may need a little extra change to cover the tax in your province.

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Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 14th, and for those of you who are still scrambling to find the perfect gift for mom, I suggest you stop your search and instead opt for an option where she can pick her own gift (especially if you have a picky mom). Staples Canada has a deal listed in their flyer this week that shows that you can save 10% off on $50 Sears gift cards.

Once you apply the 10% savings, your gift card will only cost $45, but the value will remain at $50.

Click here to check out this week’s flyer from Staples Canada.

This is a hot, hot deal from Best Buy Canada but I imagine it won’t last for long as the ASUS 23″ IPS LED Backlit Monitor With 6ms Response Time is being sold right now for just $129.97. This is a considerably good price as on other sites, like Newegg, a similar product to this one was being sold for nearly $100 more!

The 23-inch LED monitor has an ergonomic design that allows you to swivel, tilt, pivot and adjust the height to whatever your exact preferences are for either at-home use or office use. It is also has a full HD screen resolution with 6 ms response time.

Best Buy offers free shipping on all orders that are $35 or more.

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Carter’s OshKosh B’Gosh Canada is hosting a great warm up to summer sale where you can save 25% off on swimwear and swim accessories and also grab flip-flops for just $2. Normally the flip-flops would cost you $6, but today you’ll be saving yourself 66% off from the original price.

If you wanted to grab a complete outfit, such as the shirt, short, sunglasses and sunnies combo shown above, you could spend just $36.50. Normally, an ensemble like this would’ve cost you $52, but with the 25% off swimwear and accessories sale, plus flip-flops only being sold for $2, you’ll be saving $15.50.

Carter’s OshKosh B’Gosh offers a standard rate for shipping of $8, but when you buy any swimwear purchase you will qualify for free shipping.

Click here to begin shopping at Carter’s OshKosh B’Gosh Canada.

Not only is this offer convenient, but its a great opportunity to save a little extra on your parking budget. PayPal Canada is currently offering a promo where you can save $10 off on eligible purchase of $20+ on the Green P Parking App. There is no promo code required for this offer, simply reload your PayPal account and then when you’re making your qualifying purchase on the GreenP app and select to pay with your PayPal, you will automatically receive the $10 discount.

In case you aren’t familiar with the GreenP app, I’ll give you a brief rundown of how it works (as it really is so simple that it doesn’t require much explanation!) First, you download the app, for free, and then you can use your credit card from your mobile phone (or web browser or cell phone) to make payments for on-street parking and all non-gated off-street lots.

Your phone will send you alerts when your parking meter is about to expire and you can top it off with payments from your phone so as to extend your session. Parking meter cops will be able to check your license plate to see if you’re registered with the mobile payment system and to check if you’ve paid.

Remember, you can only use the GreenP app on parking spots that have signs for the Authorized Mobile Pay option.

Click here to learn more about the offer from PayPal, or here to download the GreenP app.

Hudson’s Bay Canada is always churning out these great gift freebies, and this one from Biotherm Canada does not disappoint. Right now, when you spend $30+ on any Biotherm product you will qualify to receive a free 5-piece gift. There is no promo code required for this offer as it will automatically be added to your cart once you meet the qualifying minimum.

I love Biotherm’s Baume Corps Body Balm, which is also conveniently sold for $31, so once I added that to my cart I qualified for the free 5-piece gift. The gift from Biotherm will include:

• Lait Corporel Body Milk, 40ml
• Life Plankton Essence, 14ml
• Life Plankton Mask, 15ml
• Lip Butter, 5ml
• Luxury Travel Vanity

The Hudson’s Bay offers FREE shipping on orders that are $45+ (or $29+ on beauty purchases) when you pay with your Hudson’s Bay credit card, or $99+ (or $49+ on beauty purchases) when you pay with any other form of tender.

Click here to begin shopping Biotherm at Hudson’s Bay Canada.

Click here to shop at Hudson’s Bay.

Sport Chek Canada is getting in the Mother’s Day spirit this week by cutting those last minute shoppers a break by giving them the chance to save 25% off on women’s clothing and shoes during the Mother’s Day sale. The sale will only be available until Saturday, May 13, which makes sense considering Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 14 (in case you forgot to mark it in your calendar!)

What’s really great about this sale from Sports Chek, apart from the savings, is that they’ve organized the deals into different themes/preferences. For instance, if your mom is a fitness enthusiast, then you should check out the running shoes and clothing sale, but if your mom is more of the laid back yoga kind of gal, then the lifestyle clothing sale may be better suited to her needs.

Sport Chek Canada offers free shipping on all orders that are $50 or more.

Click here to begin shopping the Mother’s Day event at Sport Chek Canada.

Click here to shop at Sport Chek.

This is an incredibly hot offer, found on the European website TWED, but don’t fret, it can be bought by Canadians too. Right now, you can grab Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for just $9.11 CAD.

This is an amazing price for Microsoft Windows 10 Pro. After doing some initial Googling, most of the sites are selling the same system for anywhere between $99-$189. This means that you could be saving anywhere between $90-$180.

Plus, to save a little extra at checkout you can use the promo code, allkeyshop, and you will save an additional 5% off on your total.

Click here to buy Microsoft Windows 10 Pro from TWED.

QE Home Quilts Etc. Canada is offering some great Mother’s Day deals, one of them being their duvet cover sale where you can save between 30%-50% off on select duvet covers.

This sleek and stylish duvet cover from the Bradbury Collection at QE Home Quilts Etc. is one of the best deals from the sale, and would be just elegant enough to give as a gift to dear old mom this year. The duvet cover is normally sold for between $219.99-$299.99, but right now it can be bought for between $110-$150.

And though this Zagora Collection Duvet cover isn’t on sale for as much as the Bradbury Collection cover, it’s still very reasonably priced at just $160.99-$209.99. Normally, this cover would be sold for between $229.99-$299.99, depending on whether you’re buying a twin, double, queen, or king size cover.

QE Home Quilts Etc. offers free shipping to any store or on orders over $169 for BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC and on orders that are $199 for NB, NS, NL & PE.

Click here to begin shopping at QE Home Quilts Etc. Canada.

Old Navy Canada has cooked up an interesting offer this week for us shoppers. Depending on how much you want to get at Old Navy, you can stand to save quite handsomely in this promo code offer. If you spend under $100, you will receive 30% off on your total purchase but if you spend $100+ then you will be bumped up to the next level of savings, which is 40% off your purchase.

You will have until May 14, 2017 to take advantage of this offer, and you will have to enter the promo code, YOURTREAT, at checkout to receive the savings.

This promo code won’t work on clearance items, but it’s really such a great deal that even if you use it on new arrivals you can stand to save a lot of cash. For instance, I was able to grab these chino shorts for $16.16 (reg. $26.94), this high neck tank for $16.16 (reg. $26.94), this off the shoulder top for $14.96 (reg. $24.94) and this fitted crew-neck tee dress for $17.98 (reg. $29.94).

Since this order came to above $100, I was able to qualify for the 40% discount, but had I just wanted to pick up one of these items it would’ve still been a 30% off discount.

Old Navy offers free shipping on all orders that are $50 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Old Navy Canada.

Today is one of those days where almost everyone has decided to host a ‘one day sale’, but this flash sale from Lowe’s Canada is actually quite extensive as they are offering up to 20% off on online exclusive kitchen, bath, home decor and outdoor items.

Within the outdoor items sale, I was able to find this great four piece Dura Housewares Inc. Aloa Wicker Conversation Set, which at the regular price is already sold for the very reasonable price of $643.42, but when you add on the extra 20% off promo it is further reduced to being just $546.91.

Or if you’re simply looking to refurnish your home office, or work office, then you may want to check out the desk sale going on at Lowe’s where you can also save up to 20% off. For instance, this Nexera BLVD Desk was originally being sold for $161.12, but with the promo it will be further reduced to $128.90.

This sale at Lowe’s will only be valid until Thursday, May 10.

Lowe’s offers free shipping on all orders that are $49 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Lowe’s Canada.

It’s not back to school season, but that doesn’t mean that you may not need to update your backpack, especially if you’re planning a trip this summer and would like something more ‘heavy duty’ to carry your travel essentials (e.g. laptops, iPads, headphones, etc.) Best Buy Canada is currently hosting a limited time sale, ending on Thursday, May 10, where you can save up to 55% off on select Samsonite backpacks.

The backpacks in this sale are being sold for anywhere between $29.99 and $49.99, though before they were being sold for between $84.99 and $99.99. The best deal from within this sale is on this Samsonite Dunewood 15.6″ Laptop Day Backpack, which was previously being sold for $99.99, but right now is just $44.99. 

Best Buy offers free shipping on all orders that are $35 or more.

Click here to begin shopping at Best Buy Canada.

RW&Co. Canada is one of my favourite places to shop for office work essentials, but they also have a wonderful selection of special occasion and weekend wear within their dress shop, which is conveniently hosting a one day sale (ending on Thursday, May 10) where you can save 40% off on dresses.

If you’re looking for the perfect summer dress, one that’s floral print and bursting with exciting colour, then you should head over to the RW&Co. dress shop where they have plenty of such styles to choose from. This green leaf print dress is on sale for just $95.94 (reg. $159), and this chiffon fit and flare dress is on sale for $59.94 (reg. $99.90).

If you’re looking for something a bit more special occasion friendly, perhaps for a summer wi can get it from Vedding or garden party, then this rose coloured fit and flare dress with a heart line cut out might be worth checking out, especially since its on sale for just $95.94 (reg. $159).

RW&Co. offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $120 or more.

Click here to begin shopping RW&Co. Canada.

Hudson’s Bay Canada is hosting a one day only sale where you can save up to 70% off on diamond and gold fine jewellery, plus 60% off on gemstone and pearl fine jewellery. This sale, while it is rather hot, will only be available until 11:59pm ET and the offer will only be available on select styles within each material sale. That being said, there are some really great finds in this sale, all of which would work very nicely for some last minute Mother’s Day presents.

Within the diamond sale, I was able to find these FINE JEWELLERY 14K White Gold Studs with 0.10 TCW Diamonds are on sale for just $199, though they were originally being sold for $665. And these FINECRAFT II Sterling Silver 0.15TCW Diamond Disc Earrings are on sale for $240, though before they were being sold for $600.

And within the gold jewellery sale, I found these dashing FINE JEWELLERY 14Kt Yellow Gold 20mm Satin Finish And Diamond Cut Hollow Tube Hoops on sale for just $199 (reg. $750) and these FINE JEWELLERY 14K Yellow Gold Drop Earrings are just $99 (reg. $350).

Hudson’s Bay offers FREE shipping on orders that are $45+ (or $29+ on beauty purchases) when you pay with your Hudson’s Bay credit card, or $99+ (or $49+ on beauty purchases) when you pay with any other form of tender.

Click here to begin shopping at Hudson’s Bay Canada.