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Under Armour Canada has a great selection of deals going on this week that will kick off your spring training season with a spring in your step with the amount of money you’ll be saving. Until April 2nd, 2017, you’ll be able to save up to 25% off on select running and training gear, plus 20% off on select running shoes.
Ladies and gents will both rejoice in the shoe sale going on at Under Amour, as the 25% off you’ll be saving will reduce some of the shoes to being just under $100 (which is really quite a good deal for a high-quality pair of running shoes). For instance, these women’s SpeedFor Slingride running shoes are on sale right now for just $103.99 (reg. $129.99), and these men’s SpeedForm running shoes are on sale for $95.99 (reg. $119.99).
Within the training and running gear sale, there are equally hot offers to be found on everything from running shorts to workout tees. For instance, these men’s running shorts are on sale for $29.99 (reg. $39.99) and this men’s Blow Out Logo tee is on sale for $22.49 (reg. $29.99).
Under Armour offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $75 or more.
Click here to begin shopping at Under Armour Canada.
Apple Canada does not usually offer what the average person would consider ‘deals’, but if you’re looking to save a little off the top of their high-quality products then you may be interested in checking out their refurbished products sale.
In the refurbished section, you’ll be able to save up to 15% off on a refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro, and depending on the size of the processor, you could be saving up to $530 on your MacBook Pro.
Here is a line up of the deals that Apple is offering:
- Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Retina display – Space Grey/Silver, now $2,549 (was $2,999)
- Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Retina display – Space Grey/Silver, now $2,969 (was $3,499)
- Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Retina display – Space Grey, now $3,399
- Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Retina display – Space Grey/Silver, now $3,709
- Refurbished 15.4-inch MacBook Pro 2.9GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with Retina display – Space Grey, now $4,559
Apple offers FREE shipping on all refurbished products.
Click here to begin shopping at Apple.
Have you ever tried to recreate the fabled Big Mac sauce from McDonald’s Canada? I know I have. And it seems no matter how many times you add or subtract a little bit of vinegar here, a 1/4 tsp. of BBQ sauce there, you can never seem to get it just right. There’s always something that’s just off the mark. Well, soon your McDonald’s sauce craving heart will want no more, as McDonald’s Canada announced yesterday that they’re sauces, including Big Mac, Filet-O-Fish and McChicken, are going to be made available in grocery stores, and very soon.
The announcement came on their Twitter and Instagram, where the company gave no firm date but said to expect the sauces to be on your shelves by “this spring”.
Have you ever tried to make McDonald’s ‘secret sauces’ and will you be lining up to grab these goodies off the shelves when they launch in your local grocery store?
The Hudson’s Bay Canada has a great little collection of clearance deals going on in their home section where you can save up to 40-60% off on things like towels, bathrobes, hand vacuums and other small appliances. These deals are only going to be available for a limited time, and if you dig through a little you can really find some significant discounts.
Within the home appliance sale I was able to find this fabulous GROSCHE Bremen Manual Coffee Grinder on sale for just $29.39, though before it was being sold for $41.99. And if you’re looking for a small but practical vacuum cleaner, you may want to check out this ROWENTA Delta Force Hand Vacuum which is on sale for almost half off the regular price, and is now just $89.99 (reg. $199.99).
The home bed and bath sale has a number of great deals on hand towels, bath towels, and bathrobes, so if you’re in need of updating your bathroom accessories, I suggest you head over here. For instance, this GLUCKSTEINHOME Border Stripe Hand Towel is being sold for $9.60 (reg. $24), this LAUREN RALPH LAUREN Wescott Cotton Wash Cloth is being sold for just $8.40 (reg. $14), and this CHARISMA Cotton Blend Wash Cloth is being sold for just $4.50 (reg. $15).
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 at the Hudson’s Bay Canada.
The Home Depot Canada isn’t just getting amped for spring, but are actually getting themselves – and you – prepared for summer cookouts with their most recent offer. Right now, the Home Depot is offering FREE shipping on all Weber Genesis, Spirit and Summit BBQs.
In addition to this offer, the Home Depot is also hosting a major appliance sale where you can save up to 40% off on dishwashers, ovens, dryers, and washing machines.
Within the major appliance sale, most of the pieces are on sale for between 15-35%, but I was able to find some really steep discounts where appliances were on sale for up to 40% off. For instance, this Samsung 5.2 cu. ft. white front load washer is currently on sale for $898, though before it was being sold for $1,498 (a 40% discount). Or this 5.9 cu. ft. Free-Standing Electric Range with Steam Clean and True Convection in Stainless Steel is on sale right now for just $898, though before it was being sold for $1,498 too.
Within the BBQ offer, you can pick up BBQs by Weber for anywhere between $279-$1,199, but no matter how much you’re spending on your summer cookout essentials, you’ll be able to save on the shipping as its being offered for FREE. Shipping and handling is usually calculated by weight and dimensions of the item you’re buying, and with BBQs, which can be quite heavy and awkwardly shaped, the shipping can become quite expensive. But right now you can buy this big guys with free shipping.
The major appliance sale will be ending on April 12, 2017.
Click here to begin shopping here at Home Depot.
It’s friends and family sale season, and Naturalizer Canada isn’t going to be left out of this awesome deal giving season. Right now at Naturalizer Canada you can take advantage of their friends and family sale where you can save 30% off on your entire purchase when you enter the aptly named promo code, BFF2017, at checkout.
What I really appreciate about Naturalizer and their sales like this one is that they rarely restrict you from using discount promo codes in the sale section, and this sale holds true to their history. I was able to find these Bankston Black Leather sandals in the sale section, discounted by 69% off at just $39.99 (was $129.99). When you add on the extra 30% off, these shoes are further reduced to being just $27.99!
Naturalizer will be offering this promo code until March 28th, 2017.
The shipping and handling at Naturalizer is $6.50 for your first item, and for each extra item it will $2 extra.
Click here to begin shopping at Naturalizer Canada.
Have you been looking to get back into shape, but don’t want to stick the same, old workout plan? Or maybe you’ve been itching to try a new restaurant in your area, but haven’t been able to justify spending the extra change on a night out. Well then this deal from Groupon Canada is one that may catch your eye, whether it’s fitness or fine fare that you’re looking for as until March 24th, 2017 Groupon will be running a promo code, BEST3, that will save you an extra 20% off on local deals such as restaurants, spas, and more.
I was able to use the promo code offer on this awesome deal of one month unlimited yoga at Moksha Yoga Markham, which has already been discounted by 72% off the usual price of $165 and is now being sold for $59. However, when you add on the promo code BEST3 at checkout, you’ll be able to save an additional 20% off, making your total for the month of yoga just $47.20. Even if you only make it to one class a week, that would still make each class cost just $11.80, which is still a really good deal since most drop-in yoga classes are anywhere between $18-$25.
Groupon will also only offer a maximum discount of $50 and you will only be allowed to use the promo code for a maximum of three times per customer.
Click here to begin shopping at Groupon Canada.
Sears Canada is offering a flash sale today on home furnishings where you can save up to 40-50% off on select products, depending where you’re shopping in the sale. If you go into the window furnishings sale, you can save up to 50% off on things like tiebacks, curtains, blinds and more. And if you are in the bedding sale, you can save up to 40% off on items like comforter sets, pillows, bed sheets and more.
Within the bedding sale, I was able to find this great deal on a 12-piece comforter set, which is now being sold for just $119.99 (reg. $199.99). The 12-piece set will include everything you could every imagine needing for a bed: 1 comforter, 2 pillow shams, 2 Euro shams, 1 bedskirt, 3 accent cushions and one 3-piece quilt set consisting of 1 quilt and 2 pillow shams.
In the window sale, you’re sure to find a lot of really great deals, but this once caught my attention as I was scrolling through. This 2-Pack Blackout Grommet Panels – Curtain is currently being sold for just $24.98, though before it was being sold for nearly double that at $49.97.
Sears Canada is only offering this flash sale for today.
Sears offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $99 or more.
Click here to begin shopping at Sears Canada.
Hudson’s Bay Canada is offering a flash sale today that will make all the ladies fairly happy I’m certain. For today only, until 11:59pm EST, the Hudson’s Bay will be discounting women’s dresses, swimwear, handbags & wallets, plus much more! There is no promo code required, simply shop the sale and add what looks good to you to your cart and you’ll get the savings. Simple as that!
If you’re looking to do some spring updating of your wardrobe, then this sale is surely the best place to start. I was able to find some amazing deals on spring dresses, like this Rhea Off-the-shouler printed midi dress (now only $68.60, was $98), which would look so very chic if you were to pair it with this London Fog Midi Trench Coat, now only $182 (was $260).
And of course, no new outfit would be complete without a new handbag to pull the look together. There are a number of hot finds in the handbag sale, but I thought this Armani Exchange perforated reversible tote would go perfectly with the trench coat and dress. And since the bag is reversible, you’d technically be getting two bags for the price of one, which is on sale right now for just $105 (was $140).
Hudson’s Bay Canada 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.
The Gap Canada Friends and Family sale is usually one of my favourite deals that Gap offers, and this year you can get it a bit earlier by using the promo code GAPFRIENDS at checkout. The sale hasn’t officially started, but I tested out the code and it’s already live so you can begin saving 40% off on everything plus receive FREE shipping on your orders.
One of the things that I love most about this sale is that you can use it on already reduced merchandise, meaning that you’re savings will be more than what the 40% off promo code provides you with. For instance, this Modal spacedye tie dress is on sale for $58.99 (reg. $74.99), but with the extra promo code discount it will be further reduced to being just $35.39.
Gap Canada will only be offering the Family and Friends sale for a limited time.
Click here to begin shopping at Gap Canada online.
The five little stars on your favourite black and red streaming service will be no more come the end of the month. Netflix announced that they would doing away with the traditional five star rating system in lieu of a simple thumbs up or thumbs down option.
The company said that when they tested the new system in trials they got 200% more responses than they did with the original star ranking system. Essentially meaning more data to curate your preferences, and make your use experience more personalized.
Netflix says that this new system will also be part of a new initiative that they are testing out where they will match specific shows and movies to a users profile. The system will work similar to Rotten Tomatoes, where it will give you a percentage point about how ‘good’ or ‘bad’ a fit is, except it will be personalized to your preferences and not a universal one.
The company said that most customers, over 50%, had ranked more than 50 titles. But they’re hoping that with this new thumb system – similar to the ‘likes’ on social media platforms – people will be more willing to give feedback on their preferences.
Some people in forums around the web have begun voicing their complaints about this new system, saying that just because you watch the same silly movie or TV show over and over again, does not necessarily equate that you like that thing better than other movies or shows you only watch once.
The background noise movies/TV shows, as we’ll call them, are ones that users say they like to put on when they come home from work to wind down, but aren’t high quality or subjectively better in their opinions than other shows that require a little more thought and attention. They fear that this new system will be skew their preferences because of habits like this.
Netflix is planning on launching the new system at the end of the month.
You may have read this Toronto Star/Ryerson School of Journalism investigation the other day in the paper, but in case you missed it, here’s what you need to know about the private health clinics that have been cropping up around Ontario in the past few years.
Expensive health clinics in Ontario, with some costing up to $4,500 annually, are forcing what some experts in the public health policy field fear is a two tiered public health system in Ontario. The clinics include the same coverage provided by OHIP, but in addition to the regular services provided, the private clinics also offer services like 24-hour access to personal physicians, annual physicals, lifestyle assessments, shorter wait times for MRIs, blood tests and even Vitamin D testing.
By having these more expensive clinics available, it is not only sending more physicians from the public into the private sector, which will only further contribute to longer wait times for patients, but it also sends the message that the current system that is being offered by OHIP is second best.
“It contributes to an ethos that the public system is not delivering the highest quality . . . We need to push back against this myth that having extra testing is harmless. The potential for harm is very great,” said Dr. Danielle Martin, a family physician in Toronto, in an interview with Metro.
The potential for harm is indeed great. Patients attending these extra-care clinics are receiving annual – sometimes quarterly – physicals that can include additional testing that may not be required. Take for instance an MRI. These are expensive tests, but, more importantly, frequent MRIs can cause damage to the body that should not be incurred unless medically necessary.
In the campaign Choosing Wisely – a Canadian campaign designed to keep patients aware of when they need or don’t need testing – they argue that more testing does not equal a healthier, happier patient. In fact, unnecessary testing can lead to more exposure to harmful risks that may actually cause the patient to become ill. For instance, patients should not be receiving more than one colonoscopy every five to ten years, unless an irregular polyp appears or this is a risk for disease in your family the site says.
Choosing Wisely goes on to explain that overuse of this expensive and invasive medical test can sometimes lead to tears in the colon, inflammation, infection, heavy bleeding and even “problems in people with heart or blood- vessel disease”.
Another major problem with this two tiered system is that regular doctors working in the public sector are seeing patients go into the private clinics for the expensive tests, but then coming back into the public system to receive treatment for fairly regular abnormalities, which ultimately unnecessarily burdens the public system.
In the interview with Metro News, Dr. Martin went on to say how private clinics commonly won’t refer patients to specialists or order additional tests because it falls “outside their scope”.
“It’s actually the part of me that is most offended by these practices — as soon as you get sick, nobody wants to take care of you anymore,” she said in an interview with Metro.
Most of the experts interviewed by Metro and the Star say that, as it stands, these clinics are not doing anything technically illegal. At the moment, these clinics are uniquely positioned in a somewhat legal and moral ‘grey’ area.
“This is the challenge of allowing a fringe of private enterprise in what is supposed to be a comprehensive public service for medically necessary care,” said Bernard Dickens, professor emeritus of health law and policy at the University of Toronto, in an interview with Metro News.
These clinics are allowing the wealthy in Ontario to buy their way to the front of the line, and that is something that the clinics may have to adjust, or they may be risking the future security of public health care in Ontario.
Clinics mentioned in the Toronto Star Investigation:
- Medcan Clinic: $3,300/year
- Executive Health Care: $4,500/year
- Medisys: $2,250/year
- Healthcare 365: $3,300/year
Click here to read the full investigation from the Toronto Star.
Sephora Canada has rounded up a bunch of great freebies for those of you who like to do your makeup shopping online. To qualify for these freebies you will, for the most part, need to spend a qualifying minimum of $25, which really isn’t a hard minimum to meet at a place like Sephora, but if you need help I suggest you check out the big beauty sale section.
To qualify for these freebies, you will also have to be a Beauty Insider, which is free to join and you can learn more about here.
- get a FREE Makeup Forever Ultra HD Microfinishing Loose Powder mini when you spend $25+ and enter the code GETLOOSE at checkout
- buy select Gucci fragrances and receive a FREE Gucci Bamboo Body Lotion and Shower Gel Deluxe Sample Set when you enter the code BAMBOO at checkout
- get a FREE Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Eye Crayon Eyeliner sample when you spend $25+ and enter the code EYECONIC
- get a FREE Bobbi Brown Art Stick Liquid Lip sample when you spend $25+ and enter the code ARTSY at checkout
- get a FREE Teint Idole Ultra Wear Camouflage Concealer mini and Visionnaire Eye Cream mini when you spend $25+ and enter the code EYEPICK2 at checkout
Plus, you can pick up to three free samples to add to your cart with no minimum spend requirement.
Sephora Canada offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $50 or more.
Click here to begin shopping at Sephora Canada.
American Eagle Outfitters Canada is offering a number of hot deals right now to kick off the season of sunshine and fun. Most of these deals will only be running for a limited time, so you had better move quickly on deals you see right now that you like as there is no specified date for when they will be ending.
Since there are so many deals going on at American Eagle Outfitters, I’ve decided to simply list the various offers so that you can easily navigate to where you’d like to be saving:
In the clearance sale at AEO, I was able to find this great little black dress, which would work well for transitioning to the new season, for just $23.28 (reg. $46.56) and this men’s striped pocket crew tee for just $13.31 (reg. $33.24).
American Eagle Outfitters offers FREE shipping on all orders that are $50 or more.
Click here to begin shopping at American Eagle Outfitters Canada.
Do you find yourself in some desperate need of some TLC? I find that winter always wears me down, and by the time spring rolls around – which officially kicks off today! – my body and mind aren’t feeling all that ‘springy’. Fortunately, places like Groupon Canada offer great deals on things to do that can help kick your body and mind back into gear. But what’s even better is that right now Groupon is actually offering a promo code OFF that will save you up to $30 extra on things to do, restaurants, outings, massages and more.
To get the promo code offer, you will have to first pick a qualifying local deal, for me, that was 10 classes at Redwood Hot Yoga. Next, you’ll have to enter the promo code, OFF, which will save you $5 off if your spending $20+, $10 off when you spend $40+, $15 off when you spend $60+, or $30 off when you spend $100+. I was able to get 10 classes of hot yoga for just $43, though normally these classes would’ve cost $150 at retail cost!
Remember, you can only use this promo code a maximum of three times per paying customer and it will expire on March 21st, 2017.
Click here to begin shopping at Groupon Canada.
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