This Saturday, May 9th there is an event that is not only free for the whole family, but also guarantees to deliver fun activities and displays that everyone in your group will enjoy. This event is the Birthday Bash at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, which is celebrating their 20th birthday.

The Bata Shoe Museum will be open from 10am to 4pm, with opening remarks from museum’s founder beginning at 12pm. Apart from getting to view the collection for free, your family will also be able to take part in a number of free arts and crafts activities that are scheduled throughout the day – including free face painting!

There will also be free birthday cake, so be sure to come with enough room for dessert.

Click here to learn more about the Bata Shoe Museum’s Birthday Bash.

This weekend at Shoppers Drug Mart Canada, on both Saturday, May 9th and Sunday, May 10th, you can get 18,500 Optimum bonus points when you spend $75 or more on almost anything in-store. The items that won’t qualify towards your $75 minimum are the standard non-paintable items, a full list of which you can read here

You should head over the the Shoppers Drug Mart flyer for this week to see if there are any deals on products that you could buy on either Saturday or Sunday to qualify towards your $75 minimum. If you do meet the minimum of $75, then your 18,500 Optimum bonus points will provide you with $25 worth of extra money to spend at Shoppers (you won’t be able to use these points on the same qualifying purchase though).

• Click here to learn more about the 18,500 Optimum Bonus points offer,
• or here to check out the Shoppers Drug Mart flyer.

It’s no secret that Canadian Tire has had their eyes on Target Canada’s retail stores for some time now, and when the American company announced that they would be closing their doors to Canadian shoppers back in January Canadian Tire wasted no time in working out a deal that would secure them some of their sought after real estate. In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 6th, Canadian Tire Corp. announced that they had reached a $17.7 million dollar deal (they are yet to release whether that number is in American or Canadian dollars) that would expand their store space across the country by 400,000 square feet.

Target officially closed all of their stores last April, and of those 133 Canadian Tire is set to take over the spaces of 12 locations from across the country, which include:

• Les Carrefours Rimouski, in Rimouski, Quebec
• Place Versailles, in Montreal, Quebec
• Hillside Centre, in Victoria, B.C.
• Village Green Mall, in Vernon, BC.
• Aurora Centre, in Aurora, Ontario
• Sudbury Super Mall, in Sudbury, Ontario
• Grant Park Shopping Centre, in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Driftwood Mall, in Courtenay, B.C.
• Tamarack Shopping Centre, in Cranbrook, B.C.
• Bayers Lake Power Centre, in Halifax, NS
• Northwest Centre, in Moncton, NB
• Place Alexis Nihon, in Montreal, Quebec

Canadian Tire believes they will be better able to satisfy their customer’s needs with these newly acquired spaces that are located in more convenient areas, and have more physical space which will ultimately allow them to restock with more popular products.

Click here to find the nearest retail Canadian Tire location to you.

For today only, you can pick up this Safety 1st onBoard 35 Car Seat in Black from Best Buy Canada for just $79.99, which is a remarkable price considering it was previously being sold for over double that price at $161.99. 

The Safety 1st is designed with young parents in mind, as it has an easy to use 5-point harness system to ensure that your baby stays locked in, and you stay stress ulcer free. The car seat can accommodate infants in a rear facing position that weigh between 4-35 pounds. Your baby will also have plenty of leg room while they grow into their car seat, as the Safety 1st onBoard 35 Car Seat has more seat pan depth than your average infant car seat, measuring 14-inches.

This sale on the Safety 1st onBoard 35 Car Seat will only be valid until the end of the day, ending at 11:59pm EST.

Click here to buy the Safety 1st onBoard 35 Car Seat in Black from Best Buy Canada.

Set yourself an alarm, as starting at 5pm EST and running until 9pm EST, you can shop online at Suzy Shier Canada to receive 40% off on all regular priced merchandise. This flash-sale will also include plus sizes, but it will only be available for four hours this evening.

While shopping through the new arrivals section, I found a number of pieces that I thought would be an excellent addition for my spring/summer wardrobe. For instance, this two tone lace dress with back straps would be a nice summer evening dress and will only be $24 during the 4-hour sale (normally $40).

If you’re looking for inexpensive summer accessories, Suzy Shier has hats, scarves and belts that are already very reasonably priced at their retail price. This two tone floppy hat (also comes in black) is normally sold for $20, meaning it will be just $12 tonight, and this dot fringed scarf will just be $6.60 (was $11).

Suzy Shier Canada offers free-shipping on all orders that are $100 or more.

Click here to begin shopping online at Suzy Shier Canada.

Back in April we posted about the updates that the Home Depot Canada had made for the months of April and May for their free workshops. In case you missed that post, we’re letting you know that while the April free workshops are done, May has some great free tutorials in store that will help get your outdoor living space ready for summer!

You will have to RSVP to the free workshops online at the Home Depot so that you can secure your spot, as these events can fill up pretty quick. The events that you can check out for this month at the Home Depot are:

• Saturday, May 9th at 10am: Build a Picket Fence Frame (2 hours)
• Wednesday, May 20th at 7pm: Build a Vertical Garden (1 hour)
• Sunday, May 24th at 1pm: Build a Deck (1 hour)

Click here to learn more about the FREE workshops at the Home Depot Canada.

The Visa Checkout deals that are sweeping across the web nowadays seem to be popping up in just about every corner you look, so much so that it may be worth while to get a Visa card simply for the convenience of the various offers made available on Visa Checkout. The most recent offer, is one at Chapters Indigo Canada where you can take 20% off your order when you use Visa Checkout to pay between May 4th and May 31st at 11:59pm EST.

Chapters Indigo will be offering this 20% off discount for all first time purchases made using Visa Checkout at Chapters Indigo, with the only exceptions being on the following products:

• Apple products and accessories
• gift cards
• Kate Spade
• LEGO
• Rosetta Stone products
• used books/music/DVDs

Seeing as the FitBit Flex is currently on sale for $20 off the regular price of $119.95, I thought this may make a good purchase to use on your first Visa Checkout purchase. With the extra 20% off from your Visa Checkout discount, your Fitbit will be brought down from the already reduced price of $99.95 to $79.96.

Another idea of where to use your Visa Checkout 20% discount would be within the home decor section, where select pieces are being sold for up to 75% off. For instance, this Hand-Painted 10″ Globe is on sale for $99 (was $149.50), which means that with the discount, that would make it $79.20, you would be saving a total of $70.30.

You will have a maximum purchase limit of $1,000 and you also have a fair bit of flexibility on what you can buy with the discount, so I’d suggest you shop around for a bit before you use your Visa Checkout discount (as it can only be used the one time!)

Chapters Indigo Canada offers free-shipping on all orders that are $25 or more.

• Click here to learn more about the Visa Checkout offer from Chapters, 
• or here to begin shopping online at Chapters Indigo.

This deal, while it is very hot, is not guaranteed to last for much longer. As of the time of this posting, there were only 6 of the Safeco Remedease Foot Cushions (5-pack) left in stock, which isn’t all to surprising considering the pack of 5 is on sale for just $56.95. While Amazon.ca says that the 5-pack would normally be sold for $292.69, the actual Safco website was selling the packs of 5 for $232. This means that at the very minimum you will be saving $175.05 if you were to buy this 5-pack of foot cushions from Amazon.ca.

This ergonomic footrest is designed to relieve tension from your feet and legs, and is actually shown to improve your posture, something a lot of forget about when the 3 o’ clock slumps rolls around. The nylon cover slip on this foot cushion is also machine washable, making keeping your workspace clean as easy as throwing this slip in the washing machine.

Since this pack is over $25, Amazon.ca will ship this item for free.

Click here to buy the Safeco Remedease Foot Cushions (5-pack) from Amazon.ca.

The Source Canada is offering an amazing price on the Samsung UN50H6350AFXZC 50″1080p Smart LED TV, as it has been brought down from $1,349.99 to the lucrative price of just $799.99. By purchasing this Samsung Smart LED TV from the Source you will be saving yourself $550. Even when I compared this price with the competitors, the Source proved to be the best deal available. Best Buy is selling the LED TV for $1,049.99 ($250 more than the Source’s price), Sears is selling it for $1,349.99 ($550 more than the Source) and Amazon.ca is selling it for $894.18, but its for a used model.

Not only will you be getting this TV for a great price, but you will also be getting a high-quality LED TV in exchange for the very reasonable $799.99 you are paying. The TV comes with a 1920 x 1080 resolution with 240 Clear Motion Rate, meaning you will get crystal clear precision for both web-browsing and HDTV viewing.

The Samsung UN50H6350AFXZC will also include:

• quad-core processor
• Wi-Fi
• Smart Hub
• Dolby MS10 DTS Studio Sound
• 4 HDMI ports and 3 USD ports
• 120Hz refresh rate

The sale on this TV will end on the Source on May 13th.

Click here to buy the Samsung UN50H6350AFXZC 50″1080p Smart LED TV from the Source Canada online.

Nobody enjoys cleaning the bathroom, but there certainly are some cleaning products that can ease the process from being dreadful to mildly tolerable. For the next time you clean your bathroom, you should try out Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner products as they are exactly the kind of product that will transform your bathroom cleaning experience. If you are hesitant about trying them out, you needn’t worry about expenses as Right@Home Canada has two money savings coupons available that will save you buckets of change on Scrubbing Bubbles products.

The first coupon that Right@Home has available is designed for those of you new to the Scrubbing Bubbles cleaning world, as when you buy a Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Brush Starter Kit you will receive a FREE Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Gels.

The second coupon that the coupon portal has available is an offer when you buy any Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner, you will receive one for FREE.

Both of these coupons are for print-at home and will be valid for a limited time.

Click here to print out your Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner coupons.

A nice little treat was found in this week’s flyer from Food Basics Canada where select $25 gift cards that they sell in-store will be reduced to $5 off. These gift cards would work well as a Mother’s Day present, or you could even pick up one for mom and one for yourself since you’ll be receiving $25 worth of product for just $20!

The participating stores that Food Basics is providing this $5 discount on $25 gift cards are:

• Gap
• Banana Republic
• Old Navy
• Gap Options
• babyGap
• Sears
• and Spafinder Wellness 365

This sale on $25 gift cards will be valid from today through till May 13th.

Click here to check out Food Basics flyer from this week.

Amazon Canada has a good offer. The Amazon Canada offer includes:

• Get One All 8 Cup Glass Stovetop Percolator, today for $18.99, list price $48.94, save $29.95 – 61% off + FREE shipping on order overs $25.

Product Features:

• Stovetop Percolator
• 8-Cup Coffee Maker
• Thermal-Shock Resistant
• Made from Lab-Quality Borosilicate Glass
• Product Built to North American Electrical Standards

This offer is valid for a limited time, while quantities last. Hurry

Click here to get Amazon Canada online offer.

For those of you who have little ones at home who follow Sofia the First in her hectic and always exciting adventures, you’ll be excited to learn that Disney Movie Rewards Canada has a new coupon available that will save you $6 on your next Sofia the First DVD purchase. This coupon is valid on Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy DVD, but to qualify for the $6 off you must buy the DVD in conjunction with another qualifying Disney Junior DVD.

The other DVD’s included in this offer that will save you $6 off on your Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy DVD are:

• Doc McStuffins: Cuddle Me Lambie
• Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Battle for the Book
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Winter Bow Show
• Sofia the First: Holiday in Enchancia
• Doc McStuffins: School of Medicine
• Sofia the First: The Floating Palace
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie-rella
• Henry Hugglemonster: Meet the Hugglemonsters
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Super Adventure
• Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Jake’s Never Land Rescue
• Sofia the First: Ready to be a Princess
• Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: The Wizard of Dizz
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey and Donald Have a Farm
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: I Heart Minnie
• Doc McStuffins: Time for Your Check Up
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Quest for the Crystal Mickey

This coupon from Disney Movie Rewards expires on May 30th, 2015 and it will only be valid for 2 prints per computer.

Click here to get your $6 off coupon for Sofia the First: The Curse of Princess Ivy DVD.

Carter’s OshKosh Canada is having a sale this weekend on everything in-store and online, though if you are shopping in-store remember to print out this coupon before heading out, otherwise you won’t be able to claim your 25% off. If you are shopping online, you will instead need to enter the promo code, BEST2015, to receive your discount but both the coupon and the promo code will expire on Sunday, May 10th at 11:59pm.

The 25% off offer from Carter’s OshKosh can be applied to both newly arrived stock, as well as clearance priced items. When sites allow you to mix and match both the new and the old, I like to try and combine the two to find great prices on outfits that are still relevant for the season.

Within the new arrivals section, I was able to find these cute OshKosh B’Gosh Heart Print Twill Shortalls for the very reasonable price of $22. When I was looking through the sale section for a matching t-shirt that could be worn with these shortalls, I found this Carter’s lace sleeve tee on sale for just $9.99 (was $12). Together, this outfit would normally come to a total of $31.99, but with the extra 25% off it would be brought down to $23.99.

Since the shipping and handling at Carter’s OshKosh is a flat rate of $8, my discount would essentially provide me with free-shipping (as that’s how much the 25% off provided me with).

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

WebSaver.ca has two new hidden printable coupons out right now that will save you a total of $4, should you use both of them during your next grocery and pharmacy trip. The first coupon they have available is on Jamieson Vitamins, more specifically on Jamieson Digestive Care Supplements. With this printable coupon you can save $2 off on your next purchase of Jamieson Digestive Care Supplements, which can include:

• Jamieson Digestive Care Daily Relief
• Jamieson Digestive Care Diarrhea Relief
• Jamieson Digestive Care Diarrhea Relief Kids

The second coupon that WebSaver.ca has tucked away from obvious sight is a $2 off coupon on Dempster’s Gluten Zero Bread. This coupon will provide you with $2 off on either Dempster’s Gluten Zero White or Whole Wheat Sliced Bread.

• Click here to get your Jamieson Digestive Care Supplement coupon,
• or here to get your Dempster’s Gluten Zero Bread coupon.