The special 20x day is finally here! If you’re on the chain remember that you won’t get any referral points unless you actually shop today and spend $50 or more. Also don’t forget to take your 20x coupon.

Here’s an idea of what you could buy from Shoppers today:

• Milk is reasonably priced at SDM
• Valentines chocolate and gifts are still on sale at some stores
• Easter and Saint Patricks chocolate
• Tissue (the Life brand tissue quality is fine and inexpensive)
• Diapers, baby food, wipes, etc.
• Vitamins – you’ll almost always find some vitamins on sale at SDM
• Tylenol, Aspirin and other OTC durgs
• Electronics – yes, beleive it or not most SDM stores sell iPods, digital cameras, etc.

You can also read Shoppers Drug Mart flyer here online before leaving

Enjoy your optimum point hunting and when you’re back leave a comment telling us what you got from Shoppers 🙂

The MASTER CHOICE Mammoth Beef Burger is on sale at A&P / Dominion for $4.99 in this week’s flyer. You can save an extra $1 by using this coupon. An awesome deal for these delicious burgers and right before the BBQ season.

Click here to read the A&P / Dominion flyer

This is by far one of the best Via Rail deals I’ve come across. If you use your visa card and book online you save 35% and there’s no catch 🙂

Purchase your ticket online with your Visa card and obtain a 35% discount on the adult Regular fare in Comfort class aboard VIA Rail trains anywhere across Canada. Enter your E-mail address on the VIA Rail information page and you will receive an email from VIA Rail with an eCoupon code. Use the eCoupon code to reserve online for your discounted fare on travel before June 30, 2007.

For more details and to get this Via Rail Visa discount click here 

Expires June 30, 2007

Travelling soon?

Here is an awesome VIA Rail Canada discount for students

Click here to get a 50% VIA RAIL e-coupon

(expires April 30, 2007)

Submit a photo of the weirdest thing you have at home!

Click here to view the submitted photos so far

The top 5 contestants will win the following prizes:

• 1st place: $25 Shoppers Drug Mart or Indigo/Chapters or Cara gift card
• 2nd place:$20 Shoppers Drug Mart or Cara gift card
• 3rd place: $15 Cara gift card
• 4th place: $10 Shoppers Drug Mart or Cara gift card
• 5th place: $10 Shoppers Drug Mart or Cara gift card

Submissions are open till the end of February. Please email me your photo to

In Forbes “World’s Fattest Countries”, Canada ranked as the 35th fattest country in the world. 61.1% of Canadian adults aged 15 and over are overweight.

Here’s the Forbes list of World’s fattest countries

Individuals or families with total income of $25,000 or less can prepare and file their income tax for free at ufile.ca.

This is mentioned in ufile.ca’s FAQs.

The Canadian Federation of Students and UFile.ca have joined together to provide FREE online tax preparation and filing for all Canadian post-secondary students.

Use the following Canadian Federation of Students “Free for Students” special offer code:

FAY1493 

Click here for more details on this UFile.ca offer

Bring a companion (either a child or an adult) for 75 percent off ($15 minimum one-way and $30 return, plus GST) when you buy one adult, senior or student ticket with a minimum value of $60 one-way or $120 return at the regular walk-up price at least three days in advance of travel. Offer good for both one-way and round-trip tickets.

Click here for more details on the Greyhound Canada Companion Discount

• You took plastic cartoon lunch boxes to school.
• You remember reading “Goosebumps”
• You had at least one Tamagotchi, GigaPet or Nano and brought it everywhere
• You watched the original Care Bears, My Little Pony, and Ninja Turtles
• Yikes pencils and erasers were the stuff!
• You remember when the new Beanie Babies and talking Elmo were always sold out.
• You used to wear those stick on earings, not only on your ears, but at the corners of your eyes.
• You know the Macarena by heart.
• You know that “WOAH” comes from Joey from “Blossom” and that “How Rude!” comes from Stephanie from “Full House”
• You remember when it was actually worth getting up early on a Saturday to watch cartoons.
• You always wanted to send in a tape to America’s Funniest Home Videos… but never taped anything funny.
• You remember New Kids on The Block when they were cool.

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[Source: QuoteLand]

Greyhound Canada is offering a whole bunch of student passes and discounts. You need to present your student ID to get these passes for the prices below.
Greyhound Canada Student Passes:

Greyhound Canada Student Discounts

Student Price Card: The Student Price Card entitles you to 25% off regular adult fares when you present a valid student ID.

ISIC: Students with a valid International Student Identity Card (ISIC) receive 25% off an adult ticket. Discounts for student cards apply to adult regular one-way or return fares only.

Companion Fares: Save big when you travel with a buddy. Buy one regular fare ticket and get the second ticket for 75% off ($15 minimum one-way and $30 round trip, plus GST).

Compassion Discount: A 20% discount is available for passengers traveling to/from the funeral of an immediate family member.

This membership is good if you’re a regular Body Shop customer. Otherwise it’s not worth spending $10 on the membership:
The $10 Club Membership allows you these benefits:

• 10% off all purchases from The Body Shop for one year including The Sale and all Value Offers
• A birthday gift when you come in during your birthday month, retail value up to $10 (if you provided us with your birthday)
• Exclusive updates on what’s happening in our shops
• Special offers by e-mail (if you provided us with an e-mail address)
• Customer appreciation days
• Rewards with fourth and eighth qualifying purchase* **
• A gift on the 4th eligible* purchase of more than $25.00 (maximum Gift retail value of $15)
• A gift on the 8th eligible* purchase of more than $25.00 (maximum retail value $25) and free Membership renewal for a year on 8th eligible purchase starting on that date
  

Click here for more details on “The Body Shop Love Your Body Club”

Buy any 3 different Dove products and get a free pocket digital camera. This is part of Dove’s interesting yet controversial campaign for real beauty.

Click here for more details on this free digital camera offer from dove

Thought I’d keep everyone up-to-date of the Shoppers Drug Mart chain progress so far.

Things have been going nice and smoothly. Thank you everyone for your patience during the sign up process and thanks for preparing everything before contacting me 🙂

You can view the chain status and who is on the chain here

I’m still be adding many more people and will continue to do so all the way until March 3rd. If you want to join the chain please add [email protected] to your msn messenger list and let me know when you’re ready.

Please read the details and FAQs here

Happy Optimum Points hunting 😉