The Bay day new deal has been announced. Save 40% on women’s swimwear and 60% off hardside luggage. Get 40% off regular-priced women’s swimwear and covers-up by Christina La Blanca, Be Creative, Silhouette solution and Point Zero. Also, Save 60% on hard-side luggage collections by London Fog, Heys, Samsonite, Travel Pro, International and more. This offer is valid until Thursday, April 25, 2013 online.

Get free stan­dard ship­ping when you use your HBC Mas­ter­Card or HBC Credit Card on a total pur­chase amount of $45. Also, get free stan­dard ship­ping on a total pur­chase amount of $99 or more in all depart­ments with any other ten­der.

While getting anything for free is excellent, most SmartCanucks members hold onto their free product coupons (FPCs) until they can make even more from them – you can use them on items with bonus points, for items with more coupons on it and in some cases towards minimum spend requirements for promotions (not at Shoppers Drug Mart).

Including tax, ErinsMom paid only $6.88 for everything pictured and received 9 Airmiles and coupons for five free Blizzards from Dairy Queen and five free drinks at Orange Julius.

• Kraft Shredded Cheese $3.99 – $1 coupon X 2 = $5.98
• Lean Cuisine Fresh Inspirations $ 4.29 X 6 (6 FPCs) = $0
• Orville ready to eat Popcorn $2.99 X 2 (2 FPCs)= $0
• Apple Cinnamon Cheerios $5.19 X 5 (5 FPCs) = $0

Click here to read her full brag

We have discussed this before on SmartCanucks and likely will again, but the topic came up on our facebook page yesterday.

Do you think it is ok to snack before paying in the grocery store?  Does this differ for you if it is a bulk item compared to a single priced item?

A few weeks back I saw a woman bring her banana skin to checkout with a 2nd banana, she handed both to the cashier and said “I ate the banana, it was around the same size as the other one, so just charge me for two”.  As usual, bananas are checked out by weight, so the cashier can’t just enter two x weight.  She countered by doing two weighs of the same banana.  She only had about five other items – would it have really killed her to wait to eat that banana.  She paid for it, which is much more than many people who like to ‘sample’ produce and bulk goods, but still…

Does your opinion change when it is a child? I know many people bring a snack for their child while shopping, but my neighbour was once stopped by loss prevention asking for the receipt for the snack bar her child was eating, which the store did sell in singles (which shows the issue of eating in the store is an issue for stores). But a snack can soothe a child and allow everyone to shop in peace.  Is it that big a deal to pay for the one item then shop?  Many stores have a customer service or hot food counter where you can pay for an item.

What about testing a grape to see how sweet they are before buying?  You can’t check a cookie from the box or a slice of bread from a loaf – all those grapes must add up to lost profit and higher prices?

What do you think? Do you snack/sample while shopping?  Cashiers and other store employees, how does your store handle this?

Swarovski Canada has a special offer for Mother’s Day. Save up to 30% off selected sets.

This special offer includes 5 sets ranging in price from $100 to $200.

• Heloise set for $160 (reg. was $200)
• Lavender set for $149.99 (reg. was $180)
• Mila set for $200 (reg. was $225)
• Nightingale set for $130 (reg was $165)
• Thank You Mom Charm set  for $100 (reg. was $140)

Click here to get this Swarovski special offer.

The Children’s Place Canada has a great Spring Clearance Blowout Sale. Save up to 60% off selected items. This Spring clearance blowout deal is available online only. The Children’s Place sale is valid on selected styles for both boys and girls for a limited time only.

Click here to get this The Children’s Place sale.

For a limited time, get a free deluxe mini perfume sample from Sephora Canada with any online purchase of $35 or more. Offer is valid for Beauty Insider Members only with coupon code TOPSCENTS at checkout. Choose from the following samples:

Dolce&Gabbana The One Desire Eau de Parfum (0.16 oz)
Chloe Chloe Eau de Parfum (0.17 oz)
Narciso Rodriguez For Her Eau de Toilette (0.25 oz)
Versace Bright Crystal Eau de Toilette (0.17 oz)
Clinique Happy Eau de Parfum (0.14 oz)

Offer is valid while supplies last, and shipping is free on orders of $75 or more. Click here to shop Sephora Canada.

There is a brand new coupon available through GoCoupons.ca. Save $1 on the purchase of new Activia Fat Free Yogurt Tub, 8 pack, or 12 pack. Click here to order your coupon.

Home Depot has a couple of nice offers on Weber propane barbecues right now.

The first is for the Weber Spirit Propane Barbecue E310 for $431.28. The price will show as $479.20 ($119.80 off regular price), but you can use the promo code HD29267 to save an additional 10% off that price.

The second is for the Weber Spirit E-310 NG which is selling for $467.28. The price on this one will show as $519.20 ($129.80 off the regular price), but again you can use the promo code HD29267 to save 10% off.

Both barbecues also ship for free, which is a pretty big deal considering their size and weight.

EB Games has some interesting trade in offers available right now including Dead Island: Riptide which you can play for just $1 a day. What this means is you can buy Dead Island: Riptide for $49.99 on the PS3 or XBOX 360 and then once you are done with it trade it in for $49.99 less $1 for everyday you kept it.

Another trade in offer just announced today is for Star Trek. You can trade in 2 games (worth $15 or more) and get $60 towards the game. The game retails for $59.99. You can also do the same offer for Injustice: Gods Among Us.

Also announced today is trade in 1 game (worth $15 or more) for Dragon’s Dogman: Dark Arisen.

A Full list of offers including the most wanted trade-in games can be viewed at the link above.

Good news for Smart Set shoppers! You can now shop Smart Set Canada online. For a limited time, they are offering free shipping and free returns on all orders, with no minimum required. Click here to shop smartset.ca.

Here are the deals starting April 25th for Checkout 51

• Any grocery trip over $60 – Cash back $1.00
• Maple Leaf bacon, 500 g or more, any variety – Cash back: $2.00
• JOHNSON’S® Baby, any JOHNSON’S® Baby product – Cash back: $1.00
• Kraft Dinner Smart, any Kraft Dinner Smart product – Cash back: $0.75
• Brita® Bottle With Filter, any Brita® Bottle purchase – Cash back: $3.00
• REACTINE®, any REACTINE® product – Cash back: $2.00
• Dempster’s bread, any sliced bread. – Cash back: $1.50
• Glade® Automatic Room Spray Starter Kit – Cash back: $2.00
• Glade PlugIns® Scented Oil Starter Kit – Cash back: $2.00
• Zax’s Bruise Cream, any Zax’s Bruise Cream product – Cash back: $4.00
• Kashi cereal, any hot or cold cereal – Cash back: $2.00
• Swanson’s Skillet Meals, any variety – Cash back: $1.50
• Silk beverages, any Silk Soy, True Almond, or True Coconut beverage, 946 mL or more – Cash back: $1.00

Great rebate on the Dempster’s bread!

Amazon.ca has the Bosch TAS4615UC8 Tassimo T46 Home Brewing System on sale for $69 (save 69% off). It also ships for free with super saver shipping.

There is also a $20 mail-in-rebate from Tassimo available that can be found here.

Product Features

Wow, this flyer week is taking us into May already.  Where has this year gone?

• Food Basics – thanks jemwars
• Foodland – thanks web3
• FreshCo – thanks jemwars
• Metro – thanks jemwars
• No Frills – thanks jemwars
• RCSS (ON) – thanks jemwars
• Shoppers Drug Mart – thanks The__Rock
• Sobeys – thanks jemwars

and some Quebec flyers from linasanred

• Canadian Tire
• Familiprix
• Jean Coutu
• Maxi
• Proxim

The last of the Earth Week coupons has been released by Yucatan Guacamole.  Click here to get a coupon for a free product –  only 4000 available, only through facebook and uses the Qples coupon printer.

Get a printable coupon for a  free Meow Mix Pate Toppers Cup through facebook & save.ca.

Click here to get this printable coupon.  Do stores near you accept printables for free items?

EDIT: Now available as a mail to home coupon with no additional coupons needed for mailing