There is no Optimum promotion at Shoppers Drug Mart this weekend, so if you were holding off buying something in hopes of a 20x promotion, you may want to shop tomorrow using the coupon for 18,5000 points when you spend $75.

You can however get some free points next week!  Update your profile at shoppersdrugmart.ca/update using promo code 0114 (the box is right at the top of the page) and get 2000 bonus Optimum points.  This promo code will not work until Saturday and points for these offers are usually added on the 15th of the month following the offer but they will send you a confirmation email with the date.  The promo code should work until next Friday when the flyer offers expire.

Last time there was no major promotion, most people received a 20x offer by email on Friday in their personalized offers, so make sure you check them before shopping.

Thanks to The__Rock and Tioma for this information.

For the next 24 hours VIA Rail is having incredible savings on some of its routes. I looked at the prices and they are cheaper than the Via Rail “Escape” prices which are already ridiculously cheap. Travel/ticket must be between Wednesday, January 15 and Tuesday, January 21, 2014, inclusive. You need to buy your ticket before midnight today, Tuesday, January 14, 2014.

• Ottawa to Montréal $29   $23
• Toronto to Windsor $39   $29
• Toronto to Niagara Falls $21   $15
• London to Windsor $31   $22

Click here for details on this VIA Rail Promo

Today’s The Source Deal of the Day is the Headrush Vibration Speaker for only $15.99.This deal ends today January 22nd, 2014. This is a sweet price compared to the regular retail value of $39.99.

Turn any surface into a speaker with the Headrush Vibration Speaker! This little vibration speaker will allow you to turn anything from a drinking glass to a table top into a speaker. Attach the Headrush Vibration Speaker to your Smartphone or MP3 player.

Deals are limited in quantity, so steal the deal before it’s all sold out. This Source Daily Deal is available online only. You will also receive FREE Standard Shipping on any order over $20 if you add something else small to your order.

Get the Headrush Vibration Speaker from The Source for only $15.99 here.

Walmart Canada currently has two of the Hot Wheels Mighty Minis Playsets on clearance sale for only $10 each!  These play sets are regularly priced at $19.95. These new Hot Wheel play sets from Walmart offer two different Hot Wheel Worlds to explore the new mighty mini scale and stunts.

Purchase these two Hot Wheels Mighty Minis Playset on clearance at Walmart:

• Hot Wheels Mighty Minis Playset- Monster Mutt Dog Pound
• Hot Wheels Mighty Minis Playset – Hot Wheels Test Facility

Order these Hot Wheels Mighty Mini Playsets from Walmart.ca for only $10 each and you will receive them at your door within 3 business days. You will also enjoy FREE Standard Shipping!

Effective January 13, 2014 standard lettermail for items weighing up to 30 g and mailed within Canada was supposed to go up from 63 cents to 65 cents. However for a limited time only you can still send stand lettermail at a reduced rate of 63 cents. I’m guessing they probably printed way too many $0.63 stamps and needed to get rid of them. This is a limited time offer while quantities last and Canada Post may terminate it at any time.

Effective January 13, 2014, for a limited time only, Canada Post is accepting all standard lettermail items weighing up to 30 g and mailed within Canada at a reduced rate of $0.63, subject to the terms of this Offer. By participating in this Offer, you agree to the following: Canada Post has the right to limit quantities and can terminate this Offer at any time.

As for the Canada Post Prices for 2014 effective January 13, 2014, they are as follows:

That’s the first time I hear of a promo from Airbnb and I’m very excited about this! Before I get into the details of the promo allow me to introduce Airbnb to those of who don’t know what it is. Airbnb is a site that provides a platform for anyone to rent out unoccupied living space and other short-term lodging to guests. So let’s say you have a guest room that’s not being used in your house. You can go onto Airbnb and rent it out and make money out of it. On the other hand let’s say you’re travelling to New York City (or any other city in Canada or worldwide) and want to find  accommodation that’s cheaper than hotels. You can log onto Airbnb and find “hosts” in that city and then book your stay. It’s a very neat concept and I’ve personally used it a few times in the past. It’s also very safe because Airbnb requires that hosts and guests submit a verified government ID to them to ensure everyone’s safety.

Now onto the Airbnb promo code!  Book your first Airbnb trip between January 13 – 17, 2014 for travel by March 31, 2014, and get one night of your stay for free when you book at least two nights (value up to $300). Use Airbnb coupon code ONENIGHT.

Airbnb Promo Details:

The discount is valid only for guests who have never completed a booking on Airbnb. To receive the discount, you must book via the Airbnb website with promo code ONENIGHT and successfully complete Airbnb’s Verified ID process prior to booking. You must complete a booking (including host acceptance) using the code between 12:00am PST (California time) on January 13 and 11:59pm PST (California time) on January 17. The discount applies to one night of your stay up to a maximum of USD$300. The cost of “one night” is calculated by averaging the base reservation rate for each night, excluding taxes or other fees charged by your host, such as cleaning fees. Your stay must be at least two nights in length at the same listing, and must begin no later than 11:59pm PST (California time) on March 31, 2014. Limit one discount per new user. The offer is valid for a single use and is not transferrable to another user or redeemable for cash. If your booking later qualifies for a refund, the maximum refund you may receive is the amount you actually paid. The code cannot be used for bookings made through Airbnb’s mobile apps. The code may not be combined with another Airbnb coupon or discount code. Host payouts will not be affected by permissible guest use of the code. Airbnb reserves the right to any remedy, including denial of the discount or cancellation of your account or reservations, if fraud, tampering, violations of Airbnb’s Terms of Service or technical errors are suspected.

Click here for this Airbnb promo

Gap Canada has an exclusively new online offers.

• Save up to 80% when you take an extra 50% off sale styles.
• Save 40% on regular price styles.

These Gap Canada offers are valid online only until Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 11:59 PM EST. Enter the Coupon code GAPCSAVE at checkout to get your discount.

Click here to get Gap Canada online offers.

Banana Republic Canada has an exclusively online offer TODAY only. Take 40% off full-priced items and save an extra 50% off sale styles. This Banana Republic offer is valid online today Tuesday, January 14, 2014until 11:59 PM EST. Enter the Coupon code BRWINTER at checkout to get your discount.

Click here to get Banana Republic online offer.

Target Canada has a new printable coupon available this afternoon. Save $3 on the purchase of any one (1) FINISH QUANTUM, POWERBALL, or GELPACS, and size or variety. This is a SmartSource printable therefore the limit of two prints per computer applies.

If this is a product you use, you may want to print off two off these coupons while they last. These coupons can be combined with other Finish manufacturer coupons for extra savings at Target Canada stores.

Click here to print your coupon.

Forum member Tioma has been kind enough to upload many of the Quebec flyers to our forum this week! Thanks to Tioma the following flyers are now available to be viewed:

• Walmart
• Pharmaprix
• Brunet
• Metro
• IGA
• Uniprix
• Giant Tiger
• Michael’s
• Familyprix
• Les Aliments M&M
• Canadian Tire

Wow that’s quite the list! Click the links above to have a look at the full flyers. Thanks again to Tioma for her efforts.

A new hidden printable coupon is available. Save $5 on your next purchase of MegaRed Extra Strength Omega-3 Krill Oil. This coupon is available through SmartSource.ca, and may be printed twice per computer.

Click here to get your coupon.

Along with the free samples we mentioned early (still available, get yours here), Finish have a new printable coupon for $3 off any Finish Quantum, Powerball or GelPacs on our SmartSource coupon portal – valid on any size and any variety so you can use them on the smaller packs that retail for about $7-8 at regular price!

Click here to get your coupon, as with most smartsource coupons you can print two per computer.

As I mentioned earlier, I got the chance to try out Sally Hansen’s Complete Salon Manicure from Influenster. They sent me three colours to try and I took off Jaded today and used the other two. I went straight for Jaded since I loved the colour and it is a little different than the classic red of Red My Lips and the vampy plum of Pat on the Black. I was a little disappointed at first, the first coat of Jaded was very thin and streaky. It is meant to have a gel finish but the streakyness didn’t have the classic look of gel where you can wear it without full opacity. It did however get much better with each coat, it took 4 for full opacity but looked great. The gel/creme finish meant it wasn’t really thick with 4 coats too. I wore it for 3 days, nowhere near the full 10 days the advertising says but I am hard on my nails and with the exception of a cured gel manicure, nothing is lasting 10 days on my nails. The included base coat does seem to work as I had no yellowing of the nails and green/blue nail polish often discolours my nails.

After removing Jaded, I went for Red My Lips with Pat on the Black as an accent nail as it is quite dark for every day use for me. The finish worked much better on these colours and only two coats of red and 3 of Pat on the Black were needed, they are not as streaky and the formula really works for the colours. All of Sally Hansen’s Complete Salon Manicure nail polishes come in a fairly large bottle with a nice wide brush. Red can be a mess to apply and looks cheap if you get it everywhere so I was happy to find the brush was so accurate and not needing as many brush strokes helped stop the formula from streaking.

WIN IT:

We have a $25 Shoppers Drug Mart gift card to give away so that you can try Sally Hansen’s Complete Salon Manicure yourself (or use it for anything you want at Shoppers Drug Mart).  All you have to do is reply to this post letting us know which three colours you would like to try.  You can find a list with images of the colours here.  Entries will close at 11:59pm on Thursday 16 January ET.  One entry per person/IP address.

The winner is Autumn with this comment

If you didn’t get out to Shoppers Drug Mart this weekend for the promotion, you have another chance for more Optimum Points on Wednesday with this printable coupon for 18500 points when you spend $75 or more on almost anything in the store.

Excludes prescription purchases, products that contain codeine, non-pointable items, tobacco products (where applicable), lottery tickets, stamps, transit tickets and passes, event tickets, gift cards, prepaid card products and Shoppers Home Healthcare locations. Offer applies to photofinishing services that are picked up and paid for on the day of the offer only. Not to be used in conjunction with any other points promotions or offers.

Points will be added by end of day on 22 January.  Click here for this coupon

Lindt Canada is giving away $10,000 in instant chocolate prizes and many $2 coupons. You are also entered for a chance to win a trip for 2 to Switzerland. Hurry this won’t last for long.

Click here to get your instant Lindt prize