@Forever21

Even more awesome sales to check out this weekend!  Forever 21 is having a sale on their sale items.  They have items starting for as low as $2.99.  There are styles for both guys and gals on sale and there are lots of items to choose from.  Also, shipping is free on orders of $60 or more, so see if any friends want to order with you so you can all get free shipping.

Click here to shop the sale section at Forever 21.

Thanks to couponlady for letting us know about this sale.

@BRCanadaPR

Banana Republic has a new coupon code out.  From today until January 17, you can save an extra 40% on all women’s sale styles online only.  To get your discount enter coupon code BRC40SALE at checkout.  Remember, shipping is free on orders of $50 or more.

Click here to shop the women’s sale section at Banana Republic.

Thanks to couponlady for posting this sale!

The latest coupon from Royale on Facebook is LIVE!  Hurry and get your while they still have some.  It’s for $2 off 3ply toilet paper in packages of 8 rolls or more.

Click here to order yours.

Thanks to tarynottawa for posting this coupon.

@cineplexmovies

National Popcorn Day is January 19 and Cineplex wants you to celebrate with them!  You can get a free small popcorn with any drink purchase and Scene members will get double the points on admission.  I didn’t even know there was a National Popcorn Day, but now I’m excited about it!

Check out Cineplex online to see what movie you can see with your Free Popcorn!

Thanks to StarDancer for posting this deal for us!

I noticed in Wendy’s yesterday a big poster advertising their student special, buy 3 value menu items get one FREE. You can build yourself a pretty good meal using this deal as value menu includes a variety of items. Must present valid student ID to obtain offer.

Find a Wendy’s near you here.

@JoeFresh

There’s a new coupon from Joe Fresh that I think some of you might be interested in.  From now until January 27 you can save $10 on your purchase of $30 or more of Women’s Active Wear.  I could probably use a couple new tank tops and maybe another pair of yoga pants, so I think I’m going to check out what they have.

Click here to print your coupon.

Start the new year off right by saving one of my favourite yummy treats yougurt! Danone Canada is mailing out $20 worth of Activia coupons so you can start your own challege. Get yours here.

Activia is one of my favourite yogurts. Best flavour in my opinion is regular prune and the lemon dessert.

*Updated with Coupon details*

Just arrived in the mail, here are the details:

• Free Drinkable Activia with the purchase of any 12x100g, Expires: February 8, 2012
• $2 off any Activia fat-free, Valid February 9-22, 2012
• Free Activia Dessert with the purchase of any 12x100g, Valid Februay 23- March 7, 2012
• $2 off any 12x100g Activia, Expires June 7, 2012
• $2 off Activia 650g Prune flavour, Expires February 8, 2012
• $2 any Activia Fibre pack, Valid February 9-22, 2012
• $2 any 650g sweetened or unsweetened plain, Valid February 23- March 7, 2012
• $1 off any 650g Activa, Expires June 7, 2012

As you can see the expiry dates are spread throughout the year so you can’t use them all now.

@HollisterCo

Hollister has now reduced their Outerwear collection by up to 75% in store and online.  They have some cute jackets.  In addition to this sale, you can get 30% off their Spring collection by using coupon code 34983 at checkout.  If you are shopping online, standard shipping is $15 to Canada, so this would be a great opportunity to place an order with some friends and split the shipping cost.

Click here to shop at Hollister online.

@BathBodyWorksCA

Just in time for me to do some weekend shopping, there’s a new Bath & Body Works coupon!  This one lets you have $10 on purchases of $40 or more.  With the Hello Yellow sale still going on this coupon is really going to make my day!  Print your coupon here.  The coupon is valid until Sunday January 15.

Fallenpixels has put together a great list this week for grocery staples and produce deals.

Click here to view the list on our forum.

See ya next week!

Anne has put together a great list once again!

Click here to the best grocery roundup in Canada.

Another web exclusive offer from Please Mum.  Now you can buy one sale item and get a second for free in the Fall/Winter and Sleepwear sections of the site.  Just use coupon code BOGOFREE at checkout between Jan 12-14.  And, as always, shipping is free on orders of $50 or more.

Click here to shop at Please Mum.

@Aeropostale

A new coupon from Aeropostale is here!  Save $10 on purchases of $40 or more in store only with this printable coupon.  The coupon is good from Jan 13-16.  With all their sale items right now this coupon is super awesome!

Clearly Contacts Canada will be releasing 10000 coupon codes for a free pair of designer glasses on their Facebook page on Jamuary 12. Like them today to keep yourself updated.

I recently tried on my best friend’s glasses on while she was home from university and have come to the conclusion I should probably see the eye doctor as I could see much clearer.

Rent to own stores, we’ve all heard of them, some of us have items from them, but are they a smart choice?  Recently I found an end table set that I liked on a site called Easy Home. I had never looked into one of these sites, and figured I could get a cash in hand price.  Boy was I wrong!  Easy Home deals in “weekly payments”  there are no base prices. Only how much the item will cost you weekly.  I had figured the pair of end tables should retail around $149.99 considering they were just press board and pretty simple.  With Easy Homes base (which they don’t disclose) and the 29.99% interest the pair would cost me $6 per week for 156 weeks costing me just under $940!  With a bit of searching I found a CBC Marketplace investigation where they calculated the base price triple or more of the normal price plus the 29.99% interest.  If you took the regular retail and recalculated the excessive base amount they were charging in the compound interest some items were over 500% interest.  The real kicker?  Some of these items are used! You end paying insane prices on used items.  The only good thing I found was you can return the items at any time with no penalty… but i’m sure theres a lot of fine print to that.

While I do understand some people have no credit or means of purchasing these items outright why not go second hand until you can afford a new couch, tv etc?  Theres no shame in saving up for a new couch.  Or maybe people don’t mind paying insane prices to have something new?   Have you purchased items from a rent to own store? What was your experience?

Marketplace video on CBC