Old Navy have a Get More Save More sale now through January 14th

• Get 15% off any order
• Get 25% off when you spend $75+
• Get 30% off when you spend $100+

To take advantage, enter ONSAVEBIG at checkout online or print this coupon to save in-store.

Click here to shop online at Old Navy Canada

View our list of deals on produce, meat and grocery staples in the flyers for the week of January 10-17 here

Lindt are holding a contest for free chocolate but the first 20,000 people get a coupon for $1.50 off any 100-200g Classic bar of Lindt.  To get the coupon, an email will be sent to you once you enter which you must click on then it sends another link with the coupon.  My emails were sent to my spam folder so you may want to check there.

Click here to enter the contest

Carnation are offering a $2 coupon on 4 x 315g or a 400g Carnation Breakfast Essentials on facebook.  The coupon is a mail to home coupon from save.ca

Click here to get your coupon

Samplesource recently posted that they will have new samples available soon.  If you are new to SmartCanucks or have not taken part in SampleSource before, you get a box full of sample sized goodies – everything from granola bars to laundry detergent and sometimes even coupons for full size products.   We will let you know when it goes live!

Click here to sign up

Enter Canon’s facebook contest for a Canon Rebel T4i and tickets to see the Tragically Hip and they will give you a coupon for 20% off Canon accessories, 5% off Canon lenses (not applicable on Canon L-Series models) and free shipping on any order (including printer ink or photo paper etc) at the Canon estore.

Click here to enter and get your coupon code

 Bumping this as they are offering 20% off all accessories in the store until January 14th so you can save 36% by combining the sale with the coupon you get from the contest!

The Body Shop are offering 40% off all non-sale items now through January 13th when you enter NEWYEAR40 at checkout.  They also have reduced the price of their top rated products and have up to 70% off on clearance items.

Click here to shop online

GROUPON dealy deal for Toronto area: 45-minute Infrared-sauna session at Inspired Life Health Centre for $15 original value is $45, save up to 67% . The Groupon deal is on now and limited quantity available. This deal is valid till January 15, 2013 or till quantity last.

Click here to get the Groupon deal. 

Mail in Rebates can get you free items, but there is some risk attached.

I like using mail-in-rebates to lower my out of pocket cost on days when you can earn points for spending (like 20x bonus Optimum points).   While many are credited without issue, some are very slow or the rebate never arrives.  A couple have also been declined because the receipt did not clearly show it was that particular item despite the UPC being attached to the rebate form, so you have to be really careful in following the rebate instructions.

Some tips:

• Make sure you are following the exact terms of the rebate (size, type etc)
• Make sure you buy and send the rebate form within the dates given
• Check if it is one per person, per household or if you are excluded by taking part in another mail in rebate from the company
• Buy all of the items needed on one receipt if necessary
• Make sure you take a photocopy of the receipt and form
• Get the envelope postmarked at the Post Office in case it arrives late

Do you find rebates worthwhile? What is the best item you have bought for a rebate?

This blog is part of our New to SmartCanucks series, click here to read more blog posts in the series

Shoppers Drug Mart are offering both a $10 Shoppers Drug Mart gift card and a $10 Tim Hortons Tim Card when you spend $75 on almost anything in the store this weekend.

This year has already seen jumps in EI and CPP and other taxes across the country, but prepare to have even less money in your pockets as food prices are set to rise this year.

A University of Guelph study predicted price increase for various foods:

• Beef: 6 to 8 per cent due to rising grain prices for cattle feed
• Pork: 8 to 10 per cent due to rising grain prices for cattle feed and higher production costs in the pork industry (remember the story last year on the bacon shortage)
• Other meats: 4.5 to 6.5 per cent
• Fish & Seafood: 1-3 per cent
• Dairy: 1-3 per cent
• Eggs: 3.5 to 5 per cent, due mostly to increases in animal welfare-based technology;
• Grain: 1.4 to 2.7 per cent; and
• Fresh vegetables, fruit and nuts, fish and seafood, and vegetables: 1 to 3 per cent.

As food prices rise, so will the demand on the foodbanks and other services – remember them in your donations this year.

McDonalds are offering a printable coupon sent to your email for buy one get one free on any size McCafe hot drinks.  Valid only on Latte, Mocha, Cappuccino, Espresso, Americano, Deluxe Hot Chocolate or Premium Roast Brewed Coffee, second drink of equal or lesser value.

Yes, many provinces offered this in their recent printable coupons, but if you don’t want to print a full pdf page of coupons.  My coupon expired January 29th.

Just a reminder that P&G Brandsaver will have new online coupons soon.  As we all know, their site is usually slow when they first go live, so keep checking and we will do our best to let you know as soon as they go live.

Click here to visit brandsaver.ca

LIVE – go get your coupons!

Many freebies, coupons and contests will require your email address.  Some are very good about using your email address only for that coupon or giveaway but others will sell your information or send you very regular emails.

If you are just starting out, it is a good idea to make an email address just for this purpose.  If you use your personal email account, it will not be long before you are dealing with more spam than emails.  I regularly delete 100+ emails a day in my spam account.

It is a good idea to have an email that is not your name to try and protect your privacy as much as possible.  Use your forum username or a pets name etc.

You also need to be aware of the privacy policy when you sign up for freebies, coupons and contests.  Click and read it – know where your information is going and how they will use it.  This is especially true on social media.  Many facebook freebies will require you to allow an app to access your account. For some, they will ask for your name and birthday and to post on your behalf (most will still show a pop up that you have to click post comment on).  However others will ask for access to your photos, friends and other personal data.

Learn how to control who can access your information on facebook.  While against Facebook’s terms, many people do have a separate account for facebook – there are so many freebies and giveaways on facebook.  An account with no friends looks suspicious for freebies though so make sure you have some friends (but be aware you are giving access to those friends with some apps).

Twitter is safer to use with your personal information, but is used more for retweeting contests than for freebies (although we did recently get a free box of Kraft Dinner for tweeting that it would be our last meal).

Be sure to follow us on facebook and twitter to keep up to date on the latest deals and coupons.

This blog is part of our New to SmartCanucks series, click here to read more blog posts in the series

Check out Marc Angelo’s facebook page to request a $1 coupon for any Marc Angelo foods excluding the 2 pack souvlaki.

Click here to get your coupon