School officially starts in just under a week! It’s such a bittersweet time for me, while I’m generally happy not to have to listen to my boys fight constantly all day I get sad that my babies are getting that much bigger! I have a 5 and 12 year old and they are very excited to go back to school!
In June the boys never brought home a back to school list so I’m kind of in the dark what exactly they want them to bring.
Heres my list so far:
Backpacks, lunch pails, paper, pens, pencils, crayons, markers, pencil crayons, binders, erasers, rulers, calculator, math sets, a reusable bottle for water, indoor shoes.
Is my list similar to yours? Is there anything I am missing that is essential?
Have you completed your back to school shopping? I got quite a bit of my supplies in the US a few weeks ago. I spent less then $10 on all the pencils, crayons, pencil crayons and markers.
Until September 3, 2011 if you buy one of the below HP computers priced $699.00 or more at Staples you’ll receive an Xbox 360 4GB console. It is a student only offer and ID must be presented in store but it also says the offer is available online so I’m not sure how they’d check ID that way. Delivery is free on orders $50.00 and up.
Participating Models:
DV6-3240CA, DV6-3270CA, DV7-4260CA, HPE-500F, DV7-6197CA, and H8-1020.
Visit the Staples website here.
After initially posting that I saw Future Shop and The Source is doing the same thing. Their offer only goes until September 1,2011.
Visit the Future Shop website for participating models and to place an order.
Visit The Source website for participating models and to place an order.
Swiss Chalet announced on their Facebook page today that if you registered for their Rib Nation Contest and are located in either Nova Scotia or Kitchener-Waterloo (these were the top two winners) you can recieve a coupon for Free Half Rack of BBQ Ribs with the purchase of any entrée this Wednesday night after you play their Rib Nation game on Facebook.
Not in KW or NS? If you click on the Special offers tab you can upgrade your 1/2 rack rib dinner to rib and chicken combo.
Bring in any used empty ink cartridge to Staples this week to receive $20.00 off a Kodak ESP All-In-One Printer. The printers start at about $100 and they claim to have the cheapest ink (the replacement cartridges shown in the flyer ranged from $10-$20). These printers all are WIFI enabled to make wireless printing from your PC, laptop or smartphone easy. Don’t forget the paper, all Staples brand photo paper is BOGO free (must be identical item).
See the printers here
Order your copy of Cars 2 today at a special price of only $24.95 for the Blu-Ray DVD Combo pack!
To earn 200 points order Cars 2 before October 31st 2011. Points will be added when credit card is charged. Then use the Disney Magic Code to receive 125 more points!
Click here to order
This one is sure to be a huge seller just like Cars. Who was your favorite character?
Happy family movie watching!
Until September 18th spend $125 or more before taxes at any Thyme Maternity store and get $100 back in Thyme Cash. This deal is valid in store only … and lets face it, it’s quite easy to get up $125 when you’re buying Maternity gear!!
DETAILS ABOUT THE THYME FASHION CASH PROMOTION
Each $50 Thyme Fashion Cash coupon is redeemable from October 9 to 29, 2011 on a subsequent purchase of $100 each or more (before taxes).
Celebrate those baby bumps!
Please Mum is having a store wide sale in both their actual stores and online. You can save between 60-80% on almost everything in store. There are some exclusions though; new boys demin, sleepwear and outerwear. However, rain gear is on sale for 50% off and other outerwear is on sale for 30% off. Also, shipping is free on orders of $50 or more.
Click here to shop at Please Mum online.
From September 7th 2011 until August 26 2012 select Cineplex theatres will be showing classic movies on the big screen for only $5 ( taxes included). For those of you who are Scene members you also receive 50 scene points per ticket purchased.
Movies will be showing on Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Click here to find a location near you showing the Classic Film series.
Some of the movies offered in the series are To Kill a Mockingbird, Singin’ In The Rain, Willy Wonka And the Chocolate Factory, Citizen Kane and Breakfast At Tiffany’s. Check out the full schedule here for more movies, dates and times. We just may have to catch the classic Willly Wonka and The Chocolate Factory with the kids.
GameStop/EB Games Daily Door Crasher for today is Rubik’s World for the Wii. Rubik’s World is only $4.89 in store or online. Might be a fun game to put away for a gift for a younger person in your family. When you order online there is a $4.99 shipping fee.
Check out the Daily Door Crasher here.
When you buy a large 2 topping pizza from Pizza Pizza you will receive a free back to school lunch bag, over $10 in back to school coupons and a free dipping sauce. This isn’t a bad deal for only $13.99 plus tax. If you’re picking up a quick dinner from Pizza Pizza anyway you might as well snag the freebies.
Expecting a new bundle of joy in the near future? Then why not try attending one of Welcome Wagon’s upcoming showers (dates, locations and registration links below). They feature guest speakers, demonstrations, local business displays all offering good advice, information, and products to help you prepare for your baby. Future mommies get a gift bag and future daddies are welcome to compete in a diapering contest. Admission is free.
Nanaimo, BC Sept 11,2011 12:00pm Beban Park Social Centre
Regina, SK Sept 18,2011 1:00pm Conexus Arts Center
Pickering, ON Sept 18,2011 1:00pm Pickering Recreation Complex
No Shower in your area? Don’t worry more will be held through this year and next all over Canada, click here for full listings.
Xbox is offering a Canadian exclusive XBox 360 250GB deal for $299.99 through all retailers. The bundle includes 5 free downloadable games Fable 3, Halo Wars, Halo 3 , Alan Wake and Gears of War 2., a wireless controller and XBox Live. The system is 250 GB hard drive, built in Wi-Fi and Kinect compatibility. While the XBox bundle is available at all retailers for $299.99 Best Buy had decided to sweeten the pot by throwing in a $30 gift card. If you buy the bundle in store you receive the $30 gift card with your $299.99 purchase. When you order online a $30 discount is applied to your shopping cart automatically.
Visit bestbuy.ca .
Toys R Us is having a 1/2 price sale. This offer is available in store and online. This is a pretty amazing deal for any of the 36 toys involved in the sale. Some of the ones that jumped out at me are as follows.
20″ Avigo Freedom Bike for $99.99 – Regular price $199.99
Fisher Price Little People- Fairy Treehouse Play Set $14.97 – Regular $29.99
A selection of K’Nex Monster Jam trucks – $3.97 each – Regular $7.99 each
Click here to check out more of the toys offered in the 1/2 price sale.
Remember there is free shipping on orders over $100.
Sale runs until September 5 2011.
My cell phone is on its last legs. The port doesn’t work, so not only does it not charge, but I cannot use the headset or upload photos onto my computer. 🙁 So after a bit of cell phone shopping, I’ve decided to wait ’til October until my contract is up for renewal – hopefully, I can get a free phone.
One thing that I have kinda-sorta settled on is that I do not want to pay for a data plan. Not only are the monthly plans expensive, but so are the phones…especially the iPhone! Starting from $659 for the iPhone 4, where would I have any money leftover for the phone bill? I do consider myself a Mac definitely over a PC, but $700 for a phone – with cell phones lasting an average of 1-1.5 years* – is a bit excessive for my needs!
Aside from the iPhone, it seems as though most cell phone carriers are moving towards the smartphone market…away from the basic, grandpa cells. During my cell shopping, the selection of non-smartphones was very limited, a.k.a. crappy. While there seemed to be an endless selection of androids with all the bells ‘n whistles. So isn’t this just a sneaky way for carriers to force its customers into “upgrading” to data plans?
After reading this article about a possible “cheaper” 8 GB iPhone 4 – “the price is hard to go below $200” – it’s alluring to make the switch to a data plan, if this rumour actually becomes the truth. However, I’m not sure why Apple would release a cheaper version, since many people are willing to shell out big bucks for their existing iPhones.
So if you’re in the same position as I am, i.e. one of the last few remaining people who doesn’t own an iPhone/smartphone/android, would you buy a cheaper iPhone, only to sign up for a monthly data plan?
* Based on personal experience.
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