Today Only (Aug 20) get Socom:Confrontation for the PS3 for $4.99 at GameStop/EB Games Canada.  Available in store and online.

Click here to order online.

There is a $4.99 shipping fee for orders placed online.

This weekend only receive a FREE tub of ice cream worth $6.99 when you spend $40 before taxes at your local M&M Meat Shops store.

I love their finger foods personally they are so uber yummy and great for entertaining! What’s your favorite M&M Meat Shops product?

Thank KK7 for posting this deal!

With the imminent return of school looming we began our hunt for a nut free peanut butter substitute.  Our seven year old is about to enter grade two after a school career so far missing the lunchtime goodness known as the peanut butter sandwich.

Neither of our children have a nut allergy but like most Canadian schools theirs’ is a nut free environment.  More directly concerning is that our oldest daughter has a close friend that has a severe nut allergy.

On top of this we also wanted to find a lunch option that didn’t have a requirement to stay cold in light of research done about school lunches and published in Pediatrics.  This study found that over 90% of lunches that children took to school or daycare were found to be sitting in the “danger zone” too long.  The “danger zone” is the temperature window where bacteria can grow.

Click here for an article on the reasearch.

Click here for the Pediatrics research.

Returning to nut free “peanut” butter replacements: we have tried about 5 different nut free spreads over the course of the last few years with all of them claiming to taste like peanut butter.  I want to be clear that I am not slamming brands as I’m  sure there are people out there who enjoy them thoroughly but for us as people who love to eat peanut butter they just couldn’t compare to the taste we had come to enjoy.  It had started to seem that we likely wouldn’t find a spread that would satiate our expectations as well as meet the discerning tastes of our 7 year old.

Then someone told us about Sun Butter.  I went to the store and picked up a jar for $6.99 without any high expectations but hoping as usual that we had found it this time.  I just want to say Sun Butter is AMAZING.  Not only does it look like and smell like old fashioned peanut butter it TASTES like it.  It is so much like peanut butter that neither one of our children tasted the difference when we put it on crackers for them and put it to the taste test.

If you are in the market for a quality peanut free spread I highly suggest Sun Butter.  Not only is it peanut free but also tree nut free and gluten free.

If you have any nut free snack ideas or meal ideas for lunches that make kids just as happy and healthy please share them below.

Here are your Wacky Wednesday Deals from Ikea valid only Wednesday, August 24th in individual stores as listed below…

AB, Edmonton

BC, Coquitlam

BC, Richmond

ON, Burlington

ON, Etobicoke (REALLY?! … gee, thanks)

ON, North York

ON, Ottawa

ON, Vaughan

QC, Boucherville

QC, Montreal

Porter Airlines is offering a 30% discount on flights taken between Sept. 2 and Dec. 15 2011.  You have to book your flight by August 24 2011.  Use Coupon code CHEERS.

Click here for Porters website.

It appears Kitchen Stuff Plus is having a Giant Warehouse Sale up to 90% off.  The sale is Friday Aug 26 (5PM-9PM), Saturday Aug 27(8AM-5PM), Sunday Aug 28 (8AM-5PM).

Location: 135 Wendell Avenue (Located near Hwy 401 near Jane St)

Huge selection of great brands such as Henckels, Sunbeam, KitchenAid, Cuisineart, Farberware, Oster and more.

If anyone has ever been to one of these sales please share your experience with us.

Click here for more information.

If you are part of the Pennington’s Email Club then check your inbox today for a special surprise sale. Valid Saturday, August 20th only receive 50% off any ActiveZone purchase.

If you have not received the email or aren’t on their list, you can simply give them your address in store to receive the discount.

Click here for the details

This weekend Pier 1 Imports stores across Canada are having a huge outdoor furniture sale with some items up to 50% off. There are tons of selections with $100 or more knocked off the price so now is the time to shop.

Click here to see all outdoor selections

Friday Aug 19 to Sunday Aug 21 at Home Outfitters save an Extra 50% off all previously reduced red ticketed items when you use your HBC Mastercard or HBC Credit card.

You save 30% off previously reduced red ticketed items if you use any other means of payment.

Toys R Us is having some pretty decent BOGOs from Aug 19-25 ( unless otherwise noted in the flyer)

All Transformers figures, vehicles and video games- Buy One Get One 1/2 Off.

Buy One Get One FREE All $7.99 and under Crayola.

Buy One Get One FREE All Little People Toys  *of equal or lesser value **excludes ride ons, Grow to pro basketball junior, Triple hit baseball, super sounds soccer, In line skates and doodlers, Selection varies. Available in store ONLY.

Check out the flyer for more deals.

On Sale right now at Toys R Us get a Wii and Wii Sports resort bundle for only $129.97.  This is $20 less than the Wii/Mario cart bundle of $150.

They currently only have the white Wii in stock on the web site.

This Saturday August 2o and Sunday August 21 spend $50 or more on almost anything in the store at Shoppers Drug Mart and get a $10 gift card.  The $10 gift card is promotional and expires September 11 2011.  Also REMINDER of their Bonus Redemption Beauty Event taking place this weekend as well.

Exclusivley online at lasenza.com from today until Monday August 29 get sexy sleep sets for only 29.50 PLUS FREE SHIPPING on all Canadian ground orders of $40 or more.

Use Promo Code FREESHIP40 at checkout.

To enter the contest all you have to do is head on over to ECOcentricbags.com and choose what you would buy with your $40 gift certificate and post your choices here.

Here are the contest rules:

* One entry per household i.e. you may only leave 1 comment on the blog. If you want to discuss anything or share your thoughts please include it in that 1 comment.
*Age of majority only
*Canada only
*You may only win a max of 2 contests throughout the whole giveaways event to give others a chance to win
*Contest ends on September 1st 2011 at 11pm (est) and the winner willl be announced shortly after, *prize is not combinable with any other offer.
* You must use a valid email so I can contact you with details on how to claim your prize. Persons who enter with an alias(fake) email will foreit their prize and a new winner will be drawn.

Are you a business who wants to featured in one of our giveaways? Email me at Sally@ smartcanucks.ca (omit spaces)

 EXTENDED Until September 1st

La Vie En Rose is having their year end sale of up to 70% off.  They emailed my wife  a coupon code for an EXTRA 30% off online.

Enter Coupon Code: 30NOW to get discount at checkout.  Offer valid until August 28.