Live Green Toronto Festival – green hits the streets!
Toronto’s largest outdoor green festival brings hundreds of green products and services, live music, buskers, a kids’ zone and more to the streets of Toronto every year!Join us on Saturday, July 16, 2011 at Yonge-Dundas Square!

Yonge St. will be closed from Dundas to Queen – check out over 100 exhibitors showcasing their green products & services from 11 am to 8 pm.

Catch some of Canada’s hottest acts on the Canadian Tire Main Stage! I highly recommend seeing Meaghan Smith if you have a chance, she is such an amazing artist.

Click here for a list of activities.

If you buy 5 cases of Nestle Pure Life water this summer, you can get a $10 Grocery gift card. The cool thing is, the grocery card you get will depend on where you buy your water.  They have a bunch of eligible stores, like Superstore, IGA, Walmart, Zellers, Safeway, ect.  The dates for this rebate are July 1-September 30.  For all the details, please see the printable rebate form found here.

Thanks to CouponLadybird for posting this great offer.

I saw this sale going on today at my Suzy Shier location, but didn’t go in as it was too crowded. It looked like everything was on sale except the new arrivals. This sale can be combined with the Prestige card discount, which is 10%

Click here to shop online.

Here is another free with purchase promo from General Mills Canada. Enter the PIN from inside specially marked cereal boxes to claim your free limited edition beach towel. Note the fine print please:

Up to a maximum of 350,000 total towels available. Offer good while supplies last or until October 30, 2011, whichever comes first. Towel styles and designs may vary and are subject to availability. General Mills reserves the right to substitute towel if necessary. Towel may not be returned or exchanged. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery. Offer has no cash value. Offer available for Canadian shipping addresses only and is limited to a maximum of 10 items per household.

From the website, they show that the participating cereals are Cheerios, Chocolate Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Oatmeal Crisp. I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled for these boxes.

Click here for complete details.

If you like bubble tea and live in the Mississauga area, drop by Bubble Tease (Heartland Town Centre, located at Mavis & Brittania) on July 16th for Free Bubble Tea Day!

Café Bubbletease
5955 Latimer Drive
Mississauga, ON

Believe it, friends!

On July 16th, Bubble Tease invites you to brew some fun with FREE bubble tea & snacks. No catch. No trickery. Just YUM.

Apart from all the free deliciousness, we’ll also have live entertainment and performances happening all day long! Exciting, no?

Bring your friends (and their friends) for a day filled with YUM.

See you there!

Thanks to SFARAZ for the heads up on this yummy freebie!

This is an awesome promo from The Body Shop Canada. Print the coupon below to receive $5 off your $25 purchase (before taxes) and if you redeem the coupon before July 17, 2011 you will also receive a FREE 250mL Shower Gel of your choice ($8 value, in-store only). This promo can be combined with the Love Your Body discount, which is 10%.

Click here to print your coupon.

*Add products to your cart with a minimum of $25. Enter promo code BEST at checkout to receive 60% off your entire order. Exclusions apply, maximum of $100 discount.

I’ve just placed my order and it came to $16.95 (including shipping of $6.95 if you checkout through Paypal) for 8 items. I can’t wait to receive my goodies!

Click here to shop online.

Need a few more Optimum points to put you over the top for this weekend’s bonus redemption?   This Wednesday, July 6, you can get a bonus 8,000 points when you spend at least $50 with the printable coupon found here. It’s a bonus of $10 on a normal redemption day.  Not too shabby if you have some thing to pick up.

Thanks to scottie54 for posting this coupon for us.

Recently, I freaked out on my bf after he cracked open a plastic water bottle…at my house. Yes, I did purchase the case, but it was solely meant for a road trip AND other “emergencies”.

Suffice to say, I hate the idea of bottled water. When did drinking tap water become uncool or unsafe for that matter? I grew up drinking tap water and the last I checked, I didn’t sprout an extra limb! So how did bottled water become the latest rage??

(If this post was about exploring how bottled water became popularised, the quick answers would be FEAR and CONVENIENCE. Instead, I want to talk about the alternatives.)

To steer away from bottled water, I try to drink water that has been previously boiled from a kettle. On the go, I’ll use a stainless steel canteen, filled with boiled water OR cooler water at work. <– I hope that’s filtered!

Lately though, I’ve gotten lazy to wash/air-dry the canteen. In addition, I’ve dropped it a few times, so it’s all dented, and doesn’t stand up properly. Furthermore, the plastic around the lid has cracked, so it’s not going to last much longer.

Recently, I discovered a relatively inexpensive solution, the water bobble! Designed by a Canadian, and probably one of the most famous industrial designers, Karim Rashid, the water bobble looks like a plastic water bottle, but it comes with a colourful spout that doubles as a carbon filter.

I’ve been using the bobble for about 2 weeks now and here’s my pro/con list:

PRO
– Unlike boiling water, the bobble can be used instantly…just fill it with water straight from the tap. Yeah, I can finally drink cold water without hours of refrigeration!
– Makes me drink more water
– Cheaper, more green than bottled water
– 1 filter = 300 water bottles
– BPA-free
– Lightweight
– Doesn’t leak
– Great for travelling, especially at the airport. Arrive with it empty, fill at the water fountain after customs

CON
– Probably not a good idea to use hot water or water enhancers such as slices of fruit, green tea with this product
– 3 sucks = 1 gulp for me. The suction system doesn’t dispense enough water…without a lot of effort!
– The packaging states, “Do not use where water is microbiologically unsafe or of unknown quality”, so it’s no miracle worker!
– Uncertainty of when to replace filter. Do I just guestimate how many times it’s been used before buying a new one?
– Bottle and filter (~$7) do eventually have to be replaced at a cost

The pros definitely outweigh the cons, so the bobble is a good addition to any lifestyle!

How do you drink your water?

A new months means  a new member of the month! Congratulations Mia001!  You were nominated and were randomly drawn to be July’s member of the month. 

Look for a post later in the month spotlighting Mia001.

Want to be member of the month or nominate someone? Email me at Sally@smartcanucks . ca (omit space) Want further info on this promotion? Click here.

Heres whats in this weekends Smart Source Coupon Flyers:

$2 any finish quantum
$1 any finish detergent product
$1 any finish jetdry
$1 any finish dishwasher cleaner
MiR Lysol no-touch hand soap system
$2.50 any size / variety purina one
.50 cents any campbells condensed soup, goldfish crackers or V8 product
$1 any bag of purina busy brand dog treat, any variety
$3 any glade plugins scented oil holder
$1.50 any Glade plugins scented oil refill
$2 any glade Premium aerosol 275 g room spray
.50 cents wub 2 glade solids
$2 any 2 packages of kotex pads
$2 any 2 packages of kotex liners
$1 any rubbermaid refill reuse or filterfresh bottle
$1.50 any Package Huggies
$3 any package Huggies (60 count or larger)
$1 any Huggies wipes (64 count or larger)
$1.50 any package pull-ups training pants (jumbo pack or larger)

Thanks so much Sharpie for posting this list.

Woah, great offer if you can actually find stock in your nearby store.

Buy 2  get one free of  K-Cup or T Disc pack.  Limited stock, if you order online shipping is free on orders over $20.  Click here to check out the stock online.

Thanks so much Templeton Peck over at DC for this great find.

The Shopping Channel is offering another beauty bag but this time they list what you get in the bag and instead of money back they are donating $10 from the sale of each bag  to the Canadian Women’s Foundation.

Included in the summer bag:

• Beauty bag
• Korres Deluxe Size Body Butter 50ml
• Sibu Sea Buckthorn Body Cream Packette or Hydrating Serum Sample Size Packette
• Ojon Damage Reverse Shampoo or Conditioner 30ml
• Perricone MD No Foundation Foundation 7.5ml
• Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel 7ml
• Skinn Waterproof Smudgestick Full Size
• TanTowel Classic Self-Tan Towelette
• Serious Skin Care V.Q.C.C. Intense Coconut Concentrate 11ml
• Elysee Fountain of Youth Wrinkle Intervention Creme Sample Size Packette
• Skinn Luxe Premier Fiber Optic Mascara Full Size
• Skyn Iceland Icelandic Relief Eye Cream Sample Size Packette
• StriVectin Overnight Facial Resurfacing Serum 3.5ml
• Doris Dalton Lipstick Full Size
• IT Cosmetics Deluxe Mini Brow Power Eyebrow Pencil
• Elizabeth Grant Graceful Angel Body Lotion Full Size 240ml
• Prai Beauty Pure Prai Creme Royale Packette or Prai Beauty Pure Prai Intensive Serum 1ml
• Pur Minerals Pout Plumping Lipgloss Full Size
• Dr. Dennis Gross Extra Strength Alpha Beta Peel Sample Size Packette
• Nail Tek Intensive Therapy II Strengthener Full Size
• Proactiv Green Tea Moisturizer 10ml

On sale for $35 and shipping is $6.96.  Click here to view to beauty bag.

Also on right now is 14 days of beauty buys! Everyday there is a new deal.