Did you know that every week items are recalled and the general public still uses/consumes the item never realizing the potential hazards leading to the recalls?

 Today Leenea emailed me about the recall on Life Brand Junior Strength Acetaminophen Tablets in the 160 mg bottle and Children’s Strength Acetaminophen Tablets in the 80 mg bottle  (the child-resistant packaging is faulty.)  I had a bottle of this and sure enough my chilld could of gotten into the bottle easily.

A list of current recalls can be found at the Health Canada website by clicking here.  It’s also very worthwhile taking a look through past recalls as so many of us don’t realize an item has been recalled, and can pose a life threatening hazard.  It’s also a great source if your having a garage sale.  The law states it is the sellers responsibility to not sell anything that has been recalled, or is illegal to sell (ie. baby walkers, lawn darts.)

Keep Safe Canada!

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I came across this article quite sometime ago and had forgotten about it until my mailing from Chatelaine today.  Below is a list compiled by the Enviromental Working Group.

When should I buy organic?
These foods are referred to as “the dirty dozen” – they’re the fruits and vegetables most likely to have residue from pesticides, and they’re ranked in order from most to least toxic.

•Peaches
•Apples
•Bell pepper
•Celery
•Nectarines
•Strawberries
•Cherries
•Kale
•Lettuce
•Grapes
•Carrot
•Pears

When is it okay to save money and buy conventional produce?
These fifteen foods are the cleanest in the produce aisle – they’re the ones least likely to have harmful pesticide residues on them when you buy them.

• Onion
• Avocado
• Sweet corn
• Pineapple
• Mango
• Asparagus
• Sweet peas
• Kiwi
• Cabbage
• Eggplant
• Papaya
• Watermelon
• Broccoli
• Tomato
• Sweet potato

I find it interesting that last year celery was at the top of the dirty dozen, now it’s gone down a few.  Do you try to buy your produce organic? Do you know if it’s truly organic?  Here we have a fruit and veggie stand once a week that is run by the Mennonites that guarantee their produce is organic.

Click here for the rest of the article and for some fun recipes!

MAC Cosmetics is offering free shipping by entering the code “TRAVEL” at checkout.  They are now offering some smaller sized items for travel.  I personally find it’s always more $$$ to buy the travel size per ml then to buy the regular size.  I don’t mind checking my makeup rather then carrying on, I’m more concerned about sleeping then reapplying my makeup in flight.

Click here to shop at MAC

Reitmans online is offering free shipping on orders $75 and over for a limited time.  This doesn’t seem that exciting but this is one of the first times I’ve seen them have a free shipping threshold in a long time.  Click here to shop at Reitmans.

For a limited time only, Reitmans is offering FREE REGULAR SHIPPING on all online orders of $75 (CAD$) or more (after applied discounts and before taxes) at www.reitmans.com. Shipping costs will automatically be deducted at checkout from all eligible orders. This offer is valid from 12:01AM EST on June 7^th, 2011 until 11:59PM EST on June 12^th, 2011. Offer may not be applied to previously purchased merchandise or to the purchase of gift cards

Mmmm ice cream.  Mmmmm FREE ice cream!  If you “Like” Skinny Cow on Facebook you can print a coupon for a free single serve cup of their ice cream.  They are 150 calories or less per cup so they are a great guilt free treat perfect for a hot summer day.  These coupons expire on June 19, 2011.

Click here to print your coupon for FREE ice cream!

Thanks to jjwbuster for finding this Facebook freebie for us!

Here are this weeks Costco coupon offers.   Thanks to couponlady for posting these and helping us plan our Costco trips better.

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West:

There are some new Kraft coupons available to What’s Cooking fans on Facebook.  If you aren’t already a fan, just like their page and click on the “Coupon” link on the left hand side of their page to be redirected to a new Save.ca page with new coupons.  I’ve already ordered mine and it won’t let me re-enter the site to write down what coupons are available but there were for: Kraft Singles, Cheese Whiz, Cheese Whiz dips, Cool Whip, Nabob coffee and Parmesan Cheese.  It’s up to $6.50 in savings on things lots of us buy all the time.

Click here to go to the What’s Cooking by Kraft page on Facebook.

Thanks to Shalaya for posting these coupons!

Starting today Gymboree is having another Red Balloon Sale.  All their Spring Collection items are priced at $6.99 or less.  If you are thinking about shopping online you won’t be completely left out.  The online sale has everything priced at up to 70% off, including 20% off all the new arrivals for summer.  I LOVE Gymboree, great quality and so cute.

Click here to shop online.

Thanks to WAKEFORSOUL for posting this sale for us.

Did you know that you don’t need to be a Costco member in order to access their pharmacy…with low dispensing fees?

A pharmacist friend advised me of this tip and I recently confirmed this while I was at the discount warehouse. I’m paraphrasing her, but apparently pharmacists aren’t able, by law, to discriminate *who* they dispense drugs to based on whether or not a patient is a member.

The Costco Pharmacist reminded me that the only thing that non-members aren’t able to purchase are the supplements, over-the-counter meds, beauty products, and the other items in front of the pharmacy counter.

Costco’s dispensing fee is under $4 which is great news for anyone who doesn’t have medical benefits through work!

Carlton Cards is offering $2 off when you buy 2 or more cards prices at $3.29 or more.  This is a great time to print off the coupon and buy dad and grand pappy their Father’s day cards.  Exclusions apply sugh as not good on “tender thoughts’ brand.

Click here to print off your coupon.

The Playstation network is back up and running! They are offering free games as a “were sorry we leaked all your personal information” bonus.

Two Free PS3 Games
Select two PS3^TM games from the following list:
(yours to keep*)
• Dead Nation^TM
• InFAMOUS^TM
• LittleBigPlanet^TM • Super Stardust^TM HD
• WipEout® HD Bundle

Two Free PSP Games
Download two PSP® games from the following list:
(yours to keep*)
• Killzone®: Liberation
• ModNation^TM Racers
• LittleBigPlanet^TM
• Pursuit Force^TM

PlayStation®Plus-30 Days Free**
A premium subscription service that gets you access to free games, huge discounts and great exclusives.

100 Free Virtual Items
To welcome users Home, PlayStation®Home will be offering 100 free virtual items.

Click here to claim your free games and offers.  I did notice they have a warning up that you may encounter errors since the traffic for this offer is extremely high.

Recently I got my renewal notice for our Sirius Radio. Almost $200 to renew our service for another year. $200? Are you flipping kidding me!  I had no intentions of paying this, but while I was on vacation they took the liberty of charging my credit card for the full years renewal.  Tonight I called explaining I have no interest in paying that much for a radio service and I want to completely cancel. After a bit of fancy footwork the customer service rep offered me a full year for $75. That’s $125 savings, not bad.  I hmmned and hawwed for a moment then agreed to the rate drop. 

Sometimes it’s worth calling to cancel to see what offers a company has to keep your business. Have you scored by doing so?  What incentives were you offered? I know when we left Bell they offered us a ton of incentives.  But… Bell is Bell and we still cancelled lol.

Attention parents, if you are looking to purchase some children’s summer clothing then this is a fantastic deal …

At Bonnie Togs stores across Canada all Osh Kosh B’Gosh summer pieces (Onesies/Tees/Tanks/Shorts) are only 2/$10!

Last year during this sale I purchased quite a few items and after countless wears and washes they still look almost new and are ready for my little guy to inherit from his big brother. You can’t go wrong!

Thanks couponlady

Here is a new printable coupon for a free travel size Signature Collection item with any purchase. Maximum value of free item is $5.50 and limited to one per customer. This coupon expires on June 15, 2011. I was at BBW yesterday and they have B3G2 free Signature Collection, as well as 75% off select items including anti-bacterial foaming hand soaps, anti-bacterial deep cleansing hand soaps, and moisturizing hand soaps for $1.38 (reg. $5.50). There were lots of scents available including Japanese Cherry Blossom, Sweet Pea, Cucumber Melon, Warm Vanilla Sugar, and lots more.

Click here to print your coupon.

Woohoo another Facebook freebie!  Simply “like” Benjamin Moore to get a coupon for a free pint of sample paint.  Click here too print off your coupon. It appears every coupon has a unique code so unfortunately I can’t post one for everyone to use.  Coupon expires June 30th 2011.