Buffalo David Bitton is offering a free $20 gift card with the purchase of any jeans (in store only) until March 13th. Additionally if you are buying more than 1 item you can also choose to receive a $20 discount on the 2nd item. Works for me!

Click here to find a location near you

Thanks couponlady for continuously bringing us these great deals.

IHOP on Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m., for National Pancake Day and receive one complimentary short stack!* In return for the free flapjacks, we ask you to consider leaving a little something behind for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other designated local charities. Thanks to our guests’ generosity, IHOP raised more than $2.1 million last year. IHOP began its National Pancake Day in 2006, and since then, has raised $5.35 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and other local charities and given away more than 10.1 million buttermilk pancakes.

Click here to find a location near you.  There aren’t a ton in Canada but I do know for Ontario they are up in the Niagara region. I love their pancakes, they are so yummy.

Thanks so much DianneS for posting this on the forum.

Sears is offering a wonderful Elizabeth Arden gift with purchase online and in-store.  The gift is valued at $104, while supplies last.

Included:

Red Door Quad Eye Shadow Compact, shades include:
Sparkle, Moonbeam, Smoke and Luna
Ceramide Moisture Cream SPF 30 – 15 mL
Intervene Stress Recovery Night Cream – 7 mL
Prevage Eye Serum – 5 ml
Ceramide Lash Extending Treatment Mascara in Black
Ultra Modern Black Patent Cosmetic Bag

  Click here to check out this offer on Sears.ca

If you are interested in checking out some Canadian Music here’s your chance to download the new Arcade Fire album “The Suburbs’ for only $3.50!  This album WON the 2011 Grammy for Album of the Year.

This band is based out on Montreal and has achieved great success in recent years. I already purchased my copy!

Premium digital in 320 kbps MP3, FLAC or Apple Lossless copies are all $3.50

Click here to purchase

Thanks Annedougherty

Today only the Shopping Channel is offering the Pur Minerals Pur Passion Collection for only $64.92 regular price of $129.95.  If you were to purchase everything separately it would set you back a cool $226.50.   Shipping is $6.96, and you have the option of breaking down the price into 6 interest free payments of $10.82.
An eleven piece kit that showcases multiple best-sellers in the Pur Minerals line.

What is included:
• 4-in-1 Pressed Powder – valued at $29.50
• Eyeshadow Trio (3.6 grams)- valued at $19.00
• Lip Gloss (4.5 grams) – valued at $19.00
• Roselite Blush (4 grams) – valued at $22.00
• Travel Marble Powder (2.8 grams) – valued at $20.00
• Correcting Primer (.3oz) – valued at $10.50
• 4-in-1 Mini Pressed Powder (4.3 grams) – valued at $19.50
• Impact + Mascara (4.3 grams) – valued at $20.00
• Eye Pencil with Smudger (.28 grams) – valued at $19.00
• Revitalizing Wash (120ml) – valued at $23.00
• Heart Chisel Brush – valued at $25.00

(choose between 9 skintones)

Click here to check out this offer. Remember this promo olnly runs until Saturday at 11:59pm est. I wouldn’t be surprised if it sells out well before then.

I was browsing Amazon.ca and came across this item, a Paderno square nonstick grill pan. As you can see, it was originally listed at $109.99 and now on sale for $26.16. That is a discount of $83.83 or 76%. This item is listed in the Paderno website for $119.99. You can check that out here. Needless to say, I ordered it right away, as I don’t own this kind of pan yet. If you like it, I suggest to hurry and get it before it gets sold out.

Click here to order this item at Amazon.Ca.

Just a friendly reminder that McDonald’s is giving away free coffee again! From February 28th until March 6th 2011 when you go to McDonald’s you can order a small coffee and it will be free. This same offer was going on in mid November of last year and I certainly enjoyed it, I look forward to another week of free coffee. This offer is limited to one free coffee per customer per visit.

Click Here to find a McDonald’s location near you!

Thanks Patsy for posting this earlier this month.

If you think about it, going to a new restaurant, is sort of like going on a blind date. Depending on whether or not it’s a set-up by a mutual friend, you may or may not know anything about your date. Similar to a new restaurant, depending on if it’s a recommendation, you may or may not know anything about the restaurant.

So like blind dates, when it comes to my food, I also don’t like ‘surprises’! What’s even worse about new restaurants is that you are agreeing to pay for food BEFORE you have tasted it, so it could go either way! As soon as you step foot inside a restaurant, they’ve got you.

Before visiting a restaurant for the first time, I like to read reviews and if they have one, check out their website, view their online menu, etc. Two sites that I’ve found helpful for reviews, specific to my city, are Urbanspoon (Toronto) and Restaurantica.

I find Urbanspoon has more updates with new reviews, restaurants, and is quick to remove restaurants that have since closed.  HOWEVER, the site is well moderated and is also quick to remove reviews that contain “unfair” comments that the restaurant cannot defend.  For example, I’ve reported a ladybug, strand of hair in my food, and have written about a server who was playing with her ponytail, all true, but all those reviews were promptly removed, shortly after they were posted.

On the other hand, Restaurantica is slower with their updates, corrections, and basically a free-for-all in terms of what is posted.  (Here is where I can repost my ladybug, hair, and tales of rude customer service! 😉

A couple of things worth mentioning is to be aware of potentially ‘fake’ reviews created by restaurant owners and competition alike.  (A tip-off is if a reviewer only has 1 review that is vague, short, and mainly negative – possibly mentioning the name of another place that is much better.)  Also keep in mind that everyone’s taste will vary, so take comments with a grain of salt – unless a joint has a 0% rating!

Both websites are free and all you have to do is register.  I’m not into apps, but apparently Urbanspoon has one that chooses a restaurant for you, slot machine style, depending on where you are!

(I’ve never used Yelp myself, but that’s another site worth checkin’ out.)

Through both websites, I’ve discovered soo many new restaurants within my city as it can be a daunting task to find a good meal!

MAC has emailed me another free shipping code.  Simply enter “AMBER” at checkout to receive free standard shipping.  I was just in a MAC last week and stocked up so I don’t need to take advantage of this.  Hopefully some readers can.  Code is valid until February 27th.  Click here to shop.

Heres this weeks baby deals brought to you by Couponlady

Babies R us

Pampers valu pk boxed diapers $27.97
Foogo stainless steel feeding products $9.97

Extra Foods

Pull Ups mega pk $14.99
Gerber baby cereal 3 for $9.99
Heinz toddler cereal bars,biscuits or Organice rice snacks or Farley’s biscuits 2 for $5 or $2.99 each
Playtex feeding accessories 2 for $10
Aveeno baby needs $5.99

Foodbasics

Pampers diapers 72-124s $22.99

Fortinos

Huggies value pk diapers $26.99
Good Start or Similac formula concentrate 12s $42.99
Milupa baby cereal $2.99
PC Organics cereal bars etc $2.99
Heinz junior food 213ml $0.79

Independent

Huggies value pk diapers $26.99
Good Start or Similac formula concentrate 12s $42.99
Milupa baby cereal $2.99
PC Organics cereal bars etc $2.99
Heinz junior food 213ml 5 for $4

Loblaws(ON)

Huggies value pk diapers $26.99
Good Start or Similac formula concentrate 12s $42.99
Milupa baby cereal $2.99
PC Organics cereal bars etc $2.99
Heinz junior food 213ml 5 for $4

London Drugs

Pampers or Huggies mega diapers 2 for $26.99
Vaseline petroleum jelly $2.99
Heinz baby food 6 for $3.99

Longo’s

Heinz cereals or snacks 2 for $5
Pull Ups or Goodnites $17.99

Metro(ON)

Similac or Isomil powder formula 728-800g $27.99

Pharmasave

Huggies mega diapers $16.99

Real Canadian Superstore(ON)

Huggies or Pampers mega wipes refill $5.79
Huggies club size diapers $29.88
Pull Ups mega pk $14.99
Nestle Good Start or Similac formula concentrate with omega 12s $39.99
Gerber cereal with probiotics 3 for $9.99
Heinz toddler cereal bars,biscuits or Organice rice snacks or Farley’s biscuits 2 for $5 or $2.99 each
Playtex feeding accessories 2 for $10
Aveeno baby needs $5.99

Real Canadian Superstore(West)

Pampers or Huggies 10x wipes refill $15.99
Pull Ups mega pk $14.99
Gerber baby cereal 3 for $9.99
Heinz toddler cereal bars,biscuits or Organice rice snacks or Farley’s biscuits 2 for $5 or $2.99 each
Teddy’s Choice baby needs 2 for $5 or $2.99 each
Playtex feeding accessories 2 for $10 or $6.99 each
Aveeno baby needs $5.99

Rexall Pharmaplus

Pampers or Huggies mega diapers $14.99
Aveeno baby needs $5.99
Dove baby wash or Vaseline petroleum jelly $3.49
Johnson’s baby needs $3.99
Enfamil A+ ready to feed 16s or concentrate 12s $39.99
Enfamil A+ ready to feed 4s $10.99

Safeway

Heinz baby food 30% off
Huggies high ct diapers $26.99

Shoppers Drug Mart

Pampers diapers or pants megs pk $13.99(sun & mon only) – rest of the week $15.99
Baby Life baby needs 2 for $5 or $2.99 each
Milupa baby cereal 3 for $9.99 or $3.99 each
Baby Mum Mum 2 for $5 or $2.99 each
Live Clean or Baby Bee baby needs 15% off
Life brand training pants $14.99
Baby Life wipes 320s $10.99
Gerber Graduates 3 for $9.99 or $3.79 each
Gerber or Chicco baby feeding accessories 10% off
Nativa Organics or Life brand baby formula 10% off
Life brand toddler nutrition 850g $14.49
Baby Life feeding accessories 15% off
Penaten or Desitin cream 15% off
Nativa Organics toddler fruit snacks or biscuits 10% off
Johnson’s Naturals baby needs $4.99

Walmart(ON)

Huggies wipes tub $3.47
Heinz baby cereal $2.46
Enfamil formula powder with iron or lower iron 900g $18.66
Parent’s Choice 42g little puffs or My little meals $1.50
Johnson’s Naturals baby needs $3.97
Ziploc 15pc variety pk(includes spill-proof cups,bowls with lids etc) $14.97

Walmart Supercentre(ON)

Pampers big pk diapers $18.47
Milupa baby cereal $2.47
Huggies wipes 368s $11.97
Enfamil A+ with omega formula concentrate 12s $39.44
Johnson’s baby products 700-800ml $5.97

Zehrs

Huggies value pk diapers $26.99
Good Start or Similac formula concentrate 12s $42.99
Milupa baby cereal $2.99
PC Organics cereal bars etc $2.99
Heinz junior food 213ml 5 for $4

Zellers

Huggies junior ct boxed diapers $27.99
Nestle Good start formula powder 900g $19.99

Ladies… ladies, with spring comes the seasonal warehouse sale for MAC and Estee Lauder.  I’ve seen anxious ladies commenting on an older thread all week, looking for or selling tickets already.  The warehouse sale is at the Markham fairgrounds per usual and runs Friday March 11-Sunday, March 13, 2011. We at Smart Canucks do not have tickets but you can buy and sell your via the comment system below.  You can also try Kijiji, but of course make take all safety precautions possible.

Hope to see you there! I’ll be the one with 10 bags full.  🙂

I came across a very interesting post on Facebook by Al McGale that explains how you can get out of your  Rogers TV, Internet and Home Phone contracts without paying termination fees. It depends on declining changes to your terms, one of the oldest tricks in the book. But it’s always good to post it every now and then to remind people of how it can be done and I also really like how Al explained it.

Here is a direct link to the article on Facebook and just in case Rogers manage to get it removed from Facebook I’ve pasted it below:

By Al McGale:

If you use Rogers services then you, like me, are likely hooked into a contract of some sort that ties you to their service for a couple of years for the promises of deep discounts and extrodinary customer service.  It’s quite likely that you, like me, have been disappointed by their customer service and are still waiting for these deep discounts (15% off of an over priced service is not a deal).

Well, today is your lucky day (and it was mine, too).

I received the following letter in the mail outlining changes to the fees that I pay for the services that Rogers provides;

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Michaels has emailed me their weekly coupon for 40% off one regular priced item.  Valid February 26th through March 4th.  Of course theres the regular million exclusions. But if you can still find something its applicable towards it’s a great coupon.

Click here to print off your coupon.

Jersey Shore.  Total crap right? But if it was truly that bad ratings would be so low that the show would of been cancelled after the first few shows.  So someone has to be watching it.  I don’t think that people like to admit that they are fans of the show.  How many people have admitted to you that Jershey Shore is always on their Tivo list? I can honestly say I’ve never sat down with the intent to watch the show. In fact, up until recently I had never seen it.

Realistically  I should have put two and two together a long time ago. I’d be watching TMZ and asking who these people were and my husband would always fill me in.  Yet, oddly enough he’d never seen the show either.  The other night I came out of the shower and caught him. In all his glory there he was sitting watching Jershey Shore.  On purpose. The horror!  He was and is in fact a closet fan of Jersey Shore and had always tried to watch it when I was not around.  I still love the guy, but now I wonder about him. Are you a closet Jersey Shore fan?

 

A few weeks ago I wrote about Amaravati, a Canadian company I had stumbled upon using Groupon.

Lise has sent me a free shipping offer for our readers.

What you put onto your skin is equally important to what you put into your body.  For many of us, our skin acts as a barometer measuring our personal sense of wellness. Beyond vanity, our skin truly reflects our state of personal health.
At Amaravati, it is our passion for your wellness that has brought about the creation of a skin care line, focused on the best influences available to us today.
Amaravati is a collection of botanically based skin care products, offering over 70% organic content. Many Amaravati items are vegan in nature.
Through the combination of carefully selected organic ingredients from around the world and utilizing 100% therapeutic grade essential oils, Amaravati is the beauty of divine wellness.
Amaravati is your skin’s natural supplement.

Simply type in the coupon code: freedelivery when placing your order, and the delivery fee will be subtracted from your total.
Offer valid February 26, 2011 – March 7, 2011.  Click here to browse Amaravati