The delightful “Random Acts of Chocolate” offer is back once again from MARS Canada, through save.ca … simply a free chocolate bar for you to enjoy!

What a yummy treat!

Click here to order yours

Thanks perogie!

The time has finally come where ALDO is offering FREE Shipping with any online order.

I don’t know about you but I’ve always been bothered by paying Shipping fees from Aldo, or having to spend over $100 to get it for free. Be sure to enter promo code: SPRING11FS at the checkout screen.
Forget the shoes, I’m checking out the bags which are an extra 30% off!

Click here to shop

Thank you couponlady for sharing the code!

On Saturday, March 5th only, spend $40 at Canadian Tire and get a $10 Gift Card. Gift card must be used by March 12th. This is a lovely little perk!

Thanks to FallenPixels for letting us know about this Canadian Tire deal

I just got this great offer in my email.

We’d like to get to know you better! Click through from this email to answer a few easy questions and sign up for our newsletter, and you’ll get TWO great thank-you’s: one instant printable coupon ($2) , plus a coupon in the mail worth one free carton of any flavour. Not bad for something that takes less than a minute.

What a great opportunity to try their product free.  Click here to register. 

For a limited time THREADLESS is offering Free Shipping worldwide with the purchase of any Hoodie OR any item from their Select line. This is a pretty sweet deal!

Additionally they still have many tees on sale for only $10 – I tend to stock up at times like these.  Speaking from experience I can say Threadless tees are excellent quality, mine have lasted forever and always fit exactly as stated in the size charts.

Click here to check out the SELECT line

Thanks couponlady!

Clearly Contacts if offering Ontario residents a free pair of specs on March 1st starting at 9am est.  There will be 10,000 pairs available.  It has to be your first time participating in the free glasses promo they offer from time to time.  Simply pick out your glasses (cannot be “coupons not applicable”) fill in your script info and enter the code “FREEMARCH1” at checkout on March 1st.  Its usually a wise idea to have a few choices bookmarked and ready to go before the promo starts.  Shipping you do have to pay for but you can pay via Paypal, Credit or Bank.  Shipping is generally under $15 by the time they add insurance etc.

Click here to check out Clearly Contacts.  I will bump up this post the day before the promo as a reminder.

Please Mum is offering an online exclusive sale.  Save up to 50% on select new arrivals and take an extra 25% off!  What a great time to stock up on spring clothing for the kiddos. I am just delighted to say spring. Spring. Spring. Spring. If I say it enough will it come quicker?

Click here to shop at Please Mum.

Members of the CAA can receive a 120 minute phone card for free when you fill out a form for a no obligation travel insurance quote. Unforunately this promo is ONLY valid for South Central Ontario CAA members but there are quite a few of you out there.

Click here for more information

Thanks fordawnk for posting this on our forum

Until tomorrow night save 20% on sale mens and ladies items online at the Gap.  Simply enter “GAP20SALE ” at checkout.  They have some cute stuff in clearance right now, with the extra 20% off it makes it a decent deal.  Remember shipping is free over $50.  Click here to shop at Gap Canada.

Well our Adult Sensations contest has come to a close. With it’s close theres a few things to announce.  There will be another contest coming up this week, a discount code for Adult Sensations and of course who won!

Our winner is post number 213 “Redundant.” Congratulations! Check your email for further instructions.

For everyone else simply enter the code “15offsmartcanuck-feb2011” valid until the end of March to receive 15% off.  Click here to shop.

Not that Katy Perry is the fashion plate for the masses, but a major trend for this Spring, as seen on the March cover of Elle is colour…finally!  I’m sick of seeing a sea of black, puffy coats walkin’ ’round.

(Personally, I really try to steer clear of wearing all black…unless of course, I’m at a funeral or work! 🙁 )

In addition to the colour trend is the way it’s worn which is known as colour blocking.  Basically, it’s wearing blocks of colour in order to make a fashion statement.  There doesn’t seem to be any quick and hard rules to this trend so you can pair rich jewel tones, as pictured above, or even do a monochromatic palette, i.e. different shades of the same colour.

Colour blocking can also be incorporated within a clothing item, for example a dress that is purple on the top and orange on the bottom.  The key to colour blocking is boldness, so a top with microscopic stripes doesn’t count!

Warning:  This trend is definitely not for the shy, wallflower types!  In fact, colour blocking is a much bolder look from the Springs of yesteryear, re:  black and white, pastels, wash-out-beige, and other muted tones.

If you want to try out colour blocking this Spring, but aren’t as bold as Katy, take baby steps.  Try mixing a bold coloured skirt – corals are also a HUGE trend this season! – with a taupe top or vice-versa.  (I find taupe fresher than khaki!)  Take some chances this season by wearing some colour!

Until March 6th, McDonald’s is offering their free small coffee deal…again. So being a deal lover, I grabbed my resuable, ceramic coffee cup before I left to run errands.

With my ceramic cup in-hand, I kindly asked the McEmployee if she could put the free caffeine straight into my cup. (I really didn’t think it would be a problem since Starbucks does it and even offers you a $0.10 discount!) She flat-out refused and when I asked her why, she apathetically responded, “I dunno they just said to put it in these (paper) cups and you can throw it out after.”

(I did try to tell the McEmployee that I don’t think the cups are recyclable*, she never responded, and frankly didn’t seem to care.)

Umm…okay, but doesn’t that send out the wrong message that McDonald’s doesn’t give a two-beef-patties-special-sauce-lettuce-cheese about the environment? Due to this promotion, I’m sure that McD’s will be a bit busier giving away free coffees which in turn means there’ll be more waste, so why was my reusable cup refused? Don’t customers use the same cups when they refill their own pop??

Furthermore, it’s definitely not a matter of hygiene as the coffee is dispensed out of a carafe which does not even close to touching the cup at all, so what gives?

I’m not going to come any conclusions right away. Maybe that McEmployee, a middle-aged lady, just hates her job + life + doesn’t give a McMuffin about Mother Earth ’cause her “Canadian experience” sucks soo hard.

I will, however, attempt to bring my reusable cup to another location to see what they’ll say. And if I’m refused again, I’ll follow-up with McDonald’s themselves, come to a final conclusion at that time, and I’ll keep you posted!

Speaking of McDonald’s, for anyone who cares, their radioactive-green Shamrock Shake is BAAACK! I dunno about you, but the colour alone scares the bejesus outta me! Aside from a whole vat of food colouring, what other yummy chemicals are in it??!!

Aside from the colour, I couldn’t drink it even if I wanted to ’cause the Shamrock wouldn’t be the only thing shakin’! I’m lactose-intolerant, especially with these fakey-chemical dairy products…

* D, a ‘green’ friend who works at Starbucks, told me that the paper cups that they use aren’t recyclable because they’re waxed! So I’m guessing the recycling symbol is a sham??

If you’re shopping at BBW, don’t forget to print this coupon for a free Signature Collection travel size item with any purchase. Maximum value of free item is $5.50 and limited to one per customer. This coupon expires Mar. 9, 2011. Also, BWW is offering the Signature Collection for 3/$25 to celebrate the relaunching of Japanese Cherry Blossom in its brand new packaging. How do you like the new look?

Click here to print your coupon.

Attention Lancome Fans:

Today is the last day to purchase Lancome’s 9-piece Signature Collection for only $62! The package is valued at $260, so it seems like a good deal to me – especially if you’re going to purchase any one of these items anyway!

Just some of the items that are included in a black tote include:

• Absolue Premium Bx, Absolute Replenishing Cream, 30mL jar
• Génifique, Youth Activating Concentrate, 15mL tube
• Tonique Confort, Rehydrating Skincare Lotion
• Color Design Levres, Sensational Effects Lip Color in Visionary
• & more!

Deal applies to online purchases only.

Click here to make your purchase.  Use code WINTER11 when checking out!

Earn DOUBLE the Scene Points when you see RANGO during opening week. Pretty great little perk if you were already planning to see it anyways!

Rango opens Friday March 4th and stars the ever sexy Johnny Depp – yes, even green skinned he’s still sexy.

According to the fine print, each Scene account can earn a maximum of 100 bonus Scene points per day with this promo.

Enjoy the movie!