If you haven’t read this book or seen the movie, I strongly suggest you do! Read the book first if you can get your hands on it. Apparently it’s difficult to find. I was fortunate enough to find it at a used book store.

It’s the remarkable journey of a woman who entered every contest she possibly could in order to support her family (10 kids!). It was written by her daughter. Now, this was waaaay back before computers. The contests weren’t just a random draw, either, she had to write jingles and such. You can read the actual contest entries in the book.

If you ever feel you’ve hit a contest slump or an economic hardship, this book (or movie) is sure to pick you up. The movie shows all 10 “kids” at the end.

This is a true, inspirational tale!

Thanks clarebear and shawnsgal for posting this freebie in Canadian Freebies & Samples 😀

This is a hot freebie but you need to be one of the first 500 today at 11am! So make sure you’re ready and prepared. Read the forum discussion this sweethome freebie to see what others are saying too, it will help a lot.

We’re giving 500 lucky recipients a Kitchen Stuff Plus Barista Coffee Press

AND a one-year subscription to Best Health magazine

The Kitchen Stuff Plus Barista Coffee Press is a sleek all glass design with stainless steel filter, and makes approximately six cups of coffee. Get this and over 10,000 other stylish housewares, giftware and home decor accents (from flatware to furniture) at one of 10 convenient GTA locations.
Best Health is Canada’s newest magazine for women who want to live better and feel great! Enjoy beauty and skincare tips, expert health advice, recipes for great homemade meals – as well as insight on creating a healthy home, a fulfilling life and sustaining relationships. It’s everything you need to look great, get healthy, eat well and embrace life.

Don’t forget to go to http://freegift.sweethome.ca at 11am EST today. The first 500 people to enter their email address will get both a Kitchen Stuff Plus Barista Coffee Press AND a one-year subscription to Best Health magazine.

• Click here for the forum discussion on this Freebie (it will help)
  
• Click here to order your free gift at 11am SHARP
  

Thanks Carolyn for emailing me this Holt Renfrew Canada Friends & Family Sale Invitation Coupon 😀

Holt Renfrew Canada is having its Friends & Family Spring Shopping Event sale from May 7 till May 9, 2009 (3-Day Exclusive). Get 25% off on all Women’s and Men’s regular priced spring fashions and accessories. To receive your discount in store you must print and present the Holt Renfrew invitation coupon to your Sales Associate in-store.

This sale excludes Holt Renfrew Gift Cards, cosmetics, fragrances, services, home fashion, gournet, Carole Tenenbaum, Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Hermes, Dior, Tom Ford menswear and footwear, Links of London Sweetie watches and Diesel denim.

Click here to print your Holt Renfrew Canada Friends & Family Invitation
Click here for Holt Renfrew Canada store locations

Bill gets the free Blizzard

This offer has been around since 2006 but I like reminding my readers of it every summer 😀

Why? Because I’m evil and trying to get them to gain weight. Because Blizzards are one of God’s Mankind’s best inventions! Mmmmm! Join Dairy Queen’s Blizzard Fan Club and get 2 Blizzard treats for the price of 1. You’ll get a printable coupon in your email for this 2 for 1 deal twice:

• When you first sign-up
• Every year on your birthday

I probably shouldn’t be saying this since I know some of the folks at the Dairy Queen Canada headquarters read my blog but I have to admit I’ve signed up for the Dairy Queen Canada Fan Club several times more than I should have. I just couldn’t resist a 2 for 1 deal on one of my favourite treats 😉

That being said, I’d like to remind you guys that Blizzards are very high in calories, fats and cholesterol. A medium size Brownie Batter Blizzard for instance has:

Yep, that’s unfortunately very unhealthy and that’s only a medium Blizzard.  Thank goodness for gyms, yoga and bootcamps. The 2 for 1 deal is still awesome as long as you don’t eat both blizzards by yourself 😉

Click here to Join the Dairy Queen Fan Club and get your Blizzard Coupon

Thanks roseofblack for posting this freebie in Canadian Freebies.

Get a free sample of A.Vogel Canada Herbamare by solving a puzzle to make up the word PHYTOTHERAPY. Just in case you’re still not at your full brain processing power today, I’ve solved the puzzle for you in the picture above 😉

Click here to order your free A.Vogel Canada Herbamare sample

Hello! I’m a new blogging contributor to the site so I thought I’d introduce myself. My name is Kerri and I’ve been a member of the site for some time now. I’m very excited to have the opportunity to post here on a fairly regular basis.

Who am I? Well, I’m sort of a serial contester. Apparently it was destined to happen. My mom told me that she won a bunch of stuff from Sears for guessing my correct birth date. I don’t remember the first contest I entered or won but recall that my indulgence began around the age of 12 when I started winning radio call-in contests fairly consistently. I became addicted to that lightning-like charge that surged through me when I hung up the phone after winning. Funny how it still happens when I win stuff today! 🙂

I’ve got spring fever now with all the newness! I LOVE it!

Feel free to follow me on Twitter if you like @kerrilw.

I first came across this deal a couple of days ago on Pizza Pizza’s automated specials and deals voice system. It was around 7pm when I was placing my order and I was too hungry to wait for 2 more hours and get this hot deal 😛

Pizza Pizza’s new special is as follows: Order any large 3 toppings pizza between 9pm and 9am and get it for $9.99.  That’s over $5 in savings and definitely a hot deal. The closest good deal I can think of is their 2 large pizzas for $21.99 (I think) last Christmas. Just remember it’s after 9pm at night and before 9am in the morning. Not exactly the best times to be eating pizza but hey, that’s an awesome deal for these wild Friday night parties 😉

Thanks cdnchk for posting these Calgary Attractions Coupons in Canadian Coupons.

Do you live in or are you planning on visiting Calgary this summer? Here’s a huge bunch of 2009 coupons for discounts and savings on almost every single Calgary attraction! These coupons are provided by Calgary Attractions and you can check out their website at calgaryattractions.com.

• Calaway Park Coupons – 50% off
• Aero Space Museum Coupons – Free Child Admission
• Telus World Of Science Calgary Coupons – Free Child Admission
• Calgary Stampede Coupons – 20% off at Calgary Stampede Store
• Calgary Tower Coupons – $1 off Admission
• Canada Olympic Park Coupons – Skijump Tower Admission $5
• Fort Calgary  Coupons – 25% off Admission
• Glenbow Museum Coupons – $1 off Admission
• Heritage Park Coupons – 50% off Day Gate Admission
• The Military Museums of Calgary Coupons – Free Child Admission
• Spaceport Calgary Coupons – Free Ride on 1 simulator
• Calgary Zoo  Coupons – 25% off Admission
• Lougheed House Coupons – 2 for 1 Admission

McDonald’s will go a long way to protect their trademark. So much so, in fact, that it seems they’re willing to sue any restaurant that starts with the prefix Mc. McCurry was one such restaurant.

The Malaysian-based, family owned establishment has little in common with McDonald’s outside of the “Mc” prefix and colour-scheme, but that was enough to set McDonald’s into an 8-year court battle over the name.

During that time, the restaurant dropped the C from their sign, going by the name M Curry until the dispute was resolved. M Curry’s menu couldn’t have been more different from McDonald’s. Serving traditional Indian foods like curry and dosai, there’s not a burger or fry anywhere in sight. The restaurants problems started back in 1999 when they decided to shorten their name from the rather verbose Malaysian Chicken Curry Restaurant. Since then it’s been an uphill battle of legal fees and undue stress.

Last week, M Curry’s owner climbed a ladder and put the C back on the sign. The battle was over. McCurry won out.

McDonald’s could still (and likely will) attempt to appeal the decision, and McCurry’s legal woes could be far from over. It’s just amazing to see the lengths some companies will go to to claim dominion over something as simple as a couple of letters.

I was shopping at the mall yesterday when I noticed American Eagle Outfitters had an additional 20% on  all clearance items. All Polos are already marked down to 50% off from $40 to $20. On top of that I got an addition 20% which discounted it further to around $16! An exceptional price for great polo shirts. I ended up spending over $100 at American Eagle 😛

I checked out American Eagle Canada’s website today and this looks like a national deal at all AE stores in Canada. I’m not sure how long it’ll last for, so if you’re interested visit your local American Eagle AE Canada store asap 😉

This is great news! You can now buy the Sony PlayStation 3 Console online at Staples.ca. Do you know what this means? Savings! Staples emails and mails out loads of discount coupons like $50 off $200, $20 off $150 and so on and sometimes these coupons can be stackable!

Furthermore, if the price of the PlayStation 3 is lower at say Walmart or Best Buy Canada or is on a weekly promo somewhere, you can price match with Staples online, get a 10% rebate on the price difference and then apply the coupons on top of all that to get yourself a great deal.

I used to be an expert in Staples coupons a few years ago but since blogging on SmartCanucks I haven’t been actively following what coupons Staples has nowadays. I’m also not sure which coupons can and can’t be stacked so if you have any information please let us know.

Click here to order the PlayStation 3 at Staples.ca

Thanks thegeek for posting the Costco Canada Summer Savings Coupon Book in Canadian Shopping Deals and Flyers.

Costco Canada’s Summer Savings Coupons Book is out with loads of discounts and deals. Instead of listing the coupons here I’ll point you to the thread with the coupon scans 😉

Click here for Costco Canada Summer Savings Coupons Book Scans

Domino’s Pizza Canada has a promo code for online orders at Dominos.ca. Use coupon code 4ONLINE and save $4 when you order a large pizza.

Speaking of Domino’s Pizza online orders, Cheeses Crust! Check out who has returned and is making pizza! You can finally order a pizza with 2 of every animal on it. [via digg]

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HBC Home Outfitters Canada has a promo on Dyson vacuums: purchase any full size Dyson Canister vacuum and receive 1 million HBC Rewards points. These points are worth a $125 Home Outfitters Gift Card. The Dyson models included in this promo are Dyson DC20, DC21, DC23 & DC23 Animal with prices ranging from $499.99 to $749.99.

I personally have no experience with Dyson vacuums but starting at $499.99 they seem very pricey! Even after 1 million HBC rewards points! So I guess this deal would be good if you were planning on buying a Dyson vacuum anyway. Dysons are known to be particularly good if you have pets and family members with allergies.  Looking at the Dyson prices at Home Outfitters I can see they’re a bit inflated so it’s probably a good idea to compare prices to other  stores and make sure you’re getting the best deal.

Everything Dyson produces seems to be pretty pricey in general. Their Dyson Airblades which  are supposed to eventually replace the classical energy guzzling  hand-dryers in public washrooms cost around $1500 each. Dyson Airblades use some pretty neat technology stolen from similar to the Japanese Mitsubishi Jet Towel.

Click here for details on Dyson Vacuum deal at Home Outfitters Canada

This is a SUPERB coupon deal from Medieval Times, Ontario, Canada:

Receive 1 free adult or child admission with the purchase of one full paid adult admission. Children must be 12 and under. Must mention code FLYAKF at time of purchase to receive discount. Not valid with group rates, special offers or discounts. Not valid on holidays or special shows. Some restrictions may apply, Upgrades additional. Valid in Toronto Castle only.

Coupon Expires June 30th, 2009

After using the coupon code discount, each adult will end up costing $31.50 plus tax. This price includes the 2 hour show and a four-course meal (medieval feast).

Click here for the Medieval Times Toronto Castle Coupon