Sorry I am kinda late on this offer… but better late than never right? You still have some time to shop!! This offer is ONLY on today, November 30. You can get FREE shipping with Forever 21, no minimum purchase needed.

Just use code “CYBERMONDAY” it is valid until 11:59 tonight!!

To start shopping click here!

From Dec 1-6 you an save 25% off your entire order at Carlton Cards. This is not valid on promotional merchandise or the purchase of gift cards. You need to bring in the invite to get the savings for the Friends and Family sale.

Click here to print your invite!

Braallure.com is a small Canadian business that sells fine European lingerie online and offers free shipping in Canada! I’m happy I’ll be helping Natasha, the owner of BraAllure.com get more exposure to her business since she seems like a very nice and dedicated person!

As well as selling Bras, Braallure.com sells briefs. But what really attracted my attention was this novel Bra bag which I think is pretty cool! 

SmartCanucks Giveaways Day 19: Free $105 of items from BraAllure.com

Thanks Hatley for sponsoring Friday’s contest! If you didn’t win Hatley currently has a deal and coupon code for 20% off Pre-fall stock. Use coupon code SAVE20 at checkout to get your 20% discount. This coupon is only valid through the end of the day.

Click here to visit Hatley and get 20% discount

Here is the video of today’s winners. The winners are:

• 277 meee
• 615 VICKS

Please send an email to smartcanucks at gmail d0t com to claim your prize.

$$$wise sent me a very interesting idea for the Christmas countdown!

Ever had your picture taken with Santa Claus?

I didn’t realize how many scared-of-Santa pictures there are until I started searching and there seems to be a lot!

Divine~Miss~M has made my coupon day!  She posted that the $4 off Gillette Fusion Razors coupon is back on save.ca.  This is a great coupon and you can usually get razors for nearly free using it.  My WalMart had the $5 Fusion razors again last week and I didn’t have any $4 coupons so I didn’t get any.  Hope this coupon comes while they still have them in stock!

Click here to order your $4 Fusion coupon.

Thanks to Divine~Miss~M for finding and posting this coupon for us!

Roots Canada has joined the Cyber Monday bandwagon!  They have 25% off almost everything online (excludes the Canada Collection) plus you’ll get free shipping on any size order.  This sale does include their leather collection and the children’s section as well.  This sale is only on today so hurry to take advantage. 

Click here to shop at Roots.

Thanks to macfsh for letting us know about this sale.

The Baskin Robbins Birthday Club has come to Canada!  Sign up and get FREE ice cream on your birthday.  You can also opt in for other special offers all year round.  Who doesn’t love free ice cream!  You will get an email coupon for free ice cream 5 days before your birthday.  I’m kinda sad my birthday isn’t until July.

Click here to sign up for your birthday cone from Baskin Robbins.

Huge thanks to fleetingleaf for making our birthdays even sweeter.

Bath & Body Works is having a Cyber Monday sale that is actually going on until December 1st.  So for 2 days you can save 25% on your entire online order by using coupon code CYBERMONDAY at checkout. Shipping to Canada is a bit steep at $13.50 but what I do is order along with a few friends and then we split the shipping charges.  It usually makes it much more reasonable.  There are lots of really get stocking stuffers for under $15 too.  I love Bath and Body Works products and since I live 2 hours away from the closest one I’m big on their online sales, even with the shipping charge which is still way cheaper than the gas I would need to drive to one.

Click here to check out the Cyber Monday sale at Bath & Body Works.

Thanks to macfsh for this sale heads up.

Today and tomorrow only (Nov 30 – Dec 1) spend $150 at Hollister’s online store and get a $50 gift card!

They also have other specials such as buy one top get one 50% off.

Click here to start shopping

Fine print: Offer valid on all approved orders exceeding $150 placed online at our US or Canadian websites. Order total excludes gift cards, taxes, and S&H. Valid only for orders placed between 11/30/09 12:01 am EST and 12/1/09 11:59 pm EST. Promotional gift cards will be sent electronically to the email address associated with the order. Please allow up to 2 weeks for delivery. Promotional gift cards expire on 1/30/2010. Not valid on previous orders. Restrictions on bulk purchases may apply. Not redeemable for cash or store credit. Not applicable with employee discount. Other restrictions may apply.

thanks to zameluzza for this deal!

Wow what a fantastic deal on Robeez! TODAY ONLY save 25% off your entire order using promo code GIFT09.

They are also offering FREE Shipping until December 9th.

They have the most adorable shoes, I know had a few pairs for my boys. But they are very expensive normally, so take advantage today!

Click here to start shopping

thanks to awongtse for this amazing find!

If you will be doing a lot of entertaining soon and your dining furniture isn’t holding up very well, you may want to pop into your local IKEA and check out their selection. They have come a long way in the last few years!

Plus, from November 30th until December 13th IKEA has a great special on their dining chairs – Buy 3 get 1 FREE!

And who doesn’t love a good sale?!

Click here for more IKEA information

Complete a short survey about what you like about St.Ives products and receive $5 of coupons to use on St.Ives products. I love St.Ives products, especially their gentle apricot scrub. If you like them too, you should take advantage of this offer.

The terms and conditions on the website state that this is limited to the first 10,000 coupon requests, limit one coupon per household address, allow 4 weeks for coupon delivery and the offer is subject to change or termination without notice.

Click here to complete the survey!

Thanks to poohbear6 for sharing this offer with us!

Our SmartCanucks Christmas countdown tradition is back, except this time the stories and ideas are contributed by our wonderful Smart Canucks members! Everyday, a different person will contribute to the countdown post. I got many brilliant contributions, some are funny, others touching and a few are sad. I truly enjoyed reading all these heart-warming stories and I hope you do too.

Please leave a comment with your thoughts on the stories and contributions to motivate the writers 🙂

Written by Sara Lilley:

Hello,

Here is a sort-of Christmas story I wrote. This is non-fiction (although I wrote it like it was fiction.) It’s about Christmas revelations and growing up during the first Christmas dinner that I hosted. 

      In the rush of the moment she lost the tiniest part of her inner child. Such a small, mostly meaningless, moment took something irreplaceable. It’s hard to spot if you aren’t paying attention.

      The little girl stood, jittery and delighted in a red and green party dress.

      “I wanna sit beside you.”

      In her head she thought the little girl should sit beside her mother. It was the pout on her face and precocious attitude that made her realize this evening was going to become something she’d have to let go of if it were to go smoothly. Sometimes it’s easier to let chaos handle the situation. She was nervous about hosting her first Christmas dinner but shouldn’t have been, her family and her friends were generous and forgiving. 

      She handed out the gorgeously wrapped gifts and set her own behind her. Though she did check the bags, glance at the names on the card, she didn’t open it. She set it aside and helped the little girl with her task. Soon there was Cinderella’s face staring up at her, wooden blocks coloured in the brightest primary colours, a tossed aside kitchen set, a blinking doll named Sasha (even though it was a boy) . . . and a pile of still neatly wrapped and forgotten gifts at her back. 

      When she opened her first present, she found a little purse in her hand and she didn’t fake her enthusiasm. It was cute and it was trendy and it was just what she didn’t know she wanted. Yes, it was all those things. She hurriedly pulled out the tissue from inside. A penny spilled into her lap.

      “Oh! A lucky penny!” she said as a thank you. For her, receiving gifts was hard, though she tried to be gracious.

      “Of course,” said the gift giver knowingly.

      The moment was rushed as dinner still had to be made and the wrapping paper needed to be plucked off the floor from between the toys and treasures. Her mother and aunt rescued all the coloured tissue papers, smoothing it and folding it up again to be used later. She could smell the turkey and while she was refreshing everyone’s drinks she was also mentally counting how many minutes before she needed to mash the potatoes. The little girl was under foot, building a Christmas tree out of blocks and singing carols to herself. 

      It was later, after chaos was replaced by the soothing tones of her guiltiest pleasure of a holiday movie, that she discovered she had set the penny down amongst a hundred other pennies on her dresser. She’d lost it. She worried and felt guilty though it was worthless. She’d wanted to stuff it in a shoe box or better yet, keep it in the purse, for years at a time. Just until the magic wore off and it was safe to let go. It occurred to her to just arbitrarily pick another penny . . . but it wasn’t the same. These silly traditions that she’d kept so long for herself was fading and she knew, with certainty, that she was growing up. She’d lost it.

Have you put your Christmas tree up yet? Maybe you still need to buy one?

IKEA has balsam firs on for only $20, I assume these are the real trees and not the plastic variety. They have this deal on every year. Also, when you buy a tree you can get a coupon for $20 off $75 purchase to be used between Jan 5 – Feb 28, 2010. IKEA is also donating a portion of the tree sales to Tree Canada.

For more information and to see if your store location has trees in stock, click here.