If you google:
i hate rbc
SmartCanucks.ca comes in as the second search result. That’s very funny considering that I never actually said “I hate rbc”… I said “Although I hate RBC’s rigid account options I love their service and find it to be much better than that of TD”.

Here is the “I hate RBC” search result.

I know this is one useless post but I had to share this coz I found it terribly amusing 🙂

No I’m not kidding! Yes, this lovely strategy game is reduced to $9.99! (regular price $59.99) but hurry up before they run out of stock.

Some of you might argue that this game can be downloaded – illegally - via torrents. Other than the ethical issues and the fact that the developers put tremendous effort into the game, I just wanted to let you know that the full version will enable you to play online multiplayer games against other humans. Pirated versions don’t usually allow multiplayer gaming. I tend to enjoy multiplayer games more; Artificial Intelligence can never provide the same human experience.

This deal is part of The Source’s Daily Circuit breaker deals.

Get Age of Empires III here.

 

Today’s deal is an HP 21″ HDTV-Ready Widescreen LCD Monitor (F2105) for $349.99 (regular price $499.99).

When I first saw this deal I was like, “wow! 21” monitor for $349.99! what a bargain!” but after reading the word “refurbished” in tiny size under the picture and after remembering that we still have to pay for shipping I would say that this deal is totally useless. Let’s say that you can buy the non-refurbished equivalent in-store and thus avoid refurbished monitors and shipping fees… you have to first ask yourself… why does Future Shop have 250 refurbished HP monitors? This only means that they’re a piece of junk!

More details on Future Shop’s website here.

I updated the forum sections today. I grouped the electronics and non-electronics deals sections into a single section and I also added some new sections: “Canadian Flyers”, “Contests” and “Coupons”

You’ll usually find many deals and freebies in the forum and you can also chit chat with a nice small group of friendly Canucks 🙂

Here is the Smart Canucks forum.

Sorry I was busy during the weekend so I didn’t get around to posting Future Shop’s Days 2-4 deals.

Here’s today’s deal:

A Digimate 37″ Widescreen LCD HDTV for $999.99 (regular price $1499.99). This is a very good price for this TV. Note that you’ll also have to pay shipping. More details on Future Shop’s website here.

And just when I felt relieved that Dell’s Deals were over, jimmycanuck tells us that Future Shop is having 10 days of web-only Deals ;-)  I’ll cover these 10 days and hopefully Future Shop will have some good back to school deals.

Note that unlike Dell, Future Shop’s deals start at midnight. So here is Future Shop’s first deal.

Today’s Future Shop web-only deal is a Casio 5.0MP Digital Camera (EX-S500) for $199.99 (regular price $349.99). Shipping does not seem to be free anymore at Future Shop. The shipping costs will varry depending on where you live so the only way to find out is by adding the camera it to your shopping cart.

An awesome deal for a superb camera. You can read reviews on FutureShop’s website.

This deal is dedicated to Thilipan since he was looking for a good camera deal 🙂

More details on Future Shop’s Day 1 of 10 Web Deals here.

 
or does it?

Another Visa offer! I’m not a Visa salesperson or anything, just pure coincidence! Get $10 off Shoppers Drug Mart Purchases of $50 or more with your CIBC VISA card.

More details on CIBC’s website here.

I don’t have a CIBC Visa card and I definitely won’t get one just for Shoppers Drug Mart’s lousy offers. I have an RBC Visa card and I recently got a TD Visa card (when I applied for the iPod offer). Although I hate RBC’s rigid account options I love their service and find it to be much better than that of TD and CIBC. Of course this may be different in your town or city, but here in Kingston that’s my overall impression.

Offer valid from August 5 to 11, 2006
More details on the $10 off $50 here

ok ok, I know I posted about this discount before 🙂 but after Ian left a comment on my old VIA Rail post today – saying how this offer saved him a lot of money – I thought I would post it again fas a reminder and for my new visitors. This offer is amazingly good: If you’re an adult you get to pay less than a student’s fair!

So here is the repost…

This is by far one of the best Via Rail deals I’ve come across. If you use your visa card and book online you save 35% and there’s no catch. Purchase your ticket online with your Visa card and get a 35% discount on the adult Regular fare in Comfort class aboard VIA Rail trains anywhere across Canada. Enter your E-mail address on the VIA Rail information page and you will receive an email from VIA Rail with an eCoupon code. Use the eCoupon code to reserve online for your discounted fare on travel before October 31, 2006.

For more details and to get this Via Rail Visa discount click here.

I’d like to thank everyone who’s contributing to this nice friendly community 🙂

The top Blog commenter last month was JimmyCanuck

The top Candy earners on the SmartCanucks.ca Forum last month were:
LKB 793 candies
iced_faerie 466 candies
Shawnie 316 candies
julieonmymind 217 candies
cool-dudette 57 candies
Canadian Mark 55 candies
thilipan 55 candies

Each one of you gets 50 bonus Candies 🙂

JimmyCanuck, can you please create an account so that I can add your bonus candies.

Candies are redeemable for real gifts. You can find more info on the Candy Awards here.

 

Here’s one good sale for the lucky Canucks living in Markham (or any part of Toronto I guess) 🙂

What?
Timberland Footwear & Apparel Sample Sale
Footwear pricing: $15 – $70
Apparel pricing: $10 – $250

When?
Wednesday August 9th, 2006: from 4pm – 8pm
Thursday August 10th, 2006 from 10am – 8pm
Friday August 11th, 2006 from 10am – 5pm

Where?
11 Allstate Parkway, Main floor, Markham Ontario

Fill in the form here or call 1-877-487-6473 for a free Poise Panty. Samples are available in size Small/Medium or Large. They’ll also include a $1.00 coupon good on your next purchase.

Get your free Poise sample here.

Get a free treat for your dog! Pegetables is located in the US but the order form has country option so hopefully they’ll send the free sample to Canada.

Get a Free Pegetables dog treat here.

I tried logging on today to post Dell’s last day of deals but I had some technical difficulties. I apologize for that. Anyhow, this concludes my coverage of Dell’s 14 days (I covered 13 lol) of Deals. Overall Dell did have some good deals but I expected to see at least a couple of mind boggling bargains. Hopefully they’ll have good back to school deals soon.

Back to other exciting deals, coupons and freebies 🙂

Here is a new set of save.ca coupons. It has savings on a bunch of different grocery items like Tide, Dr. Scholl’s, Heinz, Tampax, Gerber and more.

Get the save.ca coupons here.

Sorry for today’s late post… I’m rather busy this week so I’ll be posting less frequently

Nothing fantastic today but some of you might the APC Back-UPS ES 725 Broadband for $49 (regular price $99) very useful. Have you been half way through writing your best and most creative article/blog/project ever when all of a sudden a power outage leads to an unexpected loss of your lovely work? It happens to all of us and when it does I personally just feel miserable. A couple of uneventful power outages have taught me to save my articles every 1 or 2 minutes. I can officially call myself a “save-aholic” 😉

Anyway, back to the point… Dell’s PC Back-UPS ES 725 Broadband will prevent such a mishap from taking place. If the power goes out, your computer (or any electronic device plugged into the UPS) will not shut off all of a sudden. As well as its power outage protection capabilities, UPS is an good surge protector.

You can also use this UPS on your TV. Although there’s no risk of losing data on a TV, you’ll make sure you never miss a single episode of LOST or Grey’s Anatomy 😉

Some of Dell’s other deals today include:
– Garmin Nuvi 350 Pocket or Vehicle GPS Navigator with Integrated MP3 Player and Photo Viewer – $699
– Creative Labs Prodikeys PC-MIDI USB Music and PC Keyboard in One – $39
– Logitech QuickCam for Notebooks Deluxe – $39
– Kingston 1GB SD Memory Card – $29
– SKB Rugged Notebook Case – Military Standard – $99

hmm, this Creative Labs Prodikeys PC-MIDI USB Music and PC Keyboard sounds interesting. I’ll have to read some reviews about it.

Note that shipping is free.
More details on Dell Canada’s Day 13 of 14 Days of Deals here.

Tomorrow’s the last day! yay! 

– Harmony 880 Internet Programmable Universal Remote with Rechargeable Battery – $129 (regular price $199)
– Dell 2400MP Projector – $999
– Dell W4201C 42″ High Definition Plasma TV – $2399
– Notebook Expansion Dock with Video and Audio Ports – $139
– APC Back-UPS ES 500 VA UPS w/ Phone Protection – $39
– Cowon Audio A2 – Digital AV player – HD 20 GB – $349

Harmony 880 Universal Remote has a color screen, can be programmed via a Mac or PC and has an attractive design. I strongly recommend this universal remote.

Note that shipping is free.
More details on Dell Canada’s Day 12 of 14 Days of Deals here.