As much as I love my Playstation 2 I think after 10 over years of life it’s about time it’s laid to rest. That being said a good deal is a good deal and if you’re still looking for a Playstation 2 console or looking to replace your old one this is the perfect deal for you. Best Buy Canada has the PlayStation 2 Lego Batman Bundle on sale for $99.99. The bundle comes with:

• Playstation 2 console and controller
• Lego Batman the video game which is a very fun game
• Justice League: The New Frontier DVD video

Click here for details on PlayStation 2 Lego Batman Bundle at Best Buy Canada

Shoppers Drug Mart Canada EasyPix currently has 4 x6 digital photo prints on sale for 10 cents each when you buy 50 or more. This offer is available in-store only at Shoppers Drug Mart Canada stores with a full EasyPix Service Lab.  You can read about this offer in page 13 of this week’s Shoppers Drug Mart Canada flyer.

SDM Offer expires May 8th, 2009

Thanks Sally for letting me know about this and hope you get well soon 😀

Yves Rocher Canada online has several promos going on and if combined you can end up with a pretty good Bargain:

50% off Site Wide

This is a Mother’s Day special offer. Everything at Yves Rocher Canada online is currently on sale for 50% off. Looking at the website there seems to be some okay  deals For instance Replenishing Shampoo is on sale for $9.00 $4.50.

$10 off $30 Coupon Code

Save an additional $10 off your Yves Rocher Canada order of $30 or more using coupon code MOTHERSDAY at checkout.

Free Gifts

• 1st  gift: Free Spa Vegetal Nourishing Body Moisturizer with any order
• 2nd gift: Satin-like Chemise Free with your order of $45+
• 3rd gift: Travel size Mascara and Lipgloss free with your purchase of 3 products from the New Couleurs Nature line

11%  Cash Back on your order

Use Smart Canucks Yves Rocher Canada Cash Back to receive an additional 11%  savings on top of all of the above.

Overall

I think the best way to make use of this promo is to buy items worth $60. Because of the 50% sale they’ll cost $30. Then use the coupon code MOTHERSDAY and save an additional $10 bringing down the price to $20.  Get your Free Spa Vegetal Nourishing Body Mosturizer free gift and use Cash Back to get an 11% rabate, i.e. $2.2 back.

Click here to shop at Yves Rocher Canada now

I like this coupon from Aeropostale Canada! This weekend only, from April 24 – 26, 2009 get any one Tee at Aeropostale Canada stores for $5. For $5 you can’t really go wrong and Aeropostale isn’t a bad brand at all. You’re only allowed to use the coupon once but maybe you can print several and have a friend or family member get one too 😉

Click here to print your $5 Tee Aeropostale Canada coupon
Click here for Aeropostale Canada store locations

It’s Clinique Bonus Time! (Sorry gang, I posted this earlier today and a glitch in my computer erased the post, so I’m re-posting)

Retailer: Sears
Minimum amount you need to spend: $26.50 CAD (before taxes)
Duration: April 24 to May 12, 2009

This time, you get your choice of a Bonus for Eyes or Bonus for Lips.


What You Get in the Bonus for Eyes:
– Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief, 15 ml
– Quick Eyes Cream Shadow in Rock Violet, 2.4 g
– Different Lipstick in A Different Grape, 4 g
– High Impact Mascara in Black, 4 g
– Eyelash Curler
– Liquid Facial Soap Mild, 50 ml
– cosmetics bag

What You Get in the Bonus for Lips:
– Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief, 15 ml
– Liquid Facial Soap Mild, 50 ml
– High Impact Mascara in Black, 4 g
– Full Potential Lips Plump and Shine in Sugarplump, 2.4 g
– Different Lipstick in Angelic, 4 g
– lipstick pouch
– cosmetics bag

Click here to purchase online!

Coach Canada is having a 25% off sale from May 1st – 10th, 2009 at all Coach boutiques in Canada to celebrate Mothers Day. However to get the discount you need an invitation card which was only sent to select customers who had previously spent over a certain amount at Coach stores.

I thought I’d start this post to allow you guys to exchange invitations. Say you have a Coach invitation that you don’t need, you can offer to give it away in exchange for say a $10 or $15 Shoppers Drug Mart gift card or whatever value you choose. If you’re looking for an invitation you can find an offer you like and accept it. Use the comments system to communicate.

To make sure the trades go smoothly I can act as the middle man. The invitation and whatever the other party agreed to send in return can both be sent to Smart Canucks mailing address. Once I have both items, I’d then mail them out. I’m just trying to help and this is the best idea I could come up with.

If 2 people agree on a trade you can have Smart Canucks act as the middle man by mailing to:

Smart Canucks
PO Box 291
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 4V8

Thanks couponlady, Arch_Dandy & courtreporter for as usual posting this week’s flyer deals in the Canadian Shopping Deals Section

Reminder of useful links:

• Canadian Hot Deals Forum
• Canadian Bragging & Discussion Forum *NEW*
  
• Canadian flyers list
• Canadian Coupons Database
• Save.ca Coupons List

And here are this week’s flyer deals (Apr 24 – May 1, 2009):

• Coupons to use with flyers this week, so far (April 24 -May 1)
• Baby deals for the week of Apr 24 to 30
• Giant Tiger flyer deals Apr 23 to 29
• Walmart Supercentre Flyer Deals April 24 – 30
• Zellers flyer deals April 25 – May 1
• Shoppers Drug Mart Food Section Flyer April 25 – May 1
• Shoppers Drug Mart flyer April 25 – May 1
• Loblaws/Zehrs/Fortinos flyer deals Apr 24 ro 30
• No Frills flyer deals Apr 24 to 30
• Food Basics flyer deals Apr 23 to 30
• Real Canadian Superstore(ON) flyer deals Apr 24 to 30
• RCSS West flyer April 25 – May 1
• Atlantic Superstore flyer deals Apr 24 to 30
• Price Chopper flyer deals Apr 24 to 30
• Maxi flyer deals Apr 23 to 29
• Foodland Flyer Deals April 24 – 30

The wonderful Smart Canucks forum members have been posting hot deals too:

• Free PC G.R.E.E.N Box
• Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix Bonus Redemption on April 25 & 26
• Rona – Scratch and save from 10% to 50% Apr 25th only
• 25% off Coach Sale – Invitation Only!
• Beyonce Pre-Sale Access – Toronto – Best Buy Reward Zone Members
• Kellogg’s straws
• Kelloggs Straws 1.00
• Dove Shampoo+Conditioner+Hair Spray or Brush $5
• ALDO shoes up to 80% clearance with exclusive access code
• Spring shoes 50% everything in store
• Energizer packs have Free DQ Blizzard coupons on them
• Energy Saving CFL Bulbs are almost free @ WM – Pay only Taxes
• 99cent jelly gladiator sandals at Ardene!!
• Rexall 10% off stamps/Limit 3
• Ricki’s Buy 2 tops get 1 Free! April 23-27
• 10% off Old Navy Apr 26- May 2

You can also visit the Canadian Hot Shopping & Grocery Deals Forum to keep track of other good deals.

Thanks Arch Dandy for posting a list of grocery coupons that can be used with flyer shopping deals this week.

• More deals can be found in Canadian Shopping Deals and Flyers
• Canadian Coupons can be found here

Zellers

• Bounty paper towels 8 roll $6.97 (use your $0.50 brandsaver coupon)
• Cascade auto dish detergent action packs 12’s or 15’s, gel 1.29L or powder 1.7kg 3/$10 (use your $1.50 coupons found in stores)
• Tylenol easy to open extra strength 150s or regular tabs 200s, extra strength EZ tabs 150s or ultra relief 120s $9.97 (use your printable $2 coupon)
• Mr. clean all purpose cleaner, wipes or erasers 2 pack 2/$3 (use your buy two save $2 found in stores or $1 off from save.ca)
• Dawn dish soap 325ml $1 (use your $0.50 save.ca coupons)
• Tide 2x powder or liquid 1.47L laundry detergent $6.97 (use your $1 off coupons from save.ca or paper inserts)
• Kelloggs pop tarts 2/$5 (use your buy two save $1 found in stores)
• Oasis assorted fruit juices 1.89L or 6 packs $2.97 (use your $1 off found in stores for 1.89L)

Shoppers Drug Mart

• Gillette daisy 3, sensor 3 (4s), venus or mach 3 (3s) disposable razors $7.99 (use your $1.50 off venus found in stores)
• Gillette series after shave gel, lotion, shaving foam or satin care shave gel $2.99 (use your $1 off gilette shave gel or $2 for satin care from save.ca)
• Olay body wash $4.99 (use your $0.75 brandsaver coupon)
• Gillette venus embrace razor $12.99 (use your $4 brandsaver coupon)
• Dial, coast bar 6 pack or dial complete antibacterial hand wash $2.99 (use your $0.50 off coupon for Dial found in stores)
• Febreeze fabric refreshener $6.49 (use your $1 off save.ca coupon)
• Secret flawless, scent expressions, Old spice high endurance or gillette antiperspirant or deoderant 2/$5 (use your $0.50 off secret from brandsaver)
• Pampers baby dry or cruisers (48-96), Huggies main line (64-100) sung & dry (60-96), or supreme (50-80) $19.99 (use your $2 off pampers from save.ca or $2 off huggies from mail insert)
• Crest premium toothpaste $1.77 (use your $0.50 brandsaver coupon)

Shoppers Drug Mart food section

• Lipton sidekicks, cup a soup (4s), uncle bens fast & fancy rice or chef boyardee pasta $0.99 (use your $0.25 off sidekicks and buy two save $1 off lipton soup found in stores)
• Kraft parmesan cheese 250g or cheese whiz 500g $4.99 (use your $1 off parmesan cheese found in stores)
• High liner fish sticks 700g $4.99 (use your $0.50 off coupons found in stores)
• High liner wild pacific salmon fillets in a dill sauce $9.99 680g (use your $0.50 off coupons found in stores)

Walmart Supercentre

• Ensure 6 pack $8 (use your $4 off coupons that came with samples)
• Garnier 100% color $6.96 (use your $2 off save.ca coupon)
• Sun rype 5 pack juice $1.57 (use your buy two save $1 from save.ca)
• Campbells soup at hand $1.25 (use your buy three get one free found in stores)
• Glade plugins scented oil value pack $8.97 (use your b1g1 free found in stores)
• Frenchs mustard $1.67 (use your $0.30 off or buy two get $1 off found in stores)
• Purex 2x ultra concentrate liquid laundry detergent 96 loads $8 (use your $1 off coupons)

Foodland

• Danone silhoutte or creamy yogurt tubs $2.99 (use your $0.50 off coupons found in stores)
• Johnsonville breakfast or dinner sausages $3.99 (use your $1 off coupons found in stores)
• Janes pub style breaded chicken strips, nuggets or burgers $9.99 (use your $1 off coupons found in stores)
• Chapmans ice cream $0.99 (use your $3 off coupons from chapmans)
• Kelloggs special k cereal $2.99 (use your buy two save $2 found in stores)

Today being Earth day I thought I’d touch upon resusable bags.

Loblaws has now gone the way of Food Basics and as of today is charging 5 cents per plastic bag.  Foodland chains are to follow suit as well from what I’ve heard.

I think this is a great move, promote using reusable bags and cut down on wasteful shopping bags. But I have some issues and I’m hoping that you the reader can perhaps give me some advice or insight.

1. How does one actually remember to bring reusable bags with them to the store?

I honestly forget them 90% of the time. I’ll pull into the stores parking lot then remember. I shop in another town so I can’t simply run home and grab them. Sometimes I give in and buy more but now I have way too many.

2. Is everyone muscle bound weight lifters?

I can’t carry the reusable bags after they are packed by the  grocery packers. Seriously they pack them so heavy that I can barely carry them. It’s great that they hold more product and a bigger weight load then the plastic bags but do they really have to pack 100 lbs per bag? I’ve even asked them to pack lighter and erm… didn’t work.

3. What grocery store brand is the superior bag?

I have  the Presidents Choice large bags and the Sobeys bags with blueberries on them in large. I find the presidents choice bag flimsy and the Sobeys bags well…. I think they can fit 150 lbs in them making them impossible to shop alone without my muscle bound stud.

I Look forward to your comments and tips valued readers! Happy Earth Day!

Everytime I come across a funny photo that I think is going to stump the captioners here on SmartCanucks, you always prove me wrong. Let’s see if you can do it again!

Also — it’s spring. Let this serve as your reminder to get your bike out of the shed and get riding this summer.

3…2…1…CAPTION!

Here’s a good coupon from VIA Rail to celebrate Earth Day. Note that it is not just valid on Earth Day but until April 26th, 2009.

VIA Rail truly cares about the environment and firmly believes that together, we can make a difference. To help you discover the greener way to travel, VIA is offering you an e-coupon valid for a 50% discount* on the adult regular fare.

Use your environmentally-friendly e-coupon when you purchase a Comfort class (economy) ticket for one-way or round trip travel anywhere on the VIA Rail network.

Click here to get your free VIA Rail Canada Coupon

Bump! Today’s the day… Happy Earth Day 😀

Want to enjoy a free Complimentary Starbucks Canada Coffee on Earth Day?

Bring a travel mug into your neighbourhood Starbucks Canada this Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2009 and we’ll fill it with complimentary freshly brewed Pike Place Roast. Not only that, but we’ll also take 10cents off your drink every time you use your travel mug at participating Starbucks.

Click here for more details on Free Starbucks Canada Coffee on Earth Day (April 22nd) 2009

BUMP! Today’s the day! Happy Earth Day 😀

Also it turns out in Canada we get reusable bottle not tote bag. Read comments for updates and more details.

Thanks Miss_April for posting this fabulous freebie in the Canadian Freebies & Samples section 😀

Get a free Mickey Tote Bag from The Disney Stores all across Canada on Earth Day April 22nd, 2009. To get your free tote bag you need to bring in 3 plastic bottles to any Disney Store Canada and receive your free gift.

The irony here is that you need 3 plastic bottles or you don’t get a free gift so if you’re already environment friendly and have stopped using plastic bottles a while ago you’ll need to buy 3 bottles to get the freebie 😛

Click here for a details on Free Tote Bag Gift from Disney Stores Canada
Click here for The Disney Store in Canada store locations

Here’s a little secret about Shoppers Drug Mart that you probably never knew! We’ve been discussing this on the Canadian Shopping Forum. You can very easily and legally double all the Shoppers Optimum Points you get at Shoppers Drug Mart 😉

Here’s the trick in 2 simple steps:

1. Buy a Shoppers Drug Mart Gift Card and get points on buying the gift card
2. Use the Shoppers Drug Mart Gift Card to buy anything at Shoppers and get points on your purchases AGAIN.

So here’s how this would work. You go and buy say a $100 (or $25 or whatever value)  gift card. You hand the cashier your optimum card, she swipes it, you get 10 optimum points per $1 as usual so that’s 1000 optimum points. You then use your gift card as a cash card to pay for your future Shoppers Drug Mart purchases and you get another 1000 points from these purchases! So you’d be getting double the points all the time!

The nice thing about Shoppers Drug Mart’s Gift Card is that it’s like a Cash Card which means that you can use it on multiple purchases over many days and months so it’s not something you have to use at once or on one purchase.

Note that this strategy does not work on x10, x15, x20 or bonus optimum point days.

Luckily we don’t live in the US so we don’t have to worry about guns in Banana Republic stores, but we do need to worry about our wallets because at 30% off EVERYTHING at Banana Republic, our wallets are in grave danger!

Save 30% off your entire purchase at Banana Republic Canada stores from April 24 – 26, 2009. You should try finding items already on clearance or sale then apply the coupon and voila! you’ve got your hands on a great bargain!

Click here to print your Banana Republic Canada Coupon