
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:
- Buy a Shoppers Drug Mart Gift Card and get points on buying the gift card
- 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

This deal is valid even if you are not subscrbed to any of Rogers services you can get a subscribtion to FLARE fashion magazine for $12.95/Year! That’s just over $1.00 per month which is an awesome deal! It’s not the greatest magazine out there but for a buck we can’t complain!
You can also add Chatelaine to your order for another $12.95 per year.
If you’re a Rogers Subscriber you can add them to your bill for like a dollar each and you don’t need to go through this. Just call your Rogers support.
Click here to order your FLARE & Chatelaine Magazine Subscriptions
I was very saddened to find out that S&R Department Store in Kingston, Ontario is closing down 🙁
S&R is a local retailer that has been a part of Kingston’s downtown for over 50 years. S&R symbolized the ability of smaller businesses and stores to survive the monstrous merciless national chains.
Although S&R was never a favourite store of mine, it had a dazzlingly unique style and character. From the large creepy elevator that was operated by some strange (but very friendly) guy, to the shelves full of one of a kind items that may have been there for years; S&R was truly different. Almost everyone who’s lived in Kingston has a memory of S&R whether they’re local Kingstonians, Queen’s students and probably some Kingston Pen (light security) inmates. Although I endorse change and progress in life I think some things should never disappear. I’m sad to see S&R go and see 80 employees lose their jobs.
S&R will start its final closing clearance sale on Wednesday April 22nd, 2009.
@rootscanada Roots Canada is having its customer appreciation day from Wednesday April 22nd till Thursday April 23rd, 2009 in-store and online. Save 25% off the ENTIRE store including already reduced merchandise! A great deal since you can find some great items on sale or clearance, use the coupon and you get yourself one awesome bargain!
Roots Canada Online
User coupon code SPRING25 at checkout to save 25% off your entire purchase. Click here to shop at Roots Canada online.
Roots Canada In-store
Click here to print your Roots Canada in-store Customer Appreciation Day Coupon
Oh my goodness I’m so excited! Pinecone Research Canada is sending out new invitations at last!! This is a very rare opportunity and they rarely ever have invitations. I don’t expect this to last for more than a day so act quickly!
Once they stop accepting new members it will likely be a few years before they re-accept new registrations. Pinecone is a consumer research company that pays you $5 per survey and sends out lots of full size products to test. They have been known for their prompt payments. I strongly encourage everyone to sign up (you have nothing to lose).
They also check where the referral is coming from and if it is from forum or website they don’t approve so you need to email me and I will forward the invitation to you.
YES as of April 28th am still emailing out invites
To get a PineCone Research Canada Free Invitation email me at
with Pinecone in the Subject.
Yes smartcanucks10@gmail.com not [email protected] not [email protected] not [email protected] because I reached my sending limit on these emails.

Today only from noon until 6pm save an extra 20% on pants, shorts, capris and skorts online only using code PANT20 at checkout.
Nice promo if you had something in mind and were waiting for a price ease. It’s nice to see a sale on new stock spring/summer wear and not having to wait until its almost out of season to go on sale hahaha…..
Click here to shop at Penningtons, Mxm and Additionelle one stop shop.

The fine folks over at RobotNine have posted up an nifty collection of photos of strange McDonald’s locations from around the world. The real highlight? This McDonald’s in Piteå, Sweden opened the world’s first (and to the best of my knowledge, only) snowmobile-specific drive thru.
While you might not think there’d be much call for that, Piteå is in the Arctic Circle. You’re likely to find a few more snowcats than Prius’ that far north.
A little further research (courtesy of American Snowmobiler Magazine) shows that the project was short-lived. While the drive thru opened in 2002, the restaurant actually closed in 2007. There’s a pretty good chance that a major Swedish fast food chain may take over the facility, which means that hungry snowmobilers can still get their burger fix without shutting down their engines in the cold.
Weber Portable Gas Grill is on a 30% sale at Sears.ca Canada for $209.99 (regular price $299.99). Use coupon code 941612264 to save an additional $20 dropping the price to $189.99. Use SmartCanucks Sears Canada Cash Back to get an additional 2.1% cash back; That is $4 in cash back. So you end up getting it for $185.99 which is hot.
There are loads of other Sears.ca coupon codes which I posted here. What I would do is add something for $51+ and then use coupon code 941618868 to save $35 😉
This Weber Portable Gas Grill deal is a one day only deal and is valid today (April 20th, 2009) only.
Click here for more details on this Weber Portable Gas Grill at Sears Canada (scroll down to Special 5)
Valid at select locations only. Available for showtimes Monday through Thursday. Not valid for special presentations or IMAX. Surcharge applicable for Real D presentations. Empire Theatres holds the right to revoke the offer without notice. Participating Locations:
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- CALGARY – Empire Studio 10 Macleod Trail
- CALGARY – Empire Studio 16 Country Hills
NEWFOUNDLAND
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ONTARIO
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