I’ve been straddling the gift card fence for far too long, and I’d love to know what everybody thinks about them. Are they tacky to give a a gift? Something that says “I didn’t know what to get you, so buy it yourself”? Or are they a considerate “I didn’t want to get you something you might not like, and now you can pick out whatever you want”?
And what’s an appropriate value to place on a gift card? Too little and they’ll have to chip in their own cash to buy anything. Too much and your wallet is going to start to ache.
Gift card ettiquette time folks — how much, how many, and how appropriate?
Featured Blog: Everything Up Close
Everything Up Close is a great little site not unlike our previous featured blog, Glimpse. Everything Up Close features reviews and giveaways on a slew of products that would appeal to mothers and other female readership.
The main focus seems to be on fashion, though other items are covered on the site as well. If you’re looking to get in on some great giveaways that are happening at an astounding frequency, Everything Up Close is a terrific site to check out.
Here’s a vintage 1990 Christmas ad spot for Tim Horton’s back when commercials were not as cheesy, when Tim Horton’s chain was Canadian and when they used to sell Cakes!
Why doesn’t Timmies sell cakes anymore?
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Ahh Black Friday. The day that kicks off the holiday explosion of consumerism in the United States that follows their Thanksgiving. Today in stores all over America there are people fighting tooth and nail to get in on deals that they’ll never see again. But what about us Canadians? We have to do our Christmas shopping too, so when’s our big sale day?
Boxing Day can offer up some fantastic deals, but that’s after the fact. Mind you I’ve known more than a few people that put off gift giving in their family until the 27th for this very reason.
When do you think the best time to Black Friday quality deals in Canada is?
Thanks couponlady, Arch_Dandy & courtreporter for as usual posting this week’s flyer deals in the Canadian Shopping Deals Section
Reminder of useful links:
And here are this week’s flyer deals (Nov 28 – Dec 4, 2008):
The wonderful Smart Canucks forum members have been posting hot deals too:
You can also visit the Canadian Hot Deals Forum to keep track of other good deals.
We are pleased to announce that on Friday November 28th, twenty-nine Starbucks coffee retail locations across Ottawa will be hosting their annual “Cheer Parties†to celebrate the holiday season with the community and to support United Way Centraide Ottawa’s 2008 community campaign in the final stretch.
During these two-hour in-store events, Starbucks will be offering a complimentary beverage and inviting customers to make a donation to United Way/Centraide Ottawa.
As friends of ours we invite you and your staff to stroll down to your local Starbucks for your afternoon coffee or beverage on Friday November 28th, 2008 between the hours of 2:00 and 4:00 PM and catch some early Cheer with us and our friends at Starbucks!
Thanks Missy for emailing me this Laura Secord Canada coupon 😀
A french coupon for a change… Alajen will like this 😀
- Get 10% off purchases of $20 or less
- Get 15% off purchases of $20 or more
- Get 20% off purchases of $30 or more
- Get 20% off purchases of $40 or more and a free gift
Coupon expires Dec 24, 2008.
Click here to print the English version of this Laura Secord Canada coupon
Click here to pint the French version of this Laura Secord Canada coupon
Enjoy the gift of a new release movie rental. Buy any specially marked Glade Holiday products in particiapting stores and get a Blockbuster Canada movie rental for free.
Click here for details on this Blockbuster Canada / Glade freebie
Featured Blog: spiffykerms
Blogs are an interesting thing. Sometimes they’re about a specific trend, topic or discussion. Other times they’re about nothing at all. While spiffykerms falls into that “nothing” category, it’s a delightful and refreshing read every day.
As a personal blog spiffykerms details the thoughts and experiences of it’s author in a way that everyone can enjoy. I know nothing of the blog’s author save for what’s on the page, and yet I find everything she writes to be as interesting and entertaining as I would the conversations of a close friend. If you want a fun read that’ll shake up your normal routine, make sure to give it a try!
Canadian Tire is having a huge 3 day sale on Friday, Saturday & Sunday November 28 – 30, 2008.
Mindseye of Dealcetera.com has a VERY detailed blog post about the deals so there’s no need for me to write this again.
Click here for Mindseye’s detailed Canadian Tire Christmas sale and deals post
Purchase a Balsam Fir Christmas tree for $20 and you’ll get a coupon for $20 off an IKEA purchase of $75 or more. The coupon you’ll get will be redeemable January 2 to March 1, 2009.
This promotion begins on November 29th, 2008.
Click here for more details on this Christmas tree promo
I know I’ve posted this Enfamil freebie loads of times on the blog but it’s always good to remind new parents of this awesome freebie 😀
Join Enfamil Family Beginnings now and receive up to $75 in free gifts and offers. You will receive a free Enfamil kit that includes:
- Enfamil samples (and in many cases a full sized product)
- Fisher Price developmental toy information and offers
- Up to $22 in coupons
- Free nutritional and development information
Click here to order your free Enfamil freebies
Oprah Winfrey has teamed up with some of the biggest names in the music business to create a one-of-a-kind holiday mix. You can download the Christmas mp3s for free 😀
To download the songs right click on the name and “Save Target As”
Click here for more details on this Christmas songs freebie from Oprah
I’m going to try and not repeat themes too often, but after seeing this photo of Obama I couldn’t resist. Besides, at 40 captions and counting on our first post it seems like everyone here at SmartCanucks is eager to put words in the mouths of US politicians.
So what say you? Who’s the real Superman in this picture?
Thanks columbiathorndale for posting about the Canadian Tire Christmas Countdown Coupons on the Canadian Shopping Deals and Flyers section.
Canadian Tire’s Free Christmas Countdown Calendar will be available from Friday November 28th, till Sunday November 30th, 2008.
Last year they had awesome coupons:
- Free Holiday CD with songs from artists including Sarah McLachlan, Diana Krall, and the Barenaked Ladies – Vol. 1 Nov. 28-30, Vol. 2 Dec. 13-14
- Save $5 on any $20 purchase – Dec. 3-7
- Save $10 on any $50 purchase at Mark’s Work Warehouse – Dec. 2-31 and Dec. 16 – Jan. 15
- Save $5 on any Christmas Decor in the Seasonal Dept. (Min. $10 purchase) – Dec. 3-7
- Bravetti Digital Kettle only $44.99 – Dec. 4-7
- Automotive Creeper only $9.99 – Dec. 5-7
- Free 3-pack of Ferrero Rocher with min 20L gas purchase at Gas Bar – Dec. 8-12 and Dec. 22-26
- Save $5 on any Hardware power tool item (Min. $10 purchase) – Dec. 9-14
- Save $5 on any small electric kitchen appliance (Min. $10 purchase) – Dec. 10-14
- Tonka Tough toy only $9.99 – Dec. 11-14
- Memorex iPod Docking Station only $69.99 – Dec. 12-14
- Save $5 on any Home Electronics Device (Min. $10 purchase) – Dec. 16-21
- Save $5 on any Children’s Toy (Min. $10 purchase, product numbers starting with 50-XXX) – Dec. 17-21
- Kitchen Aid Cookset only $149.99 – Dec. 18-21
- Mastercraft pliers set only $8.99 – Dec. 19-21
If someone gets the 2008 calendar please let us know what coupons are on there 😀
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