Future Shop’s 13 Days of Web Deals are back! By now we all know the drill, but just in case we don’t, here’s a recap. Every day for 13 days Future Shop will be posting a different deal on their website. The deal will be web only, and there will be limited quantities — so you’re going to want to order quick.
Now that we’ve gotten that our of the way, let’s see what’s on tap for Day One:
If you’re looking for a better deal on a 2GB MP3 player, you’re going to have a pretty hard time. The Sandisk Sansa 2GB Photo MP3 Player (C150). I don’t have any personal experience with the device myself, but here are the highlights from the CNet review;
Score: 6.7 (good)
The good: The affordable SanDisk Sansa c100 series boasts a simple and effective control interface; a small but handy color LCD that displays photos and album art; extra features such as an FM tuner, voice recording, and photo support; and compatibility with Audible and WMA subscription services.
The bad: The SanDisk Sansa c100 series utilizes a proprietary USB cable and has poor battery life for a AAA unit. It also offers poor voice and FM recordings, and you can hear a tiny click when you start a track.
The bottom line: The SanDisk Sansa c100 series gives you a decent set of features for a decent price, but don’t expect great battery life.
If you’re still interested after all of that, you can pick this deal up here.
If you’re a parent, chances are you have to sit through more children’s programming in a week than you ever would in your life if you had the chance. That’s not to say all of it is bad – in fact, some of it is quite good. In Canada, we’re fortunate enough to have a number of excellent channels at our disposal that commit part of their programming to childrens television. With each of these channels being so different, it’s hard to know which of these is most suitable for your family. Luckily, we here at SmartCanucks have the inside track, and we’re going to share it with you in our seven part series “The Best Canadian Kids Channels.”
For more than half of the day, from 6am-7pm, Ontario’s publicly-funded channel TVOntario transforms into TVOKids – a toddler friendly place featuring a good variety of shows for kids aged five and under. It’s a pretty solid lineup, with it’s only weakness being its lack of original content. Gone are the days of Polkaroo and Today’s Special — TVOKids focus nowadays is on bringing universally recognized children’s shows to the network.
In place of original programming TVO does offer fresh content in the form of Gisele’s Big Backyard and The Space, both of which offer quick 2-3 minute vignettes between the shows throughout the course of the day.
TVO also makes up for it’s lack of original content with it’s inclusion of syndicated shows that aren’t available anywhere else — Bali, Mustard Pancakes, and Tigga & Togga are perfect examples of this. The main staples of this channel though, are the big names you’ve come to expect in children’s programming, like Dora the Explorer and Bob the Builder.
In the evenings, TVO switches back to original adult programming, and it’s arguably some of the most thought-provoking on television. I’ve recently discovered The Agenda with Steve Paikin, and I can’t get enough of it. Instead of just repeating a 30 second news item like all of the talking heads on cable news do, Steve assembles a group of experts on a certain subject that’s currently in the news and hosts a solid half hour debate.
You can check out the TVOKids schedule as well as games, contests, and information for parents and teachers on their official website tvokids.com. If you’re interested in the adult side, check out the TVO website at TVO.org.
This article was written by our very own Jim Squires. To check out more of his writing visit the pop culture blog Fjetsam, now updated daily.
Do you have a son, daughter, grandchild, sibling, nephew, niece or cousin that was born in 2007 or 2006? If you do, they could win the Smart Canucks Cute Baby Contest and receive a FREE gift 
Submissions open from now till May 31st, 2007
First week of June all Smart Canucks members will vote for the cute babies.
Prizes:
1st place: $25 Shoppers Drug Mart or Indigo/Chapters or Cara gift card
2nd place: $20 Shoppers Drug Mart or Cara gift card
3rd place: $15 Cara gift card
4th place: $10 Shoppers Drug Mart or Cara gift card
5th place: $10 Shoppers Drug Mart or Cara gift card
I chose these gift cards because they’re all Canadian companies. I like Cara because you can use their gift cards at several restaurants including Swiss Chalet, Montana’s, Kelesy’s, Second Cup and Harvey’s.
How to join the contest
1. You need to sign into the forum. If you’re not a member you can register here.
2. Go to Upload an Image. A new form will show up. Use that form to upload your images.
3. Now that you’ve uploaded the image go to Your Images. Copy the code next to “BB Code IMGâ€, reply to this thread and paste the code you copied in your reply message.
You also need to provide the following information:
- Baby name or nickname or initials (full name is not required for privacy reasons)
- Gender
- Month and year of birth (day not necessary)
- Your relationship to the baby
4. You can upload several photos of your baby but you can only officially use one for the contest. However you can refer members to the other photos if that will help you get more votes 
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Please feel free to ask any questions here or discuss the cute pictures
You can view the submissions here
Thanks EnjoyToronto for this awesome freebie 🙂
From Enjoy Toronto:
Sign up for the Boston Pizza email club and get a free starter coupon from email. Choose from Boston’s Pizza Bread with Bolognese Dip, Cactus Cut Potatoes, Panzerotti Roll or Classic Potato Skin. There is not a lot of restriction for the coupon, no minimum purchase. A very nice dinner for two in the sport bar is ~$30 only!
1. Half liter of Mission Hill red, $13.95.
2. Classic Potato Skin, $7.99. I like the little hint of spicy. Cactus Cut Potatoes is good too but it is superb spicy!
3. Cheese steak pizza individual, $10.39. BBQ beef, onion, green pepper and mushrooms. Yummy!
Thanks rita heyworth for mentioning this freebie in the forum 🙂
Here’s the new 2009 invitation request info:
http://smartcanucks.ca/pinecone-research-canada-free-invitations-2009-hothurry/
Now’s the time to join pinecone research. 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).
If you want an invitation please send a private message to Prue7979 and WRITE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS OR SHE CANNOT EMAIL YOU AN INVITATION with your email address and she’ll email you an invitation.
Email me at smartcanucks [[[[[[att]]]]] gmail com and I’ll send you an invitation
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If ever there was a time that Ronald McDonald looked like John Wayne Gacy, this was it. This commercial aired in the Washingtion area in 1971, eight years after Ronald’s debut. As you can see, by ’71 he began to look a little more like the clown we know and love today. Still — the slightly askew make-up and the creepy Willard Scott voice make this one of the more terrifying Ronald appearances.. It just goes to show, even pop icons go through growing pains.
Does anybody else find it strange that the doll looks more like Ronald than Ronald does?
McDonald’s Mondays is a weekly series of posts written by our own Jim Squires that initially appears on his pop culture blog fjetsam.com.
Useful to the point summer beauty tips by lifetoolsforwomen.com
Summer is a great time for relaxation, recreation and renewal. If you’re like most of us, you probably take advantage of the longer days and warm weather to enjoy extra time with family and friends. While enjoying the hot, lazy days of summer, keep in mind that different beauty rules apply. Here are a few tips to keep you looking as good as you feel:
Summer Hair Care
- If you spend lots of time outdoors and want to spice up your look naturally, try combing a little lemon juice through your hair. The sun will lighten those strands faster than your locks sans lemon, giving you an attractive sun-streaked look. It’s also easier on your budget than salon highlights.
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Get ready for a full day of free calls to landlines and cell phones around the world 🙂 Call any phone, anywhere in the world for free on Mother’s Day (May 13, 2007).
Click here for more details on this spectacular Skype freebie
Let’s Talk “Diabetes” program
May/ June ‘07 Customer Survey
The survey should take 5 minutes and as a thank you for your time, you will receive 1000 hoppers Optimum Bonus Points once you have completed the survey online.
Click here to complete the Survey and get 1000 free Shoppers optimum points
Thanks Anna for emailing me this contest info 🙂
Hi,
Just wanted to share with you all a new contest I found today. You can win Carebears for you (or for your child(ren))
Rules: One entry per email per day. For Canadian residents (except Quebec ). Drawing on June 2nd.
URL: www.daycarebear.ca (contest link on the center of the page). And it’s a useful resource if you’re looking for a daycare provider too!
Have fun
Anna
Click here to visit this daycare contest page
We’ve all seen it in The Simpsons, but who knew that there were Kwik-E-Mart’s in the real world? And in Canada no less?
[via fjetsam]
Thanks JennyP for this brilliant coupon!
These Rubbermaid closet organizers usually cost around $80 but they are almost always reduced to $60 or less. Using this coupon you get an extra $25 off and can end up paying $20 or $30 for an $80 closet organizer 🙂
Click here to print this Rubbermaid Canada coupon
Click here for more details
Expires May 31, 2007
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