Linens ‘n Things seem to have a large collection of items on sale.

More details at the Linens ‘n Things website

Forbes released its annual listing of fiction’s very wealthiest. I’m shocked to find out that Charles Montgomery Burns (the Simpsons) is richer than Scrooge McDuck! For some reason, I always imagined uncle Scrooge as the cartoon world’s “Bill Gates”. I still think uncle Scrooge is classier than that annoying Mr. Burns.

The biggest surprise is that Santa Claus has been unseated from the number-one spot! In fact, he’s been completely removed from the list and Forbes’ reason for Santa’s disappearance is hillarious:

We still estimate Claus’ net worth as infinite, but we excluded him from this year’s rankings after being bombarded by letters from outraged children insisting that Claus is “real.” We don’t claim to have settled the ongoing controversy concerning Claus’ existence, but after taking into account the physical evidence – toys delivered, milk and cookies devoured – we felt it was safer to remove him from consideration.

Here are this year’s 15 richest fictional characters:

	#1 Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks Net Worth: $36.2 billion Source: Defense Industries Age: 52 Marital Status: Divorced, one child Hometown: New York, N.Y. Education: S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, B.S. More on Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks>
	#2 Charles Montgomery Burns Net Worth: $16.8 billion Source: Energy Age: 104 Marital Status: Single, one bastard child Hometown: Springfield, U.S.A. Education: Yale University, B.S. More on Charles Montgomery Burns>
	#3 Scrooge McDuck Net worth: $10.9 billion Sources: Mining, Treasure Hunting Age: 80 Marital Status: Single Hometown: Duckburg, U.S.A. Education: Cluck U., dropout More on Scrooge McDuck>
	#4 Richie Rich Net Worth: $10.7 billion Source: Inheritance, Conglomerates Age: 10 Marital Status: Single Hometown: Richville, U.S.A. Education: Richville Elementary More on Richie Rich>
	#5 Jed Clampett Net Worth: $7.7 billion Source: Oil & Gas, Banking Age: 51 Marital Status: Widowed, one child Hometown: Beverly Hills, Calif. Education: Ozark Elementary, dropout More on Jed Clampett>
	#6 Mr. Monopoly Net Worth: $7.1 billion Source: Real Estate Age: 71 Marital Status: Single Hometown: Atlantic City, N.J. Education: University of Pennsylvania, B.A. More on Mr. Monopoly>
	#7 Bruce Wayne Net Worth: $6.8 billion Source: Inheritance, Defense Age: 32 Marital Status: Single Hometown: Gotham City, U.S.A. More on Bruce Wayne>
	#8 Anthony Stark Net Worth: $3 billion Source: Defense Age: 35 Marital Status: Single Hometown: New York, N.Y. Education: MIT, B.S. More on Anthony Stark>
	#9 Prince Abakaliki of Nigeria Net Worth: $2.8 billion Source: Inheritance Age: 37 Marital Status: Single Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Education: Yaba College of Technology, B.S. More on Prince Abakaliki of Nigeria>
	#10 Thurston Howell,III Net Worth: $2.7 billion Source: Howell Industries Age: 60 Marital Status: Married, no children Hometown: Private Island, South Pacific Education: Harvard University, B.A. More on Thurston Howell,III>
	#11 Willy Wonka Net Worth: $2 billion Source: Candy, Aerospace Age: 57 Marital Status: Single Hometown: Kent, England Education: Academie d’Art Culinaire, Paris More on Willy Wonka>
	#12 Lucius Malfoy Net Worth: $1.3 billion Source: Inheritance Age: 51 Marital Status: Married Hometown: Wiltshire, England Education: Hogwarts More on Lucius Malfoy>
	#13 Tony Montana Net Worth: $1 billion Source: Cocaine Age: 42 Marital Status: Separated, no children Hometown: Miami, Fla. Education: Pinar del Rio High School, dropout More on Tony Montana>
	#14 Lara Croft Net Worth: $1 billion Source: Inheritance, Antiques Age: 37 Marital Status: Single Hometown: Wimbledon, England Education: Cambridge University More on Lara Croft>
	#15 Mario Net Worth: $1 billion Source: Commodities Age: 23 Marital Status: Single Hometown: Brooklyn, N.Y. Education: Brooklyn Technical High School More on Mario>

[via msn/Forbes]

Visit Best Buy’s website from 1am – 10am EST here

Got this email from Janis regarding their Consumer electronics warehouse sale:

Hi “Boo”

We are hosting our 1st Annual Manufacturer’s Warehouse Sale on Brand Name Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances and hoped you could share the details with your readers. I’ve attached our flyer for your review.

Our brand names include Citizen, Electrohome, Koss and Magnasonic to mention a few.

Great deals on: Televisions, Flat Panel TVs, DVD Players, Boom Boxes, Clock Radios, Karaoke Systems and Software, CD Players, Cordless Phones, Flash Memory Cards, Wine Coolers, Water Dispensers, Compact Refrigerators, Microwave Ovens

The sale is being held on December 2 & 3rd; Dec 9 & 10th; and Dec 16 & 17th

Saturday 8:00am – 4:00pm and Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm

Location: 6185 McLaughlin Road, Mississauga, ON L5R 3W7 (corner of Cantay and McLaughlin)

Methods of Payment: Interac, Visa and Mastercard

We have some exceptionally great offers, selling wholesale on these A1 products.

There are no refurbished items in this sale! If you have any questions, please give me a call.

Best regards

Janis

Read their flyer here

I’m not a fan of Nexxtech’s products but this device seems unique and for $19.99 $10.00 this Nexxtech Steam Brush With Lint Brush might be worth a try.

Powerful steam removes wrinkles and dirt from fabric. Includes lint brush, measuring cup, cleaning brush, and soft bristle brush, plus it’s wall mountable so you can keep it close by, yet out of the way. Transparent water tank has a capacity of 100cc. With ready light indicator.

More details on the Nexxtech Steam Brush With Lint Brush here

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Came across these tips and tricks on a Wii forum & IGN. This is a must read for all Nintendo Wii owners.

1. Press the home button on the main menu. Next click on the controller image. You can adjust the wii-mote volume and rumble functions

2. Hold a and b down and you can move the windows on the main menu around.

3. In order to add someone to your friend’s list you BOTH have to enter eachother’s Number ID and Console Nickname to be able to send messages and Mii’s

4. Want your plain-looking Wii to have some style? Add a blue light around you CD drive anytime the console is on by doing the following:

Go to your email from the home menu, and add your personal computer email address to your address book. Wait ~1 hour for the email (mine took at least this long) Reply to the email from your computer. In a few minutes, you will have an email waiting for you on your Wii. Don’t read it! As long as it remains new, you have a pretty blue light!

5. In wii sports bowling, you can release on the back swing and throw the ball backwards. It scares all the miis behind you.

6. Email A Wii: You can email any Wii that you know the Friend code for. The Email address will be w(Wii Number here)@wii.com. For Example: [email protected]

7. Get rid of Generic Teammates/Spectators: The Wii will automatically use the other Miis in your Plaza as teammates and spectators in certain Wii sports games. Create friends and family, and you can get rid of the generic Miis.

8. Register and Extend Warranty: Register your Console on Nintendo.com, get a free 90 day extension to your warranty.

9. Get Free Nintendo Power: Register 3 Nintendo products on Nintendo.com, and get 3 months of Nintendo Power free.

10. Extra Parts: There are two parts to the Wii in your box that you may either not find, or never know what they are. The first is a Clear Disc piece. This piece fits under your Wii stand to Stabalize it’s balance. The second is a Small(1″ – 1.5″) plastic Piece. This piece is the stand for the Sensor bar. It puts some disntance between your TV and the bar. In theory, that should give you a better angle reception.

11. Get Miis in your parade: Setting your Miis to Mingle, and having your friends do the same thing will soon have Miis walking around in your parade. Your friends’ Miis will wonder over to your console and parade around, so long as they are set to Mingle. You can then grab them and send them to your Plaza so you have a copy.

12. In Zelda, the direction Link spins when doing a spin attack depends on which way you spin your nunchuck

13. In Wii Sports Bowling, when you press up on the Directional Pad, it will zoom in on the lane. The zoom in sound is the exact same sound from Super Mario 64 anytime you moved the camera.

14. If you go to the Channel section in your menu you can choose to save VC games on a SD card….

15. In LOZ:TP if you keep it at the start screen for an extended period of time, it plays an extremely extended trailer that they didn’t show to the general public which is pretty cool.

16. On hole 3 of Wii Sports Golf, there is a small section of fairway at about a 45 degree angle to the left from the tee box. It is a small patch surrounded by Out Of Bound-ness. If you can land your ball on there, you can easily make it on the green in 2, to to Eagle the course.

17. Wii Video 9 – Wii Video Converter

Wii Video 9 is a free video conversion application developed by Red Kawa. It allows you to convert your computer video files (like avi, divx, mpeg, etc.) into the specific video formats that are playable on the Wii.

Wii Video 9 can also be combined with Videora, another software application, and together they can let you automatically download and convert video for your Wii using BitTorrent and RSS technology.

18. In the Wii menus, turn your wrist and the hand cursor will also turn.

19. from Varelse: I just found and confirmed a little easter egg. I’m not sure if it’s already known, but while your Wii is powered down you can press any button on your Wiimote and lights will flash. The number of lights flashing is the amount of charge left in your battery (1 is least charge, 4 is most charge)

20. In Wii Bowling, if you aim right to any lane near you, you can throw your ball there, but you won’t hit any pins unless you aim right.

21. Zelda. You can skip cutscenes in Zelda by hitting the – button

22. Black Ninja Wii Bowling easter egg YouTube – Wii Sports Bowling Easter Egg

23. When you purchase a virtual console title and Mario runs across the screen, if you happen to get fire flower Mario, you can shoot fireballs with the A button.

24. Omie When looking at your messages press a+b and you can move the messages around. If you have A LOT of messages like me then you can arrange them in this manner or you can just delete them

More details at the Future Photo website

You have to spend at least $2,700 so the tickets aren’t exactly free but it’s still an awesome deal if you were about to buy appliances or furniture anyway. If you’re getting married soon this could be a great way of getting your honeymoon tickets for free.

How do you get your 2 free tickets?
Purchase $2,700 or more before taxes, during Sears Days (Nov 24 – Dec 10), from our major appliance, home furnishing, and sleep set departments, using your Sears Card or Sears MasterCard, and you will receive a voucher for 2 free round-trip airline tickets to your choice of participating destinations.

Where can you go?
You can choose from over 55 select destinations in 7 regions worldwide, including the United States, Hawaii, Mexico, the Caribbean, and even Europe!

What else should you know?
Flights are booked with major airline carriers. All hotels are 4- and 5-star properties, and your voucher is fully transferable!

More details on this Sears promo here

A new coupon has been added on Save.ca: Buy 1 OLAY Daily Facials and get 1 free

Read my full Save.ca list here

The second and final round of voting at the Canadian Blog Awards starts today.

Please vote daily for Smart Canucks in the “Best Blog” category. Vote here

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Postcards from the Mothership for “Best Family Blog”
Abandoned Stuff by Saskboy for “Best Progressive Blog”
The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns for best “Best Humour Blog”

One blog I think deserves to be in the top 5 Best Blogs category is JimmyCanuck’s blog. He never joined the competition though.

Order a free copy of Nestle’s Very Best Baking Holiday magazine

Thanks erinmarisa for this week’s grocery deals

WalMart
Schneiders Olde Fashioned Hams $7.97
Philadelphia Cream Cheese & Dips $1.77
(use your $0.50 off coupons from Save.ca)
Kellogg’s Holiday Cereal $3.97
Kraft Miracle Whip or Wide Mouth Mayo $2.47
Swanson Hungry Man Dinners $2.97
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls $0.99
Tropicana OJ 2.84L $4.77

Read this week’s WalMart Canada flyer here

Price Chopper
Fresh Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs $1/lb
Raspberries/Blackberries/Blueberries $2 1/2 pint
Michelinas $1
Pepsi, Coke, Canada Dry, Aquafina, Powerade 2L $1
Mr. Noodle Cups 2/$1
Nestle bars 2/$1
Kellogg’s Cereal $2
Lays chips $2 (it’s $1.77 at Shoppers Drug Mart though)
Hunt’s pasta sauce $1

Read this week’s Price Chopper flyer here

Food Basics
SAT & SUN ONLY – 5 lb box Mandarins $2.47

Swanson Dinners $1.44
Maple Leaf Bacon $2.97
Schneiders Red Hots $1.97
Green Peppers $0.85/lb
Asparagus $1.97/lb

Read this week’s Food Basics flyer here

A&P
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $3.49/lb
Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Master Choice Back Ribs ($11.99 value)
Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Two Bite Brownies ($3.99 value)
Salmon Fillets $3.99
Astro Yogurt 12 $2.99

Read this week’s A&P flyer here

No Frills
Black Diamond Cheese 907g $5.97!
Christie Crackers $1.69
Orville Redenbachers microwaveable popcorn 10 bags $3.99
Swanson Hungry Man dinners $1.99
Quaker Granola Bars $1.99
Aunt Jemima waffles $0.99
Heinz Tomato Juice $0.99
Lipton Soupworks $0.99
Cadbury Choc. Bars $0.49
Danone Activia yogurt 8 $2.99

Read this week’s No Frills flyer here

Superstore West
Free $30 gift card when you spend $250
10kg no name flour $3.98
no name semi sweet choc squares $1.88
disney princess dolls with 5 outfits (polly pocket size) $4.98
disney glitter princess (barbie size) $7.98

Read the Superstore West flyer here

Real Canadian Superstore
Coke/Sprite/ Canada Dry Ginger Ale
6 x 710ml bottles or 12 x 355ml cans $1.99
Whole Chickens 99cents/lb
1 lb bag Kiwi 99cents
Bosc Pears 69cents/lb
Vita Sana Potato gnocchi (500g) 99cents
ItalPasta lasagne noodles reg (500g) or oven ready (375g) 99cents
Olives Unico (375ml) 99cents
Kraft handi snacks – 87g- 99cents
Goldseal Wild sockeye salmon -Red ( 213g) – $1.99
Buy $50 worth of any huggies products get $10 off your grocery bill
then submitt the reciept to trusted brands rebate

Read the Real Canadian SuperStore’s flyer here

Another Seniors’ day at Shoppers Drug Mart and another chance to get these iPods you’ve been dreaming of with a 20% discount 🙂

A good deal this Sunday at Shoppers Drug Mart:

– 6x710ml Pepsi is on sale $1.77.
Life Brand Coke 12×355 is also on sale for $1.77 but I find it tastes awful.

Lays chips 250g is on sale for $1.77 throughout this week which is a good deal too.

Read the full Shoppers Drug Mart flyer here