More details on this GAP offer here

This has been around for a while but it’s still an awesome deal. You can simply buy a $100 voucher that gives you 365 days of activation. I also heard that you get this $100 voucher if you buy a new Pay As You Go package but I can’t confirm this since Rogers promos  change frequently.

More details on the $100 – 365 Day Rogers Pay As You Go voucher here

The early bird gets the worm, saves a bundle and can shop in their PJs! From big blockbusters to juicy bios to lavish coffee table books, Indigo/Chapters’ early boxing week sale has something for everyone with books priced under $5, $10 and $20.

Click here to start shopping at Indigo/Chapters online

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You mustn’t forget Fido at Christmas! And what better way to thank him for year-long loyalty than to dress him in drag and let him loose on unsuspecting sci-fi conventioneers? If you happen to know a a Star Wars fan with a lovable pooch at home, you can’t beat a gift like this – especially for only $15.95 USD.

Besides – getting your dog bone shaped cookies and Kong Dong’s is so 1976. What better way to step boldly into 1977 than with an outift that screams “Help me Obi-Woof Kenobi, you’re my only hope!”
Pricess Leia Dog Costume available at CostumeCraze.

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You’ll never find anyone who doesn’t like Tetris. It just won’t happen. Go ahead and try – I’ll wait.

See? Tetris is universally loved.

…and so is food! That’s why Tetris fridge magnets may in fact be the single greatest idea since the invention of rubber pants. At 278 rubels a set, these are clearly the real deal. That’s around $11 CDN for those of you who don’t memorize the daily foreign currency exchange charts every morning.

Tetris Fridge Magnets are available from Art Lebedev Studio.

Front Entrance 10:00am

Don’t miss this much loved annual event where siberian tigers, Reindeer and other animals receive their seasonal goodies. Strolling Carollers and free Hot Chocolate following the walk. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank. FREE Admission for EVERYONE all day! Happy Holidays.

This is an outdoor event! Dress warmly.

More details here

Every year the good folks over at Google get together to tell us all about the things we’ve been searching for over the past twelve months. And so without further adieu, I give you the 10 most popular searches on google.com in 2006.

1. bebo
2. myspace
3. world cup
4. metacafe
5. radioblog
6. wikipedia
7. video
8. rebelde
9. mininova
10. wiki

It looks like technology ruled the roost again this year, with only the number three most popular search “world cup” avoiding the whole geek chic culture. But what’s that you say? You haven’t heard of half of the things on this list? That’s ok, neither have I — and I consider myself a pretty tech-saavy person. Yet I actually had to search bebo before writing this article just to make sure I wasn’t completely out of touch with the real world (for those of you scratching your noodles like I was, it turns out it’s a myspace-like community.)

If you want to see a ton of great top ten lists just like this to get a better sense of what held interest for people in the year that was, hop on over to Google Zeitgeist 2006. Everything from the top ten searches asking “who is” to the top ten searches for tickets are. All very neat stuff!

2007 TODAY’S PARENT PLAY ALL SUMMER PASS INCLUDES:

– Half price admission to Rogers Chinese Lantern Festival!
– Three $5 off Parking Vouchers!
– Free Admission to the Canada Dry Festival of Fire!
– Free Admission to the CNE!
– Discounts at our Gift Shops and selected Food Outlets!*
– Unlimited visits to Soak City® and more than 30 other rides and attractions!

This promo is valid until December 31, 2006

Click here for more info on this Ontario Place Pass

Amazon.ca will send you an Amazon.ca promotional certificate for $5 for each Amazon.ca gift certificate of $50 or more that you purchase from their website through December 25.

More details on this Amazon.ca promo

If you’re a new Amazon.ca customer don’t forget to make use of this promo too.

More details at H&M Canada’s website

Wednesday – Saturday, December 20 – 23, 2006

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Sorry everyone for my sudden absence… I was extremely busy these last couple of days. I’m glad JimmyCanuck kept you entertained with his enjoyable posts. Thanks Jim!

As Jim promised, we’ll be brining you the latest deals and greatest ideas for the last few days before Christmas 🙂

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Have an injury-prone friend? How about a breakfast-prone one? There’s no better way to cover up those bacon splatter burns than with Bacon and Egg bandages! Amazingly, this is the third time in my life I’ve blogged about bacon-related bandaging (nothing cauterizes a wound like pork!) But hey – fun bandages don’t always have to be about Dora and Care Bears you know. At $6.50 a tin, these make an excellent stocking stuff for anyone on your list.

Bacon and Eggs Bandages are available from the Canadian site Absolutely Fabulous.

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Homer J. Simpson – Man, myth, and now …mouse! Everyone has at least one Simpsons fanatic in their circle of friends, and I can’t think of any better way to bring them some yuletide cheer than with a half-naked Homer floating around in a pool of blue water. In addition to its Simpsons-related coolness, the Floating Homer mouse isn’t lacking in any of your standard expectations – it’s a 2-button mouse with a scroll wheel, and it’s optical rather than antiquated. Not too shabby for a $17 USD price tag.

The Floating Homer J. Simpson mouse is available from USBGeek.com.

I don’t know about you, but I hate iTunes. And I mean HATE. I find it so unfriendly, so slow – in my books, it’s an absolute nightmare. But that hasn’t stopped me from wanting an iPod. As much as I hate to admit it there’s still nothing better out there than Apple’s little white pocket pal. Thanks to MGTEK there’s finally some hope for folks like me. So if you’re putting an iPod in someones stocking this year, why not tell them about Dopsip? It’s a Windows Media Player plug-in that will allow WMP11 to recognize the iPod just like it would any other portable music playing device.

Dopisp does have one limitation though, and depending on how you acquire your music it might be a real stick in the mud. Dopsip can’t sync any music with DRM protection, which means that if you’ve purchased music from the iTunes Store you won’t be able to sync it through Dopisp.

If you’re interested in Dopsip, I’d suggest getting it right away. It’s not available for purchase yet, but it is available for free as a two month evaluation copy. Give it a shot and let us know what you think!

Click here to visit the Dopisp site and download the free evaluation copy.