Today’s main deal is an Iomega 320GB 7200RPM USB 2.0 External Hard Drive – Silver Series for $149 plus $20 mail-in rebate, i.e. $129 (regular price $249). This is one sizzling hot deal for that price. This External hard drive is just plug and play: you can easily plug it into your computer’s USB port. You can also carry it around wherever you go (although it is not very small in size of course). It also runs on Macs and PCs.

Update: try it, it might not be sold out

A bunch of other good computer accessories today. If you need anything in particular from this accessory list that’s a good time to buy it.

– Targus CityGear Chicago Backpack and USB Numeric Keypad – Dell-Exclusive Bundle – $39
– Sanyo 5.8-GHz Digital Multi-Handset/Cordless Telephone with CID and Two Handsets – $69
– IOGear USB Optical Calling Mouse (built-in microphone) – $19
– StarTech 4 Port USB 2.0 Mini Hub – $14
– Master Lock Universal Notebook Security Cable – $35

One of these accessories really caught my attention: the IOGear USB Optical Calling Mouse with built-in microphone! Why the hell do they have a mouse with a microphone? Imagine holding a mouse in your hand and speaking into it!

Yeah it just looks bizarre!

Note that shipping is free.
More details on Dell Canada’s Day 8 of 14 Days of Deals here.

We’ll be your new partner in the cleanup effort. When you join Bounty®, you’ll be among the first to learn about special offers, new products or prints, free downloads, and more! Sign up today.

Hopefully we’ll get something free from them. Sign up at Bounty’s website here.

National Foundation for Cancer Research is offering free mailing labels.  Interestigly, it says “Offer available for U.S. addresses only” but then it has a Province field with all the Canadian provinces and the country selected is Canada. I’ll give it a try to see if they come.

Try to get your free mailing labels here.

 

 

Order a free copy of the Summer Sensations Fruit and Berries recipe booklet here 🙂

Today DELL is selling its new 2007 20” and 24” widescreen monitors for relatively good prices.

Today’s main deal is the Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP 20″ Widescreen LCD w/Height Adjustable Stand for $399 (regular price $599) and the second deal is the Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW 24″ Widescreen LCD w/Height Adjustable Stand for $769 (regular price $769).

Although $399 is a wonderful price for a 20” widescreen I strongly recommend you keep away from these two widescreen monitors unless you’re using them for some professional task that requires very high resolutions.

The reasons for my discouragement:
1) This 20″ monitor isn’t a true widescreen nor is it a normal screen! it’s just slightly wider than a normal monitor. This can cause Microsoft Windows to look weird or stretched unless you run it at a high resolution (of 1600 x 1200) in which case everything will be too small to read.
2) If you try running this monitor at lower resolutions (which is what most of us prefer) the picture will not look sharp which defys the whole purpose of this monitor.
3) Compared to a 19” this monitor is just slightly taller and about 1” wider. So yes it is larger but it is not large enough to justify the $100 more you’ll spend on it.

So in a nutshell the price is good but unless you’re willing to run your monitor on high resolution and/or spend some time tweaking it don’t bother with today’s main deal.

As for the 24″ monitor, it has a few problems as well. You can find out more about these problems here.

Some of Dell’s other deals today include:
– D-Link DGS-1005D 5-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch – $29
– NEC MultiSync LCD3210 31.5″ LCD Display – $1799
– Metallic Blue Graphire4 6×8 Pen Graphics Tablet – $149
– 48W 6-Cell Seconday Battery (D-Series) – $99

Note that shipping is free.
More details on Dell Canada’s Day 7 of 14 Days of Deals here.

If you’re interested in stitching you can now receive a free stitching magazine and/or catalogue from the Cross Country Stitching!

Fill in this form to receive your free Cross Country Stitching magazine.

 

Buying new furniture soon? Too lazy to drive all the way to IKEA? Pre-order the 2007 IKEA catalogue and be automatically entered to win $500 in IKEA Gift Cards.

Pre-order a free copy of the 2007 IKEA Canadian Catalogue here.

 

ALDO is currently having its end of season sale. You get an extra 30% off already reduced sandals. This sale is available at ALDO’s online store here.

I’m not sure if this sale is in-store too. If someone finds out please let us know.

 

At last Dell is offering a bunch of good deals today 🙂

Today’s main deal is the Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router. This router is on sale for $49 (regular price $99).

If you have several computers at home you can easily setup a wireless home network using this router such that all your computers can simultaneously connect to the internet. Linksys is a well known networking company that develops high quality wireless routers. The Linksys WRT54GL has a very good reputation for its reliable performance and ease of use. If you don’t have a wireless network at home and have several computers (e.g. a desktop and a laptop) I strongly recommend this device.

Note for geeks: “The WRT54G is famous for being the first consumer-level network device that had its firmware source code released to satisfy the obligations of the GNU GPL. This allows programming enthusiasts to modify the firmware to change or add functionality to the device.” More details about reprogramming the WRT54G here.

Some of today’s other deals are very good as well:
– TrendNET Wireless G Advanced Pan & Tilt Camera – $149
– Logitech Premium USB Headset 350 w/Microphone – $29
– D-Link PersonalAir DBT-122 – Bluetooth Network adapter – $24
– Belkin SurgeMaster Gold 9-Outlet Surge Protector with 10 Feet Cord – $19
– MS Student 2006 w/ Encarta Premium and Learning Essentials (DVD Version) – $49

Logitech Premium USB Headset 350 w/Microphone is an awesome headset and although $29 isn’t as low as I would’ve hoped, it’s still pretty good. If you use msn Messenger, Skype or other messaging programs to voice chat with your family and friends you’ll find that this Logitech Premium USB Headset 350 will totally improve your whole voice conversation experience. The other party will hear you much better without an echo and you’ll hear them very clearly too. If you still use a separate microphone and speakers during your voice conversation I strongly recommend you buy this headset.

Encarta is too over priced. It hasn’t significantly improved over the past couple of years. I’d just stick to any old Encarta version and use it in conjunction with Wikipedia which is updated more frequently although is not as reliable as Britannica and Encarta.

Note that shipping is free.
More details on Dell Canada’s Day 6 of 14 Days of Deals here.

Here are a few new (and some old) Save.ca coupons.

 

Receive six free women’s Schick Intuition Plus razors. To get all 6 razors you have complete the names of your friends, family members or colleagues that you would like to give a Schick Intuition Plus razor to. Interesting idea 🙂

Get your free New Schick Intuition Plus razors here.

Today’s main deal is the Slingbox Personal TV Broadcaster for $179 (regular price $249).

According to wikipedia:

A Slingbox is a TV streaming device that enables consumers to remotely view their cable, satellite, or personal video recorder (PVR) programming from an Internet-enabled computer with a broadband Internet connection.

This price is very good for the Slingbox. The Slingbox is a device that we can certainly live without, but if you’re interested in it now is the time to buy it.

Some of Dell’s other deals today include:
– Dell 1110 Laser Printer – $79
– Dell 1200MP DLP Projector – $599
– SlingLink Powerline Ethernet Adapter – $79
– Finepix S5200 5MP Mega-Zoom Digital Camera – $299
– 512MB Dell DJ Ditty Flash MP3 Player – $49

More details on Dell Canada’s Day 5 of 14 Days of Deals here.

I got this email today but the sender didn’t mention his name. Sounds like a lot of fun if you live in Toronto.

When?
July 29th, 2006

Where?
Prairie Park
Pharmacy and Teesdale Place

For more information call 416-497-4940 ext. 101

What?
Games
Obstacle course
Water balloon
Free prizes

If you find more info about this event please leave a comment below with more details like what time this event starts, who is organizing it, etc.

 

Today’s deals are terrible. I wouldn’t even consider them as deals: 

– Dell W3201C High-Definition LCD TV – $1349 (way overpriced)
– Dell W2306C High-Definition LCD TV – $649
– Philips HTS3400 700 Watt DVD Home Theater System – $99
– SANPFPL Three Shelf TV Stand – $189
– Sony DCRDVD105 DVD HandyCam Camcorder – $549
- 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo Media – $99

More details on Dell Canada’s Day 4 of 14 Days of Deals here.

Lesley has a wonderful post in SmartCanucks’ Forum on Birthday Freebies!
Thanks Lesley for your continuous precious help and support 🙂

Here is her Birthday Freebies post. You can also find many many more freebies in the Forum’s Freebies section.

Most of these are in-store promotions, and not advertised on the websites because they may not be available or offered at every location.
*worth your phone call on your birthday to see if your location does this!*

– Free meal (Max. $15.00) at Casey’s

– free all you can eat buffet meal at Tucker’s Market. Plus, a birthday cake slice with a candle.

– Free entree at JACK ASTORS with 14 days of ur BDAY if u’re on the EDGE102.1 FM Mailing list.

– TGI Friday’s free meal on your b-day with ID.

– Blockbuster Rewards, when you’re a rewards member you get a free rental on your bday.

– Lick’s will give a free meal

– The Keg gives you a piece of Cake with a candle (Or Dessert)

– At East Side Mario’s, they let the celebrant stand up on a chair while the servers sing happy birthday. You then get to spin a wheel for a prize.

– Boston Pizza gives free cake and ice cream!

– At Montana’s you can sign a waver and have them throw a pie in the birthday persons face, also give free dessert. (Costs $10 – but some ppl may find this worth the money!!!)

– Denny’s gives a free Meal

– Mr.Sub
Location: Simcoe & Taunton
Oshawa, Ontario
Buy 1 sub get the 2nd one for 0.25 CENTS!!! On your birthday only with proper ID required. Dont know if its happening anywhere else but a good deal if you ask me.

– Old Spaghetti Factory gives a free meal

– a dozen bagels for free at What a Bagel. Just show your ID and you get to select some nice fresh bagels. For sure this applies to the York Mills location (Beside Longo’s).

– RED LOBSTER: Free coupon sent for a free entree on your b-day:
http://overboard.redlobster.com/clients/redlobster/survey.htm
BONUS: After you confirm your membership, you’ll have an opportunity to receive a coupon for a FREE dessert or appetizer with the purchase or two adult dinner entreés. All you have to do is tell us a little bit more about yourself.

Check out the forum for more freebies.