Thanks lobeau for this awesome info 🙂

Little-known fact:

Canada Post supplies FREE clear-plastic self-adhesive label pouches (known as Labelopes) for housing printed mailing labels

and FREE plastic 16 x 12″ mailing envelopes (known as eBay Paks)

to Canadian eBay Sellers!

Even my local post office did not know this!

There are 2 ways to get them: at your post office or via Canada Post’s website.

I consider myself resourceful and computer savvy, but I had the HARDEST time finding these supplies! First, my post office had no knowledge of such free items. Then, a second post office was able to provide me with Labelopes, but not the eBay Pak, and the case was the same with a third post office. I then decided to try to order them on line – well, not an easy task. So I am writing this guide to save fellow Canadian Sellers all the time and efforts I had to deploy to attain this goal.

1. You will need a Canada Post VentureOne customer number, if you do not already have one. Enter the CanadaPost.ca website and go to VentureOne: Savings for Small Business located under the Business section and click on “SIGN ME UP NOW!“. Fill in the form to register. You will receive a member’s card within 3 to 4 weeks through the mail, but in the meantime, you can ask for your customer number by calling their Help Centre at 1-877-262-5762.
2. Once you have your customer number, you will have to create a UserID and Password. On the CanadaPost.ca homepage, click on Login to Business Centre under the Business section: you will then find a place where to click when you need a new UserID. Enter your Canada Post Customer Number (no agreement number required) and go on to create your UserID (5 to 10 characters) and Password (5 to 8 characters).
3. You are now ready to shop. Just go again to Login to Business Centre. Once you are logged in, click on “Store – Order Products and Supplies“.
4. You will find the 2 items listed under eBay Shipping Supplies – eBay Supplies. At the time of this posting, they read as follows:

   – eBay Pak, Product # 533086682, $0.20 (Note: they need to be ordered by multiples of 25)
   – Int’l Labelope, Product # 520012555, $0.07

DO NOT BE DECEIVED BY THE PRICES!!! THESE ARE FREE. Just enter the quantity you require and add them to your shopping cart. You will see that they show at $0.00 when you view your cart.

Thanks glenglen for posting this freebie on the forum 🙂

This Saturday, October 20, 2007 at Canadian Tire you can get a free re-usable bag with any purchase.

Thanks Saeid for posting this spectacular freebie on the forum 🙂

Invite your mates over, get some snacks and unplug the phone… you’ve got five Free HD DVDs to watch and you do not want to be disturbed 🙂 Hit play and get lost in the surround-sound audio; experience resolution six times higher than standard DVD. Check out the HD DVDs’ special features whilst the movies play. This is what your HDTV was built to do!

So what’s all this about? Simply get 5 FREE HD DVDs when youbuy an Xbox 360 HD DVD player (drive) or Toshiba HD DVD Player. This offer has been available to Americans for over2 months now. It’s about time we get this offer too!

Click here for more details on this free HD DVDs promo

Forever 21 Canada grand opening 20% off

0% off is valid on purchases of $50 or more before taxes, shipping and handling. Does not include gift cards or e-gift certificates unless purchased with merchandise totaling $50 or more before taxes, shipping and handling. Offer valid at canada.forever21.com only.

Pricing should adjust automatically to reflect the promotional pricing which can be viewed on the order summary page.

Click here to start shopping at Forever 21 Canada and get 20% discount

Thanks flyers_to_rob for posting this Zellers Flyer deal 🙂

Some of the usual deals are being offered. The one that stands out is Pampers Mega Diapers for $13.97. There is a limit of 2. Pictured is Baby Dry and a rare sale item Easy Ups. So if you cannot get Baby Dry or Cruisers at No Frills and need them this is a good alternative.

Other good deals at Zellers this week include:

Pampers Mega Diapers
Price: $13.97
Reg. 19.99

Nestlé Single Chocolate Bars
Price: 47 ¢
Reg. 99¢

Windshield Washer Fluid, 3.78 L
Price: $1.47
Reg. 2.47

Charmin Extra Strong 12 Big Rolls
Price: $3.47
Reg. 6.99

Coca-Cola 1L Soft Drinks
Price: 59 ¢ 

Crest 75 mL Toothpaste (excludes Premium)
Price: 3/99¢
trulyâ„¢ Floss, Toothbrush & 1L Mouthwash
Reg. 1.47-2.97…………..99¢-1.99

Zest 6 x 90 g or Ivory 10 x 90 g Bar Soap
Price: $1.47
Reg. 2.97 & 3.17

Click here to read this week’s Zellers flyer online

Awesome deal on Diapers in this week’s No Frills flyer:

• Pampers mega size diapers cruisers sizes 3-6 34-52’s – $9.97 (save $8)
  or
• Pampers Baby dry diapers sizes 1-6 40-84’s – $9.97 (save $8)
  Limit 2 per family

Other good deals this week at No Frills:

• Charmin extra strong bathroom tissue 2 ply 24 rolls – $3.97
• President’s choice ® soft drinks 2L – $0.49 was $0.88
• Swanson hungry-man dinners, 360 – 455 g – $1.99 was $3.84
• Tropicana orange juice 1.89 L – $2.99 was $3.97
• Spalding sliced bacon 500 g $1.49
• Irish spring bar soap regular or aloe 3 x 90 g $0.88

Click here to read this week’s No Frills Flyers

Flyer valid from October 18 – 24, 2007

Nintendo has dropped the price of its Wii to $269.99 in Canada.

This is definetely a welcomed price drop although in the US the Nintendo Wii costs $249.99 but our dollar is worth more!

Get as many theme packs and channels (except for the French ones) from Rogers, FREE for 3 months!

This offer is valid for both existing and new Rogers Customers 🙂

Click here for a list of Digital channels available from Rogers. You can order them all free for 3 months. But make sure you don’t forget to cancel after 3 months if you’re no longer interested in the channels 😉

Click here for more details on this Rogers Free themes promo

Thanks MissScrooge for posting this Guess deal on the forum 🙂

On October 25, 2007 Guess Canada is having its Customer Appreciation Day. Visit any Guess or Guess Accessories store and get 20% off full priced items and 50% off sale price items. An awesome deal!

Plus, show your Student Price Card SPC and get an additional 10% off your total purchase.

Thanks shoppingstar for posting this coupon 🙂

Get 15% off your next La Senza Canada purchase in-store or online.

Click here to print this La Senza Canada coupon

On Saturday, October 20 and Sunday October 21, 2007 Loblaws, the Great Canadian SuperStore & Zehrs will have a tax free event.  You won’t have to pay taxes on anything in-store including electronics.

I’ll add more details about the event later on.

The Price is Right was hosted by Bob Barker from 1972 to 2007. On Monday, Drew Carey debuted as the new host.

Will the Price ever be right again?

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When it’s 50 days to Christmas (November 5th I believe), I’ll post an interesting video, picture or commentary  each day for all of us to enjoy 🙂 It may funny, nostalgic, weird, dramatic or whatever!

The ideas will be contributed by members of the forum, blog readers or other bloggers. If you have an interesting submission or would like to contribute please email me your idea to [email protected]. If you’re a blogger I’ll add a link back to your blog when I publish your Christmas post.

As for the SmartCanucks.ca blog in general, I’d love to get suggestions on what you’d like to see on the blog. What do you like? what do you hate about the blog? Suggestions are more than welcome 🙂

All day on October 17th, 2007, Pizza Pizza will be offering a cheese slice for $1.75, a $1.10 discount, and a medium cheese pizza for $5, a $2.75 discount with a portion of proceeds going to Pizza Pizza’s Slices for Smiles Fund. This is a walk in only offer and cannot be ordered by phone.

Vtech’s V.Smile Plus TV Learning System (English) is on sale at Toys R Us for $65.99 $44.87.

Don’t forget to use the SmartCaucks cash back and rebates system for an additional 3.25% cash back.

Click here to order the V.Smile Plus TV Learning System without cash back