I was on sympatico msn awhile ago and noticed this article on Wal-Mart’s environmental plan, which critics are saying is just a way for the company to get some ‘positive public relations’.   Others are saying as long as Wal-Mart truly does implement these eco-friendly measures then does it really matter what their underlying motive was?  What do you think?

Here are some excerpts from the article: Wal-Mart Jolly “Green” Giant by By Ann Monroe

“What can the world’s biggest retailer do to make a greener planet? A lot — or so Wal-Mart is saying. The giant retailer has a super-ambitious, and controversial, plan to cut not only its own impact on the globe but also that of its suppliers and customers.”

“Take just one small piece: Wal-Mart has installed auxiliary-power systems in its fleet of 18-wheelers so that drivers don’t have to keep their engines idling to run the air conditioning when the trucks are stopped.  The result? Try $25 million off Wal-Mart’s costs every year. And the 100,000-ton-a-year savings in greenhouse gases from these trucks? That’s the environmental equivalent of taking 20,000 cars off the roads.  That’s just the beginning. By 2015, Wal-Mart intends to double the fuel efficiency of its new heavy-duty trucks. That move alone, between now and 2020, would keep about 26 billion pounds of carbon dioxide out of the air and save the company $300 million a year.”

“The company is changing a lot more than its trucks……For instance: Replacing incandescent bulbs in all the ceiling fans on display in the company’s stores reaped savings of $7 million a year. Now Wal-Mart is using in-store displays to promote compact fluorescent bulbs to consumers, and has sold over 100 million of them – more than one per customer – saving enough energy to run a city the size of Philadelphia.  The company is also recycling its own plastic bags and encouraging shoppers to bring theirs in, too. It’s working with suppliers and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to sell more-energy-efficient electronics. It’s already buying shrimp from sustainable fisheries and aiming by 2010 to sell only sustainable seafood” Read full article here.

“From February 10th – 23rd 2008 come and try our new trousers and get a $10 savings card applicable on your next purchase of $50 or more”.   Card valid between March 9 – 22, 2008.   Offer valid while supplies last.  Thanks to momof3izacndn.

Click here for information.

Planning on being in the Toronto area this Thursday? Can’t think of anything more romantic than the taste of human flesh and brains? Then have we got some news for you!

Diary of the Dead, the new zombie flick from George A Romero is going to be screened free of charge this Thursday, February 14th in Toronto. To get your free tickets, hop on over here. Hurry though! There are only so many seats!

Here’s a good deal from Costco and Cineplex. You obviously need to be a Costco member to buy these:

For $22.99 you get:

• 2 Cineplex movie passes
• 2 regular drinks
• 1 regular popcorn

Coors Light College & University Weeks
Feb 18 to 22 & 25 to 29, 2008

• Day/night lift ticket for all College/University students with proof of full time enrollment: $54 (regular price at $64)
• Free breakfast OR lunch at any Blue Mountain Base Lodge Marketplace location with purchase of College/University Week lift ticket
• Apres buffet specials at Jozo’s from 4 to 6 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday
• Special prizes for spotting the Coors Light Ski/Snow Team!
• Opportunity to win a VIP weekend for two at the TELUS Triple Challenge Ski & Snowboard Festival – prize drawn at Jozo’s during apres.

Click here for more details on this Blue Mountain Deal

Blue Mountain Women’s Week
Feb 25 to 29, 2008

All the same benefits and deals of the Coors Light College & University Weeks

Click here for other Blue Mountain Ski Resort deals

There are several Burger King deals and promos going on nowadays so I thought I’d list them here.

Get 2 Whopper sandwiches for $5 after 5:00 pm at participating Burger King stores. Not as good as the Whopper King Deal for $1.89 on Wednesday but still pretty good if you don’t want to wait till Wednesday 😉

Another Good promo going on now is a kids meal for $1.49. Get a kids meal for $1.49 with the purchase of any adult value meal:

And last but not least there’s the good old Burger King sandwich deal for $1.89:

Monday – King Supreme Burger
Tuesday – Original Chicken Sandwich
Wednesday – Whopper
Thursday – Bacon Double Cheese Burger
Friday – BK Big Fish Sandwich
Saturday – Double Cheeseburger
Sunday – Double Whopper Junior Jr.

Don’t forget to use your Student Price Card (SPC) for an additional 5% discount on all your Burger King purchases.

Old Navy currently has a Baby Sale. Items are 30% off and the sale ends next week.

Update: Thanks Jim for the additional info 🙂

It’s a really good sale, and a really good time to go into Old Navy in general. I was just there today and most all of their winter stuff is on clearance (including soem gorgeous male sweaters that were originally ticketed dfor $32 on for $8! Joy!)

We picked up a ear warming thing for myself for 99cents (down from 10 bucks) and a toy giraffe for Emily as part of the 30% off sale.

Orange Julius has a special offer for Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air at Orange Julius: Buy one , get one free premium fruit smoothie or 20oz Julius Original with purchase of equal or greater value.

Click here to print this Orange Julius Coupon

Expires Feb 29, 2008

For anyone who may have missed this offer before, the coupon for a free package of Kraft Live Active cheese is back on save.ca.   Remember to order your coupon quickly since free product one’s go fast! Good luck!  Thanks Harkatsmom for letting us know this is back on. 🙂

Click here to order coupon.

DELL Canada has the Vostro 1400 Laptop on sale for $579. This is a spectacular price for a DELL laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo and 2GB of memory! It’s probably too late to buy as a Valentine’s day gift because it’ll take more than 3 days to ship but it’s still simply a magnificent deal 🙂

You can read a comprehensive review about this laptop here

Here are the full specs:

• Intel® Coreâ„¢ 2 Duo T5270 (1.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
• Genuine Windows® XP Professional SP2
• 14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLifeâ„¢
• No Camera
• 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
• 160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
• Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
• Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
• Integrated High Definition Audio

Click here to order this Vostro 1400 Laptop

Thanks FreebieChick for this coupon

Chuck E Cheese’s is celebrating Valentine’s Day by offering  5 Free Tokens coupons with any purchase.

Click here to print this Chuck E Cheeses coupon

Thanks Arch_Dandy for this coupon.

Save $1.00on the purchase of any net of 5 or 12 Mini Babybel cheeses (Mini Babybel Original, Light, Ghouda, Swiss, or Cheddar.

Click here to print this Babybel Canada coupon

As many of our long time readers know, last summer my wife gave birth to our second daughter. Parenting has been a heck of a lot of fun, but that doesn’t mean my wife hasn’t had a few physical hurdles to overcome. For all the blessings motherhood brings, pregnancy can put a real strain on the body. And one of the biggest obstacles that most new mothers have in common? Stretch marks.

Stretch mark creams are available on the market, but not all of them meet with much success. That’s why I thought I’d pass a link along to Diva’s Skin Care Blog. In an effort to help her clients prevent stretch marks (she works in a salon/spa) Diva conducted tests with four different brands of stretch mark cream on a number of different women and met with varying degrees of success.

This may not be Canadian and it may not be a freebie, but I know a lot of our readers are mom’s to little ones, and if you’re concerned with any lingering stretch marks left by having a little one in your tummy, hopefully this post can help point you in the right direction. Speaking of which — do any of you have any experience with creams or methods of stretch mark removal that you’d like to share?

Purchase any 3 BlueWater products, mail in the rebate (see link below) along with three original bar codes and the original sales receipt to receive a free BlueWater oven mitt.  No shipping charges!  Open to Canadian residents only.   Offer available until August 30, 2009 or while supplies last.  Offer limited to one order per person and three orders per household.   Thanks bcteagirl for this offer.

Click here for information and to print rebate.

February 14th only buy two admission tickets at the box office and receive one admission coupon free.  Offer valid while quantities last.  

The free admission coupon is redeemable Sunday through Thursday, February 17, 2008 to March 13th, 2008 at all Empire Theatres locations. The coupon must be exchanged at the box office for an admission ticket. Not redeemable for cash. No refunds, exchanges or time extensions of expired offers. No copies or facsimiles will be accepted. This offer is not for resale. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Not valid for IMAX presentations or special events/programs. This coupon is not valid on pass restricted films. (See empiretheatres.com for pass restricted film titles).  Thanks Koala for this offer.

http://www.empiretheatres.com/promotions/valentines/