SmartCanucks Scavenger Hunt: Week 5

Welcome back to the SmartCanucks Scavenger Hunt — our weekly challenge to our readers to find the lowest price on a specific item! Last week’s hunt netted a number of good deals on a 12 case of coke, all around the $3 mark. But this week? This week we’re going to do something a little different.

I think you’ve all had a chance to flex your hunting muscles in recent weeks, so it’s time to put them to the test with our very first Shopping Cart Challenge! How does it work? I’m going to list four items, and I want you to come up with the lowest combined price for the cart. The items can come from different retailers — the key thing is to have the lowest total combined cost. I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. Here’s the four;

– a bulk package of facial tissue (any brand, 3 or more boxes of tissue in the pack)
– a copy of Twilight, the novel (hardcover, softcover, doesn’t matter)
– a brown men’s hooded sweatshirt
– Shadow of the Colossus, a game for the PlayStation 2

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, so you’d better get started! Good luck, everyone!

7 responses to “SmartCanucks Scavenger Hunt: Week 5”

1. baggypants says:

   January 30, 2009 at 2:35 pm

   Canadian Tire white swan facial tissue – 0.48 X 3 = 1.44 for 3 pack…Why would you buy a bulk pack when they are almost never cheaper then individual ones when on sale…and you can use 3 coupons???

   Hanes Pullover Sweatshirt $11.21 from Sierra Trading Post
   http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/0,57347_Hanes-Pullover-Sweatshirt-Hooded-For-Men-and-Women.html

   CDN$ 6.33 New Twilight:A Novel (Hardcover) at http://www.bookcloseouts.ca
   (I think you need to be specific about who the author of the book you want to purchase…there are a number of books with the same title!!)

   Shadow of the Colossus $19.99 from Sears
   (Cheapest new one I found…lots of used ones way cheaper!!)

   http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B000HTY0JG?searsBrand=core

   06.33
   19.99
   11.21
   01.44

   Total spent $38.97!!

2. Richard says:

   January 31, 2009 at 1:06 am

   Haha. At first when I saw the icon and title, I thought you wanted us to find the most cheapest priced shopping cart O_O

3. makeupartist says:

   January 31, 2009 at 4:19 am

   Pure NRG Athletics Hooded Pullover, Brown, $13.94
   http://www.sears.ca/gp/product/B001O0GOWI/ref=pd_huc_gp_1/177-5310466-9050928?ie=UTF8&searsBrand=core

   Twilight: a Novel, $7.92
   http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/used-books/Twilight-A-Novel-Katherine-Mosby/0060936967-rare.html

   Shadow of the Colossus for PlayStation 2, $11.99
   http://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B0009I6S0O/ref=dp_olp_2

   Great Value 3-Pack Facial Tissues, $2.28
   http://vancouver.flyerland.ca/view_flyer.php?flyer_id=3838&pageNum_getFlyerPages=21&mode=single

   Total = $36.13

   🙂

4. Tilly says:

   January 31, 2009 at 6:21 am

   -a bulk package of facial tissue (any brand, 3 or more boxes of tissue in the pack)
   3 @ 0.48 cents per box White Swan Unadvertised sale at Canadian tire ( Yah why pay more for a bulk when they go on sale individually cheaper than bulk)

   – a copy of Twilight, the novel (hardcover, softcover, doesn’t matter)
   by Kit Gardner 0.75 at half.com

   – a brown men’s hooded sweatshirt
   $14.70 at kohls.com

   – Shadow of the Colossus, a game for the PlayStation 2
   $18.99 at videogamecentral.com

   18.99
   14.70
   00.75
   01.44
   ______
   34.92 total spent!!!

5. Mary says:

   January 31, 2009 at 10:16 am

   superstore has scotties tissues 18pk for $14.29 =$ .79 each
   half.com has Twilight soft cover $3.29..if you’re an irewards member
   it is only $9.03
   walmart has brown hooded sweatshirts (mens) for $ 8.00
   EB Games has Shadow of the Colossus for PS2 $19.99 new and
   $9.99 for used (if you can find it used)
   14.29
   3.29
   8.00
   19.99 = total $45.57

6. Mary says:

   January 31, 2009 at 10:17 am

   sorry..twilight should have read at chapters if you’re an irewards member it’s 9.03

7. milton4doe says:

   February 2, 2009 at 6:08 am

   Those are great finds. I am wondering if all the deals are in CAD or USD?