~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GiftFinder.ca Newsletter August 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue: 1. Caption Contest July winners 2. Several sites added 3. One website removed 4. New promotions and special offers 5. Contests, contests and more contests 6. Bring on the freebies 7. In closing 8. Forward away 1. Caption Contest July winners... Congratulations to Tom Woodward of Toronto, ON who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of July. Tom wins a pair of Blue Jays tickets in the 200 level for any game date he chooses. Thanks to all who participated and please feel free to play in our August Funny Caption Contest, currently underway, also for a pair of Blue Jays tickets. http://www.GiftFinder.ca/ 2. Several sites added... Since our website is still in its infancy (is not... is too...), most sites listed have been added within the past month. Since there are too numerous to mention, we urge you to visit our site and take a look around. We’ll include the newly added sites during this month to our September Newsletter. 3. One website removed... We’re not sure what to think about this one... The Airlines.ca website seems to be no longer in operation. When visiting the site, there is a front end message saying the following: “Our service is temporarily interrupted. In order to respond to the strong demand, we must modify our web site to better answer your needs. Thank you for your understanding.” As a result, we’ve removed the link from our website for now. We’ll keep an eye out for them and potentially re-add them to our site if/when they return. 4. New promotions and special offers - Grocery Gateway (grocery delivery in and around the Toronto area) is offering first time customers $10 off their first order of $60 or more. Register for free at: http://www.grocerygateway.com/ - Dominion / A&P / Ultra Food&Drug have Master Choice products coupons that you can print directly from their website, but only until August 31. Check it out at: http://www.freshobsessed.com/feature_items/index.html - Johnson and Johnson is giving away coupons for several of their products. To request your coupons, just call them during business hours at 1-800-361-8068. - Sorry about the short listing... We promise to post more promotions and special offers next month. 5. Contests expiring this month... Here’s a list of contests we’ve found that Canadians can enter: - Harbourfront Centre's Island Soul Contest - Win an Evian Spa Getaway for 2 at Niagara-on-the-Lake or one of four other gift packs. Deadline is 3pm, Monday August 5th. One entry per person, must be 19 years or older. To enter, send your name, complete address, phone numbers, and email address to: contests@harbourfront.on.ca For full contest details, visit: http://www.harbourfront.on.ca - Famous Players Famous Auditions Contest – Win a trip to Hollywood and be the 'new voice' of the next Famous Players radio commercial! Enter by August 5th at: http://www.famousplayers.com/Static/inc/FamousAuditions/FamousAuditions.asp - The Beer Store Lazy Days of Summer Contest - 8 hot tubs to be won! Enter online at http://www.thebeerstoreonline.ca. Deadline is August 8th. - Crystal Light Transform Your Summer Contest - You and a guest could be off to Las Vegas to see Lee Ann Womack live in concert including 3 hotel nights, concert tickets and $250 spending money. Enter here: http://www.cmtcanada.com/spec/crystal_light_2002/index.asp Contest expiry is August 11th. - Canadian Country Gifts Recipe Contest – Win a fabulous prize package. To enter, just send in your favourite recipes by August 27th to: http://www.cndcountrygifts.com/cgibin/cart.cgi?referrer=1074&url=http://www.cndcountrygifts.com - Destina.ca “Your Ticket to the World!" contest – Win a pair of tickets to fly anywhere Air Canada flies. Contest ends on August 31st. Enter online at: http://special.destina.ca/en/ - GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest – Enter your funny caption for your chance to win a pair of Blue Jays tickets in the 200 level for any game of your choosing! Contest expires on August 31st. Enter online at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca 6. Bring on the freebies... Freebies come and go very quickly on the internet, so best to take advantage of the ones that interest you as soon as possible. If the link is broken, the promotion is over... move on to the next one. If you request a free sample and never receive it, don't lose sleep over it; these things happen. - Enchantress Hosiery of Canada is giving away a free sample of pantyhose; you even get to pick the style and size you want! Just click here: http://www.enchantresshosiery.com/free/Default.asp - Bay Bloor Radio hosts free turntable clinics every Tuesday and Saturday, by appointment only. Bring in your turntable and they'll balance the tonearm, check the stylus, and make sure everything works. Call them at 416-967-1122. - Physique Stylezone is giving away a free sample of one of their products such as shampoos, conditioners, styling gels, and more. Click here: http://www.physique.com/ca/ - Free tickets to The Sean Cullen Show. Taping 6 shows in August, shot in the style of a Hollywood sitcom, held at the CBC Broadcast Studios, 250 Front Street West, Toronto, ON. Call for tickets at 416-205-2020. Minimum age is 16. - TrainingTools.com offers free online courses to anyone on subjects such as the latest versions of Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, FrontPage, HMTL, Access 2002, and so on. There's no need to register; just choose the course that interests you and start learning. Visit them here: http://www.trainingtools.com/ - Open Mike with Mike Bullard is giving away free tickets to their live tapings starting towards the end of August. Their show is filmed in the Masonic Temple at 888 Yonge Street in Toronto in front of a live studio audience. To request your FREE tickets, call (416)934-4737 or 1-888-394-MIKE(6453) or just fill out the form at the following site: http://staging.snapmedia.com/openmike/tickets.html 7. In closing... The goal of GiftFinder.ca is to make it easier for Canadian shoppers wanting to purchase goods online to find everything they want from our site, including freebies, contests and discounts for Canadians. THIS SITE IS FOR YOU! If you know of a reputable Canadian website that has products listed in Canadian dollars, or if you find cool freebies, contests or rebates, please send us an email at webmaster@GiftFinder.ca and we'll post it online or in our next newsletter. Thanks. 8. Forward away... Do you know someone that would benefit from the information in this Newsletter or the contents of our website!? If so, feel free to forward them this email and spread the word about our site. 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