~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GiftFinder.ca Newsletter April 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue: 1. Caption Contest March winner 2. A few sites added 3. Two websites removed 4. New promotions and special offers 5. Contests, contests and more contests 6. Lots of awesome freebies 7. In closing 8. Forward away 1. Caption Contest March winner... Congratulations to Brenda Blay of Victoria, BC who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of March. Brenda wins a Molson Export WWF Hat. Thanks to all who participated and please feel free to play in our April Funny Caption Contest, currently underway, for your chance to win a 3-pack of Dunlop Titanium Golf Balls! Enter our contest now at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. A few sites added... Once again, not too many sites were added to our website last month. However, we still have lots of new prospects to review and we guarantee more additions this month. Here are the sites we added in March: - More Collectibles from Classic Online has porcelain dolls, Ashton Drake, Boyds Bears, Bradford Exchange Plates, Gene Fashion Dolls, Cherished Teddies Collectibles and Precious Moments Figurines. They even offer free gift wrapping and free shipping with purchase of $100 or more. Added to our "Arts / Crafts" section. - Axiom Loudspeakers has it all, from the tiny bookshelf speakers that defy listening logic, to the Millennia towers of power and all of their models in between. Axiom Loudspeakers will bring pure, rich music into your home...without having to mortgage it. Added to our "Electronics" section. - Carlson Hotels Worldwide now offers online reservations for their 5-star hotels including the Radisson, Country Inns & Suites, Park Inn, Park Plaza and Regent International Hotels. Added to our "Travel / Tourism" section. - Creative Kids at Home offer a unique gift idea for the child that has everything. Order a Crafts Subscription Package and the child is mailed a custom crafts package every two months for a year. All projects are geared to kids ages 4 to 11 and are designed to require only limited help from adults. Added to our "Arts / Crafts" section. - Bodyworks Canada, Canada's home for Bodybuilding and Fitness Enthusiasts, specialize in bodybuilding and weight loss supplements at generic prices. They also offer a free online forum, recipes, fit tips, and so much more. Added to our "Health / Beauty" section. - Toronto.com has several coupons for Toronto and surrounding areas for categories such as Restaurants, Fashion, Home & Garden, Attractions, Shopping, Fitness & Sport, Personal Care, Hospitality, and more. Added to our "Coupons / Rebates" section. - CouponNetwork.ca offers coupons for Nova Scotia in categories like Auto Repair, Restaurants, Fast Food, Clothing, Entertainment, Services, Shopping, Accommodation, and more. Added to our "Coupons / Rebates" section. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Two more sites bite the dust... - Dragon.ca does not appear to exist any longer. Their products included computer software and games for XBox, Game Cube, Playstation 2, GB Advance, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, and more. They advertised a huge 50% off sale in February 2003 and since then their site said their sale was over and to come back later for an update to their site. Now, their website does not work at all. We have removed them from our site for now. Should they return at some point, we'll consider adding them again. - Thane Cybermall, providers of As Seen on TV products, merged with another website called YouCanSave.com on April 1st, 2003. As a result, Thane.com will no longer be active past this date since they are operating under the YouCanSave.com website now. We checked the YouCanSave.com website and they have no option to shop in Canadian dollars while Thane Cybermall did. So, Thane has been removed from our website. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. New promotions and special offers... - Mountain Equipment Co-op has a website called "Outdoor Gear Swap". This website is for anyone wanting to buy, sell, or swap used outdoor gear free of charge! Since 1997, the on-line Gear Swap has been MEC's way of encouraging people to recycle used outdoor gear. Since 1997!?... where have I been? This is a new find for me! If this is new for you also, click below for further details: http://www.OutdoorGearSwap.com - Hand Held Canada, your wireless devices specialist, has an offer that clicks! Buy a Palm "Tungsten T" handheld and get a free Veo Camera ($147 value). They also have a huge HP Jornada accessories sale on now. And, while you're on their site, check out their Clearance items of New in Box or As Good as New. Click on the following link for these awesome deals with Free Shipping on orders of $100 or more: http://www.handheldcanada.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=H&Affiliate=giftfinder - Home Hardware have some hot rebate offers until May 31st. Check out their Single Stamp Savings pages for incredible Cash Back offers on all kinds of products. Print off your Official Mail-In Rebate Certificates from their site here: http://www.homehardware.com/html/savings/ - MoviesForMe, Canada's Source for Online DVD Rentals, is offering a Free Two Week Trial Membership for trying out their program. You can cancel at any time, with no obligation. Your trial membership is completely free. If you decide to continue, it will only cost you $25 per month to rent as many DVDs as you want. What a concept! Click on the link below for this special offer: http://www.moviesforme.ca/?REFERER=Affiliate41 - Speedy Auto Service has several online coupons that you can print from your computer. Most coupons expire May 31st and range from oil change discounts to brake pads to maintenance packages to shocks or struts. Get your coupons here: http://www.speedy.com/speedy2001/promotions.shtml - M&M Meatshops has a printable coupon from their website for a free Far East Vegetable Blend for spending $40 or more at any of their stores. Coupon expires April 30th. Get your coupon here: http://www.mmmeatshops.com/en/ecoupon/index.asp - More Collectibles from Classic Online currently has a "Precious Moments Clearance Sale" - 25% off all Retired Figurines and get Free Shipping on orders over $100. Click below to visit this quality site: http://www.morecollectibles.com/?cxc=GiftFinderca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. Contests expiring this month... Here’s a list of online contests we’ve found that Canadians can enter: - Flare "What drives you? Mazda" contest - Win a 2004 Mazda 6 (GS-V6 in Glacier Silver Metallic). Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on April 6th. Enter online here: http://mazda6.flare.com/contest.htm - Cadbury's "How Do You Get the Inside Out" Contest - Win a daily prize of $250. To enter, send an original photograph (or hand drawn facsimile) by mail or email showing “How you get the inside out” of a Cadbury Crème Egg. Deadline for entries is April 13th. Another way to win is to visit the site between April 17th and April 23rd and vote for your favourite image. Your name will then be entered into the draw to win FujiFilm merchandise. Québec residents can enter. Enter online here: http://www.creme-egg.ca/ - Go RVing Canada "Cross-Canada Contest" - Win a 2003 Viking Epic Fold-Down Camping Trailer along with several accessories or win of over 100 Great Prizes. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on April 30th. Enter online here: http://www.gorving.ca/contest/index.htm - Sportmart VIP Contest - Win a trip for two to Anaheim and Disneyland. The holiday includes round trip airfare from Canada to Los Angeles for two, 4 nights accommodation in a moderate hotel based on double occupancy ( Anaheim ), ( 2 ) 5-Day park hopper tickets to Disneyland and round trip transfers from the Los Angeles airport to Anaheim. Québec residents cannot enter. Contest expires on April 30th. Follow the link below and click on the "Enter to Win an Anaheim Holiday!" button on the bottom right of the page: http://www.sportmart.ca/store/2index.asp?countryID=0&affID=5630 - Bausch and Lomb "Celebrate your mom with Bausch & Lomb" Contest - Win a $5000.00 gift certificate to be used at any Cadillac Fairview shopping mall in Canada. To enter and be eligible to win, an entrant must be a woman and a resident of Canada who has reached the age of majority in her province or territory of residence on or before April 30, 2003. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on April 30th. Enter online here: http://bausch.chatelaine.com/contest.htm - MyMusic "Super Size Your Fries" Contest - Win a free CD and other cool stuff. You must be a Student at one of the participating Canadian High Schools to enter. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on April 30th. Enter online here: http://www.mymusic.com/promotions/fries/default.asp?curr=1&myptr=giftfinder& - Chatelaine "Comforts of Home" Contest - Win 1 of 3 Comforts of Home prize packs consisting of a duvet, bath balm, silk pajamas, Ganong chocolates gift set, a dozen long stemmed roses and a selection of Royale products. To enter, you must be a women and must complete the online entry form, including the survey questions. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on April 30th. Enter online here: http://royaletissue.chatelaine.com/quiz.cfm - Bell Canada "e-bill" Contest - Win a trip for two to Honolulu, Hawaii or 1 of 20 secondary prizes. The contest is open to residents of Ontario and Québec only. To enter, get a copy of your paper bill for your Bell Canada local residential telephone service or your Bell mobility cellular phone service, visit www.bell.ca and follow the instructions online to log-in and subscribe to Bell's e-Bill Services, by registering first for "myBell" and then to eBill services (once you subscribe, you will no longer receive your bills in the mail - instead, they will be available online). Contest ends on April 30th. Click here: http://www.bell.ca/en/contest/index.html - GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest – Enter your funny caption for your chance to win a 3-pack of Dunlop Titanium Golf Balls! Contest expires on April 30th. Enter once daily at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca - President's Choice Best of PC Contest - Win 1 of 10 Gourmet Hampers containing a selection of PC food products. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on May 1st. Enter online here: http://www.presidentschoice.ca/register/register.aspx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. Awesome 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. - Physique is once again giving away free samples of their products. You get to choose which Physique collection you would like to receive a sample from, Smooth & Straight, Curl Defining, Volumizing or Deep Hydrating. In addition, if you get ten friends or more to request a free sample, Physique will send you a free full size bottle of one of their products. Check it out now at: http://www.physique.com/ca/ - Sports Science Research is giving away free samples of their Gourmet Protein with real fruit pieces. After clicking on the link below, wait for the pop up window. If the form gives you an error, go back and request different flavours. http://www.sportsscienceresearch.com - Herbal Essences will send you a free sample of their new Herbal Essences Intensive Blends Shampoo and Conditioner when you join Club Herbal, their free online club! Join here: http://www.herbalessences.com/sample/ca-en/register.asp - Imodium will send you a trial offer of their Advanced Easy-to-Swallow Caplets in exchange for participating in a very short survey. Click on the link below, choose your language preference and on the bottom left of the page, click on Free Trial or Offre d'essai: http://www.imodium.ca - Alpine Lager Beer (Moosehead) will send you a free poster for about three minutes of your time. Just fill out a quick survey and get your poster delivered to your door. I received mine already! For the CSPC number, use 911404. Visit them here: http://www.alpinebeer.com/index.asp?section=4&screen=79 - Schick will send you a free Xtreme3 Razor just for filling out a 30-second survey. Follow the link below and click on the "Free Xtreme3 Razor CLICK HERE" link at the top right of the page: http://www.schick.ca/ - That Dog-Gone Bakery is pleased to offer a free dog food sample of their delicious, wholesome biscuits. This offer is only available to residents of Vancouver and surrounding areas, BC. For further details, click here: http://persweb.direct.ca/blondie/tdgb/free.htm - Clean & Clear is sending out free samples of their Clear Skin Body Wash. However, this offer is only available to persons over the age of 16, while quantities last. Click below for your freebie: http://www.cleanandclear.ca/eng/index.asp - Biotherm has a new product for men called "Age Fitness". To get a free sample of this age fitness active anti-aging cream, you need to print the following page on your printer and bring the printout to any Biotherm Homme counter: http://newsletter.biotherm.com/agefitness/men_en/print.jsp? For a list of stores that carry Biotherm products, click on the link below (NOTE: I went to Shoppers Drug Mart first and they had no idea of this promotion, let alone have the product in stock, so I went to The Bay which gave me the sample without question): http://www.biotherm.ca/_ca/_en/store/store.aspx? - Loblaws has a Cookie Club Card for kids that entitles a child under 12 to a free cookie at their Bakery for each visit when accompanied by a grown-up. Get your free card at the Bakery of participating Loblaws stores. I could not find any information about this program on their website. I found this out at the Loblaws at Centerpoint Mall, Yonge & Steeles in Toronto. Inquire at your local Loblaws store. - Black Hair Media will send you a free sample of "Take Down," a revolutionary product that takes the hassle out of removing braids, weaves, and locs. Fill out a very short survey to get your freebie at: http://www.blackhairmedia.com - Lulu's Room will send you free product samples for entering their contest to win a weekend trip for two to New York City. Québec residents can enter also. Click here for further details: http://www.lulusroom.ca - Disneyland Resort in California will send you a free Disneyland Resort Vacation Planning Video tailored to your specifications. Just answer a few questions and Disney will send out the version of their video most appropriate to you. Click below for further details: http://www.disney.ca/disneylandresort/fr/offer/vpv.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. 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. And, thanks for your support. 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