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Newsletter - December 2005


In this issue:

  1. New section added
  2. Websites removed

Caption Contest November winner

Congratulations to Robert McKitrick of Toronto, ON who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of November. Robert wins a music CD of local Toronto talent. Thanks to all who participated and please feel free to play in our December Funny Caption Contest, currently underway, for your chance to win a Business Organizer for PDA and Cell Phone! To see the winning caption for November and to enter our current contest, click here:
http://www.GiftFinder.ca/


A few sites added...

Christmas is creeping up really quickly. Don't know what to get that special someone? Here are some unique websites we just added that may help you out. A total of 11 new sites were added to our roster during the past month, including a travel discount card, online game and movie rentals, fresh air machines, exquisite pieces from Peru, IBM ThinkPad notebooks, as seen on TV products, low cost inkjet cartridges, and much more. Here are details on each site added:

CLUBHOTEL membership will provide you with exceptional dining and room benefits at over 400 luxurious hotels, 600 restaurants around the world in 80 countries and 320 cities. Get up to 65% off room rates, 20% off car rental and more.
Visit their site now

Alpaca World's main line of products is from Peru and includes alpaca items and bloodwood pieces such as clothing, rugs, blankets, bags, purses, jewelry, crafts, toys, masks, furniture, art, and so much more.
Visit their site now

Smart Spin Storage System conveniently holds all your storage needs, right at your fingertips. Its unique patented design slides forward, then spins like a carousel, for easy selection. In addition, all containers fit the same size lid for your convenience.
Visit their site now

The Real Diaper Store offers a wide selection of products for families from pre-conception to preschool and beyond, including cloth diapers, baby carriers, slings, toys, dolls, natural body care, leather shoes, organic clothing, toileting, calendars, and more.
Visit their site now

Casual Living offers a large variety of quality gifts, clothing, jewelry, candles, seasonal items, calendars, collectibles, home decor, gourmet coffee, and many other items.
Visit their site now

Heaven Fresh offers effective, affordable fresh air machines, Neo-Tec air purifiers and negative ion generators for fresh, clean and pure air. Innovative Devices for a Healthy Life.
Visit their site now

Inkjet Warehouse is proud to provide high quality, low cost, environmental alternatives to the Canadian inkjet consumer and free shipping on all your orders over $60, same day!
Visit their site now

GameWire is North America's connection for unlimited game rentals for PS2, XBox, GameCube, GameBoy Advance, PSP and Nintendo. Check out their 10 day free trial!
Visit their site now

MovieWire is Canada's leading source for unlimited DVD movie rentals. Select from one of three packages starting at just $19.95 per month. Check out their 10 day free trial!
Visit their site now

Lenovo Canada is best known for their award-winning ThinkPad notebooks from IBM, along with their quality line of desktops, monitors and projectors, all with free shipping!
Visit their site now

A Best Web offers a free webmaster / affiliate marketing forum. Issues discussed are merchant rating, fraud, building site traffic and site / logo and banner reviews by highly successful webmasters. Find us in the Canadian Affiliates discussion section!
Visit their site now


New promotions and special offers...

StrawberryNET.com, the world's largest provider of discount skincare, make up, cosmetics and fragrance, is featuring 50% off major brand names and also receive a Free Academie lip liner set with all purchases over $25. But hurry, this offer expires December 31st.
Click here for details

Entertainment Coupon Book is now $10 off the regular price, for a limited time. And, tell a friend about the book and get two free movie tickets. Prices on their website are in US dollars, however they have coupon books for most major cities across Canada.
Click here for details

Robeez Footwear is offering free shipping when you purchase two or more items, excluding gift boxes. Offer ends December 13th.
Click here for details

Peerflix, a peer-to-peer trading network for DVDs, is currently offering new subscribers a free DVD on account activation. There is no monthly membership and no commitments. Pay as you go.
Click here for details

Royal Doulton currently has some web specials where you will save up to 50% and receive free shipping on orders over $250.
Click here for details

Kitchen Niche, the cookware & bakeware kitchen store, is offering free shipping on all orders of $99 or more.
Click here for details

Brain Waves Intelligent Toys is offering free gift wrapping on all orders and free shipping on orders over $60.
Click here for details

M&M Meatshops has a printable coupon from their website for a free Bumbleberry Pie for spending $40 or more at any of their stores. Coupon expires December 31st.
Get your coupon here


Contests expiring this month...

Here’s a list of online contests we’ve found that Canadians can enter:

Flare Michael Bublé Contest - Win a trip for 2 to see Michael Bublé Live In Concert On Valentine's Day in Las Vegas, Nevada, including airfare, accommodations, spending money and more. Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends December 12th.
Enter online here

Flare Simon Chang Wardrobe Contest - Win a prize package consisting of a $2,500 wardrobe from Canadian fashion designer Simon Chang. Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends December 12th.
Enter online here

Old Spice Red Zone Dance Destination Contest - Win a trip for 4 to Ibiza, Spain, including airfare, 6 nights accommodation and spending money or one of 25 secondary prizes of Old Spice gift packs and Hype energy drinks. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends December 16th.
Enter online here

Dell End of Regifting Workshop Contest - Win one of several prizes such as TVs, mp3 players, digital cameras, printers and more. Play the Bust An Elf game for your chance to win. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends December 23rd.
Enter online here

Men's Health Aspen/Snowmass Wintersköl Sweepstakes - Win a trip for 2 to Aspen, Colorado, including airfare, 3 nights accommodation, lift tickets, and more. Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends December 23rd.
Enter online here

Men's Health 2006 Tech Guide Sweepstakes - Win a PlayStation 2 game system. Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends December 30th.
Enter online here

Home Hardware Home for Christmas $50,000 Sweepstakes - Win one of 20 prizes of a $1,000 shopping spree or one of 50 Second Prizes of a $500 shopping spree. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends December 31st.
Enter online here

The Bose Lifestyle 48 Sweepstakes - Win a Bose Lifestyle 48 Home Entertainment System. Click on the contest link at the bottom right side of the page. Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends December 31st.
Enter online here

Diana Sauce Home Ranch Sweepstakes - Win a Broil-Mate BBQ and a trip for 2 to a Ranch in Clark, Colorado, including airfare, six nights accommodation and all meals and scheduled activities available as stated by the ranch. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends December 31st.
Enter online here

BrandSaver Home Theatre Contest - Win a Samsung HL-P5085W 50” Widescreen HDTV Monitor Television with DLP Technology and one HT-DS1000 Home Theatre System. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends December 31st.
Enter online here

Mazda5 Scratch5 Contest - Win a 2006 Mazda5 GS 5-door Multi-Activity Vehicle or one of 2 million other prizes. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends December 31st.
Enter online here

TigerDirect's "Hyundai LCD TV " Contest - Win a Hyundai LCD TV. Click on the contest link at the bottom left side of the page. Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends December 31st.
Enter online here

Maclean’s $20,000 Diamond Adventure Giveaway - Win a trip for 2 to London, England, including airfare, 6 nights accommodation at a 5 star hotel, spending money and a loose polished diamond valued at $10,000. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends December 31st.
Enter online here

GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest – Enter a funny caption for your chance to win a Business Organizer for PDA and Cell Phone! Contest expires on December 31st.
Enter online once daily here


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.

RSI Power of Las Vegas, Nevada is offering you a free calendar mousepad just for answering a brief questionnaire.
Click here for details

Natural Resources Canada is mailing out free 2006 Energy and the Environment calendars, just for the asking.
Click here for details

Coty Beauty want to send you one or more free samples of your choice. Select from Rimmel, Jovan, Calgon, Celine Dion and other products.
Click here for details

Lee Kum Kee, official asian sauces sponsor of Hong Kong Disney, will send you a free sauce pack just for subscribing to their newsletter. Offer ends December 31st.
Click here for details

Chapman's Ice Cream is offering free 2006 animated calendars to Canadian residents while supplies last.
Click here for details

Snob Girls Paris is sending out free hair vitamin serum samples, just for signing up to their website and answering a brief questionnaire, while quantities last.
Click here for details

Sporting Life is providing free hot wax for your skis and snowboards. Bring your Sporting Life skis and snowboards to them, and they'll wax them for free, as often as you want until the expiry date of April 6th, 2006.
Click here for details

98.1 CHFI is offering free admission to the 98.1 CHFI Skating Party on Saturday, December 10th between 2 and 6pm, at Holiday Dreams Winterfest at Ontario Place.
Click here for details

Van Gogh Vodkas will send you a free CD containing thousands of martini recipes, jazz music, and more, just for signing up to their Van Gogh Vodka Martini Club, which is also free.
Click here for details

Biotech Corporation is sending out free sample packets of Natural Curves, which are natural breast enhancement products.
Click here for details

Australian-Lamb.com is extending you a free cookbook packed with succulent, easy-to-prepare Australian lamb recipes. Select your province in the dropdown menu.
Click here for details

Feiya Cosmetics is offering you a free sample of one of their natural beauty products, for a limited time only.
Click here for details

Telus Mobility is offering its customers a free 2006 calendar, which features some of their popular critters, including the bunny, the latest addition to their family.
Click here for details

The Toronto Zoo is hosting their Annual Christmas Treats Walk on Boxing Day, December 26th. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the food bank. Free admission for everyone all day!
Click here for details


New section added...

We are pleased to present to you our new Pet Supplies section currently containing 12 websites that cater to your pet(s), whether they be dogs, cats, fish, lizards, rabbits, birds and so on. These sites provide everything a happy pet would need including toys, food, cages, clothing, pampering, supplies, homes, and so much more. Check out our Pet Supplies section now.


Websites removed...

Zip.ca has taken over two other online DVD movie rental websites recently. VHQOnline.ca & MoviesForMe.ca have stopped offering online movie rentals on their websites. Both sites are now part of the ever growing Zip.ca roster. So, if you have a membership with either VHQOnline or MoviesForMe, your subscription will officially end once you return your outstanding DVDs to them. With over 40,000 movie titles, it's no wonder they're recommending you join Zip.ca.

The Golf Warehouse (TGW.com) and SHOP.PGATOUR.com no longer offer Canadian pricing on their websites. On top of that, there are added restrictions for Canadian shoppers on their website: "Because of increased Internet fraud, we are requiring proof of card ownership for ALL NEW International orders. Before we process any NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDERS we must have a copy of the credit card statement with the name and address of the customer the order is being billed to on file. It must be either faxed to us or mailed to us at....". Therefore, both sites have been removed from our website.


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.


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Yours sincerely,

Dan
Webmaster
http://www.GiftFinder.ca

 

 

 

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