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Newsletter - December 2003


In this issue:

  1. The ultimate gift for that hard to buy for person!

Caption Contest November winner

Congratulations to Patricia Boyle of Verdun, QC who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of November. Patricia 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 His and Hers Gift Basket! To see the winning caption for November and to enter our current contest, click here:
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A few sites added...

Boy, were we ever busy last month! We added almost two months' worth of new sites within the month of November, ranging from Scottish apparel and memorabilia to eyecare, golf merchandise, books, music, DVDs, robots, flowers, prints, vacation ideas and everything else in between. Here's a list of the sites we added along with a description for each:

Scottish Central is your virtual Scottish Shop. If it's Scottish, it's on this website, such as Scottish apparel, Masonic items, Black Watch of Canada, 78th Fraser Highlanders, dancing shoes, children's products, music & videos, bagpipes & accessories, gifts, drumming accessories, books, figurines, food items, and so much more.
Visit their site now

LensMart delivers brand name replacement contact lenses right to your door packaged in the original manufacturer's sterile packaging at prices up to 70% off retail. Click on the Canadian Flag for Canadian dollars.
Visit their site now

SHOP.PGATOUR.com has golf clubs, bags, balls, apparel, accessories, books, videos, memorabilia, artwork, personalized items, custom fittings, etc. Click on Change Currency for Canadian Dollars.
Visit their site now

Modern Outpost is a site for Today's Pioneer! Find new and unique products that use renewable energy sources for the home or while camping, like solar & alternative power, innovative light sources, multi-function tools, wrist technology, bug zappers, survival & emergency supplies, multi-fuel camp stoves, navigational tools, weather stations & radios, and more battery-free products.
Visit their site now

Whistler Maps provides a selection of detailed, accurate maps of Whistler Blackcomb Resort, ski trails, golf courses, shopping, activities, outdoors guide, panoramic views, and much more.
Visit their site now

GEMM is the World's largest music catalog! 19 million CDs, LPs, 45s and more from thousands of sellers around the world! Hard to Find • Rare• Out of Print • Collectible • Import • Discount • Used • Independent Artist & Label. Click on Other currencies for Canadian dollars.
Visit their site now

GEMMbooks is the World's fastest growing catalog of books and paperbacks. Books on every subject imaginable! Click on Other currencies for Canadian dollars.
Visit their site now

GEMMvideos is the World's fastest growing catalog of videos and DVDs! Videos and DVDs on every subject imaginable! Click on Other currencies for Canadian dollars.
Visit their site now

Bawtz is commited to providing the best selection of robots, robot parts and hobby electronics for the robotics enthusiast and student. Click on "products" for Canadian dollars.
Visit their site now

Collette Vacations has been creating extraordinary vacation experiences for travelers around the world since 1918! Choose from a traditional escorted tour, an independent vacation or a combination of the two. Treat yourself today!
Visit their site now

Secret Garden Flowers and Gifts offer fresh cut flowers, dried and artificials, plants, straw animals, vases, candles, lanterns, lamps, ceramic pots, glassware, metal watering cans, gardenware and so much more!
Visit their site now

Paypal has over 42,000 websites that use their system today. They are, without a doubt, the ultimate way to send and receive money online! If you have an online store or planning on setting one up soon, look into the fastest growing secure payment system on the web!
Visit their site now

My Little Champion is 100% focused on bringing you quality sports related products that are unique and fun for the whole family to enjoy. They currently offer framed Hockey Edition prints by artist Russ Gordon. More selections to follow soon.
Visit their site now

CanadaFlowers.ca delivers flowers same day all over Canada. The prices listed are the complete prices as they include all service charges, delivery charges and taxes.
Visit their site now

BUTTitOUT is allowed by the Canadian Government to make the medical claim: "Traditional Herbal Medicine to Help you Quit Smoking". Stop smoking in 7 days, guaranteed, or your money back. Help someone quit smoking today!
Visit their site now


New promotions and special offers...

Kimmy Shop just received famous character merchandise like Finding Nemo, The Cat in the Hat, Land Before Time, Zoboomafoo, Strawberry Shortcake and more. And they are offering Free Delivery for orders over $49.
Click here for details

Proctor and Gamble have several free coupons available online for you to choose from. Pick from 2 to all 12 coupons and Save.ca will mail the coupons to your house. These coupons can then be used anywhere P&G products are sold. These coupons are available for a limited time only.
Click here for details

Tiger Direct is offering Free Shipping for orders of $100 or more. This offer is valid during the holiday season only, so act fast!
Click here for details

Canadian Country Gifts will give you a free gift with any purchase of $40 or more. Your free gift could be handmade soap, potpourri, a cookie cutter, bath salt, or some other surprise. This offer is valid while quantities last, so hurry!
Click here for details

Elite Jewels is holding a Holiday Collection Sale where you can save up to 70% off! And, get Free Shipping for all orders over $350. Items on sale include bracelets, rings, pendants, earrings, silver cuffs, money clips, and more.
Click here for details

The History Channel / Biography / A&E have a special holiday offer for you. Get Free Shipping for spending $75 or more. But you need to order by December 17th to ensure Christmas delivery!
Click here for details

Archambault (music, movies, DVDs) is offering Free Shipping on all orders over $35, for a limited time only. And, be sure to check out their DVD Discount section where they have DVDs on sale from $8.99 to $19.99.
Click here for details

Tiger Direct is offering Free Shipping on most orders over $100 for a limited time only. While on their site, click on their "Overstock" section for the craziest deals I've ever seen on laptops, monitors, hard drives, digital cameras, MP3 players, PDAs, printers, projectors, and so much more! All items in the Overstock section are only available while supplies last.
Click here for details

Bedding and Bath.com (by Uniquely Yours) is offering Free Shipping on all orders over $175. While browsing their site, be sure to enter their contest to win a pillowtop featherbed!
Click here for details

M&M Meatshops has a printable coupon from their website for a free Caramel Apple 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:

Ramada Canada's Million Miles Giveaway - Win one grand prize of One Million (1,000,000) Aeroplan Miles or 1 of 2 prizes of Fifty Thousand (50,000) Aeroplan Miles. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 18th.
Enter online here

The Weather Network's "Warm Up to Winter" Contest - Win an all-inclusive trip for two to the Kantenah Palladium Grand Resort and Spa in Mayan Riviera, Mexico. To enter, watch The Weather Network between November 25th to December 22nd to tell them the date and time you saw Scott Simms wearing the yellow toque. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 22nd.
Click here for details

Girls Getaway Contest III - Win 1 trip for 4 to one of four destinations, including 6 nights hotel accommodation, $1,000 CDN spending money and getaway bag. The destinations are: (1) Backpacking in Europe (2) All inclusive trip to Cuba (3) Shopping in New York (4) Skiing in Whistler. Open to female residents of Canada, including Québec. Contest closes on December 31st.
Enter online here

Unilever Stress Free Living Contest - Win one grand prize consisting of $50,000 cash, one year's worth of bi-weekly maid service from a home cleaning service and an in home personal chef for one (1) year. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 31st.
Enter online here

Mastercard Priceless Memories Sweepstakes - Win one of 3 trips to anywhere in the world for you and one friend or up to 19 friends. All trip expenses are looked after up to $20,000. Or win one of 25 weekend getaways for 4, including air and hotel accommodations. Automatically receive one Sweepstakes entry for each MasterCard card purchase made between November 1 and December 31. Or, enter online once daily. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 31st.
Enter online here

The Herbal Essences Scent Challenge - Win one of ten $1,000 shopping sprees! Refer friends and get more entries into the contest. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 31st.
Enter online here

3M Win a Trip to Orlando Contest - Win a $6,000 travel gift certificate from Carlson Wagonlit Travel to be used by December 31, 2004 for any destination to Orlando, Florida booked through Carlson Wagonlit Travel. Or, win one of several other 3M products. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 31st.
Enter online here

Daimler Chrysler Canada "Win Your Dream Dodge Contest" - Win a Dodge vehicle, selected from the on-line Dodge Vehicle Showroom and submitted by the contestant on the selected Standard Entry Ballot. To enter, contestants must select the Dodge vehicle of their choice that they wish to configure (excluding the Dodge Viper and any Mopar accessories). Contestants must complete all steps of the Price and Build application. Upon completion of the Price and Build section, contestants must agree to submit their vehicle configuration (maximum value of $55,000 CDN) by clicking on the "Sign Me Up" button provided. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 31st.
Enter online here

Olay Enhance all that is Beautiful in You Contest - Win a trip for 2 to Victoria, BC and 4 nights accommodation at the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort and Spa, spa treatments, whale watching and more. There are also 5 secondary prizes that will "enhance all that is beautiful in you"! Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 31st.
Enter online here

Claritin "Discover the True Nature of Canada" Contest - Win one of 8 vacations to discover the true nature of Canada. The prize consists of a $5,000 gift certificate redeemable for travel exclusively in Canada. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 31st.
Enter online here

Garnier Run Away With Cirque Contest - Win one of 800 prizes through the online Scratch and Win portion of the contest. Or, find the Magic Marble hidden in a Garnier product in store to win $6,000 and 2 tickets every year for the next 5 years to attend a Cirque du Soleil performance wherever it takes place in the whole wide world! Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on December 31st.
Enter online here

GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest – Enter your funny caption for your chance to win a His and Hers Gift Basket! Contest expires on December 31st.
Enter online once daily here

Robin Hood Win a Dodge Caravan Contest - Win a standard base model 2004 Dodge Caravan. To enter, you must become a member of the Robin Hood Baking Community, which is a free membership. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on January 2nd.
Enter online here

Radio Shack Win What You Order Contest - Starting November 14th, when you make a purchase on their website you are automatically entered into a weekly draw to win your order. It's that easy! Sorry, no Québec entries. Contests ends on January 2nd.
Enter online here

Tostitos "It's NFL Game Time!" Contest - Win a trip for 2 to the 2004 Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii with 4 nights standard accommodation (double occupancy) for 2, and 2 tickets to the 2004 Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 8, 2004, plus $500 CDN spending money. There are also weekly draws for a 32 inch colour TV. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on January 3rd.
Enter online 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.

Guinness will send you a free flying disc for filling out a brief survey. Quantities are limited to the first 50,000 and are available on a first-come first-served basis to qualified respondents. There is a number of countries that cannot participate in this promotion and Canada is not on this list, so I'm assuming we can receive this freebie.
Click here for details

Ocean Spray is offering a free Holiday Favourites music CD to the first 20,000 applicants. Limit one free CD per household or e-mail account. Offer expires January 31, 2004 while supplies last. You will need a 10 digit UPC code from any Ocean Spray® Product. I received mine already!
Request your free CD here

Carefree is sending out free samples of their Coverage Plus pantiliner and a coupon to save $1.00 on your next purchase of said product.
Request your free sample here

BioVitamin wants to send you a free skin care product sample. Just visit the website below, click on your desired language, wait for the popup window and click on Free Sample on the bottom left of the page.
Click here for details

Flat Tire Records will send you a free sampler CD of 16 songs from various artists under their monicker.
Click here for your free CD

Ringtone DJ will give you a free ringtone for your cell phone for spending about 2 minutes of your time filling out a cool survey of their website.
Free ringtone here

BIJA Healing Teas would be pleased to send you a free tea sample (limit one sample per family). They have several flavours to choose from.
Request your free tea sample here

Alberta Milk will send you a free 2004 Milk Calendar just for the asking. Request via email. Calendars are available to residents of Alberta only.
Free Calendar for Alberta residents

Beegotten Creations is giving away lots of free stuff to new parent(s) or parent(s)-to-be. Beegotten Creations is able to offer its FREE stuff based on the willingness of the Parents-to-be to be reached by their marketing partners. Sounds fair for a bunch of freebies!
Click here for details

Astroglide is sending out free samples of their Water-Based, Condom Compatible, Non-Irritating Personal Lubricant.
Request your freebie here

Astroglide is sending out free samples of their Silken Secrets Vaginal Moisturizer.
Request your freebie here

Imodium is giving away free trial offers of their Imodium Advanced Easy-to-Swallow Caplets.
Request your freebie here

Granada Music will send you a free 4-song promo CD of the band Tribeca. Tribeca’s debut album, Incident at the Metropolis, is an ambitious collection of compositions that disregard the prevailing trends in adult-oriented alternative music, juxtaposing wistfully upbeat Australian jangle-pop with jazz-rock. Confused? So am I, but if this style of music seems appealing to you, then...
Request your free CD here

Medallion Milk want to send you free samples of their milk powder product(s). Just send them an email with the samples of your choice and they'll be pleased to mail them out to you.
Click here for details

Kahlua will send you a free decorative magnet for your fridge along with paper and a pencil. To get this freebie, you need to cut out the form from the Recipes Plus Calendar that arrived with your December issue of Canadian Living Magazine (if you're subscribed to it that is!), fill it out and mail the form to the address provided. For you die-hard freebie junkies out there, it may be worth a shot to send your information to them anyway and ask politely at Kahlua Marketing Manager, 193 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1M8. Good luck!

The Royal Canadian Air Farce invites you to participate in the free tapings of their new 2003-2004 season. All tapings are staged at the CBC Television studios in Toronto at 25 John Street and run until March or April. Tickets sell out fast though, so pick a date and register soon.
Click here for details


The ultimate gift for that hard to buy for person!

The Millennium Art Gallery is one of the largest art communities on the Internet. They offer thousands of original artworks, prints, reproductions and gift items for sale. They also offer fine art prints of all these original artworks, in various sizes and prices to meet everyone's needs and budget!

GiftFinder.ca (Total Web Design) and Millennium Art Gallery have partnered to provide you with a $25 Gift Certificate redeemable on thousands of original artworks and prints available on their site. In addition, you'll be given a free Millennium Membership, which includes on-line arts and project related communications through an email newsletter, the "MagNews", and through our on-line webzine called "Cream". As well, members receive invitations to participate in Millennium sponsored on-line lectures, workshops and forums on art, culture and community, are automatically entered in our Daily Art Draw, and receive invitations to attend our regular "ONLINE ART OPENINGS".

So, what are you waiting for? Click on the link below to receive this special offer, available to GiftFinder.ca members only! Well, if you want someone else to benefit from this offer, you can go ahead and forward them this newsletter.

 


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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