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Newsletter - January 2006


In this issue:

  1. Websites removed

Caption Contest December winner

Congratulations to Rose Salsman of Ottawa, ON who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of December. Rose wins a Business Organizer for PDA and Cell Phone. Thanks to all who participated and please feel free to play in our January Funny Caption Contest, currently underway, for your chance to win a Canadian Pacific Railway Baseball Cap! To see the winning caption for December and to enter our current contest, click here:
http://www.GiftFinder.ca/


A few sites added...

Happy New Year! Hope you had a good one. Even during the busy holiday season, we managed to add a total of 12 new sites to our unstoppable growing community! The sites added last month include bedding and bath accessories, unlimited video game rentals by mail, hotel search engine, portable device accessories, finding child care, botanical beauty care, Sony's official store website, products from Mexico, contact lenses, and much more. Here are details on each site added:

linensource has been offering many major brands and designers of quality bedding and bath accessories, including Ralph Lauren, Liz Claiborne, Tommy Hilfiger, Florentina Matelasse, Grand Supima, and more for over 30 years!
Visit their site now

International Online Gamers Club (IOGC) provides you with unlimited video game rentals by mail for a flat monthly fee. Play the games and return them when you're done. They even pay shipping both ways. They boast over 2,000 games for PS2, XBox, GC, GBA, PSP and Nintendo.
Visit their site now

Hotels-Canada is a fast, friendly hotel search engine. Search for discounted hotels in over 50 countries! Select CAD under Currency to get Canadian pricing for all hotels worldwide.
Visit their site now

MCB World carries all the accessories you need for your portable devices, such as iPod skins, head phones, batteries, chargers, car adapters, notebook attachments, and more.
Visit their site now

Child Care Online offers a full range of services to parents, caregivers, organizations, employers, or schools, tailor made to fit your needs, such as finding child care, hiring a nanny, activity books, kid fitness, toys, games, books, and more.
Visit their site now

Yves Rocher is the World Leader in Botanical Beauty Care, featuring anti-aging products, fragrances, cosmetics, skin care, body care, bath & shower goods, sun care, hair care, aromatherapy oils, candles, and so much more.
Visit their site now

Sony Style carries all your favourite electronics and handheld toys such as portable audio devices, digital cameras, camcorders, cellular phones, memory sticks, laptops, televisions, home theatre, car audio/video, and much more.
Visit their site now

Cold Heat Soldering Iron is a cordless, cool touch soldering tool that heats up to 800 degrees to solder almost anything, then cools to the touch in seconds! Watch their video for proof.
Visit their site now

Take Mexico's head office is in Montreal, QC, while their craftspeople, shops and storage is concentrated in the state of Jalisco, Mexico and they bring you a traditional style of furniture, exclusive to Mexico, the Equipal, along with rustic furniture, sombreros, talavera, blown glass, cowhides, etc.
Visit their site now

daylens is the clear choice for daily disposable lenses. Each order includes a 4-day prescription trial and free delivery! It's no wonder they've sold over 70 million lenses worldwide.
Visit their site now

Keep the Moment offers baby print & paw print kits, which are easy do-it-yourself specialty modeling kits to create a beautiful replica of your young child's hand or foot in perfect detail for you to cherish for years to come.
Visit their site now

CanadianSponsors is Canada's web based (CPA) Cost-Per-Action advertising network. They have several affiliate programs for you to join or become a merchant.
Visit their site now


New promotions and special offers...

Terra Cotta introduced a hot hip new product called Hipsters at an introductory price of $10, but only until midnight January 8th.
Click here for details

Linens 'n Things is featuring a Clearance Sale with savings of 40-75% off. In addition, purchase any Black & Decker product and get a free $30 Gift Card.
Click here for details

Ice Jerseys currently has a huge Sale on where you'll save up to 70% off of select NHL merchandise. Click on the On Sale link at the bottom left of the page.
Click here for details

FootSmart is holding an End-of-Year Clearance where you'll save 20-60% off and they have a massive selection of sale priced items.
Click here for details

Casual Living currently has a Clearance Sale featuring savings up to 87% off of apparel, footwear, gifts, garden, hats, handbags, home ideas, and more.
Click here for details

Inkjet Warehouse is offering free shipping on orders over $60 and any purchase you make gets you one entry in their draw to win a Lexmark Z615 inkjet printer.
Click here for details

NCIX is pleased to present The Annual NCIX New Year's Sale on until January 10th where you'll save up to 63% off on a huge selection of products.
Click here for details

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


Contests expiring this month...

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

Swiffer Dare To Live Better Sweepstakes - Win $10,000 towards a home renovation. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends January 9th.
Enter online here

Yves Rocher 2006 Dreams Come True Sweepstakes - Win a 2005 Ford Mustang V6 or a trip in the Caribbean for two or one of 100 Botanical Beauty Baskets filled with your favorite Yves Rocher products. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends January 13th.
Enter online here

Food Network Last Holiday Contest - Win a trip for 2 to Paris, France, including airfare, 6 nights hotel accommodation, spending money, and more. Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends January 15th.
Enter online here

Cadillac Fairview Shop & Go Contest - Win one of 52 cash prizes ranging from $100 to $5,000 plus 200,000 Aeroplan points. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends January 15th.
Enter online here

NCIX Langley Grand Opening Sweepstakes - Win one of several prizes including Samsung LCD TVs, a BenQ DLP Projector, Intel Pentium 4 Processor, and more. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends January 15th.
Enter online here

Alliance Atlantis Films Mrs. Henderson Sweepstakes - Win a trip for 2 to London, England, including airfare, 3 nights accommodation, 2 tickets to a West End theatre production and spending money. Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends January 30th.
Enter online here

Ivory Celebrates Canadian Families Contest - Win a trip for 4 to Calgary and Banff, Alberta, including airfare, 5 nights accommodations at various hotels, spending money, and more or one of 25 Ivory family gift baskets. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends January 31st.
Enter online here

Bounce Whirlpool Sweepstakes - Win a Whirlpool washer and dryer or a one-year supply of Bounce dryer sheets. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends January 31st.
Enter online here

Chatelaine Domestic Divas Kitchen Makeover Contest - Win a Thomasville kitchen renovation having an approximate retail value of $20,000 or one of 4 $100 Home Depot gift cards or one of 3 Chatelaine Gift Baskets. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends January 31st.
Enter online here

GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest – Enter a funny caption for your chance to win a Canadian Pacific Railway Baseball Cap! Contest expires on January 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.

Snob Girls Paris will send you a free sample of hair vitamin serum plus all the membership advantages of their club.
Click here for details

OnlineDVDRental.ca will give you a free mousepad if you find an online DVD movie rental service available to Canadians that is not listed on their website.
Click here for details

Weight Watchers is offering a free e-newsletter value-packed with healthy, delicious recipes, inspirational success stories from people like you, hundreds of effective weight-loss tips and secrets, and much more.
Click here for details

Enfagrow will send you a free nutritional supplement for toddlers sample just for enrolling to their website.
Click here for details

3M Canada is offering a free Scotch-Brite cleaning solution to the first 500 people to join and validate their e-mail. Hurry, this one won't last!
Click here for details

Environment Canada is giving out two free full colour posters promoting ecological gifts as part of The Ecological Gifts Program of Ontario Region.
Click here for details

Canadian Wildlife Federation is offering free "Wild about" posters, which are part of an informative and beautifully arranged series with field guide quality illustrations.
Click here for details

Splendid Delites is sending out a free sample of Crownies, a rich, moist, sugar free chocolate fudge treat with a mouth-watering layer of 100 sugar free chocolate chips covering the entire top!
Click here for details

Nikwax will send you a free sample of Footwear Cleaning Gel if you successfully complete their Web Quiz. Answer all ten questions correctly (answers are on their website) and receive the free sample. If you don't succeed the quiz, just play again until you do win. However, the questions always change to make it more challenging! This is an entertaining way to get a free sample. Then come back three months later and play their quiz again.
Click here for details

Shoppers Drug Mart is offering a free 3 1/2 x 5 photo Valentine card. It's easy too; just register on their site, upload your picture and provide the address of where to send the card.
Click here for details

The Graham Spry Theatre in Toronto is featuring a selection of CBC programming from the archives. You can come and watch all your favourite shows from the early days to the present! Show screenings will run continuously throughout the day: Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM; Saturday from 12:00 to 4:00 pm. Admission is FREE! The month of January features Burton Cummings, February showcases Brian Linehan, March focuses on Tommy Ambrose, April revitalizes the Mr. Fixit series, May brings you Kids in the Hall and June presents The Frantics (4 On The Floor).
Click here for details

The Distinguished Artists TV series is proud to present acclaimed actor Eugene Levy, in an in-depth interview with host Lorne Frohman. Date: Thursday, January 12, 2006 Time: Doors open at 10:15 a.m. Place: Assembly Hall. 1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Drive, Etobicoke, ON, South-East corner of Lakeshore and Kipling. Admission is free. For reserved seating, please contact Nathalie, Promotions Producer. crazy4living @ hotmail.com.


Websites removed...

Tecbuyz.com had a massive selection of stereo equipment, TVs, plasmas, home theater systems, music machines, radios, surveillance equipment, cameras, etc. We're not sure what happened to them but the website is just a search engine now with a bunch of popup windows. Therefore, we have removed them from our site.


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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