~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GiftFinder.ca Newsletter October 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue: 1. Caption Contest September winners 2. A few sites added 3. Sportchek.ca no longer selling goods online 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 September winners... Congratulations to Mar Devine of Pierrefonds, QC who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of September. Mar wins a pair of Blue Jays coffee mugs. Thanks to all who participated and please feel free to play in our October Funny Caption Contest, currently underway, for your chance to win a Blue Jays baseball cap. Enter our contest now at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca/ 2. A few sites added... - September was a very busy month so only four sites were added to GiftFinder.ca (we’ll have several more next month): Music Books Plus – This is your best resource for music and audio books. They have books, videos, software, apparel and CD-ROMs on music, audio, video, multimedia, recording, songwriting, MIDI, music business, computers, instruments, broadcasting and much more! etronics – Here’s another US website that has noticed how massive the Canadian online shopping market has become that they’ve added a “Canadian Checkout” to their website. This site has quite the diversity; portable audio, home theatre systems, small appliances, personal care products, batteries for anything, cameras, high-tech toys, and so much more. Added under the sections “Electronics”, “Cellular/Wireless” and “Computers/Games”. BBCanada.com – Looking for a Bed & Breakfast!? This site is Canada's Complete Bed and Breakfast Web Server, with over 6,800 listings! Very professional and easy to navigate website. Hostelling International Canada website - Looking for hostels!? Here you’ll find great information on hostels in Canada and around the world, memberships and travel advice. Excellent resource. 3. Sportchek.ca no longer selling goods online... - October 4th will be a sad day for Canadian online shoppers. Due to minimal revenue earned since their online presence in June 2001, Sportchek will no longer sell merchandise online. This is a bad move on their part, in my opinion, as the Canadian online market is growing exponentially day by day. Just over a year online and they decide to hang up their skates!? Let’s hope other Canadian e-tailers don’t give up as easily! 4. New promotions and special offers... - Midas Auto Service Experts is offering printable coupons from their website. Choose from the following coupons: 25% off Midas brake pads or shoes $10 off any service over $50 $5 off an oil change Lifetime VSD brakes for $39.95 - SportChek.ca is offering 40% off a wide selection of merchandise between now and October 3rd, 2002. Save on watches, gadgets, exercise equipment, fan wear and more. Check it out now at: http://www.sportchek.ca/ - M&M Meatshops has a printable coupon from their website for a free Bistro Style Mini-Bruschetta for spending $40 or more at any of their stores. Coupon expires October 31st. Get your coupon here: http://www.mmmeatshops.com/English/Flyer/coupon2.html - Have dinner at the Senator Restaurant located at 249 Victoria Street, Toronto and get a free voucher for any single, regularly priced CD (up to $20 value) redeemable at Sam The Record Man, 347 Yonge Street, Toronto. To get your freebie, spend a minimum of $50 before taxes, for any number of people, Wednesdays through Saturdays after 7:30pm. - Order a coffee to go from the Senator Restaurant (see above) weekdays from 7:30 to 11:30am and get a free freshly baked donut. 5. Contests expiring this month... Here’s a list of contests we’ve found that Canadians can enter: - Greyhound Canada Win a Year on Greyhound sweepstakes – Cash-strapped college or university students can win free travel from Greyhound for a year, plus the opportunity to ship personal goods twice during this time period. Students must be enrolled in full time studies and must be able to provide proof of enrollment in a registered college or university. The post secondary institute must be serviced by Greyhound Canada. Enter the contest by October 11th online at: http://www.greyhound.ca/contest/students_teaser.html - Canadian Homes and Cottages Contest – Win $10,000 in building products. Contest ends on October 13th. Print out the entry form here: http://www.homesandcottages.com/carrot.htm - Mochasofa.ca Mary Tyler Moore on DVD Trivia Contest – Win a 4-DVD set of the first season of the Mary Tyler Moore show. Contest ends on October 13th. Enter online here: http://www.mochasofa.ca/contest/ms_mtm/index.asp - Flare.com Crave Contest – Win 1 of 1,000 Sample Packs of Calvin Klein’s new fragrance CRAVE. Ends on October 15th. Enter here: http://www.flare.com/crave/index.html - Flare.com Estée Lauder Private Spa Collection Contest - WIN a gift basket of Private Spa collection products from Estée Lauder! Contest ends on October 21st. Enter here: http://www.flare.com/contest/oc02_esteelauder.html - Days Inn Canadian Getaway Contest – Win 1 of 5 trips to British Columbia, the Prairies, Ontario, Québec and Atlantic Canada. Contest ends on October 26, 2002. Enter online at: http://www.ctccontest.ca/ - Flare.com Jones New York Winter Coat Contest - WIN a stunning faux-shearling coat from Jones New York! Contest ends on October 31st. Enter here: http://www.flare.com/contest/oc02_jones.html - Chatelaine’s See You at the Spa Contest – Win a trip for two to The Mist Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. This contest is open to Women Only and ends on October 31st. Enter online at: http://bausch.chatelaine.com - Nestlé Haagen-Dazs “Your Key to Pure Pleasure Sweepstakes” – Print off the entry form, fill it in and mail it out (along with two (2) UPC codes from any Häagen-Dazs 500 ml tub or novelty (single serve or multipack)) for your chance to win a 2002 Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 convertible (approximate retail value $56,600 CDN) or 1 of 100 secondary prizes consisting of Roots merchandise. Print the entry form from this site: http://www.nestle.ca/english/yourfamily/yf-offers-haagen.html - Flare.com Gap GiftCard Contest - WIN a $200.00 GAP GiftCard, which can be used at Gap stores across Canada. Contest ends on October 31st. Enter here: http://www.flare.com/contest/oc02_gap.html - GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest – Enter your funny caption for your chance to win a Blue Jays baseball cap! Contest expires on October 31st. Enter online at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca 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. - Whiskas is giving away a free pouch sample of their cat food with meaty taste, just for filling out a 12 question survey. And, get entered into their contest for your chance to win 1 of 10 gift packs worth $150 each, just for completing their 30 question survey. Enter here: http://www.whiskas.ca - Keri Care is giving away a free sample of their Keri Fast Absorbing Lotion and they’ll automatically enter your name into a contest to win a fabulous getaway to Mont Tremblant. Visit them here: http://www.kericare.ca - Sore No More is handing out free samples of their Natural Pain Relieving Gel. Request your sample here: http://www.sorenomore.com/snm-sample-request.html - Techni-Cal is sending out coupons redeemable for a free 3 kg bag or savings of $10.99 on a larger size bag of dog food; or for a free 1 kg box or savings of $6.49 on a larger size bag of cat food. The coupon expires on January 30, 2003 and can be redeemed at most pet food stores that sell Techni-Cal products: http://www.techni-cal.com/trial/ - Cetaphil will send you a sample of your choice. Choose from Gentle Skin Cleanser, Gentle Cleansing Bar, Oily Skin Cleanser, Moisturizing Lotion, Moisturizing Cream, Daily Facial Moisturizer with SPF 15. Check out: http://www.cetaphil.ca/contact.htm - Blockbuster is giving away a coupon redeemable for a free bag of Orville Redenbacher’s Ultimate Theatre Style Popcorn in NEW Salt & Vinegar flavour. Fill out a short survey here: http://www.blockbuster.ca/buzz/buzz.asp - Stayfree is offering free trial samples of their Versa-Fit feminine pads. Request your free samples here: http://www.stayfree.ca/versafit/sample.asp - Natural Rawhide is giving away free samples of their 100% natural chews for dogs (pick one of three samples). Check them out here: http://www.naturalrawhide.com/samples.htm - Pepcid is offering free samples of their Pepcid Complete Chewable Tablet for effective heartburn relief and acid reducer. Fill out a quick survey to get your free sample here: http://www.pepcidcomplete.ca/en/trialoffer/index.asp 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... 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