~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GiftFinder.ca Newsletter December 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue: 1. Caption Contest November winner 2. A few sites added 3. Member's Only Contest 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 October winner... Congratulations to Terry Haehnel of Kitchener, ON who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of November. Terry wins a Blue Jays baseball cap. 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 pair of His and Hers Watches. Enter our contest now at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. A few sites added... - We added a few websites to our roster in the month of November. We hope to keep adding more quality Canadian content sites month after month. Here's a brief look at the recently added sites: Awesome Audiobooks - This site specializes in quality audio products on cassette and CD. They also now have classical music. Shipping is FREE in Canada when two or more products are ordered online. Added to the "Books / Calendars" section and the "Music / Movies" section. All Posters - This is not a Canadian website, however I listed them in the "Greetings / eCards" section because they have a feature on their website where you can send any poster, print or calendar as a greeting card to friends and loved ones. And this site has literally hundreds of thousands of images! eCost - Here's another site that has prices in US dollars however have a "Canadian Checkout". This site has all the latest technology... computer hardware and software, digital imaging, stereo systems, big screen TVs, camcorders, portable audio devices, accessories, the list goes on and on. Added this site to our "Electronics", "Computers / Games" and "Cellular / Wireless" sections. FUGAWI - Innovators of GPS navigation software. Know where you are going with FUGAWI GPS mapping, navigation, world maps & charts, tracking software, etc. Click on "Purchase", then on "Order: Secure Server $Cdn". Added to our "Cellular / Wireless" section. Internet Call Manager - No more missed phone calls while you're surfing the internet via dialup connections. Get notified when calls come in and either answer the call, send the call to your voice mail, transfer the call to your cell phone, customize a message for the caller or ignore the call. Sign up for a free trial today! Added to our "Computers / Games" section. Natalie's Animal Treat Shop - Natalie sent us an email to add her website to ours in order that she can send you a free sample of her 100% natural treats for all types of animals. Every treat has been tested by many different breeds of animals. Due to a large demand for these free samples, you can either request your free sample and wait patiently until she gets caught up with all the requests or send a self addressed stamped envelope to her for quicker service. Added to our "Freebies / Contests" section. Movies for Me - Here's a new service offered to Canadians who love to rent DVD movies. DVDs of your choice are mailed to your home and when finished, you mail them back in the prepaid envelope provided. Rent as many DVDs as you want for one monthly price. Check out their Free Trial Offer today! Added to our "Music / Movies" section. MyMusic - Music CDs, concert or movie DVDs, bargain bin and focus on Canadian musical talent. And, with any purchase over $7.99, get a free ringtone or graphic for your cell phone! Added to our "Music / Movies" section. Lead Crunch - This website is for webmasters looking to make some cash from their website. Add affiliate links to your website and make commissions from sales or clicks. Lead Crunch have several merchant programs for you to choose from. Start making money now! Added to our "Webmaster Stuff" section. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Members Only Contest... - All of you receiving this Newsletter either subscribed to receive it or entered our Funny Caption Contest. We would like to take a moment to Thank You all for your support in helping GiftFinder.ca in its continued growth and being recognized as an excellent online shopping source for Canadians. As a special thanks, we have decided to hold a Members Only Contest. All you have to do to enter the contest is send us an email with your favourite Canadian shopping website(s). You can send one email listing several websites or several emails containing one website in each... it's up to you. Each website you provide us gets you one additional entry into the contest. A random draw will be held from all entries and the winner will receive a free mouse pad. Now for some quick rules: - Make sure the website you are about to email us is not already listed on our website. - We know about all the other Canadian shopping websites out there, so please don't just go to one of these sites and list all the websites we don't have on ours. - Our preference would be to receive a website that you or a friend actually shopped at and had a positive experience. - We are very selective about adding websites to our site, so don't expect all websites you submit to us to be included on our site. - Websites you submit do not have to fit one of our current categories, as we plan on adding more sections in the very near future, such as Clothing, Sports & Fitness, Baby Stuff, House & Home, Autos & Accessories, etc. - And the last thing... Have fun with this... After all, it's only a mouse pad! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. New promotions and special offers... - Amazon.ca is offering Free Shipping on orders of $39 or more. This is a limited-time offer. Click on the following link to get your free shipping: http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=giftfinder-20&path=tg/browse/-/915398 - Greyhound Bus Lines has an excellent promotion on right now called the "Companion Fare". Purchase one full-fare regular adult, senior or student fare and a second person travels for free! For further details, visit their website at: http://greyhound.ca/discounts_promotions/edlf/companion.html - Join Columbia House today and get 4 DVD's for 49 cents each. Get all your favorites shipped directly to your door for just a couple of bucks! Use the link below to receive this fabulous deal: http://ad.leadcrunch.com/click.html?o=1079&w=1021 - The Toys"R"Us website has a list of printable coupons redeemable at any Babies"R"Us or Toys"R"Us locations in Canada until December 31, 2002. Print off their coupons from here: http://www.toysrus.ca/Eng/catalogues/bru_02/p04.html - Spend $40 CDN or more online at HMV.com between November 15/02 and December 24/02 and you will automatically qualify to receive an e-coupon booklet worth $150 towards purchases until March 31st, 2003. They are also offering free shipping on orders of $25 or more if you pay by MasterCard. Click here for further details: http://www.hmv.com - M&M Meatshops has a printable coupon from their website for a free Raspberry Pie for spending $40 or more at any of their stores. Coupon expires December 31st. Get your coupon here: http://www.mmmeatshops.com/en/ecoupon/index.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. Contests expiring this month... Here’s a list of contests we’ve found that Canadians can enter: - Herbal Essences Stimulate Your Senses Contest - Win one of 2 sensational trips for two to Paradise Island or Maui for a week or one of 30 attractive beach bags including Herbal Essences products. Refer friends to enter the contest and get additional entries in the contest. Enter online by December 5th at: http://www.stimulateyoursenses.com/en/contest.asp?Referer=webmaster@giftfinder.ca - Tetley Canada "Feel Good All Round" Contest - Win $10,000 towards purchases of Nygard clothing or one of 10 Tetley Tea gift baskets. Enter online by December 10th at: http://www.wnetwork.com/promos/tetley_tea_contest/ - Maalox Free Gas Contest - Win free gasoline from Petro-Canada for one year worth $1,000. Do it before December 13th. Enter online here: http://www.maalox.ca/freegas/ - Canadian Geographic Winter Romance & Adventure Contest - Win a trip for two to New Brunswick, including transportation, car rental, accommodation, meals and spa treatments. Contest closes on December 20th. Enter online here: http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/nb/default.html - Men's Health Magazine Win a Trip to Las Vegas Contest. All you have to do is give Men's Health three good reasons why Vegas is better than Disney World, in 25 words or less. The most clever and amusing entry wins a trip for two to Las Vegas, four nights accommodation, meals at the Hard Rock Café, a spa visit and $250 in gaming chips. Contest ends on December 20th. Click here for details: http://www.menshealth.com/promos2/lasvegascontest.shtml - Allways / Tampax / Alldays Girls Getaway Contest - Win a trip for 4 to Toronto, Ontario, including transportation, accommodation, shopping sprees, spa treatments and more. Tell your friends about this contest and you will receive an additional entry for every friend you refer who returns to the site. Contest ends on December 31st. Enter online at: http://www.girlsgetaway.com/contest_entry.htm - Dodge "BuildYourDreamDodge.ca" Contest - Win your dream Dodge vehicle that you build yourself at their website. Contest ends on December 31st and the prize is worth up to $55,000. Enter online here: http://www.BuildYourDreamDodge.ca - Trafficology Strange and Unusual Ideas Contest - If you've got an interesting and/or unique idea for generating traffic to your website, you should submit it for inclusion in Trafficology's monthly newsletter and win up to $1,000 US for your idea. Don't have a website but surf the Internet enough to know what drives you or others to certain websites? You too can submit your ideas on how to drive traffic to websites. Contest expires on December 31st. Enter here: http://www.trafficology.com/cgi-bin/go.cgi?ref=webmaster@giftfinder.ca - Evian "Change Gears with Evian" Contest - Win a 2002 Mini Cooper or 1 of 5 iMAC / iPOD Computers or 1 of 15 Nikon Coolpix 2500 Digital Cameras or 1 of 50 Evian Decanters. Contest ends on December 31st. Enter online at: http://www.evian.com/loriginal/backcanada.html - 3M Win a Family Trip for 4 to Orlando - Win a $6,000 travel gift certificate from Carlson Wagonlit Travel to be used by December 31, 2003 for any destination to Orlando, Florida booked through Carlson Wagonlit Travel or win one of several 3M Prize Packs. Contest ends on December 31st. Enter online at: http://www.3m.com/intl/ca/english/centres/home_leisure/scotch/orlando.jhtml - 3M Scotch® Brand Tape Monsters, Inc. Promotion Contest - Win one of 30 Monsters, Inc. DVDs or win one of several 3M Prize Packs. Contest ends on December 31st. Enter online at: http://209.183.152.54/monsters_inc/english/monsters_inc_rules.asp - 3M Post-it® Brand Notes Biggest Fan Promotion Contest - Submit your idea on how you use Post-it® Brand Notes and you could win $1,000. Enter online here: http://209.183.152.54/scotchPostit/english/biggestfan_rules.asp - GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest – Enter your funny caption for your chance to win a pair of His and Hers Watches! Contest expires on December 31st. Enter once daily 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. - Natural Resources Canada is giving away free 2003 Energy and the Environment calendars. Starting December 1, request your free calendar from this site: http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/calendarclub/order_calendar.cfm - Moosehead Breweries 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! Visit them here: http://canada.moosehead.com/new_contest/index.cfm - Nature Valley is sending out free samples of their Chewy Trail Mix energy bar. But you need to play their Adventure game before requesting it. Don't worry... you don't need to win to get your freebie. Play the game and request the sample here: http://www1.sympatico.ca/naturevalley/ - Johnson & Johnson is giving away free trial offers of their new Reach Whitening Floss. The first and only floss clinically proven to whiten between teeth where stains form most. Request your free sample size floss here: http://www.yourhealthonline.ca/trialoffers.asp?prod=8 - Neutrogena may be giving away samples of their Winter Defence product. Their website specifies that there are currently no samples available, however please check back on December 5th at 3pm (ET). So, be sure to visit their site on December 5th: http://www.neutrogena.com/winterskin/ - Telus Mobility customers can get a free nature imagery calendar and over $100 in savings from PERKS™ partners. Visit this site for your free calendar: http://www.telusmobility.com/calendarperk - Tribute.ca's Teen Tribute is offering free movie posters. You'll need a UPC code from a Kelloggs Pop Tarts product to request your freebie. Check it out at: http://www.tribute.ca/index_contest.asp?page=/contest/poptarts060702/default.asp? - Eden Foods is giving away free children's T-shirts. Send Eden Foods your kid's Eden-themed drawings and photos and they will feature your submission on their "Eden Kids" website and they'll send you an Eden shirt absolutely free. Even though this site is in the United States, a Canadian mother confirmed that she received a free shirt from them. For further details, click below: http://www.edenfoods.com/kids/index.html - Culligan will send you one of two Free Water Test Kits. This site has other excellent freebies also. Their website loads very slow so please be patient. Fill out your details and request your freebies from here: http://www.culligan.com/athomeonlineoffers8.asp - Oil of Olay just keeps pumping out the freebies! If you haven't requested any free samples from Oil of Olay yet or you've only requested one trial offer from them, well it's time to visit their site now. Oil of Olay is offering three freebies at the moment and they are all on the same page. Check them out at: http://www.olay.com/en_ca/docs/newsandsamples/newsandsamples.htm - Vicks presents NyQuil's Sleep Aptitude Test. This is an online information-only freebie. They ask you a bunch of questions on your sleeping habits and will present you with a report of how well you're resting at night and ways to improve, if any, on getting a restful night's sleep. Take the test here: http://www.vicks.com/sleep_better/SleepAT.shtml - Chapman's Ice Cream is celebrating its 30th Anniversary by sending out free calendars just for the asking. Request your free calendar here: http://www.chapmans.ca/english/flashindex.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!? 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