~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GiftFinder.ca Newsletter May 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue: 1. Caption Contest April winner 2. A few sites added 3. New promotions and special offers 4. Contests, contests and more contests 5. Lots of awesome freebies 6. In closing 7. Forward away 1. Caption Contest April winner... Congratulations to K. Peters of Edmonton, AB, who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of April. K. wins a 3-pack of Dunlop Titanium Golf Balls. Thanks to all who participated and please feel free to play in our May Funny Caption Contest, currently underway, for your chance to win a Blue Jays / Mr. Sub Gym Bag! Enter our contest now at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. A few sites added... Did we say we "guaranteed" more additions last month? Technically, we added the same number of sites and we added a new section called Sports / Leisure. We'll try harder next month. Here are the sites we added in April: - Gifted Kidz are specialists in unique, quality gifts for babies, children, and new parents including gift sets, developmental toys, books keepsakes, natural products, bath items, videos and more! Added to our "Toys / Games" section. - Tiny's Sport Nutrition are the Weight Loss and Body Sculpting experts offering vitamins, bars, supplements, diet products, meal replacements, protein powders, joint therapy, glutamine, creatine, and more. Added to our "Health / Beauty" section. - Corel Corporation's online store for products like CorelDraw, Designer, XMetal, WordPerfect Office, Painter, Smart Graphics Studio, Bryce, Illustrator, iGrafx and more. Prices are in Canadian dollars once you click on a product. Added to our "Computers / Games" and "Webmaster stuff" sections. - Genuine Canadian Magazines has hundreds of Canadian magazines on every conceivable topic such as gardening, lifestyle, travel, sports, business, literature, poetry, visual arts, hobbies and more. Added to our "Books / Calendars" section. - O'Connor Florist has delivery Same Day to anywhere in Canada and the US and Next Day Overseas. Send flowers, plants or balloons with Free Delivery and no service charges. Also send a Free Virtual Flower or Fruit and Gourmet Baskets! Added to our "Flowers / Balloons" and "Greetings / eCards" sections. - "Sports / Leisure" is our newest added section of relaxing to casual to serious sporting activities. Here you'll find links to Sportmart, Shop NHL, Hockey Extreme, Braun's Online, Knet Golf, Rocky Mountain Direct Merchants, Body Works Canada, Ice Jerseys, Willy Lures and more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. New promotions and special offers... - Knet Golf, Canada's Premier Discount Internet Golf Supplier, not only has half price golf balls at all times, but for a limited time, save an additional 15% off. Enter E-Coupon Code: SCORECARD to get this discount. But hurry, this offers expires on May 15th! http://www.knetgolf.com/knetgolf/affiliate/default.asp?r=0&action=0&affid=278 - Save.ca in association with S-Magazine have teamed up to offer you even more coupons. Choose the coupons you want and they will be mailed to you free of charge. Request your coupons here: http://www.save.ca/smage/ http://www.save.ca/smagf/ - Québec And, in case you weren't aware, here's the link to the original Save.ca website to request coupons to be mailed to you: http://www.save.ca - Music Books Plus, your best resource for Music and Audio Books, has some great deals and savings going on right now. To get these awesome deals, follow the link below and click on "Mo's Special Prices": http://www.musicbooksplus.com/affiliate/mark.cgi?id=GiftFinder - Brentwood Mall in Burnaby, BC is giving away a free 53L Rubbermaid Storage Box with the purchase of $75 or more at any store(s) in the mall. Just bring your receipts dated after April 30th to Customer Service/Information to claim your freebie. One per customer. While quantities last. Click here for details: http://www.brentwoodmall.com/ - Cataraqui Town Centre in Kingston, ON is offering a free 10 minute calling card with any purchase from May 5-11. And, on May 11th, Mother's Day, visit the Customer Service Centre for free samples of Fruits and Passion products. While quantities last. Follow this link and click on Event Calendars: http://www.cataraquitowncentre.ca/ - McAllister Place in Saint John, NB is offering free 20 minutes of long distance with the purchase of $50 or more in Gift Certificates. This offer is only available from May 5-10th. Follow this link and click on Event Calendars: http://www.mcallisterplace.ca/ - M&M Meatshops has a printable coupon from their website for a free Pasta & Vegetable Salad for spending $40 or more at any of their stores. Coupon expires May 31st. Get your coupon here: http://www.mmmeatshops.com/en/ecoupon/index.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Contests expiring this month... Here's a list of online contests we've found that Canadians can enter: - Bell Canada Spring Contest - Win a two year lease of a 2003 New Beetle Convertible GLS 2.0L 2dr with automatic transmission or Bell ExpressVu 3120 Satellite System. Contest is open to Ontario and Québec residents only and ends on May 7th. Click here for further details: http://www.bell.ca/convertible - Yukon and Alaska Bonanza Contest - Win the Ultimate Freedom Adventure (8 days/8 nights trip for two to the Yukon and Alaska). Sorry, no Québec entries. Contest ends on May 9th. Click here for full details: http://www.winanadventure.ca - The Beer Store BBQ Bonanza Contest - Win 1 of 12 Broil King Sovereign XL barbeque and accessory kit. Contest is open to Ontario residents only and expires on May 19th. To enter, click here: http://www.thebeerstoreonline.ca - Saturn ION Movies for Life Contest - Win movie passes for life (prize consists of forty-eight (48) movie tickets per year for twenty-five (25) consecutive years starting from the date the contest winner is announced). Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on May 29th. Follow this link and click on the Movies for Life link at the bottom right of the page: http://www.saturncanada.com/ - Wrigley's Freedent Dream Prize Sweepstakes - Win your choice of three prizes: Prize Option A: One 100th Anniversary Dyna Low Rider® Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle. Prize Option B: A Hawaiian Luxury Cruise and Golf Vacation for two (2). Prize Option C: A cheque to the winner for $25,000 CDN. Contest ends on May 30th and Québec residents are eligible. To enter, click below and either click on the popup window or follow the Promotions link: http://www.freedent.ca - Mark's Work Wearhouse Spring Wardrobe Giveaway - Win one of two $500 Spring wardrobes from Mark's Work Wearhouse. Contest closes May 31, 2003. Assuming Québec residents can enter. Click here for official entry: http://www.marks.com/onlinestore/MWWHSurvey.nsf/Contest?OpenForm - Lancome Paris Juicy Adventure Contest - Win a one-week vacation for 2 to Club Med Turkoise, Turks & Caïcos or 1 of 5 Lancôme Summer beauty kits or Instant-win Prizes including 48 Juicy Bars and 4 Juicy Tubes. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on May 30th. To enter, play the Juicy Adventure Contest - Game here: http://www.lancome.ca/lc/en/juicycocktail/ - Xerox Phaser Color Printer Sweepstakes - Win a Panasonic 50" diagonal wide-screen HDTV 1 plasma display or 1 of 3 Xerox colour printers. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on May 29th. Click on the link below and enter your name for the Company field: http://xeroxphaser.com/index_wo.php?flashVersion=6 - GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest - Enter your funny caption for your chance to win a Blue Jays / Mr. Sub Gym Bag! Contest expires on May 31st. Enter once daily at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca - Travel Canada's Go Canada Contest - Win 1 of 5 trips to 1 of 5 exciting Canadian destinations: Vancouver, Montréal, Calgary, Toronto or Charlottetown. Contest expires on June 1st. Québec residents can enter. Click below for further details: http://www.travelcanada.ca/microsite/gocontest/en/ca/contest.do ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. 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. - Neutrogena is offering free samples of their Neutrogena® Men Razor DefenseT (provides a closer, smoother shave and over time will make skin less sensitive). Request your free sample here: http://www.neutrogena.ca/en/offers/mens/MensOptin.asp - Oil of Olay is giving away free samples of their new Regenerist moisturizer. The other three free samples are still on offer if you haven't requested them yet also. Request your free samples here: http://www.olay.com/en_ca/docs/newsandsamples/newsandsamples.htm - Comfort Club Canada is offering a free lens case in the mail (limit 2 lens cases per household) just for joining their club. Upon registering, you are also entered into a contest to win monthly prizes from now until December 31st. Click here for further details: http://www.comfortclub.ca/ - McNeil Consumer Healthcare is sending out a free HeathCare Kit just for filling out a brief survey. The kit includes trial offers of health care products, valuable health care product coupons and the McNeil Health & Wellness Guide. Fill out the survey here: http://www.trialoffer.yourhealthonline.ca/3999/ - Nikwax will send you a free sample of their Aqueous Wax (tough non-softnening waterproofing for leather) 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. I last posted this freebie four months ago and the prize was their Nubuck and Suede Proofing, so you can request again. Play the Web Quiz here: http://www.nikwax.com/ - The Original Green Tee Biodegradable Golf Tee is sending free samples of their l00% natural, biodegradable golf tees made from a patented blend of wheat resins and bio-polymers. They are rigid, better than wood tees and easily penetrate hardpan. But when struck hard or often by clubs or mowers, this Original Green Tee breaks cleanly in pieces and it does not bend, twist or string out. The result is the lost or broken Original Green Tees biodegrade and simply disappear within weeks! Request your free sample of this revolutionary product here: http://www.biogolftee.com/teeindex1.html and click on free sample for USA/Canada or: http://www.originalgreentee.com/sample.html - Jets Go is offering 3,000 free return trips to Toronto from Montreal, Ottawa and New York over a three week period. Each weekend, Jetsgo will offer a total of 1,000 free return trips - 500 from Montreal, 300 from Ottawa and 200 from New York. Travel is available: Thursday, May 1, to Tuesday, May 6; Thursday, May 8, to Tuesday, May 13, and from Thursday, May 15, to Tuesday, May 20. The seats are available on designated flights and can be accessed the previous day at www.jetsgo.net - "Let's Go to Toronto", starting April 30. In addition, Choice Hotels is offering one night of free hotel accommodation, in the Greater Toronto Area, with a minimum two-night stay, and National is providing one day of free car rental for every day purchased. The Toronto Blue Jays are also giving a pair of the best available seats to customers with the special Jetsgo boarding passes. And the CN Tower is offering a free ride to the tower's observation level with the purchase of one other ticket for guests with the special Jetsgo boarding pass. Click here for details: http://www.jetsgo.net/cgi-bin/skylights.cgi?mode=FREE&language=EN - L'oréal Paris is sending out a free sample of their new Idéal Balance (balancing foundation) just for filling out a brief survey. Click here: http://www.lorealparis.ca/en/cosmetics/index_idealbalance.asp - Weber Grills is offering a free "Entertaining in the Outdoor Room" booklet along with a "Music to Grill By" CD just for the asking. To order, call 1-800-474-5568 between the hours of 6am and 10pm Central Time seven days a week and request your freebies. Mention to the operator that you are calling from Canada as they need to switch to a different computer screen to fill out the details. - Pine Fresh, Nature's Choice in Natural Pine Litters, is giving away a free sample of their pine wood litter for cats. Pine Fresh is made from 100% natural pine wood. Pine Fresh is biodegradable, recyclable, and can be used as mulch. Request your free sample here: http://www.pinefresh.com/pages/sample_pinefresh.htm - Caudalie Paris is offering a free sample of their sensitive skin products. Request your freebie here: http://www.caudalie.com/test/us/actualite/sample.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. 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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