~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GiftFinder.ca Newsletter June 2003 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue: 1. Caption Contest May winner 2. New 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 May winner... Congratulations to Sherri Howe of Brockville, ON who submitted the winning caption to our Funny Caption Contest for the month of May. Sherri wins a Blue Jays / Mr. Sub Gym Bag. Thanks to all who participated and please feel free to play in our June 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. New sites added!? You know how you're aware of how important it is to backup your computer files but you keep delaying and delaying until you have more time, hoping that dreadful day never happens? Well, I was forced to say goodbye to 40 Gigs of information early last month. I'm starting over now and am slowly recovering from the trauma... the group discussions have helped a lot! So, needless to say, no new sites were added in the month of May! I hope to have things under control shortly so I can add new sites this month. Thanks for your pity! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. New promotions and special offers... - Amazon has the new Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" available for Pre-order at 40% off the list price. The official title release is June 21st. In addition, get free shipping on orders over $39. Click here to get this super deal: http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=giftfinder-20&path=tg/browse/-/915398 - Golda's Kitchen has several products on sale at the moment, including bakeware, cookware, knives, towels, spices, tableware and more. Follow this link and click on Products On Sale: http://www.goldaskitchen.com/?AffNo=172446483 - Via Rail has several deals going on right now until June 19th. Save 25% to 50% off several destinations including the Rockies, the Atlantic region or most of the major cities in between, from Québec to Windsor (including Montréal, Ottawa and Toronto). In addition, one child under the age of 12 rides for free with a paying adult. And, seniors aged 60 and over can purchase one ticket at regular price and get a second ticket free. Click here for further details: http://www.viarail.ca/planner/en_plan_truc_offr.html - Sportmart has a huge sale on now called "Scorchin' Price Meltdown" where they have items at up to 55% off. In addition, save $10 and receive FREE shipping on your first purchase of $99 or more! Click here for this special offer: http://www.sportmart.ca/store/2index.asp?countryID=0&affID=5630 - Greyhound has a Companion Fare at the moment where when one full-price adult ticket is purchased, a second person rides for only $15 (plus GST). They also have several other specials, including deals for Students and Seniors. Click here for further details: http://www.greyhound.ca/discounts_promotions/index.html - Braun's currently has some hot Specials at up to 50% off bicycle accessories. Follow this link, then click on Specials to get these deals: http://www.brauns.com/gc/gc_page.exe?A=10022 - M&M Meatshops has a printable coupon from their website for free Peaches & Cream Corn for spending $40 or more at any of their stores. Coupon expires June 30th. 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: - Sportchek.ca Dream Whistler Golf Package Contest - Win a trip for 2 to Whistler, BC, a round of golf at the Arnold Palmer-designed golf club, new sets of clubs and more. Sorry, no Québec entrants. Contest ends on June 8th. Enter online here: http://www.sportchek.ca/contest_page.jhtml - Sportchek.ca New Balance Tennis Package Contest - Win a tennis package for him or her. Sorry, no Québec entrants. Contest ends on June 8th. Enter online here: http://www.sportchek.ca/contest_page.jhtml?id=24800029 - Lexmark "Win a Cruise" Sweepstakes - Win a $5000.00 American Express Travel Certificate. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on June 9th. Enter online here: http://www.lexmarkcruise.ca - BalanceTV.ca Find Your Balance Contest - Win a Long Weekend Spa Escape for two held at Grail Springs, a luxurious destination spa in the Haliburton Highlands or one of several other prizes. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on June 18th. Enter online here: http://www.mochasofa.ca/contest/balance/motrin/index.asp - Colgate "Life Made Simple" Contest - Win 1 of 4 prizes of your choosing; a chauffeur for a year, a stylist for a year, a chef for a year or a maid for a year. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on June 20th. Enter online here: http://www.colgatesimplywhite.ca/cp/swca.class/colgatesimplywhite/user-controller/enSpecialOffer - Blockbuster Canada Co. / Universal Studios Home Video Canada "About Schmidt" Vacation on Location Contest - Win a cross-Canada Via Rail adventure for 2. To be eligible for the contest, buy or rent the movie "About Schmidt" on DVD or video between June 3rd and June 29th. For no purchase or rent entry, send an original hand written essay, with a minimum of 50 and up to 200 words, on "Why you would like to take a Cross-Canada VIA Rail Vacation" (see site for details). Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on June 29th. Click here for further details: http://www.blockbuster.ca/(ecmzvga12l0xlcvqrgzjdy55)/feature_promotion.aspx - Men's Health Canyon Ranch Deluxe Sport & Spa Package Giveaway - Win a deluxe 5-day, 4-night sport and spa package for two at the world-famous Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Arizona. You don't need to subscribe to enter the contest. Sorry, no Québec entrants. Contest ends on June 30th. Enter online here: http://www.menshealth.com/canyonr/rules.html - GirlsGetaway.com Contest - Win a girls getaway in Hawaii for you and 3 friends. Plus, you choose from 3 unique packages, the Sea Adventure, the Spa Adventure or the Sport Adventure. Contest is open to females only over the age of 13. Québec residents can enter. Contest ends on June 30th. Click here to enter: http://www.girlsgetaway.com/2003/index.html - Sony Pictures Cool Flicks Sweepstakes - Win a Sony DVD Dream System Model DAVC450 or one of several other prizes. Sorry, no Québec entrants. Contest ends on June 30th. Enter online here: http://www.sonypictures.com/coolflix/ - Band-Aid Brand Liquid Bandage Contest - Win a trip for two to Marseille, France, including deluxe accommodations at the glorious Château De Berne Ecole De Cuisine, five dinners, four cooking lessons with renowned Chef Jean-Louis Vosgien, breakfast and lunch daily, and a series of excursions which include wine tasting and visits to the local market. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on June 30th. Enter online here: http://www.bandaid.ca/contest_entry.asp - Vichy Canada, a division of L'Oréal Canada Inc. Exclusive Contest - Win a spa vacation or skincare products from Vichy. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on June 30th. Enter online here: http://www.lesaffaires.com/pushemail/concoursvichy/client/en/concours/Formulaire.asp? - Crest Winning Smile Contest - Win 1 of 4 Crest gift baskets consisting of 10 DVDs from Warner Home Video and a variety of Crest products. To enter, submit a picture of yourself or your child in 1 of 4 smile categories, beautiful, silliest, biggest and cutest. Québec residents can enter. Contest expires on June 30th. Enter online here: http://www.crestsmiles.ca/ - GiftFinder.ca Caption Contest - Enter your funny caption for your chance to win a Blue Jays Baseball Cap! Contest expires on June 30th. Enter once daily at: http://www.GiftFinder.ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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. - Nestlé Canada is sending out trial offers of their Breakfast Anytime ready-to-drink product along with a high-value coupon for the same product. Request your freebie here: http://www.nestle.ca/en/Enjoy_Food/Smart_Shopping/Special_Offers/nestle_breakfast_anytime_trial_offer.htm - Victoria Tea is offering free samples of their all natural tea just for the asking. Click on the tea cup picture on the left side of the screen where it says "Free sample availaible": http://www.victoriatea.com/ - Office Depot is giving away a free Paper Mate® Liquid Paper® Dryline® Refillable Correction Tape. Offer is limited to the first 20,000 responses. Order yours now: http://www.officedepot.com/promo.do?file=promo/newitems/form.jsp - Focus Contacts is offering free samples of their contact lenses. Just fill out the requested information, print out your Free-Trial Certificate, and redeem the certificate with your eye-care professional. Click here for further details: http://www.focuscontacts.com/free_trial_1.jsp?prod= - eBarter.ca is a new website to trade unwanted goods. To promote their site, they are offering free listings until July 1st. Click here for more details: http://www.ebarter.ca - Kraft Canada has a magazine called "What's Cooking" issued 4 times per year that contains 60+ pages of tips, techniques, articles, and recipes designed with you in mind. Subscription to this magazine is free and includes access to several other great stuff on their website. Sign up today at: http://www.kraftcanada.com/free/ - Big Sugar is throwing a free concert in Toronto on June 8th at the Woodbine Racetrack, Rexdale Blvd & Hwy 427. Racing starts at 12:55pm, concert to immediately follow the race card. This is on a first come, first served basis as seating is limited. I saw this posted in Now Magazine. I checked the website and could not find any details of the concert: http://www.woodbineentertainment.com - SciencePure Neutraceuticals is offering free 80 gram samples of their BIS Enhanced formula for dogs. This powder is an advanced health and joint supplement that is ideal for joint and connective tissue injuries or prevention, joint relief, the enhancement of coat and skin conditions, energy, digestive system enhancement and mental focus. This product is safe for all ages, breeds and activity levels. Call toll free 1-877-533-9163 for your free sample. - The Window Covering Safety Council provides consumers with free cord stops, tassels and tie-down devices to help prevent cord accidents. If you have miniblinds, horizontal blinds, pleated shades, vertical shades or traverse-rod draperies, you can order safety devices for free: http://www.windowcoverings.org/cgi-bin/forms/forms.cgi?form=3 - The Bay is giving away free spray samples of the Kenneth Cole New York Fragrance for men or women. Print your free coupon and redeem at The Bay while supplies last at: http://www.canada.com/entertainment/inside/kennethcole/kc_coupon3.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!? If so, feel free to forward them this email and spread the word about our site. And, thanks for your support. 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