Free Sample of Kashi Cereal

In case you missed Kashi's last free cereal offer in January, it's back again. Click here>>> Free kashi sample, pick out the flavour you would like to try then fill out a short survey and they will mail you out a sample of their very yummy and nutritious cereal.

Smart Source Coupons!!

Smart Source coupons are coming out this Wednesday, May 15th :). These coupon inserts can be found in the newspaper, your local flyer and in your neighbour's recycling bin on Sunday.

Here's a list of the coupons to expect this Saturday:

Save $1.00 WUB 1 bag of Friskies dry cat food, any size. Exp 03/31/11
Save $1.00 WUB 2 (60g) pouches Friskies Party Mix. Exp 03/31/11
Save $2.00 WUB 1 bag of Purina beneful dog food, any size, any variety. Exp 12/31/10
Save $1.25 one 1 pkg of Purina beneful prepared meals dog food, any variety. Exp 12/31/10
Save $1.00 one 1 pkg of Purina beneful snakin’ slices dog snack, any size. Exp 12/31/10
Save $1.00 on 1 bag of Purina TBonz brand dog treats, any size, any variety. Exp 12/31/10
Save $1.00 on any 2 bags of Purina Beggin’ Strips brand dog treats, any variety, (170 g size or larger) Exp 12/31/10
Save $1.00 WUB 10 85g tins of any Fancy Feast wet entrees. Exp 03/31/11
Save $1.00 on 1 bag on Healthful life Purina cat chow, any size. Exp 03/31/11
Save $2.00 WUB any 2 bottles (any size) of 2X ultra Sunlight. Exp 08/31/10
Save $1.00 on any Snuggle liquid or sheets fabric softener. Exp 12/31/10
Save $1.50 on Elastoplast heavy Fabric product. Exp 11/15/10
Save $1.00 on any Elastoplast product. Exp 11/15/10
Save $1.00 on any Pert Plus (300ml or larger). Exp 10/31/10
Save $1.50 on any Pert Plus 3 in 1 product. Exp 10/31/10
Save $2.00 on any 1 Huggies Little Swimmers Disposable Swimpants. Exp 06/12/10
Save $5.00 on the purchase of 1 Lysol No-Touch Hand soap System. Exp 06/30/10
Save $2.50 on 1 pkg of Huggies Pull-ups (jumbo pack or larger). Exp 06/12/10
Save $1.00 on 1 pkg of Pull-ups flushable Moist wipes. Exp 06/12/10
B1G1 on any Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gels. Exp 08/15/10
Save $2.00 on 1 pkg Poise pads or 2 pkgs of Poise liners. Exp 06/26/10
Save $5.00 with the purchase of $10.00 of any Glade product. Exp06/18/10
Save $1.50 on any 1 Depend guards for Men. Exp 06/26/10
Save $2.00 on any 1 Depend underwear in prints and colours. Exp 06/26/10
B2G1 on any Raid product. Exp 09/30/10
Save $2.00 on Off Familycare Eucalyptus Lotion. Exp 09/30/10
B2G1 on any Off Spray or Lotion Product. (Excluding Off Powerpad)Exp 09/30/10
Buy2 save $10.00 on any Off Powerpad mosquito Lamp or Off Powerpad Mosquito Latern. Exp 09/30/10
Save $1.00 on any Brut product. Exp 06/30/10
Save $1.50 on any Woolight Carpet Cleaner. Exp 08/15/10
Save $1.00 WUB a 6-roll of Cascade Enviro Extreme 100% recycled Paper towels. Exp 08/31/10
Save $1.00 WUB a 12-double roll, a 24-single roll or a 24-double roll pack of Cascade Enviro 100% recycled bathroom tissue. Exp 08/31/10

All These Groceries For $72?

Ha, I don't think so! I cannot believe that even after the sale prices everything in this picture would have cost me $72.00 at Super Store. Me being the coupon lady that I am managed to whittle down this grocery bill down to $32.87 including tax.

Here's what I bought:

4 Boxes of Special K cereal (these also have a free product coupon on them) -$2 save.ca coupons

3 Boxes of Triscuits

1 Container of Tahineh

4 Boxes of Special K bars - $1 wub 2 in store coupons + $1 wub 2 manufacturer coupons***

6 Busy Bone -$3 save.ca coupons

4 Diet Dr Pepper -$1 wub 4 in store coupon + $2 wub 4 manufacturer coupons***

3 Uncle Ben's Express -$1 manufacturer coupons

1 Trial box of tampons -$1 save.ca coupon

4 Philly dips -$1 save.ca coupons

***Super Store allows you to combine an in store coupon with a manufacturer coupon

London Drugs Shopping Trip

Can you guess how much I spent on everything in the picture below?

Including tax everything came to $13.07, in fact $9.11 of the cost was tax. Here's how I did it: Real Canadian Super Store has tubs of Pampers (and Huggies) wipes on sale for $2.99, while Shoppers Drug Mart has Pampers Easy Ups on sale for $15.99, I took both of these store's flyers over to London Drugs and went to the customer service desk and asked for a price match. After that I used various coupons adding up to $71.96 in savings and voila there you have it.

New Save.ca Coupon

This great new coupon can be found in the save.ca- main link to the right or you can just click here>>>http://www.save.ca/english/coupons

CLUB HOUSE

La Grille Product

ADD COUPON

SAVE $1.00

**Shoppers Drug Mart: Bonus Redemption**

The time has come for another Shoppers Drug Mart bonus points redemption. This weekend May 15th and 16th redeem 40 000 points and get $100 worth of merchandise ($85 if you are in BC or the Maritimes) or redeem 75 000 points and get $200 worth of merchandise ($170 if you are in BC or the Maritimes). The usual redemption value is $75 for 40 000 points redeemed or $150 for 75 000 points redeemed.

And the Winners are.....

Drum role please.................

First place prize goes to Tannie's Chatter

Second place prize goes to Sarah

Congrats Ladies please email me your mailing address and I will get these out on Tuesday.

Thanks everyone for your participation, my next contest will be held when I get 25 followers on my blog, then 40, then again at 60, so tell your friends, the more followers I get the more giveaways I have! As with this contest, all my future contests will have !st and 2nd place prizes and in some cases 3rd and fourth place prizes.

My First Contest: Enter Now

The contest now officially begins, I am giving away two prizes the grand prize is a package worth approximately $60 and contains: A Febreze Luminarie, Always Infinity pads, Kellogg's Fruit Crisps, 2 x 90g pack of Dove Soap, Glade Scented Oil Candle, a trial sized box of Tampax Pearl, Colgate Total Toothpaste, Oral B Cross action Toothbrush, Gillette Satin Care shave gel, Venus Embrace Razor, Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner, and a trial size of St. Ives Face Scrub.

The second place prize is an envelope filled with $100 in coupons as well as a coupon for a FREE chocolate bar, all these coupons are valid in Canada only.

To Enter: You must follow my blog and comment in this post, you can comment as many times as you want but it's one entry per blogger (or wordpress etc) account.

You must sign up with Huggies® Enjoy the Ride Rewards Program using this link https://enjoytheriderewards.ca/?, if you already have an account, then promise to tell a friend.

The Winners: The contest will close Sunday at 5 pm (PST) and the winners will be announced that night on this blog, pending I get the winners mailing addresses I will mail out the prizes on Tuesday May 11th. If a winner fails to contact me within 2 weeks of the end of the contest, the prize is null and void and will become part of a future contest. Winners of both prizes will be decided by my two year old daughter who will pull names from a hat.

Additional Info: For those who are signing up under my referral link for the Huggies® Enjoy the Ride Rewards Program there are extra codes you can add to your new account on this site http://forum.coolcanucks.ca/38582-huggies-enjoy-ride-rewards-program-canada

Contact Info: You can contact me anytime here @: canadasavesmoney@gmail.com

Dole Squish'ems Coupon Change

First it was the Old El Paso Dinner Kits now it's the Dole Squish'ems. Save.ca has gone ahead and changed the coupon value from $1.50 off to $1.00 off Dole Squish'ems fruit snacks. Well at least the good news is, the coupon is available to re order anytime, you no longer have to wait the usual 45 days since your last order. Also for anyone out on the west coast Real Canadian Superstore has this product on sale for $2.22, it's an unadvertised sale so hopefully the shelves won't already be emptied.

DOLE SQUISH'EMS

SAVE

Contests Coming Soon..........

This coming Friday I will be holding the worlds simplest contests with two prizes. The first place prize will be a package mailed to your door packed full with lots of goodies (pictures will be posted on Friday), the second place prize will be over $100 in coupons with a coupon for a free chocolate bar and will not contain any duplicates!

The rules are simple:

1-Must have a Canadian address, I will not be mailing anything to the US.

2-To Enter you must follow my blog and comment in Friday's giveaway post.

3-You must sign up with Huggies® Enjoy the Ride Rewards Program using this link https://enjoytheriderewards.ca/?TAFUid=473262 , if you already have an account then, promise to tell a friend.

London Drugs - Free Gillette Fusion Razor

Easy way to get a free Gillette Fusion razor, from the London Drugs facebook page: Bring in your old Gillette Mach 3 or Gillette Sensor razor to our customer service desk and get a FREE sample Gillette Fusion Razor. While quantities last.

New Arm and Hammer Coupons

There some great new Arm and Hammer coupons up on save.ca, I've added it in my list of links but here it is as well >>> http://save.ca/armhammersave/coupons

ARM & HAMMER

Toothpaste

ADD COUPON

BUY 2 SAVE $1

ARM & HAMMER

Spinbrush

ADD COUPON

BUY 2 SAVE $1

ARM & HAMMER SPINBRUSH

Sonic Rechargeable Toothbrush

ADD COUPON

SAVE $2.00

ARM & HAMMER ADVANCE

Antiperspirant Deodorant

ADD COUPON

BUY 2 SAVE $1

ARM & HAMMER

Carpet Deodorizer

ADD COUPON

SAVE 75¢

ARM & HAMMER ESSENTIALS

Laundry Detergent

ADD COUPON

SAVE 75¢

ARM & HAMMER POWER GEL

Laundry Detergent

ADD COUPON

SAVE 75¢

ARM & HAMMER

Clumping Cat Litter

London Drugs Shopping May 2nd

This is yesterday's trip to good ole LD, including taxes I only spent $4.71 for everything in this picture.....I'm still in shock!

What You Can Stack Coupons in Canada?!?!

Yes you heard right! London Drugs is the only store in Canada that allows you to use multiple coupons on each purchase. One example is if you are buying a pack of pampers diapers that costs $18 and you have 4 x $2 off pampers diapers coupons you may use all 4 of those coupons for that one package of diapers purchase. However there are some exceptions that I will go through.
This is a summary of an email I received when I emailed customer service asking what their coupon policy was:
LD's coupon policy is:
1- To accept manufacturer's standard coupons
2- Accept manufacturer's coupons exclusive to LD
3- Accept London Drugs issued coupons

Number of Coupons Accepted:
-More than one coupon may be accepted for a product, if each coupon comes from a different media source (basically they need to have different bar codes). the different media sources include coupons from a newspaper, magazine, internet (they are no not allowing printable coupons valued over $2), bottle caps or in store manufacturer's exclusive coupons.
-Upon redemption of the coupons PST and/or GST (HST soon booooo!) applies to the full selling price of the item (so basically you are paying tax on the $18 pack of diapers, NOT the price after coupons).

Coupon Acceptance, the Following Requirements Have to be Met:
-Expiry date has not been exceeded
-Must be redeemable in Canada
-The product named on the coupon has been purchased
-The size and/or flavour of the item, as stated on the coupon has been purchased
-The required number of items has been purchased

Price Matching
London Drugs will also match a competitors FLYER price, again there are exceptions, but all you need to do is bring in the competitors current flyer take it to the customer service desk and let them know you'd like to price match the item. Yes you can stack coupons and price match.

Exceptions for Price Matching
London Drugs will not price match Costco or any other store where they require you to pay to be a member. They will also NOT price match some of Walmart's flyer items, sometimes Walmart marks down things so low that it's below cost.
The amount of items you are allowed to price match varies with each store, for example at my London Drugs they allow you to price match as many products as you want, however they only allow 4 of each price matched item. Other stores may only allow only one item to be price matched, it's really up to the store manager.

Some Advice
-Stack coupons at the Customer Service desk. At a regular till, you will need to wait for a manager to come do an override if there is an abundance of coupons, plus you are more likely to hold up the line at a regular till. There is also a computer screen that shows your purchase and coupons taken off that makes it easy to watch for mistakes.
-Make sure your coupons are all organized before you go pay for your items. The London Drugs website is great for checking up on prices as they have all their inventory and prices listed.
-Most cashiers/CS reps like it if you hand them each stack for each item as they ring it in, as it is easier for them to keep track of the prices and to make sure your coupons don't go over the product price (I keep mine in paper clipped bundles with notes saying the value of each coupon value).
-**most importantly of all, stacking at London Drugs is fairly new, please please do not argue with a staff member if they refuse a coupon or are a bit slow etc, also don't clear the shelves, no one really needs 20 bags of pampers at once (unless you are planning a big donation, in that case call the store manager ahead of time and work something out one on one). Stacking is a privilege that no one wants to lose!

London Drugs Flyer May 4th - May 9th

I was so excited to find this in my mailbox today because London Drugs usually only puts out a flyer every second week and there are flyer sales going on this week, so wahoo more shopping and more savings this month! Sorry I'm just so excited, this is after all my favourite store in the world!

$10 PC Gift Card WYS $10 on Quaker

$10 President's Choice Gift Card When You Spend $10 on Quaker

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Official Mail-In $10 President's Choice Gift Card Offer

1. Purchases any combination of the following participating products for a total of $10 or more (before taxes) at Loblaws across Canada (Loblaws, Your Independent Grocer, Fortinos, Zehrs, Valu-mart, GreatFood, Real Canadian Superstore, Provigo, Maxi, Maxi & CieAtlantic Superstore Dominiom, SaveEasy, Extra Foods)

Tropicana Juices/Juice Blends and Cocktails (1.75L,1.89L,2.63L all varieties)
Gatorade and G2 beverages (591ml,710ml,910ml and 6x591ml all flavours)
Quaker Ready to Eat Cereals as follows Harvest Crunch (Origional,
Light & Crisp Honey Nut sizes 645g-750g), Life (Original ,Toasted Cinnamon and Multigrain sizes 595g-650g), Cap'n Crunch(size350g), Square(Corn Bran, Oatmeal(500g-540g all flavours), Quaker hot cereals as follows Instant Oatmeal (sizes296g-425g all flavours/varieties) Oats (large flake,one minute and quick,100%whole Grain Oatmeal packets sizes 360g, 900g, 1kg, Natural Wheat Bran(300g)Oat Bran Hot Cereal(625kg)Kretschmer Wheat Germ(340g)Quaker Baking and muffin Mixes (900g all varieties, Aunt Jemima Mixes(900g all varieties)and Syrups(750ml all varieties)Quaker Granola Bars (Chewy,Fibre & Omega,Yogourt,Trail Mix,Dipps158g-452g all flavours and 100 Calorie (132g all flavours), Granola Crunchers(120g all flavours), Quaker Crispy Minis(sizes100g-214g all flavours/varieties

2.Enclose the original itemized store-identified cash register dated between April 30 2010 and May 27 2010 with purchased price of each participating product circled and enclose the original proof-of-purchase symbol(UPC Code) All products must be purchased in the same transaction.

3.Complete the original mail-in offer with your name, address and phone number.

4.Mail all to the above address postmarked by June 17,2010 to

Quaker/Tropicana/Gatorade Preident Choice Gift CardOffer
PO Box 9733 Saint John
New Brunswick
E2L 4P5

One Gift Card Offer per Address or Household

Forms can be found at participating Loblaws chains

PandG brandSampler

is back May 1st, wake up early for this one, because it's while supplies last, and from my experience they don't last long!

Welcome to My Blog!!

This blog's main focus is on how Canadians can save money, of course everyone is welcome to read, learn and share some tips of their own.

I love saving money, but like any red blooded Canadian female, I love shopping too. I like to get the most bang for my buck, so to speak. I started using coupons 18 months ago, but really got into it with full force more recently. Using coupons and combining them with sales has allowed my family the occasional splurge and indulgence. Although, we are a single income family of 4, so we still have to watch our spending to a certain degree. My aim for this blog is to help people out by providing tips and tricks to maximize your savings. This blog will focus on deals, where to find them and how to get them, annual sales, youtube shoppers, and of course coupons! Speaking of coupons there is a great list of coupon sites on the right hand side that will mail coupons to your door for free :) >>>>

Check it out and let me know what you think