Brandsaver.ca

Sorry guys, life got in the way.

The new brandsaver.ca is up and running. There are $140 in coupons from Proctor & Gamble (P&G) that you can order. I love these coupons. You get Tide and tonnes of different personal hygiene coupons. Definately worth the few clicks it takes!

www.brandsaver.ca

When you are not happy with a product

We've all done it. You buy something and try it out and decide it is not a marvel of ingenuity. Or you buy something you always by and it doesn't live up to your expectations. So what then? Most people throw it in the garbage and move on. But what you should be doing is calling the company to complain. Recently I bought some Ziploc bags with a slider seal. The things were awful. They burst open, leaked and were not as good as the other Ziploc products I buy. So I called Ziploc to tell them. And because companies want to keep customers happy, they are sending me a coupon for a free Ziploc product. If you don't tell the companies that you are unhappy with their product, they can't make it right for you. I've called when my Tenderflake pie shells have been all folded on each other, when the baby food I bought smelled funny, new lotion didn't live up to my expectations, ect... Not all companies will make it right, but most of the time they do. So by calling them to tell them of the problems you are having with their product, they will send you coupons or extra points/aeroplan ect.... You have nothing to loose. You were going to throw it out anyways, weren't you? Whether it's a 50cent jar of baby food or a $30 bottle of lotion, it's always worth a quick call to tell the company what is wrong. It goes without saying that it has to be legitimate complaint. No making up stories just for free coupons!

Free Pilsbury

Who doesn't love FREE food? Here is a coupon for a free pilsbury product! You can't go wrong with free!!

And on a different note....I think I have figured out how to post hyperlinks, so no more huge links in my posts! ;)

Motrin RECALL part 2

You can call them at 1-888-666-8746 or you can fill out a form online. The wait online is long, so I chose the form. You can request a refund or you can request a voucher. The voucher is a better bet in my opinion. It will be good on numerous products. It will likely be a free product coupon valid on: Benylin, Motrin, Tylenol, Splenda, Actifed, Benadryl, Sudafed, Fleet, Nizoral, Anusol, Pepcid Complete, Combantrin, Lactaid, Imodium, NicoDerm, nicorette, Reactine, Rolaids, Sinutab, Zantac. Definately worth it. Be sure to have the item with you as they want lot# ect...

http://www.motrin.ca/eng/pdf/JJ_Reimbursement_Information_April30.pdf

thinkcoupons.ca

I'm gonna plug thinkcoupons.ca again.

www.thinkcoupons.ca

It's basically a database of coupons that you can print or order online. Save.ca is amazing, but often you can "see" every coupon available because you have to go to the manufacture's website first. Teh Johnson&Johnson baby coupons are an example (you can get a coupon for children's tylenol there too). If you use thinkcoupons.ca you'll find the links to all kinds of coupons including some that you can print at home!

This database is Canadian. A lot of them out there are American. American coupons are no good here. So make sure when doing any print at home coupons that they are valid in Canada.

Baby Formula and Coupons

Did you know that the formula manufactures will send you samples of formula, diaper bags, bottles, coupons, ect....all kinds of awesome goodies. Nestle and Heinz also sends you coupons and cereal when your babe is older.

Similac:
http://similac.ca/en/similac_welcome_addition_club/

Heinz:
http://www.heinzbaby.com/en_ca/babyclub/registration/

Nestle:
https://www.nestle-baby.ca/Templates/Form.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID={AB7678C3-1BAC-4F78-A30E-8A0FBA42F77E}&NRORIGINALURL=/en/register/index.htm&NRCACHEHINT=Guest
Nestle also sends you a great little backpack style diaper bag!

Enfamil:
http://www.enfamil.ca/en/promotions/enfamil-family-beginnings-enrollment-form.html

A great way to try out the different formulas if you so choose and also get some great coupons mailed right to you.

I have a couple of cans that I got that I won't use since we found a formula we are happy with. Anyone know who accepts donations of formula in YK? The foodbank? Center for Northern Families?

Making coupons work for you

This Saturday was 20x the Optimum point at Shoppers Drug Mart. You get points on the amount before coupons (if they are $ off coupons, not free product coupons). This Saturday I used something like $20 in coupons. $20 in coupons was worth 4000pts on Saturday; so I got 4000 points without paying that $20 out of my pocket. On a bonus redemption day (where you get $200 off when redeeming 75,000pts instead of the usual $150) 1000 Optimum points is worth $2.67. So the 4000 points I got on my coupons is worth $10.67 in products on bonus redemption day.

Bottom line I saved $20 and I'll get $10.67 worth of free stuff on the next redemption day. $30.67 in my pocket just for using coupons. That ain't so shabby!

Coupons at SDM

Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) has quite a few coupons around their products. My favorite right now is the $2 off large advil. And it's good until 2011!!! It's bound to go on sale again before then!

Brandsaver

Proctor & Gamble (P&G) has released new coupons. $140 worth of coupons to use on their products. You select the ones you can use and they send them to you!

Click away...

http://www.brandsaver.ca/

Free Mars Bar Promo

Okay, I've been slacking in the last little bit. Life got in the way...but have no fear here's a deal for you!

Mars is giving away a coupon for a free Mars bar. It requires a save.ca account. Free chocolate anyone?

http://www.marsacts.ca/Details.aspx

Johnson & Johnson coupons

Did you know you can call J&J every month and get 2 coupons each and every month from them? Also, if you've just had a baby you can get their new parents pack. It consists a couple of $1 off J&J baby items and a coupon for 1 free item. I and many others have used it to purchase the baskets of J&J items at Walmart ($20 value). I also used one on the multi pack of penaten down south. Definately worth a call. In fact when you call they actually encourage you to use the free item coupon on the biggest thing you can find! The number is 1-866-565-2229

Their coupons are:

$3 OFF: Aveeno, Clean&Clear, Lubriderm, Neutrogena

$2 OFF: Band-Aid, Bengay, Caladryl, Visine, Listerine, First Aid, Polysporin, Purell, Rogaine, Reach, Efferdent, Rembrandt

$2 OFF: Benylin, Motrin, Tylenol, Splenda, Actifed, Benadryl, Sudafed, Fleet, Nizoral, Anusol, Pepcid Complete, Combantrin, Lactaid, Imodium, NicoDerm, nicorette, Reactine, Rolaids, Sinutab, Zantac

$1 OFF: Johnson's, Desitin, Penaten, Johnson's Buddies, Johnson Kids, Soothing naturals

http://flyerscoupons.ca/johnson-johnson-j-j-monthly-call-coupons-canada-129?prefixid=coupons

M&M BOGO coupon

M&M has a promotion on right now where you can get some BOGO (buy one get one) coupons. Go to jointhehunt.ca and find the hidden eggs. When you find all of them they will send you the coupon for a free bag of their speck-tacular egg M&Ms. These are currently $5.36 at Walmart. You can do this up to 3 times. Plus you can enter pins from packages to win prizes including a family vacation!!

A total of Sixteen (16) Eggs, - three (3) yellow, four (4) green, three (3) pink, four (4) white and two (2) purple are available to be found within the jointhehunt.ca site hunting environment . Click on each egg and then type in the Alpha verification code exactly as shown and click on the “Submit” button. The egg will automatically be added to the Eggs Found Counter identifying how many eggs have been found. Upon finding all Sixteen (16) eggs you will be mailed one (1) Buy One Get One Free coupon for M&M’s® Chocolate Candies (383g). Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. There are Ten Thousand ( 10,000) Buy One Get One Free coupons available at the start of the Contest Period and will diminish as claimed, only available while supplies last. Maximum of three (3) coupons per person or e-mail address.

Check it out....

Jointhehunt.ca

Disney printable coupons

Disney very often releases printable coupons for their DVD & Blu-ray combo packs. Right now they have one for the Princess and the Frog. Walmart usually sells them. I haven't had much luck finding them elsewhere in town. Make sure you select the Canadian coupon.

http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/disneymagicalsavings/?cmp=dmov_dvd_dmsave_url_patfcoupon

One per purchase

This is the one of the frustrating aspects of couponing. The coupon says "Limit one per purchase" One per purchase means one per purchased ITEM. If they meant one per customer or one per transaction they would say it (I have coupons with that written on it). When using a coupon, the company doesn't know whether you used 1000 coupons or 1 in the transaction. They all get sent together in for redemption. The companies could care less about how many you use in a transaction, they are just excited that you are buying their product. That's why they give out coupons, to get you to buy their product.

There are stores, such as London Drugs in Alberta that allow you to "stack" coupons; meaning you can use more than 1 coupon on an item. So if you have 5 coupons for say Tide, then you could use the 5 coupons on one bottle of Tide. However, you couldn't use 5 of the same coupon that says "limit 1 per purchase" on the 1 bottle of time. For those of you that travel south to Albera or BC often I'll blog about stacking one day. Basically 1 coupon per item unless you are in a stacking store.

It's not really rocket science, and gets to be rather frustrating. Feel free to tell the cashier to ring them in as seperate transactions if they are going to be overly picky. It's more work for them in the end for something that really comes out to be EXACTLY the same thing.

Couponing 101

I used coupons before. I call this time, my TBSC (time before smartcanucks!). Someone suggested I have a look at smartcanucks.ca in order to maximize my coupon abilities. Smarcanucks is where I've learned how to trade coupons, participated in coupon trains and all kinds of other coupon craziness. Smartcanucks is a fantastic website but....a lot of it doesn't apply to us way up here. In Yellowknife, you just don't have access to the same coupons and same sales as "down south". So, you are asking yourself, how the heck do I coupon up here? Well, my northern friend, but getting the most out of internet coupons.

Coupons can be divided into several categories...
Print at home coupons: These are coupons from websites that you print right off on your computer. A lot of retailers don't accept them because they are so easy to alter. You know the saying...one bad apple spoils the bunch. Some retailers in Yk still accept them. I'd love to know your hits and misses around town.

Coupons sent to you: These are coupons that you select and the company prints them off and sends them to you. Save.ca and brandsaver.ca are just a few

Manufacture coupons: These are coupons that you get in store or directly from the manufacture.

So a few websites for my coupon savy northerners...

http://smartcanucks.ca/
http://www.save.ca/
http://www.brandsaver.ca/en_ca/
and my new favorite..... http://thinkcoupons.ca/

Thinkcoupons.ca is like a giant database of internet based coupons.

Let the couponing begin...