Bargain Moose

This week on Bargainmoose, we’ve got a slightly more techie contest than normal, but I’d like to think that many of the Bargainmoosers might still be interested in participating – as the prize is a 1 year subscription to 1&1.com’s MyWebsite Plus – a package which enables you to set up your own website in minutes!

Perhaps you’ve had an idea in your mind for a website you’d like to set up. Maybe it’s a foodie blog, a site with silly images of kittens, or even just a simple site where you can share family news and piccies of the kids. If you win this package from 1&1, you’d be able to set that up and get it off the ground. The package includes such features as 1 free domain, 40 exclusive website designs to choose from, access to 25,000 stock images that you can use on your site, and many other features too. For someone who might not be overly tech-savvy, it seems a great way to get a site up and running.

The prize: MyWebsite Plus subscription for 1 year, which is a $240 value, from 1&1.com.

What to do:

Have you ever thought about creating your own website? Is there a blog burning inside you that just longs to be written? What is it? Tell us in the comments below.

Bonus entries:

• Subscribe to the Bargainmoose daily email updates
• Tweet out a link to this contest (make sure to include @bargainmoose)
• Mention this contest on your Facebook wall

Rules:

• Canadian entrants only
• Contest ends 24th May 2013
• 1 entry per household

For a couple of days, Bargainmoose has secured a great exclusive offer in conjunction with The Body Shop Canada. You can use the offer either online or in-store, to get $10 discount on a spend of $20 or more – sweet! Here are the details:

Click here to shop online @ The Body Shop Canada

• Coupon Code: BARGAINMOOSE
• Discount: $10 off $20
• Expires: 12th May 2013

Click here to print The Body Shop coupon

Click here for The Body Shop store locator

The Body Shop is one of my favourite stores, they have so many delicious products. They’re also a great idea for a gift, if you’re totally stuck for ideas as to what to buy someone. For example, this Shea Shower scrub and moisture set for $30 (or $20 with the coupon code) – you couldn’t really go wrong with giving that as a gift. After all, who wouldn’t use scrummy shower items like this… ?

There are a few products I can recommend from personal experience too. For example, my partner bought me this Hemp Body Butter ($15) as part of a Christmas gift set. At first, when I opened the tub, I really didn’t think very highly of the scent – hemp has quite a distinctive aroma. But I gave it a try, and now I use this cream on a daily basis – I really like it a lot.

Another one that I really love is this Satsuma body butter ($10) – I’ve been using this on a daily basis on my ever-expanding pregnant abdomen! It smells absolutely delectable, and has a really delicious scent, as well as being a really good moisturiser for my skin.

Regarding the $10 off $20 coupon code above – if you’re only spending around the $20 mark, you’re still going to have to fork out the shipping fees, which would be $7.95. So technically, the $10 reduction covers your shipping fee and then a little extra discount.  You’d have to spend $75 to achieve free shipping (or get $5 shipping on a $50 spend). If you happen to be shopping in-store, just print out the coupon and take it with you – saves you on the shipping fees.

*** Contest now closed, winner was Bargainmooser Elaine!! ***

Fancy a bit of pampering? Do you think you could manage to spend a $150 gift card from Wayspa.com? I know I could… but it will be awarded to one of the lucky Bargainmoosers, I won’t be selfish and keep it for myself! You can put the $150 towards anything you want there, some lovely self-indulgent experiences…

I recently had a facial for the first time in my 32 years on this world. I was actually a bit apprehensive beforehand, because I feel someone rubbing your face is pretty personal and almost considered an invasion of your personal space. But once the beautician got started, I overcame that feeling and ended up really enjoying the relaxation of the facial for an hour. I was so relaxed, I was pretty close to sleep too… even snorting myself awake at one point.

How to enter this contest:

For one contest entry: What would you fancy spending your $150 prize on? Have a browse on Wayspa, find a pampering place near you, and check out their services. What would you do? Would it be a facial? A massage? Or maybe getting your nails done? Let us know in the comment below.

Want some bonus contest entries:

• Leave a link to this contest on Twitter (leave the link below)
• Post about this contest on your Facebook (leave link below)
• Subscribe to the Bargainmoose daily email deals

Rules:

• Contest ends 7th May 2013
• Canadian entrants only
• One entry per household per day
• Admin’s decision is final in all cases and contest may be subject to change

*** Contest now closed, winner was Bargainmooser Linda!! ***

With the rising cost of gas prices, would anyone say no to $150 worth of free gas from Shell Canada? I am sure that none of the Bargainmoosers would turn their noses up at that! Read on to see how to enter this Canadian contest…

Just for your interest, right now, Shell are holding a contest of their own, where you could win 95,000 AIR MILES reward miles just for shopping at Shell (ends 2nd June 2013). To enter, you just need to activate your AIR MILES Cash account, and then present your collector card when you make a minimum $20 purchase at Shell.

I’d love to win the 95k Air Miles! My ideal trip to spend it on would be return flights to South Africa. I’d love to visit Table Mountain and Cape Town, they’re on my travel bucket list. Even if both my partner and I travelled, we’d still have a few leftover miles for more travel treats.

How to enter:

• Leave a comment below on this post on Bargainmoose, stating where you’d imagine travelling if you had 95k Air Miles to spend (1 entry)
• Leave a link to this contest on twitter (make sure to add @bargainmoose to your message) (1 entry)
• Post a link to this contest on your Facebook wall – like Bargainmoose’s Facebook too! (1 entry)

Rules:

• Canadian entrants only
• One entry per household
• Ends 30th April 2013
• Admin’s decision is final in all cases and contest may be subject to change

We’ve got some news this week for potential new users of the free Canadian grocery cashback app, Checkout51. Their Android app is launching – which is good news for those of you with Android handsets!

• Click here to visit Checkout51.com now

From the above link, you will be able to download the app of your choice – either on the app store for iOS or on Google Play for Android.

We’ve mentioned Checkout51 here on Bargainmoose once before, and that post tells you a little bit more about the Canadian app.  In that thread, Bargainmooser Kate had this to day about it:

I was one of the beta members and I love this app/program! Any savings help when your grocery shopping and this one is for sure worth the time.

Now, while the grocery cashback offers on Checkout51 change on a weekly basis, we don’t write about them here on Bargainmoose every single week. We have been putting lists up on our Facebook page, if you want to keep track… or you can just click over to Checkout51 each week, yourself.

For some examples of the current offers this week:

• Glade Jar Candles - $1 cashback
• Special K Cereal – $2 cashback
• Bento Sushi – $1.50 cashback
• COLDSORE-FX – $5 cashback
• Kraft Dinner Smart – $0.75 cashback

As you can see, if you add up some of these offers for brands you’d be buying anyway, there’s quite a bit of cashback available. A handy tool!

(Expiry: never)

*** Contest now closed, winners were Danielle and Julie ***

If you’ve left it to the next few weeks to get your latest taxes done, we might be able to help you out – we’ve got 2 free copies of the online Turbotax software to give away to the Bargainmoosers. Each copy is worth up to $63, depending on what package you choose from the following:

• Standard (worth $17.99)
• Premier (worth $32.99)
• Home and Business (worth $44.99)

Just note that you also get free tax advice with Premier and Home and Business this year – an added bonus. The winning software is even good for spousal returns (usually an extra $18) – provided you submit them at the same time.

How to enter the Turbotax contest:

Please choose your sentiment and leave your choice in the comments below:

I love doing taxes!

or

I hate doing taxes!

If you’re not lucky enough to win a copy of the Turbotax software and need to pay for their services this month, don’t forget to make use of our exclusive Bargainmoose Turbotax coupon code link which activates an extra 12% discount. That’s a saving of a few dollars anyway.

Rules:

• Ends 16th April 2013, Canadian entrants only, 1 entry per household

We’ve blogged about Elora Label Company a couple of times here on Bargainmoose, and we wanted to let you know about their latest offer coming up to Easter – it’s a coupon code for a 20% discount on any label packages on their site.

Click here to use the Elora label coupon code online now

• Coupon Code: BUNNYHOP
• Discount: 20% off all label packages
• Expires: 1st April 2013

Remember, you also get free shipping on any order! This would be a good time to make a purchase, if you need some labels for your little one.

I recently received a label pack from Elora Label Canada. It was a starter set ($24.95 or $19.96 with the coupon code) and I opted for the colour combo of purple haze, with a rainbow icon to decorate the labels. The labels were for my little 3 year old daughter, to label her various items, specifically so she doesn’t lose anything when going to daycare twice a week.

When opening the package from Elora Label, my daughter was really excited… seeing the colourful stickers coming out of the envelope, all with her name on them. She loves the fact that her name is on the labels, she’s starting to be able to recognise the written word.

I put a couple of the shoe stickies in my daughter’s shoes. I had never seen shoe stickies before actually, I thought these were a good idea. The Elora labels are of good quality and seem really durable. I haven’t yet put any of the clothing through the wash, so we’ll see how they cope over time.

The bag tags are great too – I immediately attached it to my daughter’s backpack – as I have seen other children with the exact same one at childcare.

You’ll find this, and any other Elora Label coupon codes here on our coupon forum on Bargainmoose!

I wanted to let you guys know about a party game that I was given for my last birthday, Cards Against Humanity – a free party game for horrible people. They say, ” Cards Against Humanity is as despicable and awkward as you and your friends.” That was true for my family and I when we played it last week!

I am posting about this game as I have actually discovered that it is FREE – you can actually download a copy of the game to use yourself, under a creative commons license.

• Click here to see the game @ Cardsagainsthumanity.com

There are a couple of options if you actually want to play the game. You could grab the pdf from the above link, and just print out some low quality copies on plain white paper from your home printer. Or, you could pop out to a print shop (e.g. Staples) and get the set professionally printed – they say this should cost around $10, though you’d have to do your own price comparisons for this. Finally, you can buy the finished version in a pretty box set – this is what I was recently gifted. Sadly, the Canadian shopify store is sold out of it, but they’re due more stock in March.

As for the game itself, it’s seriously funny. One person reads out a question card, and the rest of the players have to select something funny from the cards in their hand. Some really weird and wonderful combinations come out… such as, “Question: What gives me terrible gas? Answer: Eating an albino.”

To be blunt – this game is not for the faint-hearted or easily offended. It’s VERY rude. There were some phrases and terms that we came across while playing Cards Against Humanity that I had to ask for a definition of. Some were pretty out there!

If you download or buy this game, please come back to Bargainmoose and let us know about it in the comments below!

(Expiry: never?)

*** Contest now closed, winners announced soon! ***

In the past , we’ve blogged a few offers from the daily deals site from Parents Canada, Sweet Deals. They do many family orientated offers, from toys to books, from soap dispensers to lunchboxes. They’ve very kindly offered to donate some prizes to the Bargainmoosers – four $50 gift vouchers to spend on their site. Would you like to win one of these Parents Canada gift vouchers?

How to enter this Parents Canada contest:

Firstly, make sure you are signed up for an account on Parents Canada sweet deals. Then, come back here to Bargainmoose and leave a comment below, answering this question:

Which of the current deals on Parents Canada Sweet Deals would you be interested in buying?

The winner will be randomly chosen from the comments below. And if you end up buying something from their site, make sure and check the Parents Canada coupons in the Bargainmoose coupon section – we could have some promo codes to save you a bit of cash.

For bonus contest entries, please share with your friends:

• Shoutout on Twitter, including a link to this contest on Bargainmoose (leave your link below)
• Leave a link to this contest on your Facebook wall (leave link below)
• Make sure you are subscribed to the Bargainmoose daily email deals

Rules:

• This Canadian contest ends on the 26th February 2013
• Open to Canadian entrants only
• Only one entry permitted per household
• Winner will be cross-checked for an active account on Parents Canada
• Rules subject to change at admin’s discretion

*** Contest now closed, winners were Heidi and Brock! ***

The dreaded time for tax returns is creeping closer and closer, and many of you savvy Bargainmoosers will already be on the hunt for the software you’re going to use to help you with your filing. Well, we’re hoping to help out some of you, because Turbotax Canada are giving two of the Bargainmoosers a code for the use of Turbotax 2012 online returns, in this little 48 hour contest!

Whoever wins this contest will be rewarded with a Turbotax coupon code. This code will work for all versions from Standard (worth $17.99) to Home and Business (worth $44.99). They are also good for spousal returns provided the returns are being paid for at the same time – double bonus!

How to enter this Canadian contest:

From previous years, I hear that some people actually enjoy doing their taxes! In light of that revelation, answer one of the following questions and leave your comment below:

• What do you LOVE more than doing your taxes?
• or
• What do you HATE more than doing your taxes?

Rules:

Ends 18th February 2013, Canadian entrants only, one entrant per household

P.S. Don’t forget that we have a permanent Bargainmoose exclusive discount link for 12% discount on Turbotax online editions. If you need to pay for the use of the Turbotax tools, make sure and check the Turbotax coupon page for a discount!

*** Contest now closed, winner was Mooser Jason! ***

Continuing our Valentine’s theme this week, we’ve got a super giveaway here on Bargainmoose from the lovely folks at Swarovski.com. They’re going to give one of the Bargainmoosers a gorgeous Swarovski reversible heart pendant, which you can see in the images above. The pendant has a value of $300 and I think it would be a lovely addition to anyone’s jewellery rack. I wouldn’t mind adding it to my own!

There are some really timeless pieces on the Swarovski site, it’s nice to have a browse. I don’t actually own any Swarovski jewellery myself, but it’s pretty famous all over the world, a truly global brand name, in my opinion. This Niagara Green necklace priced at $825 is stunning, but wayyy out of my price range (until I become a millionaire!). Something like this Tody Thin necklace is probably more within budget, and maybe I might even get something like this for Valentines.

How to enter this Canadian contest:

Have a browse through the jewellery on Swarovski.com. If you had an unlimited budget, what piece would you choose for either yourself or someone special to you? Just leave your choice in a comment below.

One winner will be chosen at random from all the comments below.

Rules:

• Contest ends on the 15th February 2013
• Rules are subject to change at admin’s discretion
• Canadian contest entrants only, one entry per household

When browsing the many sites on the interwebs, it’s great to stumble upon a website with a nice design, which is easy to use, pleasing to view, and above all – a Canadian store. And that’s what I’ve found in Shirtpunch.com! They are a Canada-based store which sells daily limited edition tees for only $10 plus shipping.

• Click here to check out the tees @ Shirtpunch.com

We’ve signed up to the weekly newsletter too, so we’ll keep you informed about the best deals and upcoming offers when we find them. As I mentioned, the daily tees are $10, plus shipping is extra depending where you are. I did a test order for one tee, and shipping was about $5. Though, when I added two tees to my cart, it was still only a $5 shipping fee – so considering buying with a friend or ordering a couple of items. Even if you’re only buying one t-shirt from Shirtpunch, $15 including shipping is still pretty decent.

As I write this, there are 2 designs to choose from today, Crystal Clear Hero and Charming Chuthlu Stand Off and Snaaake. And there are 15 hours left to buy them before the available designs change tomorrow. There is also a TV themed section which you might want to look at.

The long-time Bargainmoosers amongst you will know that I am a have been a big fan of Threadless for years now, and Shirtpunch.com reminds me of the types of designs you might see on Threadless. Each day, Shirtpunch features various unique designs from talented artists. As well as being able to buy the various designs in t-shirt form, you can even make orders for laptop decals, gelaskins iphone covers , locker magnets and more. Interesting premise!

If you are like me and you enjoy wearing tees that not many other people wear, and that attract comments from random strangers in the street, then Shirtpunch would be a good site to keep on your radar.

(Expiry: ongoing)

I wanted to blog about a recent addition to our coupon forum – coupon tags. On our Bargainmoose Canadian coupon home page, you can see some “popular tags” in a widget at the bottom right. This shows some of the popular coupon categories, which you can browse to your heart’s delight.

Here is the current list of handy tags:

• Exclusive coupons
• Printable coupons
• Free Shipping coupons
• Clothing coupons
• Kids coupons
• Grocery coupons
• Travel coupons
• Shoe coupons
• Restaurant coupons
• Pizza coupons
• Car Rental coupons
• Flight coupons

So, if you need a new pair of shoes, have a glance through the shoe coupons to see if anything is of interest. or if you’re booking a vacation, take a look through the flight coupons or the car rental coupons. Or for the crazy couponers, you could have a browse down the grocery coupons page – most of these are printable vouchers.

P.S. The coupon tag pages only show one coupon from each store – the latest one that has been posted on our coupon forums. There may well be more valid coupons for that particular store – just click the store logo and you can browse through all the valid Canadian coupons.

*** Contest now closed, winner was Mooser Belinda!! ***

Pink Cherry, one of Canada’s top sites for adult toys and novelties, is offering one of the lovely Bargainmoosers a fantastic prize package for a Valentine’s Day pressie. It’s a gift set from the brand Evolved Novelties and it’s worth more than $250! Here’s what you will get – it’s pictured above:

• Vibrating Rose
• Duo Obsessions Vibrator
• Bendable You Too Couples Vibe
• Bubblies The Pop Mini Vibe
• Romance Collection of Sensual Products
• Bonus Zero Tolerance Cock Ring

Some interesting and tantalising items in there!

How to enter:

To enter the contest, we’d like you to leave a comment below, telling us about the ideal Valentine’s gift that you would like to receive…

For bonus entries:

• Tweet a link to this contest (leave link to  your tweet below)
• Share this contest on your Facebook (leave link to comment below)
• Subscribe to the Bargainmoose daily email newsletter
• Post a hot bargain on the Bargainmoose forums (daily entries)

Rules:

One type of entry per household per day (where applicable), Canadian entrants only, contest is subject to change at admin’s discretion, ends 7th February 2013.

Don’t forget that if you’re looking for Valentine’s Day ideas, you could use our exclusive Pink Cherry coupon code for an extra 15% discount on your order there – works on sale items as well as regular priced toys!

P.S. If you don’t want to leave your real name in the comments below, just put a nickname – you’re welcome to stay anonymous if you want to. We’ll sort out the prize details by email, in private.

Over at Smartsource.ca, there’s a great choice of Canadian printable grocery coupons available, with discounts on many popular brand names, from Kelloggs to Heinz. As I write this, there are 81 printable coupons on show, with discounts ranging from $0.50 to $5.00.

We don’t normally paste a huge list of coupons, but this seems like one of the easiest ways to convey this information to you today. Here’s the latest list:

• BUY 8 Save $1.50 on any size of Heinz Baby Food Glass Jars and/or Plastic Tubs
• Save $1 on any box of Kellogg’s* Eggo Minis* waffles
• Save $1 on purchase of any 1 NABOB Coffee Variety (350-400g)
• Save 75¢ ON THE PURCHASE OF ANY INTERNATIONAL DELIGHT PRODUCT
• SAVE $2 on 1 Van Houtte® coffee product (225g and up, not applicable on K-Cup® packs)
• Save 75¢ on any variety of PILLER’S SIMPLY FREE™ products
• Save $1 on any Hansells Molten Cakes
• Save $1 on your purchase of one (1) 1L Tub of Cool Whip Whipped Topping (any variety)
• Save $3 Purchase ANY 5 Weight Watchers® Smart Ones® Frozen Products
• Save 75¢ on any Saputo® natural cheese slices
• SAVE $1 with the purchase of any one Heinz Little Kids Snack
• SAVE $1.50 with the purchase of any one Heinz Baby Cereal (227g)
• SAVE $5 On G-U-M® PerioBalance™ Daily Dental Probiotic available @ Shoppers Drug Mart
• Save $2 On one (1) Glaxal Base® Lotion SPF 15 or any Glaxal Base® Cream or Lotion.
• SAVE $1 on any one (1) OXICLEAN® MaxForce® Laundry Stain Fighter & Booster
• SAVE 75¢ on any one (1) SCRUB FREE® Mildew or Soap Scum Bathroom Cleaner
• Save $2 On BISSELL® Carpet Cleaning Powder or Heavy Traffic™ Carpet Foam
• Save $5 On any BISSELL® Portable Deep Cleaning Formula
• SAVE $5 on One (1) Rubbermaid® Reveal™ Mop
• Save $1.50 on any one (1) Goody® QUIK STYLE™ paddle brush
• SAVE $1.50 on RUB A535 Extra Strength Cream 200g Pump or RUB A535 Ice Gel 325g Pump
• Save $2 on any SELSUN BLUE® Shampoo
• SAVE $1.50 on any Arm & Hammer® Spinbrush®
• Save $2 OFF Any size bag of Hill’s® Science Diet® Ideal Balance™ pet food.
• Save $2 on ARM & HAMMER® Ultra Last™ Cat Litter 6.4kg & 12.7kg
• Save $2 ANY bag of Hills® Science Diet® pet food at PetSmart
• Save $0.50 on your purchase of any two (2) JELL-O dry packaged dessert products (any size or variety) OR on the purchase of any one (1) BAKER’S bar (any size or variety)

Just browse down the above – if you click any of the links, you’ll see the Canadian coupon appear on the page. Alternatively, just click through, then browse through the offers on Smartsource, and use the little checkbox to highlight the coupons you want, printing them all out in one go.

Happy couponing!

(Expiry unknown, may vary from coupon to coupon)