Awesome deal: Canada postage stamps

Posted by Fay on Nov 21, 2011 in Deals, Shoppers Drug Mart, Shopping | 3 comments

No excuses now, I have everything I need for Christmas card writing!  I lucked out by saving 10% on books of 10 Canada postage stamps at Shoppers Drug Mart.  The sale is nationwide and ends on Friday, November 25.  These “permanent” stamps can be used within Canada for letters, greeting cards, etc. that weigh less than 30 grams.  They are marked with a “P” (see below for image taken...

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Too many diapers

Posted by Fay on Nov 21, 2011 in Shopping | 0 comments

I first wrote about buying diapers at Walmart in my “Price Matching” post. Remember, it was their September anniversary sale and the diapers were on sale.  My co-worker had mentioned that I shouldn’t stock up on the smaller sizes because my kid was going to outgrow them soon. But, ever the cheapo, I figured that since they give you more diapers per box in the smaller sizes I...

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I’ll take a rain check on that

Posted by Fay on Nov 17, 2011 in Shopping | 2 comments

In my last post, I detailed how I collected a whopping amount of Air Miles in one shopping trip at Metro grocery store.  Since Thursday is the last day for the flyer sales, and I was well under my food budget, I decided to go back to the store.  The items that I was looking for were the Value pack chicken breasts and the Lactanctia Smart Growth milk.  The gentleman from the meat department...

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Bonus Air Miles Bonanza

Posted by Fay on Nov 13, 2011 in Airmiles, Coupons, Deals, Flyers, Grocery shopping, Shopping | 3 comments

This week’s Metro (Ontario and Quebec only) grocery store flyer was the big winner for me!  Not only did I save a tremendous amount of money, I continued to fuel my Air Miles addiction.  I was also inspired by Sarah Deveau’s Yummy Mummy Club blog post “The Lowdown on Bonus Air Miles” and the price comparison on her blog.  These articles referred to Safeway grocery...

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