Triscuit!!

Today's mail had the coupon for a FREE box of Triscuits - I can't wait to try a new flavour!! Also in today's mail were my Arm and Hammer coupons from save.ca.

What's in the mail today?

Today's mail had a few envelopes and a perfume sample:
- ESCADA - Taj Sunset: nice citrusy smell...too bad it's a little tiny sample :)
- P&G Brandsaver coupon - wow, these folks are FAST, ordered then on last week and they came today!!!
- Save.ca coupons - Majesta $5.00 off when you buy two AND $1.00 of Philly Cream Cheese (love this stuff)

Websaver.ca seems to take a long time, as well as right@home, gocoupons too!!

Another pretty quiet mail week

Here's the mail haul this week:
- free hair color coupon
- free nestle coupon
- free cottonelle wipes coupon
- 2 websaver envelopes (including a $3.00 off Purex coupon)
- 3 crystal light samples with 75 cent off coupon

I did use my Cottonelle wipe coupon (only pays up to $3.49). Went to our local drug store where I have a discount card. The shelf price was $4.49, with my discount, dropped the price down to $2.95 (plus .44 tax). total came to $3.39 - and the coupon was applied to the total after tax, so I didn't pay a cent!!!


Hope there is more excitement next week!

Is Man V Food is a bad influence?

We love watching Man V Food (we only get re-runs here in Canada). Last night was the episode that featured the Sonora Dog. What's a Sonora Dog you ask? It is a bacon (yes, bacon) wrapped hot dog, and for toppings: chopped tomato, onion, shredded cheese, red chili sauce, beans, mayo, ketchup, mustard and chopped jalapenos. I did these on the BBQ and secured the bacon with toothpicks (and they are double wrapped!! 2 slices per dog).




But, this is interesting. Here is the cover of a recipe booklet from Canada Packers (est. 1927). Canada Packers was a meat
packing and processing and is now part of Maple Leaf foods (1991). Notice anything interesting here...the Canadian version of the Sonora Dog!! In the booklet, they were referred to as Deluxe Dogs - and man 'o man, they are deluxe!! I highly recommend these delights if you are having one of those "don't give a crap about my cholesterol" days.

These are so easy to make. You literally wrap the hot dog (fresh out of the package) with a full slice of bacon. I wrap on the diagonal so that the bacon looks like a spiral (just like on the cover). You can fry them in a pan on the stove, or on the bbq. I prefer mine with cheese, ketchup and mayo.

Just like the old Alka-Selzer commercial: "Try it, you'll like it"

Canada Post set to strike

Well, it looks like Canada Post will be striking as early as Friday. This is a good news/bad news thing. Good news, there is an agreement in place to ensure that Government cheques will be delivered, bad news, that's ALL that will be delivered.

I understand the desire for a wage increase, but, if CP is saving their revenues are down 17%, how can they afford what the union is asking for. If, long term, they come to some agreement, you will see yet another increase in the postal rates.

Here's hoping the 'good stuff' comes in the mail before they strike - and if they do strike, it's not for months. Then again...imagine our mailboxes when they do start delivering again!!

Sensodyne sample giveaway and more

Thanks to CanadianCouponMom for blogging about the giveaway through Walmart.
If you click here you can request a sample of Sensodyne Daily Care - Ultra Fresh Toothpaste, samples are available until June 16, 2011 (or until they run out).

Enjoy!

I found this contest today - So Nice for Coffee and Ethical Bean - gift basket, looks like it could be a good one.

In the mail today:
FREE Stride 2.0 pack of gum (from Facebook) plus .50 off coupon
Coupon for FREE Cottonelle Wipes
Save.ca coupons (including $3.oo Purex, Shoppers Drug Mart has this on sale for $2.99 yesterday and today)
Cheri Milaney perfume samples

Quiet mail week, but, wait - there's more!

Nothing exciting in that mail this week, I did get my Free bottle of Hidden Valley Ranch dressing coupon. Still waiting on my samples....

On another note though - it was church sale day yesterday. Love the church sales and yard sales.

Here's my "scores" from yesterday:
- set of 5 recipe cards from 1969 UK ($2.50)
- Weber BBQ Rib rack ($1.00)
- Square Tupperware, tall Tupperware, English Rose bowl, cheese shaker ($3.50)
-Pewter pendant and earrings ($1.00)
- Other necklace ($1.00)
- Wicker shelving for bathroom ($1.00)
All that for $10.00





I picked up these awesome 3D puzzles!!!

-Eiffel Tower (still in plastic) retails for $92.98 on Amazon
- Camelot (plastic removed, but, pieces in bag) Amazon price $149.98

And I picked them up for $3.50 each - that's right.... $7.00 for over $200 worth of puzzles!!