Update Your Shopper's Profile for 2000 Points

Starting Saturday Jan 18 you can get free points just for logging in and updating your Shoppers Optimum profile. Just go to the Optimum website here . Log in to your account and make sure your address and email are correct. Then enter the code 0114 and you will get 2000 optimum points! We have 4 cards(one for each person in our family, so that's 8000 points!) I like getting the weekly emails from them because the offers personalized to me can be quite good. How much are 2000 points worth? Well, if you wait to cash in until 95000 points are worth $220. Then these points are worth $4.63....not bad for a few minutes work!

Mail in Rebates

There are a few new mail in rebates right now. 
1.The Pepsi Tostitos $20 Super Bowl Coupon Booklet can be printed here. It is a Spend $20 on Pepsi/Tostitos products and get a $20 Coupon Booklet. Purchases must be made between Dec 23,2013 and Feb 9.2014.
2.There is also this one from Activia.The offer is until Feb 10,2014. You attach 5 UPCs from any Activia pack and you get a $10 gift card.
At Superstore in the coupon zone I found these 2. 
3.One is for a free Lysol No Touch hand soap system. You can purchase it anywhere(not just Superstore). MIR is for up to $17.56 to cover cost of product, taxes and postage. This offer is good between Jan 8 and March 31, 2014.
4.Then there's the MIR  for a $10 PC gift card when you spend $30 on the products listed on the form. Offer is good Dec 25, 2013- Jan 24, 2014.  

Canada Wide Price Matching at Walmart

So, here's my report about price matching Canada wide at Walmart. Last night I spent hours pouring over the rebee flyers. I put in my location as Toronto, Ontario and found the selection awesome! I scrolled through the pages and took screen shots of the pages I wanted to price match. I made sure I tapped on the flyer so the name of the store and the date popped up on my iPad(I didn't know it did this...so helpful!). I didn't limit my search to Ontario, I went to big centers across Canada. At first, it was a disorganized mess, but after awhile I figured out a way to keep it neat. I made a written list of all the deals. I included it below for those of you who are a bit strange like me and find this kind of thing fascinating. Allow me a little rabbit trail....our Korean home stay asked me years ago, "Sue, don't you find this annoying????" No, I still don't..this is fun for me! I wanted to be as organized as possible, but I learned of ways to do better next time. 
1) I will write beside the item where it came from. For example: if the ad says from the USA on the ad for grapes I will make note of that so that I can price match without looking it up while at the store.
2) I will figure out the price per kg and write it on my list as the cashier needs that more than price per pound.
3)Someday I might goes as far as organizing my list by the store layout....
When I got to the store I went straight to customer service to confirm what the customer service lady told me on the phone was happening. Customer service knew nothing about price matching Canada wide....that's what I figured....she called her manager. She knew about BC wide price matching, but was unaware of Canada wide price matching. She called her manager. She was very pleasant, by the way. It was confirmed. Now, I have jumped through grocery hoops long enough to know that that's not where it ends! I asked the manager how the teller would know to do it. She said to use her name, Jo, and tell her to shut down her till and only serve me! When I was finished shopping, Jo just happened to be by the tills and directed me to a cashier that could handle my situation! The till was shut down and so there was no pressure of people behind me feeling grouchy! Shannon was very professional and kind! She handled the situation like it was nothing! Below are my purchases in pictures. Here's the money tally.
12 Old South frozen orange juice .50 each    $6
2  10 lb bags of potatoes                $2 each     $4
3  2 L Chapman's Ice cream        $2.99 each   $8.97
12 Catelli Spaghetti sauce              $1 each     $12
2 Blackberries 170 g                        $1 each     $2
2 Dole pineapples                        $1 each     $2
2 3 lb bags of carrots                    $1 each     $2 
2 3 lb bags of onions                     $1 each     $2
1 Astro Yogurt                              $1.88 each $1.88
2  Gluten free PF Chips                $1.99 each-.50Ch51  $3.48
1 Hershey's whole nuts                $3.48-$2 coupon-$2CH51=+.52
1 NHL candy cane hockey set     $1 each      $1
4 3 PC Garlic                                .25 each     $1
Broccoli Crowns                            .79/lb         $1.79
2 Green Grapes                            .88/lb          $3.76
1 Celery                                       .99 each        .99
3 Bunches Bananas                     .39/lb          $2.79
2 Stewing Beef                          $2.99/lb       $7.67
1 Chicken Breast Club Pack     $2/lb            $8.19
1 Pork Picnic Roast                    $1/lb          $4.42
1 Pork Tenderloin                        $1/lb         $2.24
3 Breton Gluten Free Crackers   $2 (wrong price so one free) $4
2 Red Cabbage                         .50 each        $1
Grand total $83.06
Will you try it????

50% Off at Value Village and Canada Wide Price Matching at Walmart!

It's 50 % Off at Value Village tomorrow.
Valid in Canadian stores only. Super Savers Club Card required to redeem this offer. Sale excludes new merchandise (red tags), jewelry, books and items tagged housewares or furniture. Not valid with any other coupon or discount. The Super Saver card is free but I think you need to apply for it on-line.
Also, very exciting news...... I was talking with my friend, Lee,
 today and she asked if I knew about Walmart's Canada wide price match guarantee! They will price match any store flyer in Canada! I thought it too good to be true, but she had tried it and it worked. I phoned my Kelowna Walmart and they said yes indeed, they would price match any advertised price in Canada. What is so fun is that they will do it from your smart phone or tablet! So, using the Rebee app is really going to pay off!  I have often looked at No Frills and Sobey's flyers and wished we had those stores in town. This could definitely really help the grocery budget! All it takes is a little patience to flip through those on-line flyers, but after that it's a one stop shop! 
Some highlight deals.....
Blue Sky Market (Toronto, Ontario) bananas .39/lb
Best Value Food Mart(Toronto, Ontario) Pink Lady apples .19/lb!!!!!!
Grade A Seedless green grapes .88/lb!!!!
Nations Fresh Foods(Toronto, Ontario) Red and Savoy Cabbage 2/$1
Fortinos(Toronto, Ontario)Rooster Brand Instant noodles 400g .58
Thanks so much for the tip Lee! I will try it out tomorrow and let you know how it goes

This Week's Sales

This week there are some deals to help you slash your grocery budget!
 Safeway
 3 Day Sale
 Pork Ribs $1.99/lb(this is one of my PC plus items so I will price match at Superstore and save .20/$1 spent)
 Bananas .60/lb
 Be sure to check your PC plus items before you shop. I am finding mine to be more and more tailored to what we buy!
 At Superstore
3 Day sale
PC Cheese bars $4.77 for 500g limit 4
 6 Pita  $1 limit 4
 Bag of 4 green or red peppers 2/$3
 All Week
 Extra Lean Ground Beef $2.88/lb(limit 4)
 Club Pack Celebration Nut mix 1Kg $6.48(limit 4) I used to love having this on hand but unfortunately it all has wheat added last I checked!
 NN Beans or Chickpeas 540ml 5/$4(.80 each)
 NN Club Pack Frozen Vegetables 2Kg $3.68 (limit 2)
Andy Boy Romaine $1.96 as shown below. If you use the Cart Smart app they are offering $1 off this romaine. That makes it .96 for 3 romaine hearts!

Fresh Fruits and Veggies for Healthy Eating!

I've said it before, I'll say it again....I love that we have access to fruits and veggies at good prices year round here in the Okanagan! Here are the deals for Quality Greens and Lakeview Market. Time for some healthy eating after all that Christmas sugar!

The Other Money

I thought we needed a happy sunny picture!
I hope you had a great Christmas!
Happy 2014!
I am part of a forum called The Other Money.The Other Money is money that comes from a source or sources other than your regular income. It has inspired me to do better with keeping track of my Other Money. You might be surprised to find all the different areas you can make money. I thought I'd share mine for 2013.
Shopper's Points $767.92 worth of free stuff(spent $454.53)
MBNA cash back $600(2% on gas and groceries 1% on everything else)
Sold stuff on castanet $386.16
Checkout 51 $362.25 cash back (I haven't done a good job of blogging the deals but I am still using this app regularly)
Mail In Rebates $326.57
PC Points $280
Gas Bucks $128.75
Air Miles cash $80(used for gas at Shell)
Costco rebate $15.55
Scene card 2 free movies
That's a grand total of $2947.20!
Where does your Other Money come from?