Dollar Stores for Stocking Stuffers December 16, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Travel, kids, money, saving money.Tags: dollar, iPod, picks, stocking, stuffers, Travel
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My feet is cold today and it doesn’t matter how thick my wool socks are. I hear it’s cold and snowy out in Vancouver, not the warm and sunny location that I have fixated in my head. Alright, as long as there is a compact car waiting for me at the airport tonight, I will be pleased that I did my homework and booked the best rate on the internet. Btw, I used LM78 at Thrifty’s and it did not work for me this time. However, it did work for me for my Vegas trip later this month because I managed to book a compact car for only $10 a day. What a deal! However, tonight is with Alamo and I used my corporate id # 675899 to get a 4-day rental for only $65 including taxes and all.
Have you been shopping at the dollar stores lately? I did and I managed to find a few stocking stuffers including the stocking itself for a buck. I don’t recommend buying your spouse’s Christmas gift there but for your pet, your neighbor’s cat or the odd stocking stuffer then go for it. Dollar Giant or MegaDollar stores seem to have the best stock of things.
Here are my picks today:
1. Travelling Buddies – I picked up a few items for friends that travel alot. They include luggage tags, luggage locks, inflatable pillows to wear around your neck, over the neck safety wallets, L.E.D. flashlights, calculators to help with currency exchange and bubble envelopes for my friends to send gifts to me from abroad.
2. Pets – I found a few interesting things such as frisbees, bones to gnaw on, toys for cats, costumes for Christmas including Santa outfits, reindeer antlers and pet treats.
3. Household items – There are alot to choose from but my picks include extra rubbermaid containers for leftovers, funny mugs and laser engraved crystals.
4. Toys – Look for puzzles or card games.
5. iPod – Everyone has iPods and they love their accessories. Most dollar stores have a nice variety of accessories such as cases, earbuds, faceplates, stick-ons, purses, etc.
Wii Scuba Dive December 11, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Electronics, Games, Shopping, Sports, beach, money.Tags: dive, game, lesson, ocean, resort, scuba, walmart, westbrook, wii
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Some of us can’t swim and refuse to learn. Others embrace it. If you have always wondered what’s it like, scuba diving that is, take a lesson from Adventures in Scuba. Most establishments in this area offer an introductory lesson in scuba that teaches you the basics of submerging yourself into the sport. You learn about breathing through the apparatus, air mixture and safety. In all, it’s a good experience to at least try out. And even if you don’t swim, or know how, the introductory lesson does not require any swimming. As long as you can squat and not get nervous in water, you will be fine. Next time you visit a tropical location, you might want to check out the activities at the pool. Most resorts offer the introductory lesson for free or a small nominal charge.
If you are still curious about scuba and want to learn more about the creatures underwater, you might want to pick yourself up Endless Oceans for the Wii. With the remote, you guide your diver through caves, past corals and into the deep. Along the way, you encounter fascinating creatures such as moray eels and sea snakes. The occasional manta ray flies by and watch out for the tail on the stingray. Endless Oceans currently sells for under $29 at Wal-Mart and if you’re in the market for a Wii console, the Wal-Mart at WestBrook Mall has a new shipment. As of yesterday, they had over 8 units in the showcase. The Wii console comes with Wii Sports which is still my favorite game disc.
As for the Wii Fit balance board, I haven’t seen any in town. The only place I see has any stock on it is eCost and if you’re lucky to be on their site at the right time, you can pick up the Wii console for $99.
Britney’s in the house December 3, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Celebrities, Electronics, Games, Shopping, Travel, coupons, golf, money, music, saving money.Tags: britney, circus, concert, coupons, edmonton, golf, outrageous, spears, vegas, wii-fit
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They say rewards will come to those who wait. If you have been patient and not buy any escape tickets then you are in luck because there’s a special from Calgary to Las Vegas from December 14-18 for only $375 with taxes. This includes roundtrip air and 4-nights accomodation at Circus, Circus. And talk about the Circus, ticket buyers were snapping up pre-sale tickets to Britney Spears concert in Edmonton last night. She is playing in Edmonton in April and the Pussycat Dolls are the warm up band.
Have you noticed all the Wii consoles on store shelves this year? Last year at the same time, there were none. The one thing you won’t find in any stores is the Wii balance board. If you want one, I recommend that you go to our site and click on eCost. Under the Bargain Countdown, look for the Outrageous icon before midnight tonight. If you see it, click on one to buy because you get it for a ridiculous price, at only $49.
Need new coupons for Gigagolf? If you do decide on getting the Gx2 square driver then be sure to use the coupon code: 0801 to save yourself 35% off. Or if you want the P2 hybrid, save 35% when you use the code: 0802 and lastly, save 25% off the Relevation set by using the code: 0803.
Looking for golf shirts and free shipping? If so then check out the line up at GolfBalls.com where they have a line up for $29.95 including Nike, Callaway and Adidas. Use the coupon: GIFTIDEA to get free domestic shipping over $75.
Everybody wants to be a PopStar! December 1, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Computers, Electronics, Games, Shopping, gadgets, kids.Tags: Car, Games, gt, guitar, guitarhero, kart, mario, popstar, ps2, ps3, rockband, wii
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If you’ve been patient and have managed to ignore the piles of Guitar Hero and Rock Band games then head on down to your Real Canadian Superstore (or Target in the US) for Popstar Guitar. I just did and it’s going to get wrapped up for Christmas. The Wii copy gives you two AirG’s to fit over your remotes. It’s like the Guitar Hero attachment for Nintendo DS units but the buttons are larger. With the nunchuk attached, you have an air guitar to play over 50 pop hits from artists like Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Simple Plan and more.
Also at Superstore, there is a nice supply of Wii Mario Karts, the newer version of Boogie, American Idol and Animal Crossing. There are also accessories for your previous games such as a fishing rod, Nerf gun, Wii sports pack, crossbow and Wii wheel for GT, Monster Truck and Mario Kart.
If you want to check out the fun you will have with Popstar, you can visit the site and play it using your computer keyboard as your guitar. The game superimposes the letters X, C, V and B for the guitar chords.
Free Jabra Bluetooth Headset November 28, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Car, Electronics, Free stuff, SOHO, Shopping, coupons, freebies, gadgets, money, saving money.Tags: cellphone, free, headset, jabra, motorola, office, razr, staples
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Since getting my Plantronics 520 bluetooth headset, I’ve noticed less headaches when I talk on my cellphone. Also I find it a lot safer while driving to and from work. If you know someone who talks on their cellphone a lot during their drive then do them a favor and get them a headset.
I’ll even give you a coupon code: 5313492125470476 to use at Staples to get a free Jabra headset. Use this coupon when you purchase more than $150 worth of office supplies, school supplies, a new computer or inkjet printer cartridges. Whatever you buy, just make sure you total more than $150 to get your free headset.
My Plantronics 520 is ideal for people on the go. Just plug in the charger and it can be used for days on standby. When a call comes in, you simply push the button on the headset to answer. To sign off, you press the same button. It’s an intelligent button, as you turn the unit on/off, volume up/down and send/receive. I use it with a Motorola RAZR but other phones work with it too.
If you don’t need office supplies to get your free Jabra headset, get a Plantronics 520 noise-cancelling headset for under $50 from eCost.
In with Outlets November 24, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Electronics, Games, Shopping, gadgets, golf, jewelry, kids, saving money.Tags: deerfoot, golf, ihome, iPod, liz, lizgolf, outlet, sharperimage, ski, snowboards, sound, winners
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As the Americans are preparing to shop on Black Friday, we Canadians are gearing up to shop for Christmas. I visited Deerfoot Mall this weekend and noticed all the outlet stores there. Among the few I visited, the Mexx outlet and Liz Claiborne outlet are the two that really stands out. I always liked the fashion and quality of the stuff that Mexx makes and at the outlet, you can save up to 70% off retail. Same goes for the Liz Claiborne where you can save some serious money on activewear, casual and golf wear. If you need ski or snowboard fashions and equipment, checkout the SportChek outlet which is clearing alot of its winter gear.
Another good stop at Deerfoot Mall is the Winner’s. I always enjoy going through the aisles where the electronics and gadgets are kept. It looks like there is stuff from the failed Sharper Image stores in the US. There you will find a great selection of iPod accessories and iHome sound systems. There are also golf balls, framed photographs of Mike Weir, Tiger Woods and more, and golf ball monogramers, putting practice cups that returns your ball automatically, golf towels, divot tools, utility belts and more.
For the big kids in us all, there are two robots to check out. iQue and a red mobile robot that can respond to your voice commands. At $79, it’s worth checking out. For the smaller kids, Thomas railway sets and accessories are an abundance there, starting at $6.99 and a mountain track set for $9.99 (selling for more at Wal-Mart). Dora, Disney princess, Hannah Montana are all waiting for little girls and plenty of craft kits are there too.
Wii are in Stock November 22, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Electronics, Games, Shopping, gadgets, saving money.Tags: christmas, Electronics, gadget, Games, iPod, music, visualland, wii
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It’s good to see signs that a lot of stores now have Wii consoles in stock. That might be the case now but wait until mid-December when everyone snaps it up. They say the Wii is among the top choices for boys and girls for Christmas this year, so get one now before they run out. (If your local store don’t carry any, you can visit us because one of our affiliates have some in stock.)
There are numerous Wii games for sale at Wal-Mart for less than $18.93. Or if you check out Best Buy, you can pick up some of the newer titles on sale. For instance, the new Wii Music is on sale for $39.95 which I paid too much for at Costco last week. That’s another lesson I learned, things aren’t necessarily the cheapest at Costco.
Another hot item this Christmas is the new iPod Nano’s which are nano-chromatic. Gone are those faded pastel colors and in with the new metallic and almost glow-in-the-dark colors.
If you want to save some money, take a look at the Visual Land Touch for under $60. It has a built-in speaker for those who don’t want to use headphones. It’s capable of playing music and video and has a built-in 2.0 megapixel camera in it for quick photos. It has 4 GB memory and accepts mini-SD cards to add more memory.
Multi-Lingual Pen Stores Notes November 18, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Computers, Electronics, Shopping, gadgets, kids, saving money.Tags: digital, highschool, languages, laptop, notes, pen, school, scribe, timesaver, university
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If I had a time machine, I would grab IOGear’s Mobile Digital Scribe and my laptop to bring back in time to when I was attending university. Those were the days when we wrote novels of text, just by attending lectures. With the IOGear Digital Scribe, I would have reams and reams of notes in two formats, in my own handwriting and in digital form. The IOGear Digital Scribe is a cool device. Shaped like a normal pen, everything that you write with it is automatically translated (via OCR) and stored internally. When you’re next to your computer, you can upload everything you wrote.
You can share your notes with your classmates, simply by e-mailing them with the JPEG of your handwritten notes. Or have it uploaded and translated so that you can send it to them in a Word document or an email.
The Digital Scribe does 
not require any special paper nor tablet to write on. You can write on anything, any surface or any paper up to the size of a Letter or A4. It comes with a receiver that captures your handwriting and stores it. The OCR is powerful, able to translate your handwriting to digital text. It comes with support for 12 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Korean, Japanese, Traditional/Simplified Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch and Swedish.
What would you pay for this device? Believe it or not, it is only $80. But while supplies last, you can get it for $50.
Free Traffic Service GPS November 18, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Car, Electronics, Free stuff, Geography, Shopping, Travel, freebies, money, saving money.Tags: california, freeservice, freetraffic, freeways, gps, laneassist, lasvegas, los angles, navigon5100, traffic
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Don’t you just hate it when the exit ramp you need to take is on the left side of the freeway? And to make matters worst, you are trying to get there fast and during rush hour? I used to get fustrated on LA freeways when driving on I5, 55, 57, 91, 134, 210, the notorious 405 and the US101. Freeway signs don’t help neither. Some of these signs are positioned too far from the place where you need to turn into or some are positioned right at the ramp entrance. I have turned too soon and end up driving through a residential area, just to see the freeway running parallel to the road you are on. Or I would have caused a scene, rolling my SUV over just to turn right angles onto the ramp.
It took me a good couple of months to navigate through the Los Angeles area. To make things easy for myself (the out-of-town driver), I started memorizing the lanes on each freeway so that when I needed to exit, I knew exactly which side the ramp was on.
Thanks to technology, this feature is known as the Lane Assist on the Navigon 5100 GPS which is the one I would buy if I was in the market for a GPS. As you are driving down the freeway, the Navigon 5100 will display the green signs above the lanes on the display, showing you which lanes lead to where. The left lane exits towards Barstow, Las Vegas and the right lane exits towards San Diego, Indio. Once the signs appear on the GPS, you can start planning to merge left or right, depending on your destination.
Another great feature that the Navigon 5100 has is the real-time traffic service which zeroes in on traffic incidents, accidents and tie-ups. If traffic is going to be a bother for your trip destination, the Navigon 5100 will recalculate an alternate route for you. That way, you don’t enter a void where you can be stuck in traffic for hours. Most of the newer GPS’ have this feature but on a subscription basis only. That means, to enable it, you would have to pay a monthly charge. Not this GPS, the Navigon 5100 has a subscription-free traffic service that works right out of the box. (It is industry’s only GPS with free service)
For a limited time only, you can get a recertified Navigon 5100 GPS for as low as $109. (Check out our links to the right but you will have to hurry – 62 hours, 34 minutes and counting).
Keen on Deals November 16, 2008
Posted by yp2m in Accessories, Activities, Her's, His, Shopping, Sports, beach, golf, kids, money, saving money.Tags: bags, daypacks, keen, kombi, sale, sandals, shoes, ski, snowboard, Sports, toques
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If you wear size 7 or 9 then you are in luck. Luckily for me, my foot was small yesterday as I picked up a few Keen sandals and shoes for cheap. How cheap? Almost 50%-60% off retail prices. I found a Newport style for $50 that normally sells for US$80. 
Also at $50 was the Jasper style shoe that normally goes for US$95. There were about 4 shelves full of Keen shoes, ranging from sandals to hiking shoes, some men’s and some ladies’ but were all size 7 or 9. My favorite pair of sandals is the Newport H2’s. They had a navy blue pair for $55 which is a great price considering that you can easily pay more than US$95 a pair. 
They also had Keen bags and knapsacks. For knapsacks, they had daypacks which are great for school or for a day tour. My favorite was 
a style called Burnside where a zipper along the side would reveal a compartment to hold your laptop in. Nice ample shoulder straps let you carry the bag comfortably on your shoulders or if you wish, you can carry it like a normal bag, there is a fabric handle on the side. A small mesh pocket to hold your keys, earbuds (or makeup) is hidden by the top flap, reached by unzipping the zipper on the top. The bag normally sells for US$95 but was on sale for $55.
On another floor, there was a clearance of ski wear. Everything for the snowboarder can be found here including Kombi undergarments, toques, face masks, hoodies, gloves, performance fleece and more. Rip Curl knapsacks for $30 and Australian snowboards for $300 were at hand too. Toques were clearing at 2-for-$10, a great stocking stuffer. Roots golf shirts were selling for $30 or less. And a bargain rack of various shirts and sizes in the hallway for $5. Opposite the hallway cashier was a room clearing shoes of all types, mostly sample sizes that range from 6 to 9. I managed to pick up a pair of Bite golf shoes for $30 that I have seen at Golf Town for $60 or more. LPGA visors went for $2 and golf spikes for $4.
If you’re interested in checking this out, drop by the Manchester Building at 339 – 50th Ave SE today before 3:00pm.
