Best Bets
The bargains, the freebies, what's on sale this week, coupons and travel deals. Listen to the AM 650 Breakfast Show, Monday to Thursday at 8:20 am as Gerry O'Day fills you in on all the Best Bets around town.
Vancouver Canadians baseball ticket vouchers are available at Safeway for $7.99
Steve Nash Sports Club - enroll today and receive a 30 day trial membership to give to a friend. Limited time offer.
Harbour Air Planes - Summer Seat Sale: Flights starting at $49 between downtown Vancouver (Richmond, YVR) or Langley and downtown Victoria or Nanaimo.
Movies for $8 at Festival Cinemas every Tuesday (www.festivalcinemas.ca)
Save on shows, concerts and events on the day of the show - how? Go to ticketstonight.ca. There are two booths - one is located at 200 Burrard Street and the other one is next to the Vancouver Art Gallery
The city of Burnaby has an indoor water conservation kit which includes eight great items to save water with. The Earth Massage Showerhead, which is included, saves 75 litres of water during a ten minute shower. The price for the kit is just $10 and can be purchased by Burnaby residents at City Hall on Canada Way. Go up to the 4th floor and see someone in the Engineering Department. 1 kit per household
Clarie Newell - you'll see her on Global with TV Best Bets for travel. this one caught my eye: Air, 7 nights hotel, daily breakfast, Essential London half day tour, one day tour including Windsor Castle, Stonehenge and Bath, Jack The Ripper tour and transfers. Departs Vancouver September 10th until October 9th for only $889 (Central Park Hotel). Check with jubileetravel.com for details
$1 drinks at McDonalds. Any pop, no matter what size, is just a buck plus a nickel GST until the middle of August in Canada. Watch for coupons in your mail - 2 for 1 on salads
BC Ferries - deals to and from the Island Tuesday through Thursday in June
MGM Mirage Hotels and Resorts. Go to Vegas and stay cheap at Circus Circus as well as plenty of offers for The Mirage using the promotion code: SUMMER2009, which has a promotion that starts from $85 per night. You will also receive a $40 dining credit and 4 Secret Garden passes. Good until September 30, 2009
Flying Wedge Pizza Company - Sundays - All you can eat for $10.95. Includes wedge slices and pop. You need to eat in the store. No take away
Camping this summer? Canadian Tire has all sorts of great deals this week on tents including one that sleeps four for $149.99 - that's $100 savings (ends June 12, 2009)
Trek Escapes is offering 5% off on booked holidays. For details, go to www.trekescapes.com. Check the specials icon for last minute deals
London Drugs - shavers for dad with Father's Day coming up. From $69.99 for a Philips (HQ7360/17) to the latest called an Arcitec Shaver for $229.99. There are some great bonus gifts on most shavers as well. Ask and see what you receive
Movies for $8 at Festival Cinemas every Tuesday. www.festivalcinemas.ca
Metro Vancouver Tours - see where your water comes from. Free public tours of the watersheds every Thursday and Sunday. Starts at 8 am or 1:30 pm. Call ahead for details at 604.432.6430. Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3 pm or visit www.metrovancouver.org
Between 6pm and 9pm every Wednesday until June 24th youth aged 6-15 will receive complimentary drop - in entry to the Richmond Olympic Oval and are invited to experience a wide range of sports activities. Parents of participants will also receive complimentary drop-in entry during Wednesday Night Sports Nights and are invited to test drive the Oval’s Fitness Mezzanine for a workout. Children aged 9 and under must remain under the supervision of a parent or adult guardian. www.richmond.ca
Whiskey Wednesdays at Elixir Bistro in the Opus Hotel in Yaletown. $30 gets you three shots paired with three tasting plates by chef Don Letendre.
Hastings Race Track. Its free to enter anytime. Ponies parade to post Saturday, Sunday and holiday Mondays at 1:25 pm on the PNE grounds.
The Richmond Night Market is back! Starting May 15th until October 4th, each weekend starting at 7 pm. Enter from Number 5 Road and River Road.
Here's a neat little offer from General Mills: buy one of their specialty marked boxes of cereal like Honey Nut Cheerios, Multi-Grain Cheerios, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Oatmeal Crisp and find the code inside for a free magazine subscription
TV WEEK MAGAZINE - Get 4 editions of the television guide mailed to your home for FREE. Just go to www.tvweekonline.com or call 604.299.2116. Quote the promo code 025BR09.
DAIL A LAWYER - Get up to 30 minutes as a consultation with a lawyer for just $25.00 from 8:30 to 4:30 weekdays. Toll free in BC: 1.800.663.1919. This is funded by the Law Foundation of British Columbia.
DIAL A DIETITION - Toll free in BC: 1.800.667.3438
With these tough times there's more reason to check your grocery flyers every week: www.flyerland.ca
You can find great deals by signing up to receive airfare sale emails from the airlines and other providers. I have a promo code for 15% off on Air Canada from joining the email alerts - Besides sale and promo code e-mails, you can also register for customized e-mails from sites that monitor prices on specific routes and alert you to pricing trends.
Gasoline - So you are running on empty and its during the day. That‘s when gas costs the most - You should make it a habit to fill up after 6 or 7 p.m. Prices are at the lowest level of the day because of supply and demand.
Does $10,000.00 in renovations sound good? Get up to a $1350.00 tax credit. Find out how at www.actionplan.gc.ca
CANADIAN COUPON SITE: www.coupons.smartcanucks.ca
Sign up for weekly email coupons - www.safeway.ca
CHEAP USED HOTEL FURNITURE - Top notch used furniture Visit anizcofurniture.com for more information
SHOPPERS DRUG MART - Check the clearance shelves at your local store. Always a bargain, constantly changing
MOVIES FOR CHEAPER- Try Station Square 7 next to Metrotown, the RIO on Broadway (a half block west of the two skytrain stations), the Van East Theatre on Commercial Drive (just a block north of the Broadway skytrain station)
There is a modest ROOTS outlet store on the North East Corner of Boundary Road and Grandview Highway - a few blocks north is Champion Factory Outlet with 50% to 80% off retail. That's 2550 Boundary Road on the Burnaby side.
Cheap Chinese Food! The two locations of Hon's Wun-Tun House at 1339 Robson Street and in the heart of Chinatown (268 Keefer Street). Then there's our local favorite - Danny's Wun Tun in the Ironwood Mall next to Save-On-Foods on Steveston Highway (just west of Number 5 road)
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