Toronto on the Cheap

If you’re still in the market for a GPS navigator, The Source has some great DEALS this week. Compare the features and save money with these units:

$110 Off – Tom Tom One 140•S – with IQ Routes technology, spoken street names. On Sale for $129.99 (Regularly priced at $239.99).
$100 Off – TomTom XL 330 – [...]

Need a great speaker system for your computer? Dell has the Altec Lansing 3-piece speaker system on SALE this week for only $64.99 (reg. $99.99). These speakers come with very good reviews and pack a lot for the dollar. Sale ends March 5, 2010.
To order your speakers, go online to Dell or call 1-866-894-2691.

If you’re looking for a good deal on computers, check out Dell’s 48 – Hour Sale. They have a 15″ laptop with: Intel Pentium Processor T4300, Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 4 GB Memory, 320 GB Hard Drive, Dell Wireless-G Mini-Card on sale for only $499 (reg. $698), a savings of $199. Use promotion code: [...]

Lace up your skates and head to Harbourfront Centre’s DJ Skate Night every Saturday for FREE SKATING (until February 13, 2010). Saturday, February 13, 2010, is “Cherry Bomb (back by popular demand)” presenting an evening of house, electro and tech. Time: 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Natrel Rink is located at: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen’s Quay [...]

Save up to 75% OFF on cosmetics, personal care products at the Revlon and Johnson & Johnson Warehouse Sale. Cosmetics include: blush, foundation, mascara, powder, pencils, nail polish, etc. Other products include: Band-Aid, Benylin, Nivea, Lubriderm, Goody, Reactine, Neutrogena, Aveeno, Splenda, Stayfree, Listerine, Tylenol, Almay, and many more. You can also pick up watches, towel [...]

Lace up your skates and head to Harbourfront Centre’s DJ Skate Night every Saturday for FREE SKATING (until February 13, 2010). Saturday, January 23, 2010, will be “Promise” presenting an evening of diverse beats. Time: 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Natrel Rink is located at: Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queen’s Quay West. For more information, please call [...]

If you’re still a newbie to the world of computers, Peace Services at Oxford College is offering FREE computer classes for beginners. This is a 10-week course starting Saturday, January 9, through March 13, 2010. Time: 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. To join the class, please register at: 416-332-0948 or 416-410-1414.
Oxford College is located at: [...]

American Botanical Council has gorgeous FREE Herbal e-cards you can send to anyone for marking a special occasion. Use these cards for holidays, birthdays, etc. Each card is a photograph of an individual herb by Steven Foster and contains information on how the herb is to be used. Share the wisdom of the herbal world [...]

Lace up your skates and head to Harbourfront Centre’s DJ Skate Night every Saturday for FREE SKATING (until February 13, 2010). Saturday, January 2, 2010, is “-2º” with John Kameel Farah & DJ Eric Downer presenting an evening of electronica and techno. Time: 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Natrel Rink is located at: Harbourfront Centre, 235 [...]

Receive a FREE $200 Gift Card from Best Buy. Just pick up a Blackberry phone and sign up for a three-year activation plan at Best Buy (minimum $50 month voice/data plan). Special ends Sunday, December 27, 2009.
* Promotion cannot be combined with another offer. Good while quantities last.

Sign up for a prepaid package of 1000 – 4 x 6 digital prints, and get a FREE digital camera from Black’s. It’s that easy … really. You get to choose between a Sanyo VPC-S1085 or a Pentax E80 digital camera. Offer good until December 18, 2009, or while supplies last.
Now all you have to [...]

Save 55% OFF a Garmin nüvi 255 GPS at Canadian Tire this week. On sale for only $129.98 (Regular price $299.99). Sale ends Thursday, December 17, 2009.
Some of the features include:

3.5″ touchscreen
6 million points of interest
Text to speech
Detailed Canada and U.S. mapping

Best Buy is recycling electronics and giving you discounts on a replacement. From October 16 to 29, 2009, trade in your old VCR or DVD player and get $30 OFF the purchase of a new Toshiba DR-7 DVD Recorder. Or trade in your old tube or LCD TV (any brand, size and condition, except ones [...]

The Magellan One-Touch 1424 GPS is on sale this week at Canadian Tire  for only $199.99. It’s a savings of $50 (regular price $249.99), which means you have more money to spend elsewhere. Nice.
Great features include:

4.3-inch wide colour touch screen
Ultra-thin design
Full maps of North America
One-touch user interface for easy bookmarking of favourite destinations

Sale ends [...]

With the new law coming in effect on October 26, 2009 banning cell-phone usage in the car, it’s time to equip your car with a bluetooth device. Get 50% OFF two Yada bluetooth devices at Canadian Tire this week.

Bluetooth headset:  hands-free phone use with charger and cellphone holder. Compatible with any Bluetooth enabled cellphone. On [...]

Shredding is going to be whole lot easier (and more fun) with a new shredder from Staples. From now until September 29, 2009, save 50% OFF on select shredders from Staples.

Omnitech 6-Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder on sale for $28.42 (regular price $56.84)
Staples 8-Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder on sale for $39.93 (regular price $79.86)
Staples 12-Sheet Cross-Cut Shredder on [...]

From now through September 8, 2009, buy a $25 iTune Card at Staples and get a Hip Budz Earphone for only $1*. Earphones are valued at $14.92. It’s a great deal to go with your new iTune card.
*Not all stores carry this, so please call ahead. For a list of stores, click here. See card [...]

For all of you who are in the market for a new computer monitor, Best Buy has a Samsung 24″ Widescreen LCD monitor on sale for $299.99. That’s $70 OFF the regular price of $369.99. I picked one up yesterday and have to tell you I’m very happy with it. I love the huge screen [...]

Beats, Breaks & Culture is one of Canada’s best electronic music festivals. It means three glorious days of electro, punk, hip hop and rock music. With performers from national and international electronic music and culture such as: Styrofoam Ones, Winter Gloves, Holy F**k, this promises to be a great event. There will also be DJs [...]

How fast can your fingers move?
If you’re a whiz at texting, there’s still a spot for you in the 2nd Annual LG Canadian Texting Championship at Yonge-Dundas Square on Monday June 29, 2009.
Final contestants selected from Facebook competitions and online challenges will gather at the Square at 12 p.m. to square off on who can [...]