Donations

So what have I been up to lately? Since last September, I kind of stepped out from the shopping world. School caught up to me and I was just really busy and didn't have time for shopping. Recently, I decided to start up again, and this time, for a good cause! I've always donated items to a local church/shelter, and since I haven't been shopping, I've stopped donating. With the economy still so horrible, I'm having problems surviving myself (financially). However, I know i'm still much better off than other people. With that said, I decided to bring back coupons in my life, and to help others out. In the last 2 weeks, I've gotten deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, diapers, and wipes, all for the local shelter. Although they are in small quantities, I think that every little bit helps!

Modroids - Team Vibrant Coast - Green Martian

As most of you know, seapotato on SC has been rapidly promoting this!!
I think it's for a good cause and please help her view and like it on Facebook!




Will update on shopping blogs soon!:)

MAYBELLINE!!!

OMG! I got accepted into Matchstick's Promotion for MAYBELLINE!! EIIII!! I'm soooooo excited! According to roseofblack25 on SmartCanucks, we get: 12 Color Plush Ready-to-Wear Palettes, 10 Colour Pearls Marbellized Eye Shadows. 4 Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliners, and 4 XXL Pro Mascaras!!! OMG! That's every color/variation of the product of the Eye Studio they have! I absolutely can't wait!!! Hope I get it in the mail SOON!! Too bad I just bought the MAC gel eyeliner and the CoverGirl LashBlast volume mascara (which I find it wasn't THAT great...though it didn't clump, it didn't give much volume as I had expected!!) Hope the Maybelline ones will work better! I've used XXL before and it wasn't bad..hope these ones are better!:D
Will post a picture once I get it in the mail!!

New Mascara!!!

I got a new mascara!! I haven't tried it yet...but I can't wait!! I got it on sale when Real Canadian Superstore had a sale for $4.xx! Can't remember the exact price now! But it was about half price! I've heard really good reviews about it, and told my coworker I bought it, and she said her friend highly recommended it! So...I bought one for her as well!!

Anyone tried it? I'll update the blog once I've tried it!:)

Danone DanActive

Recently, I had a chance to try Danone DanActive. I am a BzzAgent, which means I receive product samples, coupons, collateral, or other special premium from BzzAgent. You can also become one by signing up at www.bzzagent.com for free! I was accepted into the campaign and received a coupon for a pack of DanActive! Upon entering the store to redeem my coupon, there was a DanActive promotion booth outside handing out free DanActive! I had my first sample and thought it wasn't too bad. It tastes a bit like diluted yogurt at first, but the more you drink, the better it tastes! DanActive is a probiotic drink that helps your immune system! Perfect for flu season;) I've personally only tried the strawberry flavored, and it's pretty good!

Make Up!

Hey guys!! Sooo..I finally get a break from work! (under renovation) so my coworkers and I decided to shop it out!! Will post pictures of clothing next time, but I bought more make up! My coworker first bought this, and I've been using her eyeliner because I love it! It stays on pretty well! I'm not too much of a MAC fan, but really love the eyeliner! It has a bit of shimmer to it, not too much though! This is their fluidlind eye-liner gel:



I got the black one!!and..I got a brush to go with it:



Brush #209! Really easy to apply! Anddd on top of this...I got it for 40% off!! Woohoo for deals!!

Olympic Madness!

ALRIGHT!! Here's the long awaited Olympic post!! As mentioned before, I went to watch Short Track Speed Skating LIVE!!! It was AWESOME! Words cannot even describe the atmosphere!!
This was the Womens 500m semi finals! Canada made it to the finals! I watched many different events, but will only post up the more interesting ones!

This was one of the most confusing events I ever watched! It was speed skating relay, and Canada, China, and Great Britian were ALL wearing red! It was so hard to follow!! But it was super fun! The crowd just cheered no matter who was winning! LOVE the crowd!

It was a full house for sure!

Then watched womens finals! CANADA GOT SILVER!! The crowd were on their feet cheering like no tomorrow!!!

Presenting the flower ceremony!!

That was an amazing experience and wish I could have watched more live! But of course, there are many more amazing things to do! Hit up the Royal Mint, and got to see the 1 Million Dollar coin, which is now worth 3.3 million! its HUGE!!


Also got to touch the Olympic medals! They were REALLY heavy! (no pic yet, they were taken with cellphone, so quality not so great!!) They also had a mini exhibition telling you how they made the medals! Such an awesome experience which resulted me in getting these:

in which I had to lug them back on public transit!:D

Hope you all enjoyed!!:)

FlyersCoupons Canada

Before I get into the main topic, I'll be posting up my Olympic pictures in my next blog! Not quite enough time to do so...actually have a midterm tomorrow! YIKES!
I shouldn't really be on here but I just got too excited about a new site!

http://flyerscoupons.ca

This site is really organized! I'm sure most of you have been onto the more popular sites like SmartCanucks and RedFlagDeals, but I really find that FlyersCoupons is a bit more professional and organized. Flyers and deals are organized based on stores, unlike SC and RFD. FlyersCoupons just launched today, and I already see great potential in it! There are lots of stores that you can click into to see the deals.
IMO, I find this really useful if you are in a rush to find a particular deal for a particular store or something! You also don't need to search through many threads just to find a flyer etc!

Hope you will all enjoy it! Might need some time to learn where everything is! I believe FlyersCoupons is still in beta mode, and there are lots of places to leave comments about what you think!

*promise I'll post up my Olympic ventures up soon...and my great shopping deals!

Vancouver 2010 Olympics!!!

WOOHOO!! Alright so this isn't much of a shopping brag, but what the heck! Vancouver 2010 Olympics deserves a blog of its own:D Finally had a chance to go to downtown the other day!! Isn't the cauldron amazing? (BF took the pic!:D) The atmosphere is totally different with the Olympics in town!

So many people! The whole world is here!! Also, a lot of roads are blocked off, making them pedestrian only roads! We 'jay-walked' legally!:P

Olympic Athletes Village...CANADIAN VILLAGE!!


I'll be going to watch Speed Skating live tomorrow!! Will post some more pictures up!
Enjoy!

$0.50 Chocolate Clearance!!

Stopped by LD today! Picked up some wonderful chocolate clearance! YUMMM!!
8 x M&M's @ $0.50 = $4
5 x Lindt @ $0.50 = $2.50

YAYY!!

Hit up WM afterwards, but didn't see any good deals...and then went to SDM..but their chocolate was still super expensive! So I ended up going to help out and learn how to make laser stickers! Was fun, but was cold!

At night, went downtown to a restaurant called Sanafir. Was for a friends birthday... it was mainly all tapas really..$35 for a 7 course tasters menu..wasn't worth it at all! The portions were really small..and it was the most uncomfortable place! All the girls were in dresses for formal setting..but we had to sit on the floor! It was super uncomfortable! The food was decent, and the atmosphere was alright, although there was this guy from the other party that kept on coming into our room as he thought we were in the same party..it wasnt probably until 30 mins later that someone FINALLY told him that we were a different party.. he finally left us alone!! Dinner was alright..I caught up with high school friends I havent seen in about 3-4 years! Was happy I had the chance to! I'm pretty jealous that they are doing good and will have a bright future! If only I was as good LOL!!

After dinner, we went to Granville Island for a stroll. Bf wanted to take pictures of the night scene...but it was soooo cold because we were in our formal clothes! We walked pretty far and finally took pics near the doc! And when I peered into the market place (it was closed) there was mice all over!! Climbing up and down, running to different corners...that totally changed my perspective..I will think twice before staying there and eat food again lol!

No good deals lately!

There hasn't been much deals lately, which makes me sad!! I want to go shopping!! Although I was looking at my credit card bill and should REALLY cut on my spendings! Life's been kind of a drag lately. I really hope things pick up! On the bright side, I FINALLY got into all my courses! YAY!!:) Now I can fully start school...not that I want to! I really hope I finish soon..but at this rate..I highly doubt it! ;)

So I signed up for BzzAgent (www.bzzagent.com) a while ago, and I got my second BzzCampaign! This time, I'm supposed to test out Danone DanActive! I'm pretty excited..just waiting for it in the mail!

SmartCanucks (www.smartcanucks.ca)owner, 'BooRadley', got me addicted in this game called Team Fortress 2. It is soooooo addicting! The graphics are really cute, which reminds me of cartoons from Pixar! And not being too interested in these type of computer games, I found it super fun!! It really keeps you in the game! And there are many different types of characters you can choose to play, different maps, and of course, you get to play with different people online! I find it super fun..and highly recommend anyone to play it!

That's it for todayyyy:)

HAPPY NEW YEARS!

WOW! It's 2010!! I haven't updated this blog for ages...mainly because of school!! Everything has been so hectic lately! Not sure what to do first! Need to get back on my feet! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years! School isn't as busy as last semester (I REALLY HOPE) so I will be updating my shopping blogs! I haven't been shopping as much!

The Olympics are just around the corner...I'M GOING!!! I forgot which events..but they aren't very exciting ones lol!! I'm just going for the crowd!

Shopping Deals:
Haven't been shopping much with coupons lately! But got some decent bargains on clothing/shoes! Bought 2 pairs of shoes from Stoneridge last week. Blowfish! One of my recent favourites..soooo comfortable! One pair of flats, and one pair of heels! The flats were only $17.xx..original price is $60!! And the heals were around $30.xx..original price $80.xx!! Then hit up Aldo...picked up ANOTHER pair of flats! (still on order!) I just hope it fits! They don't carry half sizes!:(
I have no time to go downtown..but i've been wanting these pair of skinny jeans from Hollister for a while..they are $29.xx! So a few coworkers and I put an order online..got a few t-shirts (7.xx)..also wanted to get another pair of regular jeans..but was sold out!! soo..that's about all my 'clothing' spendings lately! Still on a hunt for some black pants for work...need to hit up RW&Co..but no time!!

On the other hand...I was thirsty and was craving a drink..stopped by 7-11 (yes i know..so pricey!! LOL) and they had a promo..buy 2x 591ml cokes and get a go canada flag! so of course i had to buy 2!! and.....THE FLAG WAS SPONSORED BY PEPSI!! lol!! how funny is that?? tho i'd admit..i'd rather drink pepsi over coke! (but coke gives you icoke pins!!) so ya..that's my story of the day lol!

I'm soooo not looking forward to school! I need to go on a vacation..DESPERATELY!