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Win a Scooter from Stouffers

Posted on August 20, 2008 - Filed Under Contests, Food | Leave a Comment

My favorite frozen food producer, Stouffers, is having a little contest. It’s open to Canadian residents only and the grand prize is one of several Vespa scooters. Runner up prizes of tasty morsels are also available to be won, but I’d rather have the scooter. With today’s gas prices one of those [...]

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Microsoft Gas Giveaway

Posted on July 1, 2008 - Filed Under Business, Contests | Leave a Comment

Microsoft may be one of the largest companies in the world, but that doesn’t stop them from trying to help out the little guy from time to time. A current promotion from Microsoft Small Business includes some various tips on how to save money by changing the way you do business, as well as [...]

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iPod Giveaway

Posted on May 21, 2008 - Filed Under Contests, Fun | Leave a Comment

Want to win one of those sleek new iPod Nano’s? It’s the recently redesigned one that’s shorter but wider and now plays videos as well as music and pictures. The Mom’s Talk internet radio network is having an iPod Giveaway, all you have to do is tune in to the show for details [...]

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Sometimes it’s Good to Suck

Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under Contests | Leave a Comment

Sometimes you just need to stay awake. Whether your on a long drive, working the graveyard shift or trying to beat just one more boss in your favorite game, there are many ways to keep your mind awake and alert. Coffee and energy drinks are the most common so far, but now there’s [...]

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More Thoughts on a Tournament

Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Business, Contests, computers, gaming | Leave a Comment

Lately I’ve had a few more customers saying I should hold some sort of Guitar Hero or Rock Band tournament, and I agree that it would be cool to do. A few concerns come up though, the first being where to actually hold the tournament. My store is too small to cram in [...]

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Win a Home Makeover

Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Contests, Life | Leave a Comment

How would you like to win a home makeover? Even though our house is only 3 years old I’d love to be able to get some work done on it. The basement needs to be finished, the kitchen doesn’t have enough cupboard space and we could use a dishwasher. The backyard still [...]

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Charter High Speed Internet

Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under Contests, Internet, computers | Leave a Comment

I wish my high speed provider would come up with contests and offers like this. Charter high speed is going to give away a Nintendo Wii to one of their lucky customers. If you are with Charter already, or plan to start using them soon you can click here for a chance to [...]

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Niagara Falls

Posted on December 12, 2007 - Filed Under Contests, Travel | Leave a Comment

Many years ago when my wife first came to visit here, it was just before Christmas in the year 2000. She was here for a month and then when it was time to go back to Singapore for work, I went back as far as Toronto with her and we spent a few days [...]

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Xmas Giveaway at Overstock

Posted on December 3, 2007 - Filed Under Contests, Internet, Marketing, gadgets, shopping | Leave a Comment

Overstock.com, a large internet based retailer of nearly any item you can think of, is having an All I want for Christmas Giveaway. You can win any item they sell that’s worth $1000 or less and also win something for 5 of your friends in the process. That would be a good way [...]

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