Find Shopping a Challenge? Try RetailMeNot.ca for deals and savings at your favourite stores

I went through a lot of changes when I became a mom, sure, we all do right? Stretch marks, chronic fatique, never peeing alone….so many changes. But for me, once I had my first child, I suddenly morphed into someone extremely frugal! The days of using up my disposable income at the mall or beauty counter were long gone and so were the days of receiving a biweekly paycheque. I didn’t like going from independent and working for my own money, to stay at home mom on a maternity leave wage income one bit. It was definitely time to look at other ways to help out the family and if you weren’t making it, you could still chip in by saving it. Coupons soon became my best friend, and today with three kids under our roof, saving money has just become a way of life.


Recently, I was asked if I would like to take part in a shopping challenge with RetailMeNot.ca. Any time I go shopping it feels like a challenge, so why not right? I was provided a gift card loaded with $250 and free range to buy whatever I saw fit, all while trying to save myself a buck. Ready, Set, Shop!!

RetailMeNot.ca is a digital offers site that compiles the best in-store and online deals for some of your favourite retailers. Relatively new to Canada, RetailMeNot.ca aims to help every Canadian develop savvy spending habits on everything from clothes to more practical purchases like savings on tax returns! No more surfing the net to find the best deals, now they are all in one spot at RetailMeNot.

I started by looking for a birthday gift for my nephew who turns 5 next month. I knew he had his eye on some big boy LEGO so I searched the RetailMeNot site for and discovered Toys R Us had a coupon code available for $10 off when you spend $50 or more. They also had a deal where you could get free shipping on orders valued over $49.

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I found the Large LEGO Creative Brick Box and loved it because it comes with 790 pieces plus the brick storage box holds them all and looks cool too. I know my nephew will love it and there is plenty of bricks to share with his twin brother. It was available for $59.99 with $12.46 for shipping. I applied the code I found at RetailMeNot.ca and my order dropped to $49.99 with shipping removed for being over $49.

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So my total order came to $56.49 and I saved $32.46 on this purchase. Plus, I collected some Air Miles along the way.

Next up Shop.ca, they have a little bit of everything and I noticed at RetailMeNot.ca that I could use a code for $40 off a $100 purchase, plus free shipping again!

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With the end of the school year coming up fast, I wanted to get my boys a gift for passing their grades and finishing the school year off well. They are video game fanatics so I checked out the PS3 selection of games and noticed a brand new LEGO Jurassic Park game that was coming out really soon. I pre ordered it for $54.99 and can’t wait to suprise them with it!

We are also in need of some new frying pans so I was really happy when I spotted a Green Pan set of Stockholm frying pans on for $61% off! The pans were originally $229.99, but were marked down to only $89.99 – great deal! This put my cart over $100 as well, so I was able to use the RetailMeNot code and an extra $40 was removed from the order. I also had a bit of credit built up which knocked my oder down some more, that was a bonus!

I saved $140 on the pans, plus the $40 from the code for a total of $180. I’m not sure what the shipping savings were.

Now that we had some gifts out of the way and practical items taken care of, it was time to update the wardrobe. I still had some money left on the card, so I checked out what deals I could find on clothing.

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I found this great code for 25% of my order, that was only valid for that day. I immediately headed to the Old Navy website to see what I could find! Here’s what I scored there

Boys Pants $16.94 on sale for $10 – no further discount = $10
Ladies shorts $24.94 on sale for $22 – 5.50 off with discount = 16.50
Ladies Pants $36.94 on sale for $25.50 – no further discount = $25.50
Ladies Jeans $39.50 one sale for $27.50 – 6.87 off with discount = $20.63
Ladies Fleece $22.94 on sale for $8.99 – 2.25 off with discount = 6.74

Free Shipping – $8 savings

That’s $141.26 in clothing for only $79.37!

When all was said and done, I tallied up my total with taxes and I had spent $251.21 going over the $250 budget by just a hair (silly taxes lol). The value of my purchases were $523.56 for a total of $272.35 in savings (plus a shipping charge, cost unknown). Not bad!

If you do a lot of online shopping, it’s always best to pop over to RetailMeNot.ca first to see if you could be saving even more. I used to try a google search for coupon codes and always came up empty or with old expired ones. I love that RetailMeNot.ca has so many of the stores I shop at regularily and you can easily see which codes are valid and even how many people have used the code that day! You are able to thumbs up or down a deal and even leave comments for fellow deal seekers hoping to use the deal as well. It has a really fun sense of community that way, where everyone is helping you save money!

The products mentioned above were provided free of charge. Regardless, I was not obligated to feature this item and all opinions expressed belong to Mom vs. the Boys and are not influenced in any way.

Comments

  1. Melinda L. says

    I love shopping on Amazon and Walmart

  2. Judy Cowan says

    I would say my favourite place to shop is Walmart.

  3. Mine are Walmart and Amazon.

  4. Vesper Meikle says

    My favourite place to shop is amazon

  5. I love to shop at Walmart or Rickis

  6. amazon.ca

  7. loucheryl says

    I love to shop at Winners!

  8. Marilyn Legault says

    I love shopping at Reitmans

  9. I like shopping at Old Navy and thrift stores!

  10. Jennifer P. says

    I love to shop at Amazon, Old Navy, Carter’s, Oshkosh, Winners and Toys R Us.

  11. Carter’s, Wal-Mart depends what I’m looking for

  12. Love to shop at Amazon!

  13. Amazon

  14. love to shop at Amazon and Wal Mart

  15. I love shopping at Walmart

  16. I like to shop at amazon

  17. seham merzib says

    amazon.ca

  18. I love to shop at Indigo.

  19. I love amazon…..but Indigo is a close second for me!

  20. Walmart

  21. I like to buy stuff on Amazon.

  22. Beyond the rack

  23. Brenda Penton says

    I like shopping at amazon.ca

  24. Karla Sceviour says

    Walmart is my favorite place to shop.

  25. Victoria Ess says

    I like shopping at amazon.ca

  26. I love grocery stores!

  27. amazon!

  28. I like Winners, I can often find something I like there.

  29. Stephanie LaPlante says

    I love shopping at Garage clothing

  30. Whole Foods!

  31. Dayna Wilson says

    Sephora…Old Navy… Carter’s OshKosh…and Value Village.

  32. Gillian Morgan says

    I love shopping at Wal-mart and old navy most.

  33. jamie hall says

    i love shopping at amazon

  34. I love to shop at Sephora and Old Navy!

  35. I like to shop on eBay the most.

  36. I like shopping at Amazon!

  37. Doris Calvert says

    Home Outfitters, Best Buy are 2 of my favorites

  38. zahra premji says

    Lately, it has been Amazon because I havent had time to go to a store physically

  39. My favorite place to shop is Amazon.

  40. Target was always a favorite of mine to browse 🙂 I love browsing Etsy too

  41. I love shopping at the Gap.

  42. Online – I used to like shopping at indigo but it’s been a bit wonky lately.

  43. Florence C says

    I like to shop at Old Navy, winners and walmart.

  44. Real Canadian Superstore

  45. Amazon, Chapters & TCP

  46. Old navy is my favourite place to shop

  47. wendy hutton says

    love shopping on amazon

  48. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    Hmm, I think that’s probably Winners (plus of course Home Sense and Marshalls). 🙂

  49. Treen Goodwin says

    I love shopping at Winners 🙂 thanks for the chance !

  50. I like shopping at Harry Rosen

  51. Jeanette Jackson says

    I love shopping at Walmart and Amazon.

  52. I love to shop at Amazon for their selection and great prices

  53. Erica Seaman says

    Penningtons

  54. I like Old Navy

  55. Jodi Mitrovic says

    I love using Retail Me Not for Old Navy and Shop.ca! Thank you for an incredible giveaway!

  56. Julie Bolduc says

    I like shopping at Walmart

  57. Walmart and Chapters/Indigo are my top favorites to shop at!

  58. Amazon!

  59. ivy pluchinsky says

    I love shopping at amazon

  60. Aimee Robison says

    Either Walmart or Amazon are my favourite places to shop 🙂

  61. kristen johnson says

    walmart

  62. Carol Denny says

    Walmart

  63. Susanne McCarthy says

    Old Navy and Walmart….and Roots when I can afford it!!

  64. I like to shop at The Bay.

  65. Erika Belanger says

    My favorite place to shop is Costco and Walmart

  66. Costco

  67. Forever21

  68. nicolthepickle says

    I like Aldo…. <3 some shoes.

  69. Kohl’s

  70. It used to be Target but since we don’t have it anymore, I will say HomeSense/Winners.

  71. I really enjoy the bay

  72. Rhonda W G. says

    On Etsy is my favourite place to shop!

  73. Tricia Cooper says

    I enjoy shopping at Winners!

  74. JAMES DASILVA says

    Kent

  75. I love Winners and Homesense.

  76. I love Pier 1 imports

  77. Carole Dube says

    My favourite place to shop is The Bay!

  78. Wanda Tracey says

    I love shopping at Mark’s Work Warehouse, Rickis,Walmart,Amazon.ca

  79. I love shopping at amazon.ca or at the Gap

  80. I like shopping Amazon

  81. kristen visser says

    depends on what it is for. usually walmart but if its for clothes Old navy

  82. Bath and Body Works

  83. Juliee Fitze says

    I like to shop on Amazon and at Walmart.

  84. Oh gosh! I love shopping at so many places like Amazon and old navy

  85. Right now I would say its a tie between The Bay and The Gap

  86. I like to shop Amazon as they usually have EVERYTHING I am looking for!

  87. i guess Walmart cause it’s got a bit of everything and with five kids I take whatever retail therapy I can get!

  88. jessica s says

    I love shopping at the bay!

  89. LILLIAN BROWN says

    I like to shop at Sears and Walmart

  90. Eliabeth R says

    I like shop.ca, you can find almost everything on this site.

  91. Love shopping on Amazon.ca and at Lululemon!

  92. Kristian Weavers says

    For food, Thriftys but for everyday essentials I suppose Wlamart

  93. I love shopping at Winners!

  94. Old Navy

  95. Jason Ansell says

    My Favorite Place To Shop is on Retailmenot.ca!

  96. lynn clayton says

    walmart old navy value village

  97. Does Ebay count?

  98. Winners

  99. Rosanne Robinson says

    I enjoy shopping at Winners & Walmart

  100. kathy downey says

    I love shopping at Dominion

  101. Eva Mitton-Urban says

    Trust me – Old Navy Online – ideal shopping for my 11 year old son….Women’s sundresses and sweaters are outstanding too

  102. Taylor Hawkins says

    I love shopping at Old Navy 🙂

  103. Erinn Lishman says

    Probably Walmart- convenient, has everything, and it’s cheaper!

  104. I love to show at Free People!

  105. Sephora and Amazon is my fave!

  106. Sephora!

  107. Kimberly B says

    My favorite place to shop is Walmart.

  108. I love shopping on Amazon.

  109. Love Sephora & Chapters.

  110. I love to shop Amazon.

  111. Robyn Bellefleur says

    I love to shop on Amazon.

  112. target

  113. Andrea Amy says

    Depends on what I am shopping for… I shop at Walmart a lot, but mostly because the prices are right. I love shopping at Chapters, and Toys R Us. I used to love Future Shop, but will have to shop at Best Buy now for the things I used to buy at Future Shop 🙂

  114. Cheryl Almas says

    I love to shop at The Bay and WalMart

  115. Angela Massis says

    I love to shop Walmart and Gap/Old Navy. Great Deals, Promos and Free Shipping

  116. Amazon

  117. Bonnie Day says

    Amazon-free shipping 2 day delivery, no lines no waste of gasoline and can’t beat the prices

  118. Bailey Dexter says

    I love shopping on line, if it’s an online store then I love it! No faves, love all of them!

  119. Grocery Stores

  120. Love to shop at Amazon

  121. Suzanne G says

    My favourite place to shop is Amazon.

  122. Amazon of course!!

  123. Walmart and Michaels

  124. Online mostly… amazon

  125. Elva Roberts says

    COSTO and WALMART are my favorite places to shop.

  126. Count me in for loving to shop at Walmart!

  127. Diana Corlett says

    I shop at Walmart a lot!

  128. I like shopping at Walmart.

  129. Costco

  130. Monique L.S. says

    Target

  131. I love shopping at Amazon. I can get just about anything at a great price and it’s delivered to my door.

  132. Aarone Mawdsley says

    i like sephora the best

  133. Jim contest says

    I like Walmart

  134. MEC

  135. My favourite place to shop is actually thrift stores. I love to find buried treasures!

  136. Leanne Cobbledick says

    I love shopping at Walmart – everything under one roof!

  137. I love to shop on Amazon, but I guess my favourite physical store to go to is probably Walmart, because of the wide variety of things you can get there.

  138. I really like Amazon and RetailMeNot.

  139. Edith Rennes says

    My favourite place to shop is Winners

  140. Shopping online at amazon, ebay, wherever. So convenient.

  141. stacey dempsey says

    I like shopping online at amazon as there is just so much variety

  142. Karin Dollery says

    Walmart or H &M are my favorites.

  143. Jason Quarrie says

    Online I prefer Amazon…in real life, the West Edmonton Mall!

  144. Winners

  145. Catherine R. says

    I love Amazon and Walmart because I don’t have to leave the house to do it.

  146. Staples.

  147. Hospital thrift shops- have wonderful treasures at great prices. For new can get a lot of bang at Walmart

  148. Anne Derkat says

    My favourite place to shop is Winners.

  149. I love shopping at source.ca!

  150. Caroline M. says

    amazon.com – I don’t like real stores 🙂

  151. Well.ca is a favourite.

  152. Sandi Tymchuk says

    I like shopping at thelowcarbgrocery.com

  153. Wendy Lange says

    I love shopping at Michaels!

  154. Melissa Greco says

    Forever 21

  155. My favourite store right now is Forever 21.

  156. Free boxes and the curb on garbage day! 😉

  157. Heather Swanson says

    Walmart

  158. Michelle Policelli says

    My favourite place to shop is Walmart! 🙂

  159. Tricia Hope says

    I love amazon.thanks for for chance!

  160. Rachel Rueff says

    I guess it would be a candy shop or Bulk foods I love the feeling of having so much choice and not being able to decide. My other favorite places to ‘window shop’ are electronics, Futureshop or Bestbuy.

  161. Wendy Jensen says

    Best Buy

  162. Angela Teodorczy says

    I love Amazon for all of the variety of stuff.

  163. my favorite place to shop is Sephora

  164. Wal-mart! Great prices and selection!

  165. My current fave place to shop is Winners. Fab garden and patio accessories.

  166. Belinda McNabb says

    I like to shop at old navy

  167. Margaret H says

    Thrift shops!

  168. Wanda Bergman says

    My favourite place to shop is Chapters bookstore.

  169. I like shopping at Ricki’s

  170. Victoria’s Secret

  171. The B ay!

  172. Theresa C. says

    My favorite place to shop is at Costco! 😉

  173. Winners

  174. Roger Simmons says

    Online is Amazon
    Physical is Walmart

  175. Kelley Moore says

    I love shopping on Amazon

  176. Carey Hurst says

    I just love online shopping on the Walmart site and I love Amazon .

  177. My favourite place to shop is Value Village where you can find one-of-a-kind items at an amazing price.

  178. My favourite place to shop is Walmart, since they closed all the Targets in Canada.

  179. Superstore

  180. Mel Borhi says

    my favorite store to shop at is dynamite.

  181. Rachael Bhardwaj says

    i like to shop at amazon, walmart & winners.

  182. Lauraleigh says

    I like exploring in thrift shops and bargain marts. You never know what you might find! 🙂

  183. Elaine Buonsante says

    For clothes for myself I would have to say Addition Elle.

  184. I like Homesense

  185. Mary Boudreau says

    Winners, Kijiji and Value Village

  186. Elizabeth Vlug says

    I love amazon, homesense and old navy.

  187. Holly O'Gorman says

    My favorite place to shop is wherever the best sales are with free shipping!

  188. chapters!!

  189. Angela Mitchell says

    I love Costco but Chapters is a close second.

  190. Audrey Skinner says

    I love shopping at Costco.

  191. I like to shop at Shoppers Drug Mart.

  192. Andreia D. says

    I love shopping at Costco.

  193. I love shopping at Superstore

  194. Forever 21

  195. I love shopping at Dynamite.

  196. michelle hebert says

    ebay and walmart

  197. I love shopping at Walmart

  198. I buy from Old Navy and GAP online a lot.

  199. zappos

  200. I love well.ca, but it depends 😀

  201. i love shopping at Winners

  202. Nicole Jubleew says

    I love Amazon. With family spread far and wide, it’s perfect for mailing gifts afar. Plus I love that I can shop while lounging on my couch.

  203. I really do love shopping at Walmart.

  204. Lisa Neutel says

    my fave place to shop is Bath and Bodyworks and also Chapters

  205. Stuart Roberts says

    Walmart

  206. I love shopping ay Carter’s and Wal-mart 🙂 Thanks so much for the opportunity! 🙂

  207. I love old navy and indigo books

  208. for a physical store I like Walmart.. and for online I LOVE Amazon.

  209. Marshall’s or Winners

  210. Love shopping at The Mustard Seed!

  211. I love to shop at Walmart, Children’s Place, Lego Store & Disney Store.

  212. Colleen Rose says

    Amazon and Winners

  213. For clothes I prefer shopping at Salvation Army.

  214. Amazon.ca

  215. I love amazon

  216. My favourite place to shop is The Bay.

  217. jane kramer says

    i think its safe to say that my favourite place to shop is wal-mart , considering i go there more often than i go anywhere else 😛

  218. Jennifer Meyers says

    I like shopping at Wal-mart.

  219. Rebecca Peters says

    I love target

  220. love Nygard when I can get to a store.

  221. Connie Tucker says

    My fav place to shop is Amazon! Love their prices and fast shipping.

  222. My favourite place to shop is Amazon and Walmart! 🙂

  223. Svitlana Rezai says

    walmart

  224. Becky Moore says

    I would honestly have to say amazon…they tend to have a great selection for everyone

  225. RW&Co!

  226. Stephanie Galbraith says

    I shop online, lately Etsy has been my favorite.

  227. i shop gap online alot – they have great sales

  228. I like to shop at Walmart

  229. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard says

    I like amazon.ca

  230. My favorite place to shop is amazon.com. They have everything at the best prices, especially in the amazon marketplace. Thank you for the great giveaway. Happy Spring!

  231. Kelly Bowron says

    I like shopping at walmart

  232. Amy Deeter says

    i would have to say my favorite place to shop is on amazon !

  233. Cheryl Reinhardt says

    My Favorite place to shop is E-Bay

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