thanksgiving posts

Canadian retailers are doing their best to convince Canadian shoppers to stay up north this Black Friday. Cadillac Fairview, one of Canada's largest mall operators will be extending their hours at nine of their shopping centres across Ontario. The Toronto Eaton Centre, for instance, will open at 6:00 a.m. instead of 9:30 a.m. The other eight properties will open at 7:00 a.m.

Deals inside the malls will vary. Danier Leather started their Black Friday deals on November 12^th and the sale will run until November 25^th. Shoppers will find respectable savings throughout men's and women's apparel.

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Sears Canada will have numerous daily specials, door buster deals and price matching as long as you bring the competitors advertisement with you. A Sears Canada spokesperson advised that shoppers read the fine print in all online ads and print flyers very carefully because not all of the promotions on offer in the U.S. will be honoured in Canada.

It's a similar situation at Pottery Barn, while the Canadian arm will have Black Friday deals, they won't be identical to the ones found south of the border. So read the fine print in your email notifications carefully. What the Canadian Pottery Barn stores will have is a special bounce back promotion. A bounce back is a cash gift customers will receive when they make a purchase for a specified amount, in turn, this cash gift will be good for a specified period time.

Why fool around with recipe uploads of questionable origin when you can consult the Queen?

Whenever I look for a recipe online, I immediately gravitate to www.marthastewart.com. Her dishes are easy, beautifully presented and consistently produce excellent results. But if you're more of an old fashioned cookbook person, here's a freebie for you: just fire up your photo-quality printer and download this Martha Stewart Thanksgiving Cookbook. (Um, yes, this is clearly in line with the American calendar, but I think you'll find many of these foods are evergreen).

Amongst the 30 recipes - contributed by not just Martha but also Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Charlie Palmer - you'll discover blueprints for Pumpkin Soup with Lobster and Concord Grape, Salt-and-Pepper Grilled Turkey and White Chocolate Sweet Potato Cake. Yum!

Feel like giving thanks for some spiffy new cross-border purchases this weekend?

Great Lakes Crossing Outlets hopes so.

Michigan's largest outlet centre, which is located about an hour North of Windsor, Ontario, is hosting a major celebration over the Canadian thanksgiving weekend (October 9 -11). Several new businesses are opening, and shoppers can expect sales and discounts at some of the 185 stores and restaurants to mark the occasion.

Furthermore, the first 1,000 people in line each day at Entry 1 (between Saks Off 5th and Bed, Bath and Beyond) will receive a $20 gift card to the outlet centre and a free signature tote bag, as long as they are under 16 and can provide valid ID.

Click here for a complete list of stores at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets.

Cranberry sauce may be the perfect side dish for a turkey, but the perfect side dish for a can of cranberry sauce is definitely a $1 off coupon.

Our friends over at Ocean Spray have posted a coupon that's good for $1 off any Ocean Spray product, including whole cranberry sauce and jellied cranberry sauce. If you prefer to use it on one of Ocean Spray's many cranberry beverages, that's fine too.

To get the coupon, click here and then click the link to the coupon. Your computer will automatically print the coupon, which expires on November 1, 2010.