Disney Day Offer Ends Tonight
New and eligible Disney+ subscribers have until 11:59pm Pacific today to subscribe to Disney+ for $1.99 for one month, $11.99/month afterwards.
I’m not being paid to promote this offer but I thought some of you might want to have it over the holiday season, for it’s content, which would include another Home Alone sequel, that I enjoyed last night.
Home Sweet Home Alone isn’t as epic as the first two films but it’s cute and features Archie Yates, the adorable scene stealer from Jojo Rabbit, which is also available on the service. And i’d say this Mikey Day and Streeter Seidell scripted comedy is comparable to Home Alone 3, which took quite an undeserved lashing on Rotten Tomatoes.
Yes, the fourth Home Alone film was boring and deserved to be a television release, but I liked Home Alone 3 as much as this new film, which doesn’t appear have a faired better with some purists on Rotten Tomatoes either.
It’ll appeal to kids and might be worth the $1.99 for parents. But I guess it’s “same old – same old” for some, which is fine. There is other content to watch on Disney+, although they haven’t yet added most the classic cartoons from the 40s and 50s I expected them to add by now, some of which I had purchased on DVD when the Walt Disney Treasures boxed sets were in print.
There are plenty of other classic films on the service to make a subscription worthwhile though, not like that awful Paramount+. I’ll get to that later.
Free transit In December in Ottawa
If you’re planning on visiting or shopping in Ottawa in December, you should know that transit will be offered for free that month.
Here are my favourite music stores in the city:
- Compact Music – 785 Bank Street (at Third St) – Used/New CDs, DVD audio, LPs, vinyl accessories (map)
- Crosstown Traffic – 593 Bank Street (at Sommerset) – Used/New CDs, DVDs, LPs (map)
- Granata Music – 1568 Merivale Rd (at Meadowlands) – Musical Instruments/Sheet Music/Accessories (map)
- Legend Records – 383 Winona Ave (at Richmond Rd) – Used/New CDs, LPs, DVDs, Blu-ray & more (map)
- Long & McQuade – 66 Hearst Way – Musical Instruments/Accessories/Sheet Music (map)
- The Odds & Sods Shoppe – 1440 Clyde (at Starwood) – Used/New CDs, LPs, DVDs, Blu-ray & more (map)
- Steve’s Music – 308 Rideau (at King Edward) – Musical Instruments/Sheet Music/Accessories (map)
- Turning Point – 411 Cooper Street (at Bank) – Used/New CDs, DVDs, Blurays, LPs (map)
- Vertigo Records – 1280 Bank St (at Cameron Ave) – Used/New CDs, LPs / turntables & vinyl accessories (map)
A Legend Records is also located in the Hazeldeen Mall (map) whilst Sunrise Record stores can be found in the Bayshore Shopping Centre (map), Carlingwood Mall (map), St Laurent Shopping Center (map) and Place D’Orleans Shopping Centre (map).
You’ll notice that quite a few stores are located along Bank Street, which is serviced by bus routes 6 & 7. Additional information on local transit in Ottawa can be found at the OC Transpo web site.
In case you wanted to know…
Rakuten.ca will be offering 10% on purchases Black Friday, and I believe this may include purchases from Apple Music, Disney+/Shop Disney, DeepDiscount.com, eBay.ca, Fender Play, Henry’s, Lego Canada, Musician’s Friend, Ticket Network, Ubisoft Store and Walmart. They have cash back offers for 750 retailers.
A $30 Bonus offer is also available by clicking here.
Amazon.ca has also started its Early Black Friday sale, which includes sales on JBL speakers, Sony headphones and various musical and computer accessories. There are also some good prices on televisions.
Upcoming Record Conventions
There will be a convention in St.John’s, Newfoundland this weekend:
- Sunday, Nov 7th 2021 – St.John’s Farmer’s Market (245, Freshwater Road, St.John’s NFLD) – 10am to 4pm – $2 admission
Masks will be required and cash is recommended because many vendors will not take credit cards.
Please note that the Oshawa Record convention that was scheduled to been held at Lviv Hall on November 14th, 2021 has been delayed until February 27th, 2022, unfortunately.
Random Offers
Here are a few offers that i’ve encountered that you might be interested in:
Monopoly Rewards and Prizes – People who collect Monopoly game stamps at McDonalds are able to access deals for certain goods and services, which are accessible by entering their game stamp codes online.
Eight separate offers are made, one for every seven codes entered, starting with three months of Paramount+ for free to a 50% discount on autographed memorabilia, most of which is sports related.
The above mentioned rewards and prizes will expire on December 31st, 2021.
Gift Card Offers at Shoppers Drug Mart – PC Optimum members can obtain 5000 points by purchasing $50 worth of Apple Gift Cards until this Friday at participating Shoppers Drug Mart stores. They also obtain 10,000 points by purchasing $50 worth of Kobo, American Eagle and Gap Inc. gift cards. These offers expire on October 29th, 2021.
Gift Card Offer at Shell – A 20 Air Miles Bonus can be obtained by purchasing select gift cards from participating Shell retailers in ON, MB, SK, AB, BC, and NT. These are the $50 cards for Nintendo, Sony, X-Box, Keg and Cineplex or $60 cards for Netflix or $100 cards for Walmart. This offer expires on October 29th, 2021.
Gift Card Offer at Food Basics – Participating Food Basic stores with be offering $5 discounts on $50 Gap, Indigo, Cineplex and Sport Chek gift cards, from October 28th to November 3rd, 2021.
Free Cineplex Tickets/Rentals – Starting November 1st, 2021, specially marked packed of 12 Nestea and Aha canned products will include a PIN for free vouchers for tickets or online rentals at Cineplex. This offer will end on February 28th, 2022.
Early Shopping Recommended
Shipments of certain products are being delayed by multiple factors so most retailers are recommending that people shop early to get what they want for the holiday season. And unfortunately the domestic production of certain goods has also been hindered by the delayed importation of certain components, so you might want to consider shopping early.
This unfortunately also includes vinyl LPs due to a worldwide shortage of polyvinyl chloride, which is causing a backlog in vinyl manufacturing. And certain electronics that play music are also being delayed by the shortage in semiconductors.
Yes, deals can still be had at retailers like Amazon Canada, which decided to spread their Prime deals out over a longer period instead of having a Prime Day this year. And other retailers, like Microsoft Store Canada and Sennheiser Canada
, are offering discounts early to accommodate customers. But they may run out of certain items soon.
Your best bet would be to shop around to find the best deal and to buy or order your items immediately, especially if it’s being purchased from a retailer outside Canada.