Gift Card Discount
Participating Real Canadian Superstores are offering 10% discounts on $50 iTunes cards until December 11th, 2014. Please consult your local flyer for details.
Be Careful !
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has issued a warning in regards to fake invoices being distributed by email.
These emails look legit but actually contain links to websites that install malware on computers or solicit additional information that could be used to defraud individual consumers.
If you ever receive an email saying a suspicious purchase was made on your behalf do not click on any of the links on this email. Access the retailer’s official web site via your browser instead.
Gift Card & Vinyl Discounts
Select Rexall Pharmaplus stores are offering 10% discounts on iTunes Gift Card multipacks of $30 or individual gift cards valued at $50 or $100. This offer ends November 27th, 2014. Consult your local flyer for details.
Participating Target stores are also offering 10% off iTunes gift cards from November 28th, 2014 to November 30th, 2014. But they are also offering 25% Off vinyl records until November 30th, 2014.
Yes, I am also surprised to hear some Target stores have begun to sell vinyl records. And although I suspect their selection will be limited I guess I will need to take a look.
Gift Card Discount
Participating Rexall Pharmaplus stores are offering 10% discounts on iTunes gift cards valued above $25 until October 30th, 2014. Please consult your local flyer for details.
Some Staples locations are also offering $100 iTunes cards for $85, a $15 discount. That offer ends on October 28th, 2014.
No Platinum Albums in United States
There will be no Platinum certified albums in the United States this year, the first time since certification had been established in 1976.
Apparently even Disney’s “Frozen” soundtrack didn’t surpass the one million sales mark in the States, selling only just over 750,000 copies this year because of the popularity of music downloads.
Canada’s Gold and Platinum certification was altered to address this issue in 2008.
Prior to May 2008 Canadian album releases were given Platinum Status when they reached 100,000 sales. But this was reduced to 80,000.
Update : Taylor Swift managed to surpass a million sales with “1989