This Weekend’s Events

There will be five events this weekend, three of which are record conventions:

The first event will be the Waterloo Record Swap & Sale, which will be held this Saturday, the 23rd of November, 2024 at the Royal Canadian Legion from 10am to 4pm.

Admission will be $2 or a donation to the Waterloo Food Bank. And the venue is serviced by multiple stops on either end of Marsland Drive by Grand River Transit.

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The second event will be the Aurora Comicon, which will also be held on Saturday, from 10am to 3pm at the Royal Canadian Legion in Aurora.

Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops, #1746 and #1758, are an 8 minute walk away at the corner of Industrial and Wellington and are serviced by York Region Transit.

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The Burlington Records Show will be hosted by the Burlington Senior Center on Sunday, the 24th of November from 10:30am to 4pm and admission will be $3.

Multiple routes on Burlington Transit service Central Park, which also houses the city’s Central Library, Music Centre and Curling Club.

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The Angus Comicon will also occur on Sunday, and will be hosted by the Angus Recreation Center from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. But unfortunately the area is not serviced by public transit.

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And finally, the Vancouver Vinyl Record Show will be held at Heritage Hall, also on Sunday, November 24th, 2024, from 11am to 4pm.

Admission will be $5 and the venue is serviced by Bus Route 003 on Translink from bus stop numbers 50242 and 59581.

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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. And in regards to gift card offers, PlayStation users will be able to obtain a 10,000 PC Optimum Bonus when purchasing $75 PlayStation Gift Cards from participating Real Atlantic Superstores and Real Canadian Superstores, starting tomorrow through to November 27th, 2024. Please consult PC Optimum’s official site for details.

By the way, Black Friday Week specials are starting tomorrow at Amazon Canada. Click here for deals on vinyl and CDs.

November 20th, 2024 Comments Off on This Weekend’s Events Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

Gift Card Offers

Here are some gift card offers I though your might be interested in:

5000 Bonus PC Optimum points will be available per $50 Apple Gift Card purchased at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores until November 20th, 2024. And a maximum of 10 gift cards can be purchased so you might consider these a stocking stuffers or something to add to holiday card mailings. Consult your local flyer for details.

A Bonus $10 Rexall Gift Card will be offered with a $100 Thank You/Happy Teen/Happy Kid Gift Card purchase at participating Rexall stores until November 21st, 2024. All three versions of this card can be redeemed at Indigo whilst the Happy Kid Gift Card can also be redeemed at Cineplex. Consult your local flyer for details.

Speaking of Cineplex, a Holiday Gift Bundle featuring coupons for free, BOGO and upgraded admissions and discounted snacks if offered on $50 Cineplex Gift Card purchases at Cineplex.com and Cineplex theatre box offices until December 31st, 2024. Click here for details.

Landmark Cinemas is currently offering a free movie ticket bonus on $30 Landmark Gift Card purchases from landmarkcinemas.com or at their box offices until January 5th, 2025. Click here for additional information.

Don’t forget to keep an eye on the gift card shops on Amazon Canada and Amazon.com for special offers and yes, they offer both emailed and physical cards. And you can send cards within the United States from Amazon.com if the postal strike persists on our side of the border.

Enjoy.

November 16th, 2024 Comments Off on Gift Card Offers Consumer Information Rob McIntyre

Canada Post & This Weekend’s Events

As you may already know, Canada Post has responded to the Canadian Union of Post Workers 72 hour notice that was issued yesterday with a lockout notice and a postal strike is looming for Friday.

This will hinder small business shipments that primarily use Canada Post and not courier services, and will cause delays on international and eBay shipments that rely on Canada Post for last mile deliveries from customs.

Most urbanites will probably not see a reduction of shipments from the major chains like Amazon.ca or Best Buy Canada as their Boxing Week Sales begin on the November 21st, but pickups at Canada Post outlets will likely be unavailable.

Most businesses will likely offer pick-up options of a strike occurs and hopefully it will be over before Best Friday on the 29th. But you can also purchase goods and help small businesses this weekend by attending one of the three records shows and/or two comic conventions that are occurring this weekend:

The Record and Vinyl Show will be occurring in Vancouver on Sunday, the 17th of November at the Vancouver Flea Market from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will be $5 and the venue is an 11 minute walk from the Main Street-Science World station and Pacific Central Station. The nearest bus stops to the venue are 51354 and 51276 on Translink.

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The Oshawa Record Show will also be held on Sunday but at the LVIV Hall from 10am to 4pm and admission will be $5 or free for students and kids under 14.

Work on the two bridges near the venue is almost completed but may still offer challenges for drivers and pedestrians. Contact Durham Region Transit for information of possible detours or the relocation of bus stops. And yes, they do have a travel planner.

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The last of this weekends record shows, the Brantford Record Show, will also be held on Sunday, the 17th of November but from 11am to 4pm at the Royal Canadian Legion.

Admission will be a toonie to the Legion. And multiple stops and routes service the area so you might want to use the travel planner on Brantford Transit.

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The Avalon Expo is this weekend’s first comicon events and it will be held on both Saturday and Sunday at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland.

Admission information can be found by clicking here. And the venue is serviced by Route 3 via Bus Stop 1985 by Metrobus.

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And last but not least, the Belleville Comicon will be held at the Masonic Temple on Sunday, the 17th of November from 10am to 3pm.

Admission is $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the nearest bus stops to the venue are a three minute walk away, at the corner of Albert and Newberry, which are serviced by Routes 5A and 5B on Belleville Transit.

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Please note that cash may be preferred at the above events so always look for the nearest ATMs. Enjoy.

November 13th, 2024 Comments Off on Canada Post & This Weekend’s Events Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

The Windsor Record Show and More…

There will be one record show and four comicon/collectors conventions this weekend:

The Windsor Record Show will be held at the Dominion House Tavern on Sunday, the 10th of November 2024 from 10am to 3pm and yes, admission is free.

Ample free parking is provided and the nearest bus stops to the venue, 1074 and 1075, are a one minute walk away and serviced by Route 1C on Windsor Transit.

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The Peterborough Comicon will be again hosted by The Venue, this time on Saturday, the 9th of 2024 from 10am to 3pm.

Admission to this event will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under. And the area is serviced by multiple Peterborough Transit routes via bus stops 1495 and 1537.

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Another convention, the 2024 edition of Lindsay Comicon, will be held at the Victoria Park Armoury in nearby Lindsay, Ontario, on the following day (Nov 10th, 2024) from 10am to 3pm.

Admission will also be $5 and free for kids 12 and under. And the venue has its own bus stop and is located next to the Lindsay Transit hub at the corner of Victoria and Kent St. W.

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Also occurring on Sunday is Compasscon: Leaside 2024 at the Leaside Memorial Arena in Toronto, from 10am to 4pm.

General admission is $5 or free for kids 12 and under, and discounted advance admission is available online. The venue is serviced by Route 56 and Route 56A on the TTC from the Leaside TTC Station via two stops, 5136 and 15671.

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And finally, Capital Trade Show will again be holding their free monthly event at the Nepean Sportsplex this Sunday, from 10am to 3pm.

This venue is serviced by the Transitway, which means multiple OC Transpo routes will be available form one stop at the venue.

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Please note that the 7500 Bonus PC Optimum offer on $50 Google Play Gift Cards purchased at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores will end on Friday the 8th of November, 2025. And negotiations in-between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post are still active.

November 6th, 2024 Comments Off on The Windsor Record Show and More… Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

Record Convention, Gift Card Offers & More

The St. Catharines Record Show will be held at the Grantham Optimists Youth Center from 10:30am to 4pm on Sundays, November 3rd, 2024. And admission will be $5.

This venue is serviced by Route 317 two bus stops, bus stop numbers 303 and 306, on Niagara Regional Transit.

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Google Play users should note that a bonus of a $10 Rexall Gift Card if given by participating Rexall Drugstores on $100 Google Play Gift Card purchases from November 1st to November 14th. Please consult your local flyer for details.

A similar valued offer is also available for $100 Kobo and Sony PlayStation gift card purchases from November 2nd to November 8th, 2024 at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores, the bonus being 10,000 PC Optimum Points. Please consult your flyer for details.

Avion Rewards members can obtain 25% off Indigo Gift Cards until November 11th, 2024. Click here for details.

By the way, the new Kindle White is now shipping, as are the Kindle Scribe and other Kindle Devices from Amazon.ca, where the Remastered, Extended Edition of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy is still available on blu-ray for 19% off today.

October 30th, 2024 Comments Off on Record Convention, Gift Card Offers & More Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

One Record Show This Weekend & More

The London Record Show will be held at Centennial Hall in London, Ontario this Sunday, the 27th of October, 2024, from 11am to 5pm.

Admission will be $5. And the nearest bus stop, #1463, is a six minute walks away across Victoria Park and is serviced by multiple routes by London Transit.

Please note that an Intercity service is available for Southwest Ontario from Southwest Community Transit and that the venue is only a 15 minute walk away north from the Via Rail station, which is also serviced by Onexbus and Ourbus.

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The weekend-long Winnipeg Comic-Con will occur from Friday, the 25th to Sunday, the 27th of October, 2024 at the RBC Convention Centre and admission will vary (click here for details).

This downtown venue is surrounded by multiple stops and serviced by multiple routes on Winnipeg Transit. And it is a 17 minute walk or bus ride from Union Station.

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A two day cosplay, D&D and art event called Penti-Con will occur at the Pentincton Trade and Convention Centre in Pentincton, BC. And click here for this event’s admission prices.

This venue is central and serviced by multiple routes on South Okanagan Similkameen Regional Transit.

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The first one day comicon event of the weekend will be the Batawa Comicon, which will be held at the Batawa Community Center on Saturday, the 26th of October from 10am to 3pm.

Admission to this event will be $5 of free for kids 12 and under. And on demand transit services may be available to the venue from Quinte Transit, specifically on the Trenton-Frankford Route, by calling 1-855-283-9640.

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The Georgian-Bay Fancon will also be occurring this Saturday, from 10am to 4pm at the Meaford and St. Vincent Community Centre.

Admission will be $10 for Adults and youths aged over 13, $5 for kids aged 6 to 12 and free admission for Kids under 6. And the nearest bus stop in a one minute walk away at the Rexall Drugstore, which is serviced by Routes 3 and 4 on a On Demand service provided by Grey Transit Route.

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The Bowmanvile Comicon will be held on Sunday, the 27th of October, at Garnet B Rickard Recreation Complex from 10am to 3pm. And admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.

This venue is serviced by Route 88 on Go Transit from bus stop numbers 100520 and 100716. And it also serviced by Routes 502 and 902 on Durham Region Transit from bus stop numbers 93733 and 93734.

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And finally, the last event of this weekend will be the Capital Comic Book Convention, which will also be held this Sunday, from 11am to 4pm at the RA Centre in Ottawa.

Admission will be $8 for adults and youths over 13 or free for kids aged 6 to 12. But an early VIP access is available online for 10am entry for $13 by clicking here. And the nearest bus stops to the venue, stop numbers 1152 and 1567, are a six minute walk away and serviced by multiple routes on OC Transpo.

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Please note that cash may be preferable at these events so you might want to look for an ATM near these venues.

When it comes to special offers this week, Amazon Canada is discounting several compact disc and vinyl titles, as well as blu-rays, including the remastered, extended version of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. And Rakuten Kobo audiobook fans should know that they will be able to get 10,000 PC Optimum Point bonuses on $50 gift card purchases at participating Real Canadian Superstores from October 24th to October 30th, 2024.

A bonus of 20 Air Miles is also available at participating Shell Locations for individuals purchasing $50 Gift Cards for Google Play, Indigo/Chapters, Microsoft Xbox Cash and other retailers until November 3rd, 2024. Click here for additional details on this offer.

October 23rd, 2024 Comments Off on One Record Show This Weekend & More Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre