May 30

Toblerone Tiny Contest: Win a trip

Enter to win a trip for two to one of these world-famous triangular destinations:

  • The Swiss Alps
  • The Eiffel Tower
  • The Mayan Pyramids

The contest closes at 11:59pm ET on August 31, 2009.  A random draw will be made by contest judges on September 11, 2009, at 2:00 pm, with winners contacted by mail by September 25th.

Everyone needs another holiday!  Enter the contest here.

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May 29

$2 Printable Coupon for Tylenol Products

This offer is for a printable coupon for $2 off your next purchase of any Tylenol product 16s or larger, or 24ml or larger.  This coupon expires December 31, 2009.

Get your $2 coupon here.

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May 29

Free Samples of Hot Chocolate

For a limited time, while quantities last and only in Canada.  Yay!  Four free samples of hot chocolate!  All you need to do is fill in the form and answer a few questions about how you like your hot chocolate.

Get your free samples here.

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May 29

Free Sample of Power Bar

Start by picking your country in the upper right corner, then scroll to the bottom of the next page.  You’ll see the offer for a free bar.  All you need to do is register for the site.

Get your free sample here.

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May 29

Free Sample of Purina Pro Plan Cat Food

Open only to residents of Canada.  Limit one per household.

For this freebies, you get to choose the one that you think is right for your cat: 

  • Adult Chicken and Rice Formula
  • Indoor Cat Formula
  • Weight Management Formula
  • Kitten Chicken and Rice Formula

Get your free sample here.

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May 10

I hate Windows Live Messenger: no copy & paste

I hate, hate, hate Windows Live Messenger! 

A friend of mine provided a URL as part of his personal message (just following his name on my list), but although I am able to highlight it, copying and pasting it is out of the question.  Right-clicking is deactivated, as is Alt+C.

 I noticed a similar thing the other day when I wanted to copy and paste something from the history of a Messenger conversation.  Impossible!

 Am I missing something here?  Or is time for me to dump WLM/MSN and go the non-Microsoft route?

May 10

No Smoking Here!

I heard a story the other day from a woman I know, who we will call Nancy.  Nancy works for a large, well-known store that has an outdoor, partially sheltered seasonal department.  It is not only store policy that no one smokes there, but it also the law.

Upon seeing a costumer smoking in the store’s seasonal department, Nancy approached him and told him that he was not permitted to smoke in the store and to please take it outside or extinguish it.  The customer apparently then told her “no”.  She repeated herself and pointed out that it was the law, to which he said “well, what are you going to do about it?”

I am appalled that this man could be so thick.  What is it that makes certain people appoint themselves law-makers and gods?  Does he really believe that he is in the right?  Surely not!  Or is he just being pig-headed about it to see if he can push the staff to their breaking point? 

I would have dearly loved to hear that this story ended with the idiot (and cigarette-stinky) man being arrested and horribly brutalized in prison, but obviously that was not to be.  Instead, my friend Nancy - like most other under-paid chain store associates - dropped the subject and walked away, presumably hoping that the bozo would suck that cigarette right into his throat on the next drag.