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[P.C.]

Regarding what Lil Me was talking about the other day.....Scanning code of practise....Here is a list of participating stores.  I happened to check it out, because the items I bought at Home Depot yesterday were priced incorrectly.  When I mentioned 'the code'....she just laughed and carried on.

   the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS)
Shoppers Drug Mart
London Drugs
Lovell DrugsPharma-save (BC and Sask)

 the Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors (CCGD)
Canada Safeway Limited
Thrifty Foods
Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd.

the Retail Council of Canada (RCC)
Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd.
The Home Depot Canada
Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd.
Toys r Us
Shoppers Drug Mart
Wal*Mart Canada Corp.
Best Buy/Future Shop ( in implementation stage)
2 Home Hardware franchisees

 the Federation of Independent Grocers (FIC)
Thrifty Foods
Overwaitea Food Group
As well as over 1000 independent locations

[Michel]

   

[JJ]

Michel wrote:
If Superstore ever get on that list, they'll become bankrupt...  
   Part of the reason I won't shop a superstore is they took a 20 minutes to correct a price I paid for light bulbs.  They kept telling me I was wrong not the computer.

[stretchedout]

If people spent the time they do looking for coupons, on working on their business, they'd probably make/save much more!  This doesn't apply to the slave labour force, however, for whom coupons exist.

[Michel]

     

[Lil Me]

I went to Sears Day a couple weeks ago- almost everything in the store was at least 25% off, some things marked down 2 or 3 times.  All the wrong prices came up in the cash register.
 
 Even after I had paid, I noticed some mistakes on the bill..so I lined up again to have them corrected.  It's the principle of the thing, not the $2 that I got back...
 

[obviously]

That principle would be... that you are cheap?

[Lil Me]

 No, it's contract law.
 I enter into a sales agreement at a stated price, and the other party has a duty to perform its obligation at that price.
   

[Michel]

   
 

[Lil Me]

Marks Work Wearhouse- buy 2 pr Men's dress pants or khakis and they give you $25 gift card. Until Dec 7 (plus there's a new $10 off card attached to the flyer)
 
 Ikea- Buy an Xmas tree for $20 and they give you a $20 off coupon to use in Jan.
 

[Russ]

 I never check my bills.. but now I have started to after this one time SS checked a bill as we were leaving costco and saw that I had been overcharged almost 200 dollars for double charged items, I would have just crumpled it into a ball like all the others, left it in my pocket, washed my pants and finish. Im observant like that.

It IS the principal of the thing.

Marks work special sounds good LM!

EDIT: BUY an xmas tree? Go online, download the free permit, encourage (force) a family tradition trip up to around squampton, hack down a tree, come home, make sure no birds/ squirrels inside damn thing, stick in living room.

EDIT EDIT: 20 bucks off 20 buck tree at Ikea is cheating.
   

[Russ]

Christmas Tree Permit

http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm

Squampton Permit:
http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_XmasTreePermit.pdf




[img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/FOR_long_Banner.gif" alt="Ministry of Forests and Range" title="Ministry of Forests and Range" width="554" border="0" height="75"]    [!--START Program Title--]     [table width="100%"] [tbody][tr] [td][h1 style="text-align: center;"][font size="5" color="#000080" face="Arial"]Christmas Tree Permit
 (for personal use only)[/font][/h1]          [p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="center"]          [font size="5" color="#000080" face="Arial"]in the Squamish Forest District[/font][/p]   [/td] [/tr] [/tbody][/table] [!--END Program  Title--] [!--START Optional Anchor Links List--] [table width="100%"] [tbody][tr] [td][!-- START Listed Links --] [div class="topicLink"] [ul][li][a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#apply"]How can I apply for a permit?[/a][/li][li][a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#cut"]Where can I cut a tree?[/a][/li][li][a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#notcut"]Are there areas where I must not cut a tree?[/a][/li][li][a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#number"]How many trees can I cut?[/a][/li][li][a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#before"]What should I do before cutting?[/a][/li][li][a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#after"]What should I do after cutting?[/a][/li][/ul] [/div] [!-- END Listed Links --] [/td] [/tr] [!-- START Space --] [tr] [td][img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="15"][/td] [/tr] [!-- END Space --] [!-- START Double Line --] [tr] [td]
[/td] [/tr] [!-- END Double Line --] [/tbody][/table] [!--END Optional Anchor Links List--] [!--START Main Content --]  [table width="100%"][tbody][tr] [td]                         [font size="2" color="#007171"]       [/font][h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"][font size="2" color="#007171"] [font face="Arial"][a name="apply"][/a][/font][span style="font-family: Arial;"]How Can I Apply?[/span][/font][/h2] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [span style="font-family: Arial;"]       
 Your Christmas tree permit may be obtained [a style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_XmasTreePermit.pdf"]here[/a]  (Adobe format 0.9mg size).  Carry your  permit with you, as you may be asked to produce it by a law enforcement agent.[/span][font size="2" face="Arial"]  [/font][font size="2" face="Arial"]The permit is valid only in the                   Squamish Forest District and expires December 31, 2008.[/font][/p]                           

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[/td]                           [/tr] [tr] [td align="right"] [a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#top"] [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/bTop.gif" alt="Top" title="Top of page" vspace="3" width="40" border="0" height="14" hspace="4"][/a][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][div class="lineDot333"]    [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="15"][/div][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]     [h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font color="#007171" face="Arial"][a name="cut"][/a] [font color="#000080"][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Where Can I Cut a  Tree?[/span][/b][/h2] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"][span style="font-family: Arial;"]
 Christmas tree cutting is confined to [/span][font face="Arial"]beneath the BC Hydro  transmission line rights-of-way over Crown land.  These rules are outlined in the permit,  and we include two suggestions where the rules apply. [/font] [span style="font-family: Arial;"]These areas are marked on the map attached to the  permit. [/span][/p]                   [/font][/font][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td align="right"] [a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#top"] [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/bTop.gif" alt="Top" title="Top of page" vspace="3" width="40" border="0" height="14" hspace="4"][/a][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][div class="lineDot333"]    [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="15"][/div][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]     [h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font color="#000080"][font face="Arial"][a name="notcut"][/a][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Are There Areas  Where I Must Not Cut Christmas Trees?[/span][/b][/font][/font][/h2] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"][span style="font-family: Arial;"]
 Yes, you cannot cut a Christmas tree from:[/span][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]         [/span][span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"] Christmas Tree Farms
 [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]    [/span] [span style="font-family: Arial;"]Private Lands[/span][font face="Arial"]  [/font][/font][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]         [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Plantations[/span][font face="Arial"]  [/font][/font][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]         [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Research Areas[/span][font face="Arial"]  [/font][/font][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]         [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Parks[/span][font face="Arial"]  [/font][/font][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font size="3"][font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]         [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Community Watersheds[/span][font face="Arial"]  [/font][/font][/font][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font size="3"][font size="3"][font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]         [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Juvenile-Spaced Areas[/span][font face="Arial"]  [/font][/font][/font][/font][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font size="3"][font size="3"][font size="3"][font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]         [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Any other areas alienated or  reserved for a special use[/span][font face="Arial"]        [/font]       [/font][/font][/font][/font][/p][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td align="right"] [a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#top"] [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/bTop.gif" alt="Top" title="Top of page" vspace="3" width="40" border="0" height="14" hspace="4"][/a][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][div class="lineDot333"]    [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="15"][/div][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]                            [h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font color="#007171" face="Arial"][a name="number"][/a] [font color="#000080"][span style="font-family: Arial;"]How Many Trees Can I  Cut?[/span][/b][/h2] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"][span style="font-family: Arial;"]
 [/span][font face="Arial"]You are allowed to cut and transport one tree  per family for personal use only, [/font][span style="font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB"]less than 5 metres in  height[/span][font face="Arial"].  Cutting Christmas trees free of  charge is strictly for personal use. You are not allowed to sell them. Failure to comply  is an unauthorized harvest on Crown land under Section 52(1)(a) of the [/font] [font size="2" color="#0000ff" face="Arial"] [a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/tasb/legsregs/frpa/frpa/frpatoc.htm" style="text-decoration: none; font-style: italic;"] [font color="#000000"]Forest  and Range Practices Act.  [/font][/a][/font][font face="Arial"]Unauthorized cutting may be  further subject to prosecution.[/font][/p]       [/font]                    [/font]                   [/td] [/tr] [tr] [td align="right"] [a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#top"] [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/bTop.gif" alt="Top" title="Top of page" vspace="3" width="40" border="0" height="14" hspace="4"][/a][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][div class="lineDot333"]    [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="15"][/div][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]                              [h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font color="#000080"][font face="Arial"][a name="before"][/a][span style="font-family: Arial;"]What Should I do  Before Cutting a Tree?[/span][/b][/h2]        [/font][/font][p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"]  [/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [span style="font-family: Arial;"]M  [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"] Make sure you have chosen the  best tree and the size you want.[/span][font face="Arial"]   [span style="font-family: Arial;"] Try to leave the bottom one or  two branches on the stump of the tree, so that it will grow into another Christmas tree for future cutting.[/span][span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]  [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Do not cut a big tree only to use  the top portion. This may be a waste of a future tree
 and the portion left on the area will create a fire hazard.[/span][font face="Arial"] [/font][/font][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"]                          [font size="2" face="Arial"] [/font][/p][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td align="right"] [a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#top"] [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/bTop.gif" alt="Top" title="Top of page" vspace="3" width="40" border="0" height="14" hspace="4"][/a][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td][div class="lineDot333"]    [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="15"][/div][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td]                              [h2 style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [font color="#000080"][font face="Arial"][a name="after"][/a][span style="font-family: Arial;"]What Should I do  After Cutting a Tree?[/span][/b][/font][/font][/h2]                   [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"]                   [span style="font-family: Arial;"]
Leave the area as clean as possible.[/span][font face="Arial"]                   [/font][/p]                   [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"]                   [font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]     [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Do not leave lower boles and  branches of cut trees alongside roads or in the ditches. [/span][font face="Arial"]  [/font][/font][/p]                   [p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -0.25in; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"]                   [font face="Arial"]·[span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial;"]     [/span][span style="font-family: Arial;"]Do not transport your tree  outside the province.[/span][font face="Arial"] [/font][/font][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"] [/p]                   [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"]                   [span style="font-family: Arial;"]Careful cutting of                    your Christmas tree without unnecessary waste will ensure continuous crops of  Christmas trees for future generations.[/span][/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;" align="left"]                          [font size="2" face="Arial"] [/font][/p][/td] [/tr] [tr] [td align="right"] [a href="http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/dsq/Xmas/DSQ_Xmas_tree.htm#top"] [img]http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/images/portal/bTop.gif" alt="Top" title="Top of page" vspace="3" width="40" border="0" height="14" hspace="4"][/a][/td][/tr][/tbody][/table]

[Lil Me]

Ooooh.  I'd love to.  But fire regs don't permit cut trees in my abode.  I think it will be a Charlie Brown tree in a pot this year.  Next to a festivus pole.  

[Lise]

I couldn't cut down a living tree for the sake of decorating my place for a few weeks. Seems like a waste of a good tree. I like my tree fake and re-usable year after year after year.

  For those of you interested in make-up, Sears have this awesome deal where you spend like $33 on any Lancome product and get a gift bag with all the goodies for free. It's valued at $110 plus. Anyways, here's the [A href="http://www.sears.ca/gp/browse.html/ref=sc_iw_c_0_1_394759011/177-9868159-0898566?ie=UTF8&node=1252027011&searsBrand=core"]information[/A] on how to get the goodie.    

[P.C.]

I don't think expecting to be charged the correct price for an item is cheap at all.  Of course for people like stretch who apparently has more money than god.....it's not a problem.  But for most of us, it's a reasonable expectation....and yes....there is principle involved as well.  

  As for coupons ?  They're for anyone who wants to ensure that as much of their hard earned money stays in their own pockets....not lining somebody elses.  Especially in times, where everything costs 3 times more than its worth.  Rich people don't get rich by throwing their money around.