Conversation Between dahliagrower and amira84

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  1. Hi Dahlia,

    Can you tell me the prices of vichy normaderm products you saw at sdm? I am thinking about using my offers too. But not sure what products are on sale and which ones are best ones.
  2. Thanks for the heads up on those Elizabeth Arden ceramide capsules .... when I had looked over the box I thought they were the type of beads you throw in the bath - lol .... Tried one - felt very nice on the skin - used it under a foundation and it was lovely.... Haven't used it long enough to see any noticeable change but from reading on-line some people swear by this product. I really like the sample of the Revlon foundation the photofinish one .... Gave most of the rest of the samples to my niece to try -- just kept the anti-wrinkle stuff I really need to learn how to do a better job of applying make up ..... Didn't get up to too much at SDM this week - been busy -- hopefully next week they still have some good cosmetic deals
  3. Dahlia, not every big brand has everything that's top of the charts. We have to read the reviews for what we want to buy and compare the brands we have access to.
    For example, stila'a liquid eye liners (shaped like a marker/pen) are award winners, stila's liquid stay all day lip stick is award winner.
    You have to see reviews/ratings on the internet for the products you want to buy. Lancome's eye shadows are very good. Don't worry if you don't know how to apply the eye shadows. Just write down lancome eye shadow palette tutorial on youtube and there you have it! You will see a lot of videos for your guidance, and also its going to take some time too.
  4. Hi dahlia!

    We visited victoria last sunday. My brother and his wife and i love victoria. It's just like small Ottawa which was my first city in canada. I love ottawa and victoria. They are BEAUTIFUL.

    Unfortunately we didn't have enough time to go to sdm but i had a glimpse of uptown sdm and i was happy that i got to see my fav store from outside. Lol
    Hopefully we'll visit victoria again.
  5. No big plans yet .... but planning on at least the $110 shop Groceries and a few birthday items

    The gift cards are offered in early November .... a few years ago it was unlimited - last year it was 3 x $150 per Optimum Card for the points - I think it was 8000 pts per $150 in gift cards; There were some issues with a few gift cards - one of the gas companies (Shell I think?). I stuck to the SDM cards and some PetroCanada. Also - you want to check out ahead of time whether your SDM allows you to buy gift cards with a cc. The two that I normally go to I've never had an issue but during this past year I stopped in to buy a gift card for something else and they wouldn't let me buy it with a cc (Victoria - on Fort St) .... I think it's just sometimes the inner city ones have to develop more stringent policies to prevent fraud. But it's perhaps not a win-win if you have to fork out cash to get a gift card....
  6. Hello there.... No plans for the redemption so far..... Will see what coupons do they send me tomorrow. I have lots of cleaning supplies (kitchen, house hold), toiletries, top brand skin care items..... Hmmmm.... Maybe i am just going to use coupons...


    What about you.. Are you planning something? It's always fun to see/hear what others want to do about the redemption. Will anxiously wait for your brags.

    by the way i have a question about sdm. I have read on the forums that, in september, sdm offers a deal about buying their gift cards and getting bonus points on them. Do you remember when do they offer such a deal, and what are the rules? How many gift cards do we have to buy to get how many bonus points etc. i am hoping to take advantage of that deal.

    and hopefully, this year, they make the same mistake on chocolate as they did last year. Lol
  7. Hey Amira --- are you getting ready for a redemption weekend? Any plans so far?
  8. Thanks for the message.... Momi is the one that gets all the fantastic deals. Part of it may be that she is able to choose between 3 sets of personalized offers each week and so some will naturally line up with the sales. Me - this week I got Herbal essence - 2000 pts wub 1 ... momi got $2.50 off --- it's on sale for $2.99 - she gets it for free after the .50 coupon -- I pay $2.50 and get 2000 pts..... I mean it's nothing to sneeze at but not "free".... I read the SDM thread fairly consistently and pick up on the ideas of what works and what doesn't. It's just great that people all share their deals and questions so we all learn.

    As for the night serums -- I am not convinced that they do much beyond making your skin feel tighter. Tried the Biotherm Blue Serum last year .... couldn't see much of an effect from it. Will let you know how the Vichy ones goes though after I've used it for a while.
  9. Oh. I am sorry, my daughter pressed the "post msg" button before i was done with the msg. Lol.

    I really want to comment on your sdm shopping skills. You and momi really know the art of shopping at sdm withoust spending too much money, and earn so many points while spending some of them. Amazing job!
  10. Hi dahlia! Now that i am 30 yrs and a few months old, i want to start using retinol containing night creams. Did you ever use retinol containing cream? Do they really work?
  11. Hi dahliagrower. How are you? Where have you been? I dont see your brags/comments as frequesntly as you used to post. Happy super spend your points event! Lol
  12. I dont get mailed sdm coupons but i get the emailed coupons. I dont know how to get those mailed coupons. Oh....how about i call them tomorrow and ask about it? I'll tell you what they say about it!
  13. Hi Amira -- Thanks for the friend invite. Yes I am in Victoria on the Island. I think those fantastic door hangers were very targeted to Ontario. I live in rural Victoria so wouldn't get those door hangers. Do you get regular coupons from SDM?
  14. Hi dahliagrower. I see that you live in bc too. Did you get those sdm door hangers people are talking about on other forums?
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