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Check Out Checkout 51: Technology and Coupons in Check!

Posted: January 30, 2013 in Canadian Coupons 101
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Checkout 51 mobile app, have you heard you can get Cash Back on every day items you buy at local retailers in your area? Get in on the action and start saving money in your grocery budget with Checkout 51, the hottest cash back money-saving app around!

What is Checkout 51?

Based out of Toronto, Checkout 51 is a Canadian cash back program that allows shoppers the opportunity to save money on products they love.

It is FREE Apple IOS app that you download, then shop using the weekly Checkout 51 offer list, and finally upload a picture of your receipt to the app to earn cash back in your Checkout 51 account. EASY!

Android For Checkout 51  Is Finally Here!

NEW Update: April 18, 2013 -Download Checkout 51 Android App HERE or -Or search “Checkout 51″ in the Play Store

Yes, it is 2013! Technology for couponing and saving money in Canada just got exciting!

How To Use Checkout 51 with Coupons?

The BEST part about Checkout 51 is that you can use coupons to save even more on the offered products each week (offers run Thursday – Wednesday).

Checkout 51 lists approximately 10 – 15 offers a week (products and discount vary) that when combined with sales AND coupons at your favourite stores can save you tons of money each week.

Coupon Christine does weekly Checkout 51 ad match-ups for Ontario to get the biggest bang for your Checkout 51-buck! I love this program and have already received two cheques from Checkout 51 valued at over $50 total!

Who Can Use Checkout 51?

If you are a Canadian resident (excluding the province of Quebec) and you have an Iphone, Ipad or  Ipod and are able to take clear photos of your receipts you can easily become a member of Checkout 51.

If you are an Android  or other smartphone user, they are working hard to get you in on the action so hang tight!

Another great feature of Checkout 51 is it is set up to allow all members an equal sharing of the offers. You can choose to purchase all offers on the list, but you are limited to cash back on 1 product per Checkout 51 account.

How does Checkout 51 get paid?

Checkout 51 has made some amazing contacts that have agreed to release a limited amount of offers each week to its members. Once they reach the limit set out from the companies, they do not give any more refunds.

Great offers go fast like Heinz Ketchup, Huggies wipes and Coca-Cola offers, so shop early and submit your receipt to not be disappointed

Will we start to see Checkout 51 permit its members to buy more than 1 product? Time will tell: The team at Checkout 51 have a very close relationship to Coupon Christine and they tell her that “the more Checkout 51 is used, the more exciting the offers will be”.

Coupons and technology, are we excited? Heck yes! If you are a Canadian couponer, you can relate to the ‘pain’ of non-scannable coupons, cashiers that read coupons over three times before accepting, and long line ups behind us at the checkout.

Couponing and Checkout 51

Is Checkout 51 paving the road for Canadian couponers? 

Will other online coupon distributors (Websaver.ca; Save.ca; Brandsaver.ca, GoCoupons.ca) see the benefits of moving away from the cost and time it takes to distribute; mail; and process returned coupons?

In an ideal “coupon world”, downloadable coupon app software would allow us to download the coupons we want, submit our receipts, and earn cash back in online accounts. No more clipping coupons and carrying around those heavy coupon binders.

It is definitely a win for the couponers, but also a huge score for companies looking to find out details on shopping habits. Who is shopping at which store, what time of day and what else they are buying.

Not to promote a “big brother world” for us to be leery of, but let us envision the personal gain from a couponers stand-point on saving time and money with ease of online applications.

Will companies lose those who are not technologically savvy? Will companies gain a new younger generation of money-savers?

Time will tell. Checkout 51 is the first of its kind in Canada to allow companies direct access to its customers via an app. Simply providing offers, companies and Checkout 51 can get instant access on how much of their product is being purchased across Canada. Pretty cool if you ask me!

How Do I Use Checkout 51- The Basics?
  1. Download the Checkout 51 app to your Apple IOS device (find Checkout 51 in the app store) NEW! Download to your Android!!
  2. Checkout 51 has a list of offers issued every week (offers are live Thursday – Wednesday).  
  3. You go to any retailer in Canada (excluding Quebec) and buy the offers on the list (you do not need to buy all of them, but you are limited to 1 product per Checkout 51 account). You must get the exact product listed.
  4. Upload a CLEAR and readable picture of the ENTIRE receipt in English and upload it to the iPhone app Checkout 51
  5. You get an email confirmation from Checkout 51 if the picture was clear and processed
  6. You check your account to make sure the $$ has been placed into your account
  7. Once you reach $20 you can request a cheque to get cash back (using your online account).

What do you think of this innovation in couponing and money-saving?

I personally think I am going to sit back, put my feet up and enjoy the Checkout 51 ride with a bowl full of Orville Redenbachers popcorn that I earned $2 cash back on!

If you haven’t signed up to Checkout 51 take a moment and set yourself up, become a member today. Download Checkout 51 from the app Store. Start saving your hard-earned money the easy way!

If you need more Help for Checkout 51 the website contains all the information you need or you can contact the Help Desk for Support.

Contribution Post By:  

Christine (aka Coupon Christine) is passionate about couponing and saving money. Coupon Christine started with just a few hundred fans in the spring of 2012 and she now has over 7500 fans on her Facebook page.

She is also the brains behind Coupon Allstars Canada. Coupon Christine has Bloggers that feature deals and coupon match-ups to their provinces like she does for her Ontario Fans.

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Mr.CBB’s Creamy Apple Caramel Harvest Muffins

Posted: September 23, 2012 in Mr.CBB's Easy Treats
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With the Fall Season beginning yesterday I was influenced by my mate Julia who runs SaveBigLiveBetter a Canadian Coupon Site to make apple muffins. Apples are in abundance this time of year in Ontario and there is nothing more soothing than being in the kitchen and whipping up Fall apple recipes. Julia posted a picture of her muffins and I knew I had a few apples that  needed using up. Jokingly I said we should have a muffin-off as she says that my muffins look very similar to hers.

Clearly we already know who the winner in the kitchen is here ..ermmm… ok, maybe I’m tooting my baking horn..toot…toot because Julia is not here to stop me! Something tells me I’ll pay for that comment for years to come. You can find all sorts of great recipes at her new blog Cooking Up Crafts.

There is something nostalgic about the Fall air and the smell of cinnamon, apples and nutmeg swimming in the air. Standing in the kitchen I can close my eyes and take a deep breath and it reminds me of when I was a child and my mother would bake on Sunday morning. We don’t buy baked goods at the shop because what we do like we make at home for a fraction of the cost most times. The best part is we know the ingredients we are putting inside and can control the amount we make. This is not really a low-fat apple muffin but it has all natural ingredients from your pantry and refrigerator. It’s a treat muffin that you would have once in a while and the best part is that it is homemade.

So this easy muffin recipe I created had no name as of yesterday so I took to my Facebook Fan Page and asked the fans to post a name for this recipe. I received many great names but only 1 can be the final name for this light, apple muffin.  Congratulations to Michelle M Mbmg for naming in part this muffin.  She came up with “Caramel Harvest Muffins” but she needed to add the word apple in so I did just that. A close second went to Jason Magee with “Creamy Carmapple Muffins” and then “Creamy Apple Caramel Harvest Muffin” was born. I used both their ideas and made one  and I now have 2 winners. So they both get a hand in helping me with the title of this recipe! Thank-you to all my fans who submitted a name for this recipe.

Inside these homemade apple muffins I put a chunk of fleur del sel Caramel from France. It’s a very creamy, buttery tasting caramel and melts divine. If you don’t have these caramels you can easily make caramel sauce on the stove top with sugar, water and whipping cream along with a candy thermometer. Here is an easy caramel sauce recipe for you to try but I’m sure it will be just as good.

Alright…. here is the easy

Tools:

  • Large Muffin Tin with 6 Muffins
  • Cooking spray to spray the tin
  • Mixer or a bowl with a hand mixer
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Spatula
  • Knife
  • Cutting Board
  • Mini strainer or something to spread cinnamon evenly on top of muffins

Time: 20-25 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees

Prep-20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 Gala Apples or whichever you prefer…peeled and chopped fine
  • 6-12 good quality caramels with a high butter content or caramel sauce
  • 2 large eggs slightly beaten
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • Pinch of Fleur de Sel or regular salt
  • 1/2 cup of butter-melted
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 teaspoons of Baking Powder
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour (If you do not have whole wheat you can use 3 cups white)
  • 2 cups cake and pastry or all-purpose ( I used cake and pastry)
  • 1 cup of Milk

Procedure: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees

  • In your stand mixer add all the dry ingredients except for 1 tablespoon of cinnamon which you will need for the top of each muffin and mix together on low just until blended

  • On a chopping board peel and chop your apples fine unless you like big chunks in your muffin then leave them chunky
  • In a bowl crack your eggs and slightly beat them

  • Add all the wet ingredients slowly to the dry while the mixer is on low
  • Mix until incorporated but don’t over mix the muffin mix
  • Spray your muffin tin with cooking spray
  • Fill the muffin tin slots until full right to the top. I like my muffins to be big!

  • Sit your caramels in the middle of each muffin and press down and cover with the muffin mix. If you use the caramel sauce you can use a piping bag, insert it into the middle of the muffin and squeeze or fill the muffin tin half way, add some sauce and then fill to the top.
  • Using your mini strainer or other kitchen tool sprinkle cinnamon on the tops of each muffin

  • Bake in oven for 2-25 minutes
  • Insert toothpick in the centre of the muffin. If it comes out clean it will be done. Try to avoid the caramel centre and go off to the side a bit.
  • Enjoy them hot and gooey or cold with a nice hot cup of coffee, tea or cocoa.

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