A really good deal valid until February 8: Costco offers a $100 discount for this very popular KitchenAid mixer. Remember: the exact same brand and model can be purchased at Sears for $470 – that’s $170 extra for the priviledge of shopping at Sears.

Attachments included: burnished, ‘PowerKnead’ spiral dough hook, burnished flat beater, professional wire whip. Gadget set included: KitchenAid timer, set of 4 mini prep bowls with covers

$299 KitchenAid Mixer at Costco.

Planning to go to space soon? Can’t leave home without your own Fisher Bullet Space Pen!

• For only $32 you get a piece of history, the pen that went to the Moon, writes in any position and has a 99 year shelf life. Guaranteed to make any geek happy, available in Canada from eScience. (More about it on Wiki, baby!)
• The Tivoli Audio Model One looks great! Retro design, furniture grade hand-made wood cabinet, state of the art FM reception. Did I mention it’s a radio? Who cares, it looks great on your desk.  $130 from Amazon.com
• The icing on the cake: BottleBob Bottle Cap Punch. A really long name for a cool product – a plastic thingy that pierces a perfectly sized round hole in a soda bottle, allowing you to insert a straw straight through the cap! Amazing! Only $21, from EPaulet Shop.

• Free Christmas Tree: Ikea is giving you a $20 coupon when you buy a $20 Christmas tree. 20-20=Free Christmas Tree. The fine print: The coupon is valid only for purchases $75 or more and redeemable January 2 to March 1, 2009. Otherwise you would have bought a new fir with that coupon, you infinite loop fan, you! Check availability at your store on www.ikea.ca.
  
• Free Money From Mark’s: Well not quite, maybe free clothing, but still, you can buy any $10 Mark’s product for free, using this Mark’s Work Wearhouse Coupon. 10-10=Free Work Clothing.
• Free Advil: fill out this 3 minutes survey and you will receive a printable $5 coupon. Advil is cheaper than that, so 5-5=Free Advil. The liqui-gels work miracles on hangovers.
  

Today’s Quik Deals are brought to you by the letter D:

• 50% discount on select area rugs at Home Depot. This deal is available only online and from October 20 to November 2. Prices start from $16.00, but you can find the thousand-dollar rug you always wanted at only $500. HomeDepot.ca

• Clearance at LaSenza – about 50 products on sale, you can find some delicious sport jackets under $50

• 25% discount on already reduced merchandise at Smart Set – stylish women’s clothing,

• And if you’re into cheap, no-name, last-year’s electronics, get your kicks at factorydirect.ca. Some hard discounts, including a Skype phone for $4.99 or aluminium notebook cases at $14.99. Actually the last one is not a bad deal after all.

I know this ain’t much – slow day – but who knows, maybe you were just about to shop for some tools, computers, coats or art supplies:

• Get 10% off your purchase at Home Depot Canada by entering this coupon at checkout: HD64808
• Get 10% off your purchase at Dell Canada with this coupon code: Z30?8WGBF72XT1
• Get 20% off at Michaels Canada and get creative. Print your coupon here.
• Get $20 off all coats from Jacob. Valid this week only, print, cut and shop.

Some pretty good deals at Overstock.com – they are offering site-wide $1 shipping for most of their products, except for some items from Books, Music, Movies and Games sections. Products include some discounted Home and Garden products, and those that can only be shipped to the US are clearly marked. Shop Overstock Canada.