Deals/coupon thread

[joan tack]

Similar coupon here, only this one is from Meadowvale Dental Group in Mississauga, ON. If you need a tooth extraction, use the coupon and pay only $299.

[playfelt]

We just don't all live in Toronto and the country is too big to send deals from all over. A thread like this is better for a forum that is local. That is why people are upset as in the deals are useless to most of us. Personally I just ignore most of the time.

[happymomma]

Agreed, this is a useless thread regardless of where you live. Useless deals that have nothing to do with daycare. Admin should delete as this is complete spam.

[joan tack]

Agreed, this is a useless thread regardless of where you live. Useless deals that have nothing to do with daycare. Admin should delete as this is complete spam.

Geez, a bit harsh don't you think? My hope is that eventually people on this forum will start sharing more deals from around the country on this here thread. It's for the good of everyone. I have posted summer camp for kids, I think that's very useful. If you have any deals or coupons to share, that would also be useful.

[joan tack]

We just don't all live in Toronto and the country is too big to send deals from all over. A thread like this is better for a forum that is local. That is why people are upset as in the deals are useless to most of us. Personally I just ignore most of the time.

Okay, but my hope is people from around Canada will share deals in this thread. A lot of the ones I find are in Southern Ontario but occasionally I do come across ones in Alberta and BC.

[bright sparks]

Joan I see where you are coming from with respect of wanting to share deals with everyone, but this is a forum directed towards home daycare providers and parents and not a place to "ONLY" post about the kind of deals that are posted through such sites as wagjag, redflag deals and teambuy. Summer camp is something you did post, but is only relevant to a very small portion of people on this forum as home daycare providers primarily provide care for under 5 year olds who generally aren't old enough to go to summer camp. Yes there will be a few providers offering before and after school care, and of course the older siblings of young children, but I imagine most providers aren't going to want to spend extra time at the door telling them about a summer camp that is only suitable for older children or pitch a deal about teeth whitening to parents at the door.

I started following this thread from the start in the hopes of finding deals and coupons relating to cheaper groceries and household products, toys or services DIRECTLY related to the theme of this whole forum which is childcare. If I could find some deals that would save me money and enrich my home daycare business, then this would be a relative place to post. Otherwise, my suggestion would be to post either on another forum where it is not the primary goal for daycare providers to support each other in our work field, or start the thread in the parent's section of this site. Maybe they will be more receptive of what you hope to achieve whereas I think most providers on this site are already overwhelmed by how many spammers we seem to endure at times, and really aren't receptive to your vision.

[joan tack]

Joan I see where you are coming from with respect of wanting to share deals with everyone, but this is a forum directed towards home daycare providers and parents and not a place to "ONLY" post about the kind of deals that are posted through such sites as wagjag, redflag deals and teambuy. Summer camp is something you did post, but is only relevant to a very small portion of people on this forum as home daycare providers primarily provide care for under 5 year olds who generally aren't old enough to go to summer camp. Yes there will be a few providers offering before and after school care, and of course the older siblings of young children, but I imagine most providers aren't going to want to spend extra time at the door telling them about a summer camp that is only suitable for older children or pitch a deal about teeth whitening to parents at the door. I started following this thread from the start in the hopes of finding deals and coupons relating to cheaper groceries and household products, toys or services DIRECTLY related to the theme of this whole forum which is childcare. If I could find some deals that would save me money and enrich my home daycare business, then this would be a relative place to post. Otherwise, my suggestion would be to post either on another forum where it is not the primary goal for daycare providers to support each other in our work field, or start the thread in the parent's section of this site. Maybe they will be more receptive of what you hope to achieve whereas I think most providers on this site are already overwhelmed by how many spammers we seem to endure at times, and really aren't receptive to your vision.

Fair enough. I don't want to rock the boat anymore than I have. Apologies everyone, I won't post here anymore.