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My First Auto Show Was A Smashing Success Thanks To Volkswagen Canada!

February 25, 2017/0 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

I attended my 1st ever auto show this past weekend as I made my way to Toronto for the Canadian International AutoShow at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. As someone currently in the market for a new family vehicle, the timing couldn’t have been better. Frankly, I was shocked by the sheer size of the […]

Debunking Myths About Getting The Flu Shot {Plus A Giveaway!}

February 19, 2017/292 Comments/in Giveaways, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

I often hear people justify not getting a flu shot by saying something like, “I got the shot and STILL got a nasty stomach bug”! The problem with that logic, of course, is that the 24 hour stomach bug that seems to go around each year is not the flu, and neither is the common […]

Matters Of The Heart

February 7, 2017/11 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

**This post was written as part of my partnership with BAYER, however it’s as open as I’ve been in awhile.** In the last week I have eaten ribs, cheeseburgers, fried chicken, chips, soda, more chips and pizza. This is not the path I had set out for myself a year ago when I decided to […]

Top 15 Things I Miss Out On When I Have The Flu

January 20, 2017/382 Comments/in Giveaways, Reviews/Giveaways, THE BLOG/by Chris Read

Nobody likes having the flu. For the past two months I have been encouraging you to head to your local Shoppers Drug Mart to get your flu shot and I will do so again right now. It only takes a couple minutes and could potentially help you fend off this year’s flu virus. In an […]

The Greatest Winter Jacket Ever Made!

January 9, 2017/8 Comments/in THE BLOG/by Chris Read

I don’t do many reviews on the blog anymore, opting for a more humourous editorial style approach, but Dickies Canada recently sent me their Dickies Pro™ Glacier Extreme Puffer jacket to try out and I urgently need to talk about it. I will begin by sharing something completely honest. When I saw the price of […]