[Vale46Rossi]

When I get my Canadian Tire Money, I donate it.

This guy saved it all up!!!




Edmonton’s Brian McPherson spends fortune in Canadian Tire money to buy riding lawn mower



Most of us have Canadian Tire money stashed in our junk drawers, but few of us can purchase anything of significance with it.
This week, Edmonton's Brian McPherson, 29, exchanged his stack of "Canada's unofficial second currency" for a riding lawn mower.
The cashier looked shocked at the bundles of bills he handed her. He had $1,053 in Canadian Tire cash, collected over the course of 15 years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUNG0oz4PyE

The impressive purchase was an intentional one. McPherson had been planning to purchase a mower with Canadian Tire money since he was a teenager.
When McPherson bought a hockey stick from the store at the age of 14, he decided that he would take the 10 cents in Canadian Tire money he received and start saving for the most expensive thing in the store.
"I thought it'd be a good idea to save up all the money and buy what at that time was the most expensive thing in the store, which was a riding lawn mower," McPherson told the Toronto Sun.
McPherson figures he had to spend close to $20,000 to collect the Canadian Tire cash.
"It's one of those things I set out to do and that's what I told everybody I was going to do, so to get something else would be silly," McPherson told CTV. "I just wanted to follow through with what I was doing."





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Edmonton (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/edmonton-brian-mcpherson-spends-fortune-canadian-tire-money-183834827.html)

[k3mps]

lol i think i've collected about 1.25 over my 18 years

[XplicitLuder]

and with those 20,000$ he coulda already bought 10 lawn mowers.. sometimes i wonder D:

[Vale46Rossi]

and with those 20,000$ he coulda already bought 10 lawn mowers.. sometimes i wonder D:


I am pretty sure that because it took this long... everytime he needs to buy something thats available at canadian tire he would go there.

I am pretty sure he didn't blow 20k to get 1k in canadian tire money.

[mercyboy]

all i can say is :fuckyea::fuckyea: he one happy collecter....man same as the guy who collected pennies and has jars full of them in his garage!

[XplicitLuder]

i see your point..make sense LOl

[stewie]

my buddy goes to canadian tire to buy 9mm/.22 ammunition for when he goes to the shooting range, but because they had some giveaway deal going on, he started going double the ammount of times.

he ended up winning the 1000$ canadian tire gift card! that was a fun shopping spree he went on hahaha...most dumbest shit he bought hahahahaha

[DK33]

Canadian Tire Money (http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/wan/2470096286.html)

[tiger_handheld]

i had $4 saved up and used it towards a clock radio few weeks ago :)

[Ronin]

How much do you have to spend to get $20k in Canadian Tire money?

[vafanculo]

If $20k = 1k cdn tire money, then $400k would = 20k cdn tire money
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[krazynuck]

you get more if you use their credit card too....but if use another credit card you get nothing....that's why I think I have maybe $1 in CT money

[slowride]

Are there still those liquor stores on the island accepting canadian tire money? I heard of one near nanaimo?

[Prolowtone]

At one point i had about $500 in canadian tire money that i had collected as a kid, bought a new bike and a better hockey bag lol. Im up to $30 now from the last few years

[asahai69]

:fuckthatshit:

[DJ Milk]

I saved up almost $200 in paper in about 10 years and spent it all on LED Christmas lights a few years ago. Now when I shop there they won't give me anything unless I use cash or sign up for their credit card so I don't go there as much as I use to :squint:

[Death2Theft]

Canadian tire has the worst return policy I dont see how they can stay in business.

[BoredAtWork]

i had 50 bucks of that before they introduced Canadian Tire credit card with 5% cash back way back.

[murd0c]

Are there still those liquor stores on the island accepting canadian tire money? I heard of one near nanaimo?

Theres a liquour store/pub in mission that takes it as well

[taylor192]

you get more if you use their credit card too....but if use another credit card you get nothing....that's why I think I have maybe $1 in CT money

Yep. I used to have lots of Canadian Tire money cause I lived in a small town and it was one of a few places to shop. Yet now I have $0 cause they don't give it out for CC purchases.

[taylor192]

Canadian tire has the worst return policy I dont see how they can stay in business.

How so? I've returned lots of things I shouldn't have been able to, and even gone in weeks after buying something to get them to refund me the difference between what I paid and the new sale price. Never had an issue.

I've never broken a tool though, so I am interested in how their lifetime guarantees are.

[s300ae]

How so? I've returned lots of things I shouldn't have been able to, and even gone in weeks after buying something to get them to refund me the difference between what I paid and the new sale price. Never had an issue.

I've never broken a tool though, so I am interested in how their lifetime guarantees are.

I worked there when I was 17 (my first job) for 2 years.
Their return policies are a joke and they'll take anything back.
And their lifetime guarantees are great. You bring in your broken mastercraft tool, they'll give you replacement on the spot.
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[hotjoint]

Canadian tire has the worst return policy I dont see how they can stay in business.

Never have had an issue with their return policy.

[Gridlock]

I love their return policy! I use that place like a tool rental.

Clean it with a little WD40, back into the original packaging and off we go.

[Volvo-brickster]

I've never broken a tool though, so I am interested in how their lifetime guarantees are.

it's decent

you have the bring the entire set back for them to replace with the same or equivalent ...

i bent a wrench once and had to bring the whole 15 piece set down for them to give me another 15 set piece

they wouldn't just pull one from a new set and give it to me

[MindBomber]

I love their return policy! I use that place like a tool rental.

Clean it with a little WD40, back into the original packaging and off we go.

Haha I'm glad I'm not the only person who does that. I'm also glad they make their packaging so simple to reassemble :p
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[xpl0sive]

^you guys know they have free tool rental as well right? i mean i've bought a tool and used it once and returned it before too, but if its something that's expensive to buy, just use their free tool rental, and use it all you want...

[DJ Milk]

Their return policy sucks depending on which store it is. The one near my place won't take back anything and make up excuses such as the box is dented, it's missing something that they make up, etc. If they do take it back they let you know that they are doing you a huge favour by taking it back. Also that location never have anything that's in stock during a sale even when you are the first one there on the first day of the sale. They say that they sold out when the sale just started not even half and hour ago. I think that location might be privately owned and I never shop at that location anymore. All the other location are great though.

[xpl0sive]

^the only time ive had a problem with returns was when I bought an OBD-II scanner to check my CEL in my car and i went to go return it because it wouldnt link up to my car. The girl at the customer service told me that they do not take scanners back. I said where on the receipt or in your return policy does it state that? She went on and on how it's an electronic item and they won't take it back. I told her to get me the manager. She called him and he told her to take it back. She said "this time only we will take it back"... i just smiled and walked out

[murd0c]

Canadian Tire is a joke. I bought a tent from there 6yrs ago and got it home and the wrong tent was in the box. So I go to return it and the mgr wouldnt take it back because he said I switched tents. Fuck I was mad.

And just to let you know Canadian Tire will only exchange mastercraft tools now if you have the original receipt. With out it they will tell you they don't have to warranty it. That has happened to a couple of buddies the last couple of weeks.

[E-40six]

it's decent

you have the bring the entire set back for them to replace with the same or equivalent ...

i bent a wrench once and had to bring the whole 15 piece set down for them to give me another 15 set piece

they wouldn't just pull one from a new set and give it to me


Thats even better! break one tool return set and get a whole new set:fullofwin:

I once broke 2, 1/2" drive ratchets, like completely broke the mechanism inside the ratchet and the cover fell off. I took it there, showed the manager and he gave me 2 brand new ones no questions asked.




Canadian Tire is a joke. I bought a tent from there 6yrs ago and got it home and the wrong tent was in the box. So I go to return it and the mgr wouldnt take it back because he said I switched tents. Fuck I was mad.

And just to let you know Canadian Tire will only exchange mastercraft tools now if you have the original receipt. With out it they will tell you they don't have to warranty it. That has happened to a couple of buddies the last couple of weeks.

Thats a bunch of bull, they are the only ones that make and sell mastercraft tools. They need to take it back if they are offering lifetime warrenty

[murd0c]

Yep I agree that but they haven't cared. No recept no exchance so watch out
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[MindBomber]

I need to return a tool tomorrow, lets see how it goes..
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[CorneringArtist]

What the FUCK? I thought CT had a "no questions asked" warranty policy? What kind of store has a lifetime warranty that requires the original receipt?

I'm gonna get my shit from Sears from here on out. I took a broken 5-year-old socket wrench there that I found in my shed, and they replaced it without question.