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Put Your Creative Hat On, It’s Make Up Your Own Holiday Day!

Brooke_C
Retraité / Retired
Retraité / Retired

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Hey Community, 

 

Today you get to be the CEO of Holiday Creation. Think of anything worthy of celebrating, pick a day on the calendar, and boom, you’ve done it! Here are some holidays we made up to help get your creative juices flowing:

 

1. Catch Up On Your Shows Day

 

Still haven’t caught up on the latest season of that show you’re obsessed with? We think a national holiday is in order. On the last Wednesday of August, everyone should get the day off from work to do nothing but sit on the couch and satisfy their cravings by soaking up those final few episodes.

 

2. White Elephant Delivery Day

 

It’s like a White Elephant, but for take-out food! Get a group of friends or family together and pull names from a hat. On December 21st, order delivery to that person’s house from a restaurant of your choosing. It would be so much fun opening a box to reveal your mystery dinner!

 

3. Cringe at Your Old Posts Day

 

On this day we should look back at our social media posts from ten years ago and say, “Why in the world did I ever put that online?” Sharing old posts is highly encouraged so we can all bask in the cringe-worthy tweets and statuses of old.

 

Those are just a few of our ideas, but we’d love to hear what you can come up with! Comment below by 12:00 PM ET on April 2, 2019 and tell us what you think Canada’s next new holiday should be and we’ll randomly 3 winners who will receive a one time $50 Public Mobile account credit. Who knows, maybe your holiday will catch on and be Canada’s next big thing! Contest runs March 26 to April 2, 2019. Read Contest Rules before entering.

 

-Public Mobile Community Team 

 

Contest Rules

Spoiler
  1.        HOW TO ENTER & ELIGIBILITY  
    No Purchase Necessary.  To enter entrants must share their new holiday idea on the Public Mobile Community post. Only one entry per person accepted.  No other form of participation is accepted. In the event of a dispute on the entrant identity, the person who is the holder of the email address specified on the online form will be deemed to be the entrant.

If your entry contains a person, other than the entrant, by entering the contest, you state that you have obtained consent from everyone in the photo. If your photo contains a minor (under the age of 18) parental or legal guardian consent is required.


Contest runs March 26 to April 2, 2019 at 12:00pm ET.


An Entry will be considered void and removed from the Community post if it contains subject matter that, in the opinion of the contest administrators, may violate community standards or is otherwise of questionable taste.

To be eligible, an entrant must be an existing Public Mobile customer and entry must be received on or before the end of the contest closing date and time. Entrants must be a Canadian resident who are 13 years of age or older and must be a member of the Public Mobile online Community. Contest not open to employees of TELUS Corporation, its affiliated companies or subsidiaries, its sales agents, its advertising and promotional agencies, and members with whom they are domiciled.  By accepting these Contest Rules, entrants agree that any and all liability related to this contest by TELUS is limited to the value of the Prize(s) as defined hereinafter.

  1. THE PRIZE
    There will be three (3) prizes awarded.  Each winner will receive the following prize:


One-time $50 Public Mobile account credit


Prize(s) must be accepted as awarded and with no substitutions, is/are not transferable unless set out in the Contest Rules and cannot be exchanged with Public Mobile or cash. Public Mobile reserves the right to substitute the Prize with a Prize of equivalent value if such prize becomes unavailable for any reason.  The chances of winning are dependent upon the total number of eligible entries received.

  1. THE DRAW
    A random draw for all Prizes will take place at the Public Mobile office located at 25 York Street, Toronto, Ontario on or about April 2 at 12:00PM ET by a TELUS representative. Selected entrants will be notified on the Public Mobile Community. If the selected entrant cannot be reached within two (2) business days, or if the selected entrant does not meet any of the contest requirements, another entrant will be selected from the remaining eligible entries.
    In order to win, the selected entrant must correctly answer unaided a mathematical skill-testing question and will be required to sign a standard release form.  If the selected entrant is under the age of majority in his/her province of residence, his/her parent or legal guardian must read and accept these Contest Rules.  Failure to answer the skill-testing question correctly, comply with the Contest Rules or sign and return the release form within two (2) days of receipt will result in disqualification and another entry will be selected until the Prize is awarded. Prize will be delivered to a Canadian address of the winner’s choice within (7) business days after the prize has been awarded.
  2. PRIVACY
    By entering the contest, entrants consent to the use of their names, city of residence, photograph, voice and/or image for publicity purposes in all media used by Public Mobile, without payment or compensation.  Entrants agree to TELUS’ use of the entrants’ personal information that may include contacting you regarding limited time offers, promotional offers and/or surveys. Full details are as described in Public Mobiles’ privacy policy located at publicmobile.ca/termsofservice.

  1. QUEBEC RESIDENTS

Any litigation respecting the conduct or organization of a publicity contest may be submitted to the Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux for a ruling. Any litigation respecting the awarding of a Prize may be submitted to the Régie only for the purpose of helping the parties reach a settlement.

  1. OTHER
    All entries become the property of Public Mobile. Public Mobile assumes no responsibility for lost, damaged or misdirected entries during the contest period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any online systems, servers, access providers, computer equipment, software and failure of any e-mail or entry to be received by Public Mobile on account of technical problems, traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or failure of handset or mobile web browser. Public Mobile reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, cancel or suspend this contest without prior notice. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are mechanically reproduced, forged, falsified, altered, tampered with, not in accordance with Community standards or unlawful in any way. Entries submitted by unauthorized means will be disqualified. In the event that it has been determined that an entry has been made in a manner not sanctioned by these rules and/or an entrant has submitted more than the number of entries permitted by these rules, the entrant and all of his/her entries will be disqualified.  Entrants agree to abide by the contest rules and the decisions of the contest judges, which are final. This contest is subject to all applicable laws and regulations.

 

120 REPLIES 120

Tiprix
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

No waste day.

 

Make an effort to reduce the waste we make every day.

819cookie
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

National Friendship day.

On this day everyone should have a day off and get to celebrate with their best friends!!!

I realized that friendship is really important and I strive to keep my best friends staying my best friends 🙂

luke11992
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

Catch up on all the sleep you're missing out from during the work week day.

homer
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

Santa Claus Day 

On this day, people have to say "Ho ho ho" as greetings instead of the usual "Hello". Special gifts will be given to groups and individuals who go to see northern lights. 

sunflowershine
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

April 1 FULL Day!

Full means that you can call your friends and families around the world for FREE and unlimited data on that day. Get your schedule FULL then! 

Bottomshelf
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

Pay It Forward Day

 

Do a good deed on a day of your choosing - it may be as simple as helping the proverbial "old lady" cross the street or doing some volunteer work.  The challenge is to keep performing  a good deed on a continuous basis.  It doesn't take much to do a good deed and you will have helped someone and also feel better about yourself.

6500KW
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

International Sleep Day

 

Catch up on your sleep!

demon1102
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Canada’s next new holiday should be National sleep day

lukealex121
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

I have 2 ideas (hopefully that’s fine). 

 

One, which applies to everyone, being “National Canadian Things Day”, where we can celebrate the things that make Canada, Canada such as Maple Syrup, etc. (Although the naming of this may need to be more officialised)

 

and the other idea, coming from a retail worker is “National Customer Service Employee Purge Day”, where we can say whatever we want to rude customers (give that they deserve it), without any disciplinary action. 

Psygineer
Deputy Mayor / Adjoint au Maire

Tropico Day! The day to love and cherrish El Presidente ~Penultimo

 

Or a more serious one.

What about April 2 Anti-Fools day. A day with no tricks, trolls, or other pranks as a counter to April 1.

SriS
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Surprise Day !
On a random day, surprise the customer by delivering some surprise credit : Long distance calling / data / account credit.

vn33
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

National "Sick Of Winter Holiday"

 

Based on the forecast, the first full sunny day with temperature in the double-digit, everyone will get a day off work, school, and MUST spend the day outdoors. Walking, basking in the sun, have a drink on the patio ... anything to be thankful for warmer weather ahead!

jchan1
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

National Volunteer day

- go out and volunteer for something (Community, school, retirement home, etc) and work won't be able to count this against your vacation days

Sleven350
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

EYU Day!

Express Your Uniqueness Day

 

A day where you go out and share with others what makes you unique!

 

BigDave332
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Free movie day.

 

It doesnt matter what movie, what Streaming service but it is all free for one day and you can watch as much as you want that one day.

Anonymous
Not applicable

@LovesToPM wrote:

Just noticed that the winners will be randomly selected.

 

Good luck to all!


 @LovesToPM 

Indeed. I was so impressed with so many of the great ideas and also thought wow...almost too bad this is not a judged event.

LovesToPM
Mayor / Maire

A day dedicated to you. Your Public Holiday

 

On this day:
- Free public transit
- Free public health care
- Free public gym
- One free drink at your local pub
- Free Public Mobile (at 3G speed of course)

LovesToPM
Mayor / Maire

Just noticed that the winners will be randomly selected.

 

Good luck to all!

ooakosiryan
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

@Lieux wrote:

@ooakosiryan I'm curious...what's the anniversary of Mr. Money Mustache's first blog post???


Hi, @Lieux ! It's this 🙂

 

Mr. Money Mustache is the most influential blogger in the frugal community, so I figured the date of his first post in his now iconic blog would be a perfect day to celebrate No Spend Day Smiley Happy

danielj
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

Affordable Canadian cellphone carier day! A day to push for cellphone carriers in Canada to lower prices and is celebrate with free cellphone service for the day.

spacecowboy
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

There should be a day to relax and watch TV depending on which streaming service you use. It'd either be on the exact day the service was founded or the next closest weekday, because everyone wants a reason to skip work and holidays on the weekend aren't quite the same. 

 

  • August 29th or the next closest weekday - Netflix Day
  • October 29 - Hulu Day
  • September 7 - Prime Video Day

Imagine how awesome it would be to get the day off just to watch TV. 

dmbcanada
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

National Power Down Day

This day is geared towards the young folk! Smiley Very Happy   Turn off all of your electronics, game consoles, tablets, cell phones, etc..   Must  go outside and enjoy the great outdoors, help a senior in need with yard work etc...or just interact with a person face to face!

 

zxcvbnm
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

Caterpillar Day - April 13

 

At sunrise, climb into a sleeping bag and pour in a vat of goo up to your neck. At sunset, climb out and see if you've grown wings.

 

If you remain wingless, never tell a butterfly, as they will mercilessly laugh at you and use their laser eyes to tickle your bellybutton.

 

The old Caterpillar Day celebration of feeding your cat random pills is strictly prohibited.

 

Hairy Potter Day - September 9 3/4

 

Hug all the hairy people who make pottery!

 

Unhairy potters are not welcome at the day's festivities, and we cannot ensure the safety of the follicly impoverished who attempt to participate. They would be wise to remain at home and practice for the next Caterpillar Day.

markevee
Great Citizen / Super Citoyen

Bill your children day

 

A day where you can complain to your children about how much they cost you over the years. Don't write off the cost as a lost yet and keep your hopes up about the possible repayment. Feel free to bill them for your time and the hardships they caused, along with rent, food and all other fees you had pay for along the way.

@ooakosiryan I'm curious...what's the anniversary of Mr. Money Mustache's first blog post???

ooakosiryan
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

Hey, all! Here's my entry to the contest:

 

No Spend Day

 

This day is a celebration of frugality. Everyone should get the day off work to do activities that don't require spending anything. Here are some ideas:

 

  • Bike to your friend's house instead of taking an Uber.
  • Cook dinner, pack it up, and go to the park for a picnic instead of eating at a restaurant.
  • Play a board game you already own instead of going to the movie theatre.
  • Give away all the clothes you no longer need instead of acquiring more.
  • Borrow a book from the library instead of buying one.
  • Have a jam session using instruments around the house. Make some percussion instruments out of things lying around the house.
  • Fix an appliance instead of buying a new one.

When: Every April 6 (the anniversary of Mr. Money Mustache's first blog post)

 

Optional: If you're feeling ambitious, make it a No Spend Week just for fun!! 🙂

TMS
Model Citizen / Citoyen Modèle

I second what Will13am has said. 😉

 

Two days...

If you are a guy, BEER DAY. 

And for the ladies, cause they take pride in their hair, HAIR DAY. 

 

Any objections? I THINK NOT!

 

 

 

 

ty_89
Good Citizen / Bon Citoyen

National sleep in day

 

A day we're you can just sleep in 

What I would like as an exceptional day of celebration ... it would be a day without mandatory travel (hospital..medicine ...) so no car but contacts with the neighbors..coffee, picnic in the street, games for children and the older ones in shape ..: smileywink :. A day to take the time and give yourself time. And then with special attention for people who can no longer leave their homes alone. They could put a flag on their window to signal their desire to go out or visit ...: smileyhappy:

MoreYummy
Mayor / Maire

creative way to have fun!Smiley Happy

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