With Halloween and Amazon’s fall Prime Day just around the corner, now’s a great time to grab a video doorbell. They make it easy to watch over trick-or-treaters and keep tabs on Prime Day deliveries and right now, one of our favorites — the Ring Battery Doorbell Plus — is on sale for $79.99 ($70 off) at Amazon and Best Buy, which is its best price to date.
Ring Battery Doorbell Plus
This wireless Ring doorbell has great video quality, head-to-toe view, and speedy response times for a battery doorbell. It works with Amazon Alexa and can send alerts for people and packages with a Ring Home subscription.
The Ring Battery Doorbell Plus is top pick for battery-powered doorbells, offering sharp 1536p video with a head-to-toe view that makes it easy to spot packages on the porch floor other doorbells might miss. It’s also the most responsive video doorbell our reviewer has tested, pulling up live feeds in about half the time of others.
Beyond that, the doorbell supports radar-based motion detection, which allows for more accurate notifications compared to previous models. It also retains support for color night vision, pre-recorded Quick Replies, and two-way talk, and, for $4.99 a month, you also get bonus features like package and people alerts. And because it works with Amazon Alexa, you can pull up the live feed on an Echo Show or Fire TV with just your voice for free.
<img src="https://www.mtlblog.com/media-library/an-saq-store-sign-covered-in-icicles.jpg?id=56046943&width=1245&height=700&coordinates=45%2C0%2C45%2C0"/><br/><br/><p>Heads up, Quebec! The SAQ just announced that bottle prices are set to increase in February and March, so now's the time to plan that booze run if you want to save some cash.</p><p>According to a January 28 <a href="https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/des-facteurs-exceptionnels-bouleversent-le-calendrier-d-ajustement-des-prix-de-la-saq-806545264.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">press release</a>, the first price hike will hit the liquor store's shelves on February 16 and will impact most products sold at the SAQ. The increase is due to several factors, including higher transportation costs, updated fees for recycling programs and the end of the <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/gst-tax-break-canada-whats-exempt" target="_self">temporary GST holiday</a> — which began on December 14.</p><p>For example, a $15 French wine will cost about 50 cents (3.3%) more, while a $45 bottle of spirits may see a jump of $2 (4.5%).</p><p>If you want to make the most of your money, you can stock up on certain products currently benefiting from the federal GST break, which runs until February 15. The temporary tax break applies to the following categories:</p><ul><li>Wine, cider, and sake with 22.9% alcohol or less</li><li>Beer of all types</li><li>Ready-to-drink cocktails and coolers made from spirits with 7% alcohol or less</li></ul><div>If you'd usually pick up these products, now is probably a good time to buy them while the savings are in effect. Keep in mind, though, that hard liquor is excluded from the tax break. </div><div>Scan the barcode using the SAQ app or check the prices online to see the GST-free price before heading to the checkout.</div><p>On March 1, a second price adjustment will take place, targeting the following products:</p><ul><li>Items in plastic and aluminum containers that will become returnable starting March 1</li><li>Products purchased by the SAQ in U.S. dollars (roughly 2% of the SAQ's stock)</li><li>Certain items from Quebec producers and bottlers</li></ul><p>According to the SAQ, the extra fees will help pay for upgrades to Quebec’s recycling and bottle return system. The increases will also help account for the fluctuating U.S. exchange rate, and new regulations requiring Quebec producers and bottlers to handle recycling costs.</p><p>Final adjustments to the retail prices of bottles will be posted on <a href="http://saq.com/" target="_blank">SAQ.COM</a> on February 10 and February 24, 2025.</p><p><em>Love this? Check out our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/notices/" target="_blank">MTL Blog noticeboard</a> for details on jobs, benefits, travel info and more!</em></p><p><em>AI tools may have been used to support the creation or distribution of this content; however, it has been carefully edited and fact-checked by a member of MTL Blog's Editorial team. For more information on our use of AI, please visit our <a href="https://www.mtlblog.com/editorial-standards" target="_blank">Editorial Standards page</a>.</em></p>
