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Presidents Choice Financial MASTERCARD Consumer Reviews

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Presidents Choice Financial MASTERCARD
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Heed the warnings and stay far, far away from this card.

by Fiona Darkin on Dec 5, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

FRUSTRATING customer service. If you enjoy spending hours on hold and a website that doesn't work, by all means, get this card.
I haven't used the card because the first time they sent it, it didn't arrive. I sat on hold for an hour to be told "sit tight - it's probably going to arrive in the next day or two!".
Three weeks later, still hadn't arrived. I sat on hold for another hour to be told "we'll send you another card!"
The card finally arrived.
I try to activate it online, fill out everything, get the message "The system is unavailable. Try again in 10-15 minutes".
Tried the chat feature. It's a bot that cannot answer any but the most basic questions.

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What a stressful experience

by CJ on Nov 20, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

I signed up for this card after being approached by one of their representatives at No Frills.
When I got the card, it was next to impossible to activate it online, so I called customer service. In all, I was on hold for almost 3 hours spread over as many days before I managed to get someone.
I found their website user-unfriendly. You can't even change your user name without getting someone on the phone, which is very difficult.
After reading these comments, I decided to close the account. Activating a credit card and getting a CSR on the phone should be seamless, but definitely wasn't.
Avoid this card, it's too much trouble.

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Application

by Gordon Bannerman on Oct 30, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

Applied for a credit card and was refused, with no reason given for refusal other than a list of generic and non-specific factors. Not very professional but I can accept that. The tone of the letter was what troubled me: it was needlessly dismissive and disrespectful. I got the feeling they were perturbed by having to deal with an applicant - so I won't be bothering them again on that account.

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Scotia Momentum VISA Infinite Card

Scotia Momentum VISA Infinite Card

Earn 10% cash back on all purchases for the first 3 months (up to $2,000 in total purchases). Plus, no annual fee in the first year, including on supplementary cards. A welcome offer value of $350. What else will you get:

 

  • 4% on eligible recurring bill payments and grocery store purchases
  • 2% on eligible gas station and daily transit purchases
  • 1% cash back on all other eligible everyday purchases
  • Complimentary Concierge Services 24/7 Visa Infinite Dining Series Visa Infinite Music Series Wine Country Wonders Luxury Hotel Privileges
  • Comprehensive Travel Insurance & New Mobile Device Insurance coverage

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Unable to activate cards

by dontneedthecredit on Sep 29, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

I was security flagged for some reason after I had received the cards and was unable to activate them because when logging on to the PC Financial app as it was restricted. Called and waited and waited. Sent in my supporting documentation. Waited 3 weeks, tried to log in but still Access Restricted. Was told that my documentation did not check out!!! I've lived in the same owned home for over 30 years, I'm employed by the same employer for over 20 years and have excellent credit. Something is not making sense here. They solicited me to get the card, I thought I'd use it to collect more points - I don't need any more credit. Makes me suspicious of their intentions quite frankly. And the agent I spoke to on the 2nd occasion confirmed that I was flagged for something and that it was not random as I was told on the first call. Sounds like a lot of trouble to have a PC Mastercard! So it all worked out in the end.

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Horrible Service at PC MC

by Rob Webster on Aug 10, 2021
1 out of 5 stars

I applied for a PCF Mastercard. The card was forwarded to me at my new address and Canada Post refused to deliver it or return it to the sender. Then I called PCF and changed my address. They sent the card, but my file went to the security department who put a lock on my account. As a result, when I received the card, I could NOT activate it. They asked for proof of my new address which I sent immediately, then they asked for 5 days to read their email. I gave them 5 days. Then I called them. They informed me they would need another 2 days to read it. I gave them 2 days. Now I am tired of all their lies/dishonesty and will be destroying their credit card.

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Customer Service

by sounimpressed on Apr 24, 2020
1 out of 5 stars

When I signed up for this card I selected that I want the payment to come from my checking account, not my savings account. But they started to take it out of my savings anyways and then blamed me that I filled out the form wrong and told me to resubmit it. So I did, correctly (again), and they still took it out of the wrong account anyways. After 3 calls over the next 3 months, they continued to assure me the problem would be fixed, and they continued to take the money from the wrong account. Always making me feel like I've made a mistake or misunderstood something. It blows my mind how after months they cannot fix such a simple issue. I do not recommend this card to anyone.

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Scotiabank® Gold American Express® Card

Scotiabank® Gold American Express® Card

Earn up to 40,000 bonus Scotia Rewards points in your first year (that's up to $400 towards travel). Earn 5 Scotia Rewards points for every $1 you spend at eligible grocery stores, dining and entertainment 

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They are scammers

by freedoms on Mar 5, 2020
1 out of 5 stars

I had a PC Mastercard 17 years ago, but I stopped using it 14 years ago. Because my last PC Master was scammed. Then, they sent me a letter. According to the letter, they would close my account, because there was no transaction for the last six months. So, I cut my last PC Mastercard. I paid for all the purchases. 17years later, I applied for PC Mastercard. They denied my application form. I called customer services... I waited for 30mins. According to them, I owe the company money. That's why they denied my application. I didn't know that I owed them money although I paid for everything! They haven't contacted me for 14years! Even though I questioned them, they didn't give me answers. They just gave me many excuses... My last Mastercard account closed completely, but I still have to pay for roughly $900. They couldn't do anything, even though I paid all my purchases off 14 years ago. I don't know where the $900 came from! I'm waiting for the $900 bill from PC Mastercard now. I recommend others never have PC Mastercard.

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Incompetent customer service

by ReadTheFinePrint on Mar 20, 2019
1 out of 5 stars

This company has pestered me to apply for their PC Financial MC. In an attempt to contact them for clarification of card features and application process when they sent me a pre-approval form, I was met with far more additional application hoops than originally indicated despite an impeccable record. I received multiple different answers from different customer service sources and honestly, there was so much lack of ability to follow up on my inquiries I requested no further communication from them. This was ignored and STILL, they repeatedly sent me junk mail. I have requested yet again to remove me from their contact. Absolutely a gong show. To anyone thinking of applying. Make sure you read ALL the fine print on this card as the rewards are far less than what it appears on their promo materials. Thankful I never got this card. Happy to continue on with my other products instead.

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Worst experience

by Unknown on Jan 19, 2019
1 out of 5 stars

I had applied for this card. They asked for my photo id and I sent them. After a few weeks, I received the letter where they asked me again to send my photo id...

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Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card

Scotia Momentum Visa Infinite Card

Earn 10% cash back on all purchases for the first 3 months (up to $2,000 in total purchases). Plus, no annual fee in the first year, including on supplementary cards. A welcome offer value of $350. 

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Application process

by Del_love on Aug 3, 2018
1 out of 5 stars

Got approached in the store by a lovely lady. Took all my info and she told me I would be contacted. The contact turned into an interrogation worse than homeland security. Got told I needed proof of existence when the lady took all my vital info in the store, in the end, had to abandon the application - all this just to earn points. Complete intrusion and not great customer service. I had to wait on hold for a while, they claimed system issues.

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