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Presidents Choice Financial MASTERCARD
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Quick action on fraud, waste on Optimum points

by Peter on Jul 21, 2023
4 out of 5 stars

I am dealing with two issues.
1. I had questionable charges appearing on my statement
2. My card has Optimum rewards linked to it. Those rewards always seem miniscule.
I notified the credit card company about the questionable charges, and they immediately offered to refund me for all of them. I am pleased and assume the issue will be resolved with very little effort on my part.
I checked my latest statement and noticed I got less than 1/10th percent Optimum points credit on my total purchases. Considering all the time I've spent trying to get set up to receive the points, that would appear to be an insult, a waste of their time and money, and certainly not an incentive to buy at the SuperStore.

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Worst experience with credit card

by Cmt on Jul 8, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

This past spring I was tight for money. I was waiting on my tax return but the person who did my taxes messed up and I had to wait an extra 3 weeks to get my refund. I called PC to let them know my situation and I was gonna pay off my card in full. They told me I had to make my minimum payment or they would put a hold on my card, make me pay it off in full then they would decide if I can keep it or not. What kind of policy is that? I told them I wanted to speak to someone, they told me their supervisor would get back to me in 5-7 business days. Also, they have an overdraft on your credit card... and if you don't pay it down before your next expected payment. They will charge you an extra 29 dollars on top of the interest. They don't tell you that. They are crooks. I'm getting rid of my card asap. Their customer service is so poor. Save yourself the headache and avoid it at all costs.

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Terrible customer service

by AndhiS on Jul 1, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

Although I have been a customer for well over 15 years and have spent thousands of dollars through pc MasterCard, when my points were stolen I was told that it is my responsibility. I am told that it is the customer’s responsibility to know the card would get compromised. As a customer this is a large risk to bear hence I canceled my PC master card and optimum points.
Customer service is not focused on looking out for customers they just follow a checklist. They should be trained better.

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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). What else will you get:

 

  • Earn 5 Scotia Rewards points for every $1 you spend at eligible grocery stores, dining and entertainment
  • Earn 3 Scotia Rewards points for every $1 you spend at eligible gas stations, daily transit, and select streaming services
  • Earn 1 point for every $1 you spend on all other eligible everyday purchases
  • Complimentary Concierge Services 24/7
  • Comprehensive Travel Insurance coverage with 25 days of travel medical insurance for eligible persons under age 65

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Worse Customer service ever

by Jeannie Pallen on May 24, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

I contacted PC Financial to claim hardship. I lost my job due to coved and have not worked for 3 years. I was unable to make my payments. The customer service rep signed me up for a program to lower my payments. That was 1 month ago. I received 6 phone calls today from the same collection agency regarding my PC MC account. My account was sent to collections despite my making the agreed payments.
Worst credit card company I've ever had to deal with.

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Terrible!

by Lachlan Sutherland on May 18, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

This card temporarily ruined my life. The fact that I can't get a full transaction history to figure out why/how I'm carrying a balance is insane and seems borderline illegal. This is only listed in the statement, which can't be copied and pasted from to put in a spreadsheet. Certain cards can only see certain transactions, and all the transactions for cancelled cards are removed from the transaction history. Support is either non-existent or completely useless, but very much looking forward to going through the painful process to cancel this card.

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Vey poor phone support

by video_michael on Jul 22, 2022
1.7 out of 5 stars

After 4 days of having my MasterCard, I made a $208 charge and received a text to validate the charge. I sent "Valid" as requested and the response I received said to call a 1-800 number. I was on hold for 75 minutes then got hung up on in a transfer.
I found another number and sent emails to various PC Finance locations and got a call back within 5 minutes.
The trick is to email and receive a callback, it seems.

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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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Extremely poor customer service

by Valerie Cairns on Jul 4, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

Numerous requests for statements to back up the balance due were ignored for almost a year and still waiting... Trying to pay an account here on behalf of an ailing relative but just keep getting demands from the Collection agency. No response to letters requesting statements, which stopped last August. I would not recommend PC Financial M/C or its financial services if this is the best they can do.

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PC stole my money

by Julia on Jun 21, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

I had a limit of $3000. Then all of a sudden $4000 shows up on my card. They can’t figure out why and won’t give me my money back. One employee blamed it on internet charges. $1000 interest charges!?! That’s ridiculous and a blatant lie!!! I will never bank with this awful company again!!!

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Bad customer service overall

by Sherin on May 13, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

There was fraud activity that happened on my account. On calling PC one of the representatives told me that this happened on their behalf, it wasn't fraud and the amount will be refunded. After a month-long wait, nothing reverted. On the second time call, they said it was a fraud activity by someone and nothing was on their behalf. I requested again to settle down this problem but after another month, they didn't come up with any solution. All the time I had to be there in queue for hours. Now finally they waved off the fraud charges but kept on charging me interest associated with this transaction despite making a complaint several times. Their representatives don't know how to handle the situation.

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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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Stay away

by James on May 13, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

They're all nice and good at first then suddenly if you're a day late on paying because you're supposed to know it takes them 5 business days to post your payment. This isn't true, my bank said once I made a payment it's made in real-time. They harass me constantly even when I pay on time. The customer service representative just wants to fight with you. I left them and never go back.

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