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Presidents Choice Financial MASTERCARD Consumer Reviews

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Presidents Choice Financial MASTERCARD
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Suspended my card for no reason

by Debra on May 26, 2024
1 out of 5 stars

I have had my PC financial card for almost 3 years, NEVER missed a payment, perfect credit history, $2500 limit from the start.
PC called to offer me the PC insiders Elite card with annual fee of $120. I agreed to it
They did not ask to do a credit inquiry but the next thing i know i get a call telling me i was over the limit (due to their annual fee) and that they have suspended my card??
When i inquired as to why, they said there was something on my credit file that disqualifies me from the upgraded card and upon having a discussion with them they informed me that i would now need to pay the card out in full and they would have to prequalify me for a new card.
(I had a situation with telus that i was dealing with, unaware that they put me in collection)
* This had nothing to do with PC financial
* I wasn't asked to do a credit check for the upgraded card
* I have never missed a payment on my PC card
* I was put over the limit with their annual fee
This company is very sneaky and do a lot of things under the radar, i would NEVER recommend them.

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Customer Service

by BHolman on Feb 2, 2024
1.5 out of 5 stars

The worst customer service I've ever experienced. I disputed a charge and submitted all supporting documentation - instead of a credit back to my card they processed a debit. So now I've paid for this twice and nobody seems to be able to reverse this.

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Blocked card

by Bill Haldane on Oct 24, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

Our card was blocked because we forgot and were late one payment. The notification we got was misleading because it said we had exceeded our limit (we weren't close to your limit). We have had the card for years and have paid off the total balance monthly. This was the first time we were late on a payment. I have never had a card that was so aggressive in its block.

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Scotiabank® Gold American Express® Card

Scotiabank® Gold American Express® Card

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  • Earn 5 Scotia Rewards points for every $1 you spend at eligible grocery stores, dining and entertainment
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Need to be taken out of business.

by Smitty1229 on Sep 10, 2023
1 out of 5 stars

I have had this card for several years. The points system is screwed up, to say the least. Not sure how many times I had to get points added to my account due to their stupid point system. They wanted me to resubmit a lot of information that was already submitted. I said that it was already submitted and the result was automated responses. So I dropped it not worth the effort. Now I see a pending total on my account of 1260 dollars which I don't see a list of pending charges or even 1. I shouldn't have any pending charges on my card. So going to pay the card and grind the card up. Tired of these corporations with the overcharging in interest rates and grocery store prices. Complete lies to the reason they are so high...

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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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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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Disgusting excuse for a financial institution

by Frank Basso on Dec 21, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

Don’t Ever be a human being and make a mistake by paying your PC CREDIT CARD 2 times and have a credit. If you try to get your money back they will charge you. Even if you ask for a cheque. $20.00 and 30 days waiting. But got forbid you are 1 minute late with your payment, the interest is slammed through. I’ve decided to invoice them to get my money back and charge 22% interest until they pay and $250.00 for any time to resolve their inadequacies. If more people do this they may get the message.

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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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Unauthorized transactions have been denied

by Stefan H. on Dec 13, 2022
1 out of 5 stars

I spotted two unauthorized transactions from a healthcare provider in the US who I never heard of as I live in Canada. Both transactions have been disputed and I ordered a new card. The PC agent who I spoke to first said that both transactions will be combined into one claim. Therefore, I filled out the only submitted document to support my claim and emailed this document on the same day showing both transactions to support the claim. A few weeks later I received a letter stating that one transaction claim has been denied. I called PC and the new agent explained to me that there is an error message on my claim and that it's not possible to have two unauthorized transactions combined into one claim. She also told me things that the other agent missed filing so my entire claim has been closed. She also said that there is no way for her to re-open that claim. This is unacceptable customer service which makes me push more business to my other credit card companies. My PC Mastercard account I closed at the end of my last conversation with them.

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