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Shopping

A Reason To Shop At Shoppers Drug Mart

I  seldom buy anything at Shoppers Drug Mart as I can usually get everything I need at Superstore, but the few times I have gone to Shoppers, I discovered that they provide great incentives there whenever you spend a specific amount of money.  For example, just recently my husband and I went to pick up some special toothbrushes there and because we spent more than $75 we got a $20 gift card for Boston Pizza.  Nice!

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Credit Cards

How to Make a Rewards Credit Card Reward You, Not the Company

A rewards credit card can very often represent excellent value and present real benefits to the consumer. However, it is important not to sign up for a credit card based on the reward alone, and it will be important to take two things into consideration.

The first aspect to consider is whether the card itself represents good value in terms of the available limit, the interest rate charged and any fees, in addition to costs that might be incurred for general maintenance of the account. The second aspect to look at is the reward itself, and whether this represents one which best suits your own personal interests, needs and habits.

Very often, reward credit cards work by providing you with points on your account whenever your credit card is used to purchase goods or services from companies which are either subsidiary ones of the credit card company itself, or part of an affiliate network of finance and retail companies and organizations. One typical example many people come across is a credit card, which offers consumers reward points for purchasing fuel from a particular garage or retailer. With a set number of points per litre or per gallon, these points can be accumulated until a specified number have been reached.

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