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A no-fee, accessible PC Optimum card: 25 pts/$1 (~2.5%) at Loblaw banners and Shoppers Drug Mart, with no income requirement — a simpler version of the PC World Elite.
Loblaw/Shoppers shoppers who can't meet the World Elite income bar.
People starting out who want PC Optimum earning with no fee.
You shop groceries elsewhere.
You want cash back or flexible rewards.
Watch-outs Lower earn than the World Elite (2.5% vs 3–4.5%). · Store-locked points; 2.5% FX fee.
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