VISA or MASTERCARD
 

What is the most accepted card in Canada?

Thanks :)

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

Both very widely accepted.

I don't think I have seen a place that accepts one but not the other. Except, of course, for Olympic events. Visa sponsor the Olympics and it is the only card you can use to buy tickets.

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

Round these parts you need a Mastercard if you wanna use plastic to pay for your Timmies...other than that, no difference. Get one of each and then your sorted lol

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

Isn't that the special swipe version of the Mastercard Paypass for small payments though, not just a regular Mastercard?

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

I have no idea! I always make my OH get my Timmies lol :rofl:

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

The birthday card!;)

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Ha Ha

Thanks.

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

Thanks

I was just trying to work out, which one to keep for emergencies just for the time being.

So it appears that both are accepted so I won't have a problem. I thought some places just take one or the other? Do all places take both?


K:)

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

what are timmies :confused::confused:

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

It's a Canadian version of crack cocaine there are a lot of addicts on BE and the worst thing is, it's legal:eek:

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

What she means is her Coffee and donut fix at Tim Hortons (In our family it is my kids donut fix that gets paid for! I can't eat them due to a dairy allergy - *sob*)..... I always pay by debit card there so not encountered any probs...


And I have a Visa card cos that is what RBC offered me along with my bank account.

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

Very, very bad selections of coffee and weird pastry.

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The coffee really is bad isn't it? :blink:

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

There are a few quirks but I can't say one's better than the other. Superstore did not used to accept Visa, only MC (they have a tie-in with their PC MC), but they stopped that and now do both. Costco is only Amex (tie-in), some places in the States I've found don't take any cards at all except their own store card - Neiman Marcus... I remember John Lewis sticking to their guns over credit cards for ages too.

I've kept one of each though ;)

Re: VISA or MASTERCARD
 

I'm convinced they add coke or something to the timmies - I NEVER drank coffee before I came here and now I find myself having timmies cravings!!!