Originally Posted by
Cerenity
they've had a long running promo where if you bring in a competitor's VISA Infinite they'll give 15K points + FYF on their Avion Infinite card.
regarding Shoppers, once earlier this year, i went in to try to use a Shoppers GC to buy another GC from their stack (Esso i think), and they wouldnt let me. I actually went to grab a GC to check, and it really did say on the back, that you can not purchase gift cards with shoppers gift cards. I simply went to a different Shoppers and they were fine with it.
it was a new thing back then, because the Shoppers GCs i had bought from Shell (was when i was double dipping Air Miles and Aeroplan at the same time) didnt say that. i dont know if the current GCs have that printed on the back, but you may want to double check that!
I called RBC today and asked about this promo. I have a CIBC Aerogold Visa Infinite and she checked some list and said yes, that this promo was still on and that my card was one of the qualifying cards. She said I'd get one year free, 15k points BUT it is another credit pull and I'm trying to be careful about which ones I do for the next year. Apparently the TD Aeroplan Infinite does NOT qualify but the TD First Class Infinite does qualify. That's all I know so far.
So just to update, the promo for RBC to waive the first year fee on their Visa Infinite Avion is still on.