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Old Jul 5, 2015 | 9:44 am
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Originally Posted by mikeymikd
As mentioned, if you are travelling next year maybe it is worth while. It would be much cheaper getting those perks by:

Getting a Nexus card
Buying a MLL pass
Getting a CIBC Infinite Privilege card

Total ~ $825
How is $825 cheaper than adding a segment to every trip?

Heck, I gave a dollar amount in my example for mileage runs, and it was less than $825.

I'm happy to suggest a credit card when it makes sense, but $825 is more than the cost of a segment run.
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