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Does Visa actually know what you've bought?

"Cardholders who purchased carbon-monoxide detectors, premium birdseed, and felt pads for the bottoms of their chair legs rarely missed a payment."

My bank statements only state where something was bought, not what was bought. I'm not aware of a store that only sells felt pads for bottoms of chairs and premium birdseed.

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That statement was referring just to Canadian Tire, a retail store that also offers credit cards. I assume the card company can only get that kind of detailed information if you make your Canadian Tire purchase with your Canadian Tire MasterCard.

I once purchased a CO detector at Canadian Tire... maybe I'll bring that up when I apply for my next credit card?

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