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Jun 29, 2020 9:49 AM

Amex Offers: Eligible Small Business: Spend $10+ & Receive

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American Express via Amex Offers is offering select American Express Cardholders: Spend $10+ at an Eligible Small Business and Receive $5 Statement Credit (Up to 10 Times). Minimum of $10+ for each transaction to qualifying for promotional offer. Thanks BrodeurSD

Note, must login to your account to see if your qualifying American Express card qualifies for offer and enroll you card.

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Must add qualifying offer to an eligible card by July 26, 2020 > now August 23, 2020. and make an eligible purchase of $10 or more. Receive up to 10 statement credits on each qualifying purchase. Limit of one enrolled card per member. Must user offer by September 20, 2020 or while promotion last. Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Update: Offer has been extended to Aug 23.

American Express via Amex Offers is offering select American Express Cardholders: Spend $10+ at an Eligible Small Business and Receive $5 Statement Credit (Up to 10 Times). Minimum of $10+ for each transaction to qualifying for promotional offer. Thanks BrodeurSD

Note, must login to your account to see if your qualifying American Express card qualifies for offer and enroll you card.

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Written by qwikwit | Staff
Must add qualifying offer to an eligible card by July 26, 2020 > now August 23, 2020. and make an eligible purchase of $10 or more. Receive up to 10 statement credits on each qualifying purchase. Limit of one enrolled card per member. Must user offer by September 20, 2020 or while promotion last. Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Jul 5, 2020 5:32 PM
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mpkbJul 5, 2020 5:32 PM
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Quote from PhantasmX View quoted comment :
You can but Amex would probably flag the subsequent charges as potential fraud and deny the transaction. The rules may have changed but doing more than 3 consecutively at a single location will raise a flag.
Quote from SlickChickgal View quoted comment :
Since when? I;ve done 10 tansaction and nothing was flagged
Quote from PhantasmX View quoted comment :
10 as in back to back to back to back to back... within several minutes of each other?
I have done exactly this, the last time this deal was offered 5 years ago. $10 transactions, within seconds of each other. And with a pile of Amex cards, as it used to be per card, not per person as it is now. So drain one card, then off to the next. Ah, the good ol' days.

It worked fine, no fraud, no fuss no muss. YMMV
Jul 5, 2020 5:34 PM
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MrVietnamJul 5, 2020 5:34 PM
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Quote from freebies4me2 View quoted comment :
What also pissed me off are most Asian stores in Little Saigon area in Southern California will refuse any cc if the transaction is less than a certain amounts: less than $8 or less than $10 and I never have cash on me.
They do that because it costs them per swipe every time you use it, so they don't want you charging something for a dollar or two.

I have been using my promo in the Little Saigon area also. There are several Vietnamese grocery stores on the list along with my favorite Vietnamese sandwich shop. Just love those banh mi thit sub sandwiches. The neat thing about the sandwiches is it comes to exactly $10 after tax, so it is like getting a BOGO deal in the end.
Last edited by MrVietnam July 5, 2020 at 10:36 AM.
Jul 5, 2020 5:43 PM
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kensteeleJul 5, 2020 5:43 PM
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Quote from MrVietnam View quoted comment :
They do that because it costs them per swipe every time you use it, so they don't want you charging something for a dollar or two.

I have been using my promo in the Little Saigon area also. There are several Vietnamese grocery stores on the list along with my favorite Vietnamese sandwich shop. Just love those banh mi thit sub sandwiches. The neat thing about the sandwiches is it comes to exactly $10 after tax, so it is like getting a BOGO deal in the end.
we know why they do it; however, I believe for some credit card processors, it is against the rules to require a minimum charge.
Jul 5, 2020 5:48 PM
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kensteeleJul 5, 2020 5:48 PM
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Quote from freebies4me2 View quoted comment :
which my reply to op it's been over a year and you can't add to multiple cards even if you see them. the good old days are gone. used to be able to add to multiple cards in my household. Ended up canceling all authorized users cards on all primary accounts.
...and the good old days they were indeed. there were times when an awesome deal would come along and most everyone could at least add it to 4 cards. if you had more cards, you literally could save $$thousands there were a lot of good amex offers. with no gc restrictions on amex and very few gc restrictions at the merchants, we had stacks of gcs to use on even more sd deals that came up in the forum everyday. I used to get a two packages delivered daily. let's be thankful for the few years we had it so good. Peace
Jul 5, 2020 5:54 PM
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NMIMWJul 5, 2020 5:54 PM
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Quote from freebies4me2 View quoted comment :
which my reply to op it's been over a year and you can't add to multiple cards even if you see them. the good old days are gone. used to be able to add to multiple cards in my household. Ended up canceling all authorized users cards on all primary accounts.
You can still get/redeem offers on AU cards as long as they are on separate logins. The limitation is one card per SSN or login.
Jul 5, 2020 6:08 PM
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freebies4me2Jul 5, 2020 6:08 PM
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Quote from NMIMW View quoted comment :
You can still get/redeem offers on AU cards as long as they are on separate logins. The limitation is one card per SSN or login.
There 6 of us and 6 logins.... back in the good old days that was like lots of cards to add the offer. Each person can have 4 primary cards with amex. then add authorized users to each of those primary cards...the number of cards in our hh… oh my.

Quote from MrVietnam View quoted comment :
They do that because it costs them per swipe every time you use it, so they don't want you charging something for a dollar or two.

I have been using my promo in the Little Saigon area also. There are several Vietnamese grocery stores on the list along with my favorite Vietnamese sandwich shop. Just love those banh mi thit sub sandwiches. The neat thing about the sandwiches is it comes to exactly $10 after tax, so it is like getting a BOGO deal in the end.
That against the rule. Should not be a minimum needed to accept credit cards!
I used credit card at all stores I shop at. whether it's 5 cents, $5 or $50.

Quote from Cmurphy16 View quoted comment :
Good thing the promo is for $10+ then
which is the only time I use amex credit cards.
Last edited by freebies4me2 July 5, 2020 at 11:10 AM.
Jul 5, 2020 6:08 PM
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freebies4me2Jul 5, 2020 6:08 PM
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Quote from kensteele View quoted comment :
...and the good old days they were indeed. there were times when an awesome deal would come along and most everyone could at least add it to 4 cards. if you had more cards, you literally could save $$thousands there were a lot of good amex offers. with no gc restrictions on amex and very few gc restrictions at the merchants, we had stacks of gcs to use on even more sd deals that came up in the forum everyday. I used to get a two packages delivered daily. let's be thankful for the few years we had it so good. Peace

good day indeed and I'm still blessed!

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Jul 5, 2020 7:11 PM
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fungameJul 5, 2020 7:11 PM
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done total five transactions on two different cards and received credit of $25...once you have done the transactions credit will be posted under Savings tab before you see actual credit (which takes additional day or two).. I used Samsung pay for every purchase.
Jul 5, 2020 7:12 PM
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littlepigsJul 5, 2020 7:12 PM
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went to local bagel store on the list and they said cash only after I ordered $15 worth .. maybe be best to check before ordering to make sure they accept AMEX even if it's on the list
Jul 5, 2020 7:29 PM
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NMIMWJul 5, 2020 7:29 PM
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Quote from littlepigs View quoted comment :
went to local bagel store on the list and they said cash only after I ordered $15 worth .. maybe be best to check before ordering to make sure they accept AMEX even if it's on the list
Did they have a sign for "Cash Only"? If not, I would have said "never mind".

I stopped at a [chain] food place in Montreal, Canada. I ordered, then pulled out my CC to pay. They said cash only (not sure if there was a sign). I said cancel the order (they hadn't started it yet). I did not have any Canadian dollars. They wanted to do 1:1 USD ... um. no thanks, not paying 25-30% more. They finally gave in and pulled out a credit card handheld terminal that was tucked away on a shelf.
Last edited by NMIMW July 5, 2020 at 12:35 PM.
Jul 5, 2020 8:21 PM
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fungameJul 5, 2020 8:21 PM
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Quote from NMIMW View quoted comment :
Did they have a sign for "Cash Only"? If not, I would have said "never mind".

I stopped at a [chain] food place in Montreal, Canada. I ordered, then pulled out my CC to pay. They said cash only (not sure if there was a sign). I said cancel the order (they hadn't started it yet). I did not have any Canadian dollars. They wanted to do 1:1 USD ... um. no thanks, not paying 25-30% more. They finally gave in and pulled out a credit card handheld terminal that was tucked away on a shelf.
I hate small businesses sometimes for doing this. In fact, stop shopping at small businesses because they charge more compared to brand name stores (grocery or any other type). If you can't keep your price in check please don't throw at us because no one is giving us bonus money at work.

Most of the places I shop accept amex (grocery stores and fast food joint has contact less payment).
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Jul 5, 2020 9:33 PM
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mpkbJul 5, 2020 9:33 PM
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Quote from YanksIn2009 View quoted comment :
Maybe, but if they do not want to pay the extra amount for an Amex because it came with some sort of package processing deal, they will simply not show the Amex logo in their store and claim they don't accept it, not show the logo and then try to talk you into using a Visa (unless the owner is an idiot imo). Yes there might be the occasional person that goes onto the Amex website and looks it up online for Amex in their lame small business database, and all the merchant has to claim is they are mistaken\no longer accept it.
Heck, I found a biz this weekend that's in the shop small database, but has been out of business.
Last edited by mpkb July 5, 2020 at 02:40 PM.
Jul 5, 2020 10:42 PM
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YanksIn2009Jul 5, 2020 10:42 PM
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Quote from fungame View quoted comment :
I hate small businesses sometimes for doing this. In fact, stop shopping at small businesses because they charge more compared to brand name stores (grocery or any other type). If you can't keep your price in check please don't throw at us because no one is giving us bonus money at work.

Most of the places I shop accept amex (grocery stores and fast food joint has contact less payment).

It is what it is. A small grocery place can not compete with Walmart on economies of scale for ex. You pay more usually at your local 7-11 to get a gallon of milk than you would at a Walmart, but you pay the extra for the convenience of not having to go to the Walmart and walk through an entire warehouse to get a gallon of milk. Same for the bagel shop which also likely makes better bagels. Outside of food, there really is no reason to even walk into a store imo, but that is me.
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Jul 6, 2020 4:41 AM
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euuser16066207Jul 6, 2020 4:41 AM
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Quote from YanksIn2009 View quoted comment :
Never seen that. Companies that do not want to accept Amex don't sign up for it in the first place as it costs money to sign up for processing and the like. It also makes no sense to sign up and then not accept customer's cards and piss them off.

As to the fees, like with any business expense, it is passed on to the customer. Merchants that don't want the added expense simply do not sign up to accept the card and go with Visa, MC or Discover or do not accept credit cards at all. There is a reason why many small businesses will give you a discount for cash. Namely it costs them less (no CC processing fees) and let's be honest, they can hide the income off the books more easily.
It is very common based on my experiences too. Some local Chinese restaurants do not accept AMEX and they show up on the small business maps in my area.

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Jul 6, 2020 7:21 AM
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msp3Jul 6, 2020 7:21 AM
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Quote from NMIMW View quoted comment :
Did they have a sign for "Cash Only"? If not, I would have said "never mind".

I stopped at a [chain] food place in Montreal, Canada. I ordered, then pulled out my CC to pay. They said cash only (not sure if there was a sign). I said cancel the order (they hadn't started it yet). I did not have any Canadian dollars. They wanted to do 1:1 USD ... um. no thanks, not paying 25-30% more. They finally gave in and pulled out a credit card handheld terminal that was tucked away on a shelf.
Tax evasion: a favorite pastime of crooked business owners in every country
Quote from IAmAnOPPotato View quoted comment :
It is very common based on my experiences too. Some local Chinese restaurants do not accept AMEX and they show up on the small business maps in my area.
IIRC, that's a known scam. The business owner signs up to accept all card types, gets a reduced processing rate, and turn around refusing Amex cards because they are under the (erroneous) impression Amex has higher fees. Stick these crooks with a Visa Infinite or MasterCard World Elite and show them what real high interchange fees really are like (as per their merchant agreement, no discrimination is allowed within networks like Visa and MasterCard, they are subject to being blacklisted if not in compliance)
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