American Express Small Business Saturday Will Return 11/26/11
Nov 15, 2011, 8:18 pm
#93
Join Date: Dec 2008
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So are people going for AUs this time too? I got 4 registration confirmation emails for the 4 AUs I have on my card. So I figure it's fair game?
Nov 17, 2011, 10:27 pm
#94
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Regarding people calling or e-mailing Amex about whether or not AU's will work.. don't do it. Sometimes airlines, hotels, (or in this case credit card companies) will make a rule about a promotion, which turns out to be bendable or breakable, to the consumers advantage. Your fellow FT'ers may be kind enough to clue you in. Sometimes you have to trust the experience of others. Calling the company to ask if it really is okay to break the rule they made, and telling them other people are doing it, is a good way to end the advantage.
Nov 17, 2011, 10:30 pm
#95
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 45
Regarding people calling or e-mailing Amex about whether or not AU's will work.. don't do it. Sometimes airlines, hotels, (or in this case credit card companies) will make a rule about a promotion, which turns out to be bendable or breakable, to the consumers advantage. Your fellow FT'ers may be kind enough to clue you in. Sometimes you have to trust the experience of others. Calling the company to ask if it really is okay to break the rule they made, and telling them other people are doing it, is a good way to end the advantage.
Nov 18, 2011, 6:50 am
#96
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In any event, this is a no lose promotion if you only buy goods or services that you need. If you're reimbursed $25 great, if not you still have the merchandise.
Nov 18, 2011, 10:12 am
#97
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 84
In this case, the rule is not at all ambiguous. It's clearly addressed in the FAQs for the promotion (link found at the bottom of the registration page).
Do I have to spend on the Card I enroll? What about another Card on the same account?
Yes, you must spend on the Card you have enrolled. For Accounts with multiple Cards, each Card must be enrolled separately.
https://sync.americanexpress.com/SBS2011/FAQs
Yes, you must spend on the Card you have enrolled. For Accounts with multiple Cards, each Card must be enrolled separately.
Nov 18, 2011, 12:12 pm
#98
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,032
In this case, the rule is not at all ambiguous. It's clearly addressed in the FAQs for the promotion (link found at the bottom of the registration page).
Do I have to spend on the Card I enroll? What about another Card on the same account?
Yes, you must spend on the Card you have enrolled. For Accounts with multiple Cards, each Card must be enrolled separately.
https://sync.americanexpress.com/SBS2011/FAQsYes, you must spend on the Card you have enrolled. For Accounts with multiple Cards, each Card must be enrolled separately.
Nov 19, 2011, 5:03 pm
#99
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: LAX
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If I order something online from a local small business (will not be in town) that bills through Paypal, will the charge show up as Paypal or the small business on my AMEX?
Nov 19, 2011, 6:47 pm
#100
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 84
Calling them and having them run the card at their store would work though.
Nov 21, 2011, 4:51 pm
#101
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Nov 21, 2011, 8:48 pm
#102
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My Strategy for Small Business Saturday
With SBS coming up, this seems worth its own thread.
Mrs. RedTop and I have 5 USA-based cards, plus her Canadian card (not sure if it's eligible, we'll see when we go to register it).
a) Buy two cartons of cigarettes for coworkers of hers at a place calls Smoker Friendly. (They like brands not available at the duty free store; yes we know she can only take home one carton at a time.)
b) Lunch one place, dinner another
c) Buy $25 worth of eyeglass cleaning solution at my optician
I wonder if some of these places will be unusually crowded, and I wonder if some people will buy lunch for $15 and leave a $10 tip. As I read the T&C, you have to charge at least $25 in a single transaction.
Mrs. RedTop and I have 5 USA-based cards, plus her Canadian card (not sure if it's eligible, we'll see when we go to register it).
a) Buy two cartons of cigarettes for coworkers of hers at a place calls Smoker Friendly. (They like brands not available at the duty free store; yes we know she can only take home one carton at a time.)
b) Lunch one place, dinner another
c) Buy $25 worth of eyeglass cleaning solution at my optician
I wonder if some of these places will be unusually crowded, and I wonder if some people will buy lunch for $15 and leave a $10 tip. As I read the T&C, you have to charge at least $25 in a single transaction.
Nov 21, 2011, 9:47 pm
#103
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 110
seems to be only restaurants around me are considered small business taking amex, so going to buy a few $26 gift cards and use them at a later date. have 5 amex cards.
Nov 21, 2011, 10:48 pm
#104
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Berkeley, California
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I noticed that B&H Photo is considered a small business. Should be easy to blow $25 there online.
Oy! Spoke too soon. I forgot that B&H is closed on Saturdays.
Oy! Spoke too soon. I forgot that B&H is closed on Saturdays.
Last edited by escog; Nov 21, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Nov 22, 2011, 12:20 am
#105
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