No Statement Credits from AmEx for Small Business Saturday

[pk1959]

I just got my card last year so only got to do it once. Bummer.

 

[havaneselover]

I got $90 in credits last year. Kind of a bad time for Amex to be disappointing customers.

 

[scard192]

sad to see this benefit come to an end, I have used it that last 3 years. :-(

 

[Solas]

No!! How disappointing!! Between my DH, SIL and I, we had over $100 in credits. We spent most of it at the local small business beer store and didn't have to buy any beer for over 6 months. What a letdown!

 

[tinka-belle]

Didn't do it last year as the credit was only $10 for each purchase. In the past when it was $25 both DH and I made sure to make a local purchase each to get the credit. We both work on Saturdays and have some other weekend obligations, so didn't have a lot of time to run around making several purchases. Glad some of you got to take advantage of multiple purchases!

I wonder if others didn't use it last year like we did, so they saw a drop off in participation? We had used it for the $25 credit for a few years before last year.

 

[eliza61]

Didn't do it last year as the credit was only $10 for each purchase. In the past when it was $25 both DH and I made sure to make a local purchase each to get the credit. We both work on Saturdays and have some other weekend obligations, so didn't have a lot of time to run around making several purchases. Glad some of you got to take advantage of multiple purchases!

I wonder if others didn't use it last year like we did, so they saw a drop off in participation? We had used it for the $25 credit for a few years before last year.

I heard the exact opposite on another forum that I play on. rumor has it that black Friday bloggers spread the word and American express got way more participation than they wanted. not use how true that is but I am disappointed in seeing it go. I enjoyed using it.

 

[kydisneyfans]

A big part of the issue was that the store participation list was not correct, causing thousands of calls for credit and basically creating a mess. It took awhile to get my purchases straightened out, but it did work out at the end. I would think with the negative publicity due to the Costco loss, they would want something to promote their brand.

 

[calypso726]

Last year we were in WDW over Thanksgiving weekend and saw that Earl of Sandwich was on the list. Between DH's 4 Amex and my 3 we wound up purchasing $210 in EoS gift cards. We got the statement credits for all $210. We used the gift cards plus our AAA card for an additional 15% off EoS during our frequent weekend getaways to WDW. Sad to see small business Saturday go away :-(

 

[georgina]

I have had several great offers from Amex this year, including spending $500 at Target and getting $150 back. So while I will miss the small business one, I'm still happy with AmEX.

 

[SSRFred]

We had $270 in credits last year. Loved it! Too bad they are discontinuing it but I agree that the Amex offers are very good. There is a new one I saw yesterday, $30 back on a $150 Undercover Tourist purchase. We have it on a few of our cards. Looks like we may buy some 4 or 5 day tickets to keep for a future trip.