Small Business Saturday?

[mafibisha]

Is there a thread for it here? The 'search' here didn't bring it up.

So how do you register? Can't find an AmEx link? Or is it just through FB? Also can't find a list of businesses to see if there are any in my area.

TIA!

 

[katrina1122]

DH and I own a small business, hobby and game store. From what I understand if you shop at a small business with an amex you get the amex rebate. Here's the kicker though, amex is the most expensive card to process for a small business. We pay about 2% per credit card transaction fee, amex is closer to %5, so by amex encouraging people to use their card at small businesses it's almost hurting us more than it is helping us, (us in the small business collective), our store doesn't even accept amex because of the ridicuolous processing fee for us.

So what we've been telling people who ask is to shop local any and everyday you can. Don't just use small business saturday as your reason. Our store has had a special going on all month, spend $30 get a holiday envelope, bring it back sealed in Dec and we open it. It can be anything from 10% off to a $100 gift card.

Small businesses can't compete with BF so we are thankful for amex recognizing this, we just want customers to be aware of what it actually means to us. Thanks for shopping local!

 

[mafibisha]

Wow, I had no idea about the financial issues w/small business. I will definitely try to support them more often!

So we automatically get the rebate after using our card, and we don't need to sign up somewhere?

 

[java]

Wow, I had no idea about the financial issues w/small business. I will definitely try to support them more often!

So we automatically get the rebate after using our card, and we don't need to sign up somewhere?

I believe you have to register your card for it to work. I did it through Facebook so I am not sure if that's the only way or not.

 

[MineMail]

Is there a thread for it here? The 'search' here didn't bring it up.

So how do you register? Can't find an AmEx link? Or is it just through FB? Also can't find a list of businesses to see if there are any in my area.

TIA!

There are two existing threads:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2604531
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2833045

 

[mafibisha]

There are two existing threads:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2604531
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2833045

Thanks. I guess it doesn't matter for me afterall since ours is a DILLARDS AmEx, and I doubt small businesses will take it

 

[MineMail]

An Amex is an Amex, isn't it? I registered our co-branded Amex and it let me. I can't use it at the big-box store to get the credit.