I don’t know about you all, but I LOVE the Small Business Saturday movement, which is coming to a local street near you this Saturday, Nov. 29.
American Express cardholders can register their cards TODAY for a FREE $10 credit, which can be used a total of three times {at different spots} for $30 in savings, at participating #ShopSmall retailers.
There are LOTS of local spots that participate in this around Michigan 🙂 Check out the MAP here. {For me here in Howell, it is nearly all of our downtown businesses.} I can’t wait to spend this at the stores around me. Bonus since my husband has a card too!
A little snippet of the fine print:
Get ready to Shop Small® on Nov 29. Spend $10 or more in a single, in-store transaction at a qualifying small business appearing on the Shop Small Map. If your transaction qualifies, you will receive a $10 statement credit within 90 days. You can take advantage of this offer up to three times, for a total of up to $30 in statement credits. Online transactions do not qualify.
YOU GUYS. This is FREE money! Plus, it’s just the perfect excuse to spend a day in your hometown checking out amazing small businesses. What’s also cool is that many restaurants participate as well. Holla for $10 off a meal after you shop!
My husband and I are both Amex cardholders {thanks to Costco}, so we have the credit on both of our cards. We did this last year and saw the credit show up on our next month’s statement. Easy peasy! I was super happy to have knocked out a few really cool gifts this way, too.
Even if you are not an American Express card holder, I urge you to shop local this holiday season. You all know I love saving money, but sometimes the feeling you get shopping small far outweighs the financial benefits.
Grab the credit while it’s available, have fun, and be sure to tweet with #ShopSmall!
VISIT HERE TO ENROLL YOUR CARD!
This isn’t sponsored, I just love this promotion and wanted to be sure you all knew about it.
Where are your favorite Michigan cities to #ShopSmall?
Small Business Saturday is like Christmas for us, lol – I have a Delta AmEx card and my parents have a few cards each. We plan on going to Uptown Grille (Commerce Twp.), Buddy’s (Novi!) and Emagine Novi to get our credits, and my parents can go to a few more places too. We usually buy $10 gift cards at each.
I’d imagine Ann Arbor would be great for shopping small too, though!
Good thinking! I am plotting out my spots…We have a lot of neat stores to shop in around here!
My parents both have 2 or 3 AmEx cards too 🙂 so we are definitely plotting out ours!
My son and I hit Just Baked, Kerbys Coney Island, and Beans and Cornbread to buy $10 gift cards at each store. My son also has an AmEx Serve card which we registered so that was able get in on the $30 in free money too. And beans and Corn Bread is doing BOGO FREE $10 gift cards today so the free just gets better and better. Liz said it right that thanks to American Express, Small Business Saturday is like an early Christmas in our home.
Leave it to you to maximize the savings! LOVE it. And oh my…I want some Just Baked now 😉