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Shop Small Returns To Australian American Express Cards

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American Express Membership Rewards are one of the most valuable tools to getting free airline miles in Australia.  This month is the annual Shop Small promotion.  You can also get some great shopping deals at small businesses all over Australia – $10 rebate on a $20 or more purchase.

Register your cards here and read the T&Cs.  If you have more than one Amex – for example from NAB, ANZ, Westpac, etc then you need to register each card individually.

Then check the map to see what small businesses are participating!  In my experience, the credits post pretty quickly around a day or so.

Shop Small Returns To Australia This Month

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Last year, the Aussie Shop Small promo ran in November which is the usual time for the similar promo in the USA.  This year, it’s coming a few months earlier.

Shop Small Australia

You can register Amex cards issued by Amex, the NAB, ANZ, CBA & Westpac,.

It’s not quite as generous as last year where you got $10 for spending $20 so this year I won’t be going out of my way to hunt down eligible shops as the only useful one near me is a pharmacy.  Still $5 is $5 so I will def use my various Amexes at shops near me if possible!

Amex still doesn’t have the popularity here as it does in the USA and not many small shops accept it but I wish they would as typical Aussie Amex cards offer double the usual points a co-branded Visa or Mastercard would.

Help us support local businesses this August and get up to $50 credit*.

Register your American Express® Card and spend $20 or more in a single eligible transaction at up to ten different participating small business locations between 1 and 31 August 2014, and get a $5 credit for each purchase per location.
Don’t miss out – this offer is limited to the first 50,000 Cards to register.
*T&C’s apply.

I do have a minimum spend to make on my new ANZ Visa & Amex combo for 50,000 Qantas points………………..if the cards ever get here!  I’ve been approved but apparently there is a delay in shipping them out as the promo is so popular!

Full Speed Ahead With Amex Shop Small – Australia

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The details on how to register and use this promo are in my first post.  This is an update as to how it has been working.  It’s not too late, you still have until 30 Nov to shop at one of the designated shops.  The Aussie promo is a bit different from the USA one as they only get one $10 credit per Amex card but they don’t have to spend $20 at the store.  We get up to $50 per card but we have to spend $100 to get it so it’s basically getting stuff half price.  Buy stuff you normally use at small shops that are listed on the site.

Warning, the map tool is out of date and I went to several shops that don’t take Amex or have changed name or ownership.

The best thing is you get a confirmation email each time you use a registered Amex card, makes it very easy to keep track!

LOOK FORWARD TO A LITTLE SOMETHING

IN YOUR ACCOUNT.

Thanks for using your Registered Card ending in xxxxx to Shop Small.

You can still get 2 more $10 statement credits by continuing to Shop Small in November. You have received $30 so far and can get another $20.

But hurry! Shop Small is only running until the end of November. So support your local businesses now – and add another credit back into your account.

Statement credits may take up to 8 weeks to issue but generally, it should be credited within 5 business days.

You can find out which businesses in your area are participating via our Shop Small map.
Where to Shop Small in your neighbourhood.
To view the full offer details, and terms and conditions, please visit www.shopsmallaustralia.com

Thanks.
American Express

 

Remember you can use each Amex card you registered at 5 different designated shops.  You can also use different Amex cards at the same shop.  I have been having trouble finding grocery stores to stock up on non-perishable food.  Pharmacies are good if you want to stock up on meds & toiletries.  Also try small hardware stores if you have any home renovations to do.

American Express “Shop Small” Comes To Australia!

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No more watching with envy as Americans get all the freebies!  The popular Shop Small promo that occurs around the Thanksgiving holidays in the USA is now being brought to Australia!  It is limited to the first 100,000 registrations and many people have more than one Amex so get in quick!

Shop Small Australia

Register Here. Then get out there and Shop Small.

Register your eligible American Express® Card for Shop Small, and show support for the local businesses at the heart of your community.

The Shop Small movement runs throughout November, and between 23 & 30 November, you can get up to five $10 statement credits just by using your registered Card and spending $20 or more in one single transaction with five different participating shops, cafes, restaurants, and other small business locations.

Limited to the first 100,000 Cards to register.

******************************************************************************************************  If you are Australian and do not have an American Express card, please read this post, especially the text in red to see how I can help you with this card.

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If you already have an American Express card from Australia here is how you participate:

  • Register each card separately.  You can register supplementary cards too.
  • Check the Shop Small map for participating businesses near you.  You must use your card at these businesses to get the $10 credit.
  • Shopping must be done between 23 & 30 November.
  • Online shopping doesn’t count, you must shop in person.
  • Spend at least $20 per business per card.
  • You can use more than one card at each business (your card, spouse’s card, Amex from NAB, etc) but put $20 on each card.

OFFER TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The following Offer Terms and Conditions govern both the Offer and the registration of your Card. Our Online Terms of Service and Privacy Statement also form part of these Offer Terms and Conditions. By registering your Card for the Offer you agree to the Offer Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with the Offer Terms and Conditions, do not register your Card.

The Offer is provided by American Express Australia Limited (ABN 92 108 952 085 Australian Credit Licence No. 291313) of 12 Shelley Street, Sydney NSW 2000 (“American Express/We/Us”).

® Registered trademark of American Express Company.

A.  The Offer
B.  Eligible Cards
C.  Eligible Transactions
D.  Maximum Participation & Limits
E.  Statement Credits
F.  Privacy and Security
G.  Availability/Interruption
H.  Fraud/Gaming/Glitches
I.  Changes

A. The Offer
If you register an Eligible Card (your “Registered Card“) through the registration page between 00:01 (AEST) on 1st of November 2013 and 23.59 (AEST) on 30th of November 2013 (“Enrolment Period“)  and spend $20 or more in one single Eligible Transaction on your Registered Card at one of the participating merchants listed at https://amexnetwork.com.au/shopsmallmap in Australia between 00:01 (AEST) on 23rd of November 2013 and 23.59 (AEST) on 30th of November  2013 (the “Offer Period“), you will receive a $10 statement credit for each Eligible Transaction.  The offer is limited to 5 statement credits with no more than one statement credit per merchant location.

B. Eligible Cards
Only American Express Cards issued by American Express Australia Limited or by the following licensed network partners are Eligible Cards:

• National Australia Bank Limited;
• Westpac Banking Corporation;
• Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ);
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia;

If a replacement Card with a new Card number is issued during the Enrolment Period by the above licensed network partners, this will be deemed as a new Card and a separate registration will be required in respect of that Card.

Supplementary Cards qualify as an Eligible Card only if registered for the Offer separately.

The following are not Eligible Cards: American Express Business Travel Accounts, Government Cards, Global Travel Cards, Business Cards that are affiliated with a wholesaler partner, Corporate Purchasing Cards, Corporate Meeting Cards and Corporate Cards.

C. Eligible Transactions
Only valid transactions made:
1. on your Registered Card;
2. after the date you register your Card and during the Offer Period; and
3. directly at one of the participating merchants listed at https://amexnetwork.com.au/shopsmallmap
are Eligible Transactions.

The following are not Eligible Transactions:
1. Transactions that are subsequently cancelled or refunded
2. Online transactions

D. Maximum Participation & Limits
Participation is limited to the first 100,000 Cards to be registered. The Offer is limited to 5 statement credits in total. A limit of 1 statement credit per merchant location for each Registered Card applies.

E.   Statement Credits
Statement credits will be credited to your Registered Card account and are not redeemable for cash or other payment form. Credits may take up to 8 weeks to issue but generally, they should be credited within 5 business days upon confirmation by the merchant of the Eligible Transaction.  American Express may be unable to apply the statement credit to your Card Account if it has been suspended or cancelled prior to the statement credit being issued. Statement credit may be reversed if qualifying purchase is returned or cancelled.