Posted on 11/16/2021 3:52:48 AM PST by Recovering_Democrat
Eligible Amex cardholders can earn $15 back when they support black-owned small businesses.
With this offer, eligible Amex cardholders will earn $15 back as a statement credit when they spend $20 or more at Showfields's Shop Small® x ByBlack Amex holiday curation. The collection features products from Black-owned small business, ranging from cookies to jewelry to clothing. Using this offer could be a great way to purchase some
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Got it.
What’s worse...A lot of small businesses have stopped accepting AmEX. The transaction fees are too high.
Yep, AmEx is a ripoff.
They’re also the people likely to return stuff and then you get hit both ways.
I’ll wait until they support ALL small businesses.
Oh — if you are anti credit cards in the first place, no need to read on. This is for people who see them as tools.
At the beginning of summer, AMEX ceased allowing the option of gift cards (such as to Amazon, Lowe’s, various restaurants, etc.), so I switched from using their credit card in favor of Chase Freedom.
I like gift cards as rewards because I can give them as Christmas and birthday presents.
Credit card rewards programs are about the only way we have of extracting the otherwise non-existent “interest” from banks these days. All you have to do is keep your cards paid off every month w/o fail; and then the bank owes you instead of the other way around.
AmEx is insulting the public’s intelligence with this stunt.
Credit card rewards programs are about the only way we have of extracting the otherwise non-existent “interest” from banks these days. All you have to do is keep your cards paid off every month w/o fail; and then the bank owes you instead of the other way around.
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So true. CC ‘rewards’ programs pay better ‘interest’ than savings accounts.
We use Discover, cash back for every purchase. We can apply to the bill. we give gift cards to the older Grands, and for the young ones to their parents to shop for, Shopping center is 2 hr round trip, you need a gun to go to. They are scattered across the South. I’ve no idea of taste, size, etc. Shopping is not hubby’s thing unless it’s something he needs. Then it’s Lowes or Tractor Supply.
College age can do their own shopping. Walk into Kroger’s grab the number of Amazon gift cards, 4 times gas points. Mail them off. Saves gas, stress, and having to go into Memphis CRIME capitol of TENNESSEE.
So true indeed. I pay almost everything w/ cr cards and my avg annual take in reward cards is around $2400. Pretty good “interest” indeed, these days.
Cancel culture starts at home - by cancelling AMEX credit cards.
Note to the public: If you really want to support small biz, pay in cash.
And don't ring it up when possible :)
Insidious reparations ploy?
Nazi - National Socialism.
It used to be I traded with a business because they offered a product or service I needed. This kind of woke foot stomping will only succeed in my verification of the ownership of said business prior to engaging with them.
Dammed racists will go 2 hell
Nah. I'll pay full price to boycott institutional racism.
Fools. They refuse to admit promoting any race over any other race, is blatant racism.
I utilize my local credit union. They have points programs redeemable for miles, gifts, etc. I am a member, not a customer. Screw the banks.
Yep, we dropped them, double the rates of the others. Then they threatened to sue me on behalf of their customers. I don’t have it off hand, but they won a major suit way back when for customer discrimination of services.
Smart shopping pays. They don’t teach home economics in HS any more. Too bad.
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