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AmEx Shop Small - Spend $20 and Get $10 Statement Credits (up to 5 Times) [November 2017]

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AmEx Shop Small - Spend $20 and Get $10 Statement Credits (up to 5 Times) [November 2017]
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JSQUARED on 03/09/2017 - 18:43 americanexpress.com (18465 clicks)
Last edited 15/11/2017 - 15:39 by 3 other users

This year, you can earn $10 statement credits from up to 5 different participating small businesses, as opposed to 10 like back in 2016, 2015 and 2014.

Registration Link

Edit (2/11): 100,000 card enrolments reached.
Edit (3/11): 18,000 more cards can be enrolled.
Edit (6/11): 118,000 card enrolments reached.

Terms and Conditions:

  • Save the offer to your eligible Card between 31 October 2017 and 30 November 2017.
  • Limited to the first 118,000 Cards to save the offer.
  • Spend $20 or more on the eligible Card in one transaction in-store at participating small businesses listed
    on maps.americanexpress.com/aushopsmall between 1 November 2017 and 30 November 2017 to receive a $10 credit. Offer is limited to five credits per registered Card, with no more than one credit per participating small business.
  • Excludes transactions where you do not spend directly at participating small businesses. For example, purchases made through a third party such as a department store (e.g. David Jones, Myer or PayPal).
  • Excludes online purchases and gift cards.
  • Business Cards that are affiliated with a wholesaler partner, American Express Business Travel Accounts, Government Cards, Corporate Purchasing Cards, Corporate Meeting Cards, Corporate Cards and David Jones Storecards are excluded.
  • Credit is not redeemable for cash or other payment form.
  • Credit should appear on your billing statement within 5 business days from date of qualifying spend.
  • Credit will not be applied to your Card account if your Card has been suspended or cancelled.
  • Credit may be reversed if your qualifying purchase is subsequently refunded or cancelled.

Full Terms and Conditions
OzBargain Shop Small Event Tag. Past deals, forum discussions etc.
Shop Small Map & Wiki including Opal & Myki Top Up Locations
Spreadsheet of locations thanks thydzik

Referral Links

Business Explorer Card: random (3)

Referrer: 40,000 Reward Points

Centurion Personal Charge Card: random (7)

Referee gets 200,000 MR points. Referrer gets 150,000 MR points.

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    • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2017 - 09:38

      It's called "Shop Small" for a reason!

    • JSQUARED on 17/09/2017 - 19:37
      +1

      Terms and conditions have been updated and they've scrapped the bit mentioning Opal/Myki top ups.

    • tajid on 03/09/2017 - 20:52
      +5

      Why were you getting negged??? upvoted to neutralise.

  • Turd on 03/09/2017 - 19:41
    +3

    OMG !!!!

    Free money!!

    • MathNerd on 10/09/2017 - 22:40

      OMG!!!

      Free Sydney property!!!

      Thanks AmEx!!!

      • highwind on 31/10/2017 - 00:59
        +1

        I'd like to split payment onto my 50,000 Amex cards, thanks.

  • Tomika on 03/09/2017 - 19:42

    it's back again!!! time's flying!

  • edw0000000 on 03/09/2017 - 19:47
    +1

    Looks like Velocity Escape Card and Qantas discovery have no more bonus points on sign up?

    • Associateddsar @ AmEx Statement Offers on 03/09/2017 - 20:11

      Yep looks like it. Referral still give points I think

  • neilpatrickharris on 03/09/2017 - 19:49
    +1

    No opal top ups? What?!? How can they check?

    • tajid on 03/09/2017 - 19:57
      +1

      well at least suits aren't excluded.

    • TheOneWhoKnocks on 03/09/2017 - 19:59

      Need someone to test it out.

    • GnarlyKnuckles on 03/09/2017 - 20:14
      +2

      How can they check?

      I doubt that they can/will, via their current systems. Give it a shot. My guess is the only way they could realistically 'disallow' Opal top-ups would be to politely ask vendors not to allow peeps to pay for them using an Amex card during the SS period. Which would be ridiculously counter-intuitive (i.e. it would make zero sense to run a promotion designed to encourage merchants to accept Amex, then instruct them not to accept it).

      • loku123 on 04/09/2017 - 00:12

        One of the newsagency from last year wasn't happy when I topped up with Amex. Almost to the point of refusing my payment.

        • GnarlyKnuckles on 04/09/2017 - 00:38
          +1

          Almost to the point …

          Only an amateur/naive/silly retailer would 'almost' refuse to do something. Any reasonably trained retailer/staffer would simply either do something, or POLITELY state that they could not do it. There is nothing worse for business than ambiguity/'almost'. In future, just ask them in advance if they will be HAPPY to do it/take your money, or not.

        • jasonb on 04/09/2017 - 13:08
          +7

          Android pay is wonderful for those situations.

          "And just on the card thanks.". Hold phone at eftpos terminal. BEEP

          Bored cashier never needs to know if it's Amex or not.

        • SaberX on 06/09/2017 - 04:30

          @jasonb:

          problem is android pay - amex, usually can't pay pass at alot of retailers. i think the terminals require you to insert card. one retailer told me it was so they could see or you couldn't get away with paypassing amex where it isn't accepted.

          That and does this work through android pay given the t & c says no intermediaries e.g. paypal - i assume android pay doesn't count?

        • jasonb on 06/09/2017 - 13:51
          +1

          @SaberX:
          Only places I've ever had a problem with Paypass (and thus Android pay) not working on my Amex is the post office, and petrol at BP and Puma. None of these are going to qualify for shop small :-) YMMV obviously but I've been able to do it almost all the time anywhere else.

          Android Pay still processes the transaction as the merchant itself (they process through their own facility, using the virtual card number Android Pay gave their terminal), unlike Paypal which processes through their own system (and comes up on your statement as Paypal) - so yes, Android Pay definitely triggers Amex offers including Shop Small.

    • caomei on 31/10/2017 - 09:53

      just read the terms and conditions again, no mention of opal tops not allowed. so happy topping up =)

  • Purple on 03/09/2017 - 20:07

    They might instruct the merchant - No Amex card for opal top up.

    • kerfuffle on 03/09/2017 - 20:32

      No sweat; I'll use my AMEX at Woolies and Coles for my Opal card and use the five offers on food xD

      • SaberX on 06/09/2017 - 04:31

        i don't think amex counts at woolies and coles as the small biz merchant, does it?

        • kerfuffle on 06/09/2017 - 06:02

          Well no obviously. I meant that since apparently we can't use the Shop Small for Opal, I'll just use my five Shop Smalls on food instead and continue to top up at Coles and Woolies …

        • caomei on 31/10/2017 - 09:56

          @kerfuffle: coles can topup opals?

        • kerfuffle on 31/10/2017 - 12:51

          @caomei: Yes but the number of stores that do it is miniscule compared to Woolies.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/09/2017 - 20:09

    Thanks

  • CyberMurning on 03/09/2017 - 20:29
    +1

    With the new law shops can't charge us $2 or 3 to top up just $20 into opal.

    • illumination on 03/09/2017 - 20:36
      +3

      This is actually probably the kicker.

      As people above have pointed out, AMEX likely have no way to actually know whether an opal card top up has been done, but can only tell merchants to not accept AMEX for opal top ups.

      Furthermore, the days of charging $1-3 for opal top ups should be over as they are not supposed to be allowed to do that anymore…..

      in which case, a merchant either charges us 2-3% surcharge (i.e. $0.40-0.60) as stipulated, or has to refuse to allow AMEX.

      Interesting.

    • Fusakin on 03/09/2017 - 20:53
      +5

      This does not apply to AmEx issued cards, only bank issued AmEx cards.

      Merchants are still allowed to apply surcharges to payments using BPAY, PayPal, Diners Club and American Express cards if they wish. While these payment surcharges are not subject to the ban, and therefore the ACCC cannot take action if they are excessive, these payment systems may have rules or terms and conditions that seek to limit the surcharges merchants can impose. If you have concerns about a surcharge for paying using one of these systems you should contact that system directly.

      Source: ACCC

      • ZeroSix on 13/09/2017 - 22:51

        Do you really think retailers will know/bother to check if your card is bank issued or not?

      • odysseus on 11/10/2017 - 16:36

        Actually, it doesn't apply to any American Express cards.

        The exclusion applies to the network, not the issuer.

      • arcticmonkey on 17/10/2017 - 08:53

        "Covered payment types are:

        American Express “companion cards” (American Express cards issued through an Australian financial service provider, rather than directly through American Express)."

        Looks like bank issued Amex cards are covered?

  • coolsteps on 03/09/2017 - 20:52

    i can only see the premium bank issued cards what about the classic and platium amex bank issued cards aren't they eligible any longer?

    • tajid on 03/09/2017 - 20:52

      nope they are not. Please see Willy's comment above, he included links of the eligible cards.

  • DaTa on 03/09/2017 - 20:52

    Love my Amex Plat edge card, Now I just shop around for visa master card cards with bonus offers for some bills and surcharges etc.

  • lostn on 03/09/2017 - 21:12

    Can you bump the deal again before 31 Oct? Would be better if it's brought to everyone's attention instead of using the reminder.

    • JSQUARED on 03/09/2017 - 21:17

      The deal will be stickied on the homepage when registrations open.

  • TrailerTrash on 03/09/2017 - 21:31

    Pity the ANZ Amex is no longer valid.. there goes 2 x 5 x $10 rebate options!! Had a look and good to see some regulars still listed. Hoping they honour the $10 rebate without me chasing Amex every time as previously.

  • SBOB on 03/09/2017 - 21:35

    hi post….see you again in 2 months ;)

  • Peck on 03/09/2017 - 21:36
    +1

    To my recollection if you spend say $20 you get reward points for $20 even though they have rebated $10 to your account.
    Also, just for interest - I spoke to a couple of the shop small stores before and asked them how they can afford the amex fees and they said that they get a special lower fee from AMEX. And so possibly all of the shop small stores get a special lower fee from AMEX.

    • bluesky on 03/09/2017 - 21:42
      +1

      To my recollection if you spend say $20 you get reward points for $20 even though they have rebated $10 to your account.

      Correct.

    • Reveen on 03/09/2017 - 22:04

      I know small business retailers who pay less for Amex than Mastercard and Visa due to the lower fee.

  • Springfield on 03/09/2017 - 21:40
    -5

    1. adiós, adieu, addio, adeus
      Besides adieu in French, there are also adiós in Spanish, addio in Italian, and adeus in Portuguese. Adieu comes from the combination of a + Dieu (‘to God’); adios, addio, and adeus have similar etymologies.

    2. aloha
      This Hawaiian word is used as both a welcome and farewell, but also for expressions of good wishes, love, and affection. Because of how often the term is used Hawaii has taken on the nickname of the Aloha State.

    3. arrivederci
      In Italian, arrivederci means ‘until we see each other again’. You might be tempted by the arrive- to think that the word has something to do with a greeting, but the word actually comes from a (‘until’) + rivederci (‘we see each other again’).

    4. ciao
      Ciao has an intriguing origin: in the 1920s, ciao arose as a dialectal alteration of schiavo, which translates as ‘(I am your) slave’. Like aloha, ciao does double duty as both a term of greeting and parting.

    5. auf Wiedersehen
      A common send off in Germany is auf Wiedersehen. This farewell directly translates into ‘until we see again’.

    6. au revoir
      Similar to auf Wiedersehen, au revoir directly translates as ‘to the seeing again’, anticipating a meeting in the future.

    7. bon voyage
      Another common French term with widespread usage is bon voyage, ‘good journey’, used to express good wishes to someone who is about to embark on a trip.

    8. sayonara
      Short for sayō naraba, which literally translates as ‘if it be thus’, sayonara is used, according to the OED, to ‘qualify desire to meet again so as not to tempt fate’. Additionally, sayonara is used in English to suggest that something has been finished with, abandoned, or consigned to the past in more general usage, as in ‘you can say sayonara to that those tasty plums’.

    9. shalom
      The Hebrew word can be used as both a welcome and farewell. Shalom is the widespread Hebrew goodbye that translates as ‘peace’, but a more formal parting would be to say shalom aleichem or ‘peace be with you’.

    10. totsiens
      South Africans might send each other off by saying totsiens, which means ‘until we meet again’. This word entered English from Afrikaans in the 1930s, originating from Dutch words tot ‘until’ and zien ‘see’.

    11. vale
      Another interesting valediction is the archaic farewell vale, meaning ‘goodbye’ in Latin. The word comes from the second person singular imperative of valēre, ‘to be well’.

    12. zàijiàn
      A common send-off in China is 再见(zàijiàn). The verb ‘to bid farewell’ is expressed with 辞行 (ɡàobié).

    Springfield on 03/09/2017 - 21:40 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
  • congo on 03/09/2017 - 21:49

    How do you enroll?

    • tajid on 03/09/2017 - 21:52

      wait till 31st October and a link to enrol will be in the opening post.

      • Bot456 on 04/09/2017 - 14:10
        -1

        31st october 2018?

  • [Deactivated] on 03/09/2017 - 22:00

    Very early notice

  • Elwes on 03/09/2017 - 22:32
    +4

    For those people who redeem their Amex Essential points to pay off the bill, they're worth significantly more when paying off Shop Small purchases - $9.63/1000 points vs $7.41 normally.

    • t25 on 04/09/2017 - 00:08

      Thanks for that. I was going to use some to pay a bit off my bill, but held off.

  • AndyNBP on 03/09/2017 - 23:40

    AmEx ShOp SmAlL - So nice. See ya!!!

    • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2017 - 08:46
      +1

      are you 12?

      • AndyNBP on 04/09/2017 - 12:48

        Over 15.

  • shortgum on 04/09/2017 - 00:37

    Only got 2 amex cards.. died a little after seeing the, up to 5…

    what opal or myki???

  • kamalmadan on 04/09/2017 - 00:48

    Hi everyone,
    Very new in the game of Amex as i received my first amex card with two supplementry last week. Why is everyone so excited abt this deal?? If you go by the article you need to to spend money at the small shop then you will be rewarded or rebate. What is opal??
    Hoping for someone reply with explantion.
    Thanks

    • Free Fall on 04/09/2017 - 01:34

      It's exciting because you effectively get ~50% off your purchases/services. Think dry cleaning, shoe repairs, meals, the list goes on….

    • bricabrac89 on 05/09/2017 - 06:30
      +2

      Welcome to the world of amex.

      Have a + vote to balance out the - that someone else gave you.

    • argonbay on 03/10/2017 - 06:30

      Opal cards are used for public transport in NSW (Trains, Buses and Ferries).

  • Grandslam on 04/09/2017 - 06:21

    So who pays the $10 - is it AMEX or the retailer?

    • ca4cpa on 04/09/2017 - 07:01
      +3

      AMEX will pay this $10; like PayPal will give discount codes and they offer the discount.

      Many restaurants allowed bill split - we always ask for it. And it's win win for restaurant + us as we pay half price.

      • illumination on 04/09/2017 - 11:16
        +1

        It's only a win for the restaurant if the promo dictated your decision to dine there, otherwise if you were gonna dine there anyway, arguably there's a slight time loss of having to split the transaction :P

  • unfunkable on 04/09/2017 - 07:42
    +5

    The dude that extracted the locations into a txt format last year - are you around? That was awesome what you did!

    • Stoozer on 04/09/2017 - 08:41
      +8

      Thydzik was the genius who exported to excel, saved all of us considerable time.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/266732

    • Jad on 04/09/2017 - 08:43

      Indeed, paging thydzik!

    • thydzik on 04/09/2017 - 11:37
      +43

      leave it with me. I'll try to release something next few days.

      • illumination on 04/09/2017 - 11:40
        -1

        You are da bomb.

      • MathNerd on 04/09/2017 - 14:40
        +1

        Have a plus vote. The world needs more people like you thydzik.

        • Purple on 04/09/2017 - 16:22

          plus plus from me. Thanks Thydzik.

      • Hogg on 04/09/2017 - 17:25

        You are a gentleman and a scholar.

      • gm3stevens on 04/09/2017 - 23:11

        Thanks thydzik. Shop Small starts in 56 days. Take your time!

      • unfunkable on 31/10/2017 - 08:01

        bump :-)

        it's below this about 20 posts

  • flawlessvictory on 04/09/2017 - 08:36

    I'm hoping they have a mini shop small in September like they did last year.

  • ladyofchurchill on 04/09/2017 - 09:24

    Can someone help me verify whether the DJs amex is a participant? It hasn't been excluded in the past but the terms state "David Jones Storecards are excluded"

    • kerfuffle on 04/09/2017 - 09:24

      Yes. David Jones Storecard and David Jones American Express are two different cards.

      • ladyofchurchill on 04/09/2017 - 09:27

        Oh I see - thanks for helping me clarify! Strange they would put that in their terms as the Storecard isn't an AMEX at all…

        • kerfuffle on 04/09/2017 - 09:28

          The Storecard is essentially an AMEX that can only be used in David Jones, hence the distinction.

        • ladyofchurchill on 04/09/2017 - 09:32
          +1

          @kerfuffle: Right, got you. Thanks :)

  • Samsungnote10 on 04/09/2017 - 10:17
    -8

    is there a manual link?ive just checked all my cards and no offers in sight

    • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2017 - 10:21
      +6

      did you even bother to read the title or the description?

        • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2017 - 11:02
          +8

          you're stupid?

        • Samsungnote10 on 04/09/2017 - 11:56
          -6

          @Jason Genova:

          congratulations, did I make your day?

  • dasher86 on 04/09/2017 - 13:20
    +2

    old wiki on shop small

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/amex_shop_small_guide

    hopefully we have some people update it once deal goes live.

    • Peck on 04/09/2017 - 14:01
      +1

      That IS interesting. I see that the RSPCA has been verified 2 years running, and I see that it is currently showing on the shopsmall map. When I tire of running around the shops I will donate there. $20 X ? tax deductions coming up! Save the woodpecker!

  • xiaozaocha on 04/09/2017 - 13:37

    IT IS FINALLY HERE!

  • MathNerd on 04/09/2017 - 14:21

    Thanks OP. Been waiting for Shop Small November 2017 ever since they skipped both May and September!

  • zzyss on 04/09/2017 - 17:02

    Well, should be interesting this year given the T&C updates around Opal and Myki, and the law change regarding surcharges…

    I think the T&Cs should at least now give merchants the right to refuse to process Amex top-ups even though there's nothing TECHNICALLY that would prevent them from doing so.

  • Trip on 04/09/2017 - 18:40

    My local newsagents is on the list so I will buy $20 of lotto/scratch-its and hopefully win big!

    • tzar on 04/09/2017 - 20:25
      +1

      Sometimes buying lottery tickets with a credit card charges you the cash advance fee and is exempt from the interest free period. Got stung by that a couple of months ago, not sure if it applies to all cards but it definitely does to some so might be worth checking first

      • t25 on 04/09/2017 - 21:35
        +1

        If you get it from the newsagent, Amex would have no way of finding out what you bought. If it was online lottery, well that is a different story altogether.

        • zzyss on 05/09/2017 - 09:32

          Depends on the machine that they put it through. Certain lotteries are charged through a specific machine, not the newsagent POS.

        • tzar on 05/09/2017 - 19:38

          in my case it was from a newsagent I'm afraid

  • bricabrac89 on 05/09/2017 - 06:52

    Noticed in the old SS wiki and old comments that people donate to charities, effectively giving the charity $20 but costing you $10.

    For the purposes of tax time, does the primary account holder claim a deduction for all the cards (including supp cards)? Or would the person named on each supp card have to make the deduction?

    • zzyss on 05/09/2017 - 09:32
      +1

      Not financial advice: my guess would be under the primary cardholder.

    • Peck on 05/09/2017 - 12:36

      My Opinion:-
      When you contribute to the charity, you insert 1. Any name & details that you like as the contributor. (A receipt will be sent to THIS person)
      And then
      2. You use any card in any name that you are authorised to use.
      Deduction will go to 1. IE the name of the contributor who is not necessarily the card holder.

    • bluesky on 05/09/2017 - 12:47
      +1

      I am not trying to give financial advice. But I feel comfortable organising my own affairs this way (unless/until I find out otherwise, from an expert/actual ATO rule etc.)

      It does not matter, so long as you do not double-claim. Claim it against the person which yields the most deduction. Just keep the actual donation receipt with the tax return of whoever you are claiming against.

      My reasoning would be: this supp card holder is already someone the primary card holder is willing to bear expenses for. They themselves can have agreements, arrangements and understandings etc.

      E.g. if the supp holder pays, but claimed under the primary card holder, if queried, just explain that supp card holder was asked by primary card holder to do it on his/her behalf. And other scenarios/arrangements … you get the drift …

      • CheapskateQueen on 10/09/2017 - 09:52

        You can only claim a deduction for the donation if you are the person listed on the official tax invoice you get from the charity.

        so if your name is the "donor" then you can donate, even if the supp card was used to pay. but if there's another name, then no you can't just give it to the person who gets the biggest deduction.

  • SydOzber on 05/09/2017 - 10:20

    Shame it's only 5 transactions per card this year and not 10!

    • mr chow on 05/09/2017 - 10:28

      x3 different amex and booyah!

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