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Earn 2X AMEX Rewards on Small Business Purchases Through 2016

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    Via Deals We Like, you can earn 2X rewards when you register your eligible AMEX personal and small business cards and shop at small businesses through December 31, 2016.

    This is part of the AMEX Shop Small promotion.

    Depending which AMEX card(s) you have, this could be a very good deal.

    And if your card has bonus spending categories, you can earn even more rewards!

    Register Your AMEX Cards to Earn Extra Miles, Points, or Cash Back With the AMEX Shop Small Promotion

    I’ll explain more about the AMEX Shop Small promotion!

    Earn 2X Rewards With AMEX Cards

    Link:   Register AMEX Personal & Small Business Cards 

    Link:   AMEX Shop Small Eligible Cards 

    Link:   AMEX Shop Small Eligible Small Businesses

    Through December 31, 2016, you can earn extra cash back, miles, or points on small business purchases after you register your eligible AMEX cards.

    You’ll earn 1 additional AMEX Membership Rewards point per $1 you spend with these cards:

    You’ll earn 1 additional Delta mile per $1 you spend with these cards:

    You’ll earn 1% additional cash back per $1 you spend with these cards:

    You’ll earn 3 additional Hilton points per $1 you spend with these cards:

    You’ll earn 1 additional Starwood point per $1 you spend with these cards:

    You can check the AMEX site for a complete list of eligible AMEX cards and to find small businesses.

    You’ll have to register each of your cards individually to take part in this promotion.  Authorized do NOT have to register.  But their spending will still count for this promotion.

    The promotion applies on up to $100,000 of purchases on personal cards and $250,000 of purchases on small business cards.

    You’ll see the bonus points in your AMEX account 10 to 12 weeks after the promotion ends on December 31, 2016.

    Is This a Good Deal?

    It appears the AMEX Shop Small promotion is replacing the previous AMEX Small Business Saturday offers, which used to include up to $30 statement credit.  These old deals were terrific!

    But this current promotion is better than 2015, which had no special AMEX small business deals.

    It’s always nice to earn extra rewards supporting small businesses.  And with the AMEX Shop Small promotion, you might end up earning extra miles, points, and cash back on purchases you were already planning to make anyway, like holiday shopping.

    The current deal is good because the extra rewards are in addition to any regular bonuses you might earn.

    With the AMEX Shop Small Promotion, You Can Earn Extra Rewards at Many Restaurants!

    For example, when you register your AMEX Premier Rewards Gold with this promotion, you’ll earn a total of 3 AMEX Membership Rewards points per $1 you spend at US restaurants that qualify as a small business.  This is better than the typical 2 AMEX Membership Rewards points you’d normally earn.

    Similarly, if you have restaurants selected as the 3% cash back bonus category on your AMEX SimplyCash Plus card, you’ll earn 4% cash back with this promotion at eligible restaurants.

    This means you might consider shifting small business spending to eligible AMEX cards.  Because the total rewards you earn, especially in AMEX bonus categories, can be better than what you’d get with another card in your wallet.

    Bottom Line

    With the AMEX Shop Small promotion, you can earn 2X rewards on small business purchases through December 31, 2016.  You’ll need to register your eligible AMEX card before taking part in the deal.

    It’s great to see AMEX announce a new promotion soon after they added a 5X bonus category to the AMEX Platinum card!  This shows they’re keeping up the competition with other banks!

    And AMEX also has excellent increased limited time offers on several cards, including:

    Will you shop small with this AMEX promotion?

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