It’s that time – to support and celebrate the many small businesses that make our country great. Yup – this Saturday, November 24, is Small Business Saturday and you may still have time to sign up!
American Express founded this day to promote small businesses, and if you have an AmEx card, and spend $25 on your card at a participating small business – and believe me, this is growing! – they will credit the card you use with $25.00! Can’t beat that, can you? Check it out here and don’t wait – there are a limited number of registrations, and they just opened on the 18th. Want to go straight to the enrollment page? Here it is.
Small Business Saturday is the sane person’s alternative to Black Friday with its crushing crowds and bargain driven mentality. The big box stores are now opening on Thanksgiving – yes, on Thanksgiving!! – to get your business. Really? UGH! Getting your Christmas and holiday shopping started is a great idea, but it shouldn’t have to be a fight to the finish and/or on a treasured holiday that celebrates family and friends.
So check out online which shops in your area will be participating, help them thrive in this economy, and earn $25.00 back from American Express. Everybody wins. Extra bonuses – you get to reconnect with your neighbors, enjoy human scale shopping, peruse goods and services that are often tailored to your own area’s preferences, and find cool stuff that isn’t repeated a thousand times over in big box stores all over the country.
Happy Small Shopping!
Still A Dreamer 
Thank you for sharing about Small Business Saturday! I’m all about doing what we can to shop local and support small businesses. This is a great shout out!
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You’re very welcome and thanks for stopping by. It’s been very sad seeing smaller shops close their doors, and I believe Small Business Saturday can give a lot of them the boost in they need. Happy shopping!
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