I don't mean this in a bad way but the whole point of 'Small Business Saturday' is to give a boost to the economy. Why then is almost every tzedakah organization telling you to give them the $25 ????? Don't they have enough Chinese Auctions and what not ?!?!?
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Posted 6 months ago #
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You got it wrong, the point of Small Business Saturday is to encourage the use of American Express cards.
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What better way to boost the economy than to boost Torah learning!
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Wow, I see about 20 tzedakas doing this at http://www.jdonations.com and I've gotten emails from many others who are not on that list. Looks like everyone is trying to take advantage. Why not?
Posted 6 months ago # -
Gotbeer
The charities need the money. Just one example is the hurricane funds. It will cost millions to rebuild. Have they raised even half of what they will need?!Posted 6 months ago # -
pease beware many of my friends and family ran last time to stores with the amex card since its motzei shabbos the stores r trying to fit in as many customers as possible however one big mistake some stores did was they didnt close there cc terminals before midnight so therefore it went into account as sunday and nobody got thier $25 back from those stores
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@WIY: No one said that charities don't need the money. What I'm saying is that the whole point of 'Small Business Saturday' is to boost the economy and not to fund raise....
@golden mom: FYI- I went to a store last year on Saturday night and got charged on Sunday morning. Amex saw that I was't the only one with this problem and reimbursed me and everyone else. So please tell your friends and family either to check their statements or to call Amex and get back their money $$$$$$$$$$$$
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I don't mean this in a bad way but the whole point of 'Small Business Saturday' is to give a boost to the economy.
That is simply false. The purpose of the promotion is to reward and incentivize stores that accept American Express, and to incentivize people to use their American Express card.
Schools accept American Express, so they are part of the group which is meant to be incentived, and we are part of the consumer group meant to be incentived.
Please take your mishigas and bury it in the East River.
Don't they have enough Chinese Auctions and what not ?!?!?
What an outrageous and ignorant thing to say.
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@popa: That is simply false. The purpose of the promotion is to reward and incentivize stores that accept American Express, and to incentivize people to use their American Express card.
"What is Small Business Saturday®?
Small Business Saturday is a day for everyone — from the business owners who create jobs to the customers who buy locally — to support small businesses that invigorate the economy and keep communities thriving.
It began in 2010 when American Express founded Small Business Saturday to help small businesses get more exposure during one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year. Last year, over 100 million people came out to shop at independently-owned small businesses on the day. Now, in its third year, Small Business Saturday will be even bigger. American Express is offering free and easy-to-use tools to help small businesses get the most out of the day and tools for consumers to show their support."https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/
@popa: What an outrageous and ignorant thing to say.
Ayin Le'il ^.....VaHamaven Yavan.....
Posted 6 months ago # -
Sure, so we can add a third purpose: to get positive PR by looking like they are trying to help the economy.
And they get that PR even if I give my money to a yeshiva.
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To quote R' Shaffier (https://jdonations.mapletime.com/shmuz25/)
Why is Amex doing this?
For them it's part marketing, part their way of encouraging
people to give. They figure if people use their Amex card for
good causes, it makes them look good, and makes for more
loyal customers.The bottom line is that this is a chance to donate $25 and it won't
cost you a penny!...
PS- This is American Express's way of giving back to the community. You simply donate $25 to the Shmuz on your AMEX card, and that amount will then be refunded to your credit card. It costs you nothing. And the Shmuz gains!
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@popa & chofetzchaim: I think you missed the point, its called ' Small Business Saturday', not 'Charity Night'...............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Actually, at least one charity is doing a gift card raffle for this pool of donors. So they are perpetuating the ideal of further stimulating the economy and small business activity....
Posted 6 months ago # -
gotbeer:
My contention it would not matter to Amex if I give the money to a yeshiva or a liquor store.
I think your response is that Amex wants to stimulate the economy and that will only happen if I give the money to a liquor store.
You are incorrect for multiple reasons:
1. If I give it to a yeshiva, and they spend the money (as they will), it will stimulate the economy just as well. (and yes, they also patronize many small businesses, and money is fungible).
2. Amex does not care to stimulate the economy. They intend to incentivize stores to accept their card and for people to use their card, and to have good PR.
3. This promotion is not even almost large enough to have any effect on the economy. The stimulus bill was like 1 billion times bigger than this, and may not even have had any effect.
Posted 6 months ago # -
pba wrote:
3. This promotion is not even almost large enough to have any effect on the economy. The stimulus bill was like 1 billion times bigger than this, and may not even have had any effect.
Popa, I thought you were donating $25 Billion dollars to Darchei Popa with all of your AUs. That should stimulate the economy
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