American Express has brought back its annual Shop Small campaign for 2023, which runs from 1-31 August 2023 at more than 3,500 participating businesses across Singapore.
Registration opens from 1 August 2023, and registered cardholders will save S$3 off every purchase of at least S$10, up to 5X per card. You can register multiple American Express cards to enjoy the offer multiple times, and there’s no cap on the maximum number of registrations.
Shop Small is also open to DBS and UOB AMEX cardholders, who are normally excluded from AMEX Offers.
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AMEX Offers are opportunities to earn bonus miles or Membership Rewards points, or discounts in the form of statement credits. These are available to Platinum, True Cashback, and KrisFlyer cardholders, and can be found in the โOffersโ section of the AMEX app or web portal.
Registration is required, and some offers may be targeted. |
AMEX Shop Small 2023
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| American Express Cards Register via web portal or app |
DBS/UOB-issued AMEX: Register here (Link will only be live from 1 Aug 23) |
From 1 August 2023 onwards, cardholders can register their American Express cards for the Shop Small 2023 promotion, which runs till 31 August 2023.
- Registered cardholders will receive a S$3 credit every time they spend S$10 or more in a single in-store transaction
- The offer can be used up to five times per registered card
- The cap is applied on a per card basis, so if you register two AMEX cards for example, you’ll get a total of up to S$30 back.
- There is no restriction on the maximum number of registrations, so go ahead and register all the cards you have- doing so doesn’t deprive anyone else of a slot
Do remember that you’re only entitled to a single S$3 credit per transaction, so a S$20 transaction won’t earn 2x S$3 credits unless you break it up into 2x S$10 transactions.
Credits should appear on your card statement within five business days of qualifying spend, but may take up to 90 days from the offer end date. In my personal experience, these post very quickly, usually within a couple of days at most.
Terms & Conditions
The full T&Cs for the AMEX Shop Small campaign can be found below.
Terms & Conditions
- You must spend on the Card to which the offer is saved in-store only at a participating Shop Small business. Participating businesses will be highlighted with a Shop Small logo.
- Transactions at a participating Shop Small business within a hotel must be made directly at the Participating Merchant to be considered Eligible Transactions.
- Excludes transactions made through 0% Installment Plan (Pay Small).
- The Promotion is open to individuals who hold personal basic and/or supplementary American Expressยฎ Cards issued in Singapore by American Express International Inc., DBS Bank Ltd and United Overseas Bank Limited (โEligible Cardsโ), excluding American Express Corporate Cards (โCard Membersโ).
- This offer is only available for your targeted Card, and other Cards you hold may not be eligible. Offer is limited to 5 time(s) credit per Card to which the offer is saved and only spend on this Card counts towards the Offer.
- Excludes transactions where you do not spend directly in-person at participating Shop Small business location(s). Offer valid at Singapore location(s) only. Excludes online and in-app purchases.
- Excludes transactions made through a third party establishment or payment processor. Credit is not redeemable for cash or other payment form.
- Credit should appear on your billing statement within 15 business days from qualifying spend but may take up to 90 days from the offer end date.
- Credit will not be applied to your Card Account if it has been suspended or cancelled. Credit may be reversed if your qualifying purchase is refunded or cancelled.
- Full Offer Terms available here.
Shop Small participating merchants
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The full list of participating merchants can be found here.
Despite the name, Shop Small isn’t all about mom-and-pop establishments. Read through the list of participating merchants, and you’ll spot heavy-hitters such as:
- Best Denki
- Burger King
- Challenger
- Decathlon
- Harvey Norman
- Hai Di Lao
- Popular Bookstore
- Tim Ho Wan
| โ ๏ธ Check participating locations! |
| Not all locations of the aforementioned chains may be participating; be sure to double check against the official list. |
Don’t forget that this offer is only valid for in-store transactions; online and in-app purchases are explicitly excluded.
Conclusion
American Express’ 2023 Shop Small campaign kicks off on 1 August 2023, and with the extensive list of participating merchants, is basically a free S$15 per card- just don’t forget to register before spending in-store.
Registration only opens from 1 August 2023 onwards, so be sure to check the AMEX app tomorrow when it goes live.
Virtual cards on google pay accepted?
It works with Apple Pay before. Google Pay should be the same.
No. Either physical or AMEX pay only. Previously AMEX Pay and AMEX QR does not work on iPhone, not sure if anything had changed. Paying via 3rd party payment app are excluded and specifically stated in TnC.
yes, it works for Apple Pay
It already said ‘Excludes transactions made through a third party establishment or payment processor. Credit is not redeemable for cash or other payment form.’
U may have to call up AMEX and asked for waiver, which may or may not be approved. Using G Pay or A Pay generates a virtual card number to protect your account and that also means AMEX doesn’t know if you had used their card upfront for payment which is against TnC above,
Lol. You overthink / complicate things and probably are new to this. Let us show you the way. Just use Apple Pay and wait few days for the cash back to be credited in your card account.
Primary and Supplement card count as one for max 5 transactions?
No, supp card holders also have their own promo, so if u have 2 supp cards, that’s basically $3 x 15 times, 5 times per card.
register from here?
http://go.amex/shopsmallsg
is there a list of merchants in PDF or table form? the map functionality is horrendous
unfortunately not. will have to rely on search.