Saturday, November 24, 2012

The Marc House Orchids

Today is Shop Local Saturday.  It's meant to promote shopping at local smaller establishments.   I took advantage of a promotion by American Express.  By registering my card ahead of time they offered a $25 account credit for spending $25 or more in a single transaction at one of the local merchants listed. 

I decided to take advantage of this by shopping at the Marc Plant Store.  The Marc House is a local nonprofit designed to help mentally challenged individuals lead independent lives.  Marc stands for Monroe Association for ReMARCable Citizens.  Residents work at the plant store and are able to learn a marketable trade.  It's a great organization that does a great service. 

I purchased two orchids today.

This one:

 
 
And this one:
 
Two beautiful flowers that will be a beautiful addition to the Casual Shack garden.

                               Here's how the deal worked:

                           2 Orchids @ $15.00 each = $30.00
                                 7.5% sales tax              = $ 2.25
                                 Total                               $32.25
                  Rebate from American Express   - $25.00
                           1.25% Blue Cash reward   -       .37      
                         Actual Cost of 2 Orchids         $ 6.88         

All profit from the $30.00 sale goes to the Marc House and I got an amazing deal on Orchids!  Does it get any better than that?         

 

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