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?
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:
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?
