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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #60 on: September 30, 2015, 11:56:22 AM »
Big corporations like Amex don't make logical decisions. They take knee jerk actions to problems they see.
So you think the "problem" they saw was abuse ? (Assuming that's not entirely sarcasm)

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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #61 on: September 30, 2015, 11:56:54 AM »
Big corporations like Amex don't make logical decisions. They take knee jerk actions to problems they see.
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #62 on: September 30, 2015, 11:58:35 AM »
So you think the "problem" they saw was abuse ?
You will never know for sure. Once I seen those pictures last year it was pretty much the kiss of death. Reminded me of pickelhead and the Mint.
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #63 on: September 30, 2015, 12:00:11 PM »
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I guess allowing individuals having 99 AU's in their name is a logical decision.
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #64 on: September 30, 2015, 12:09:27 PM »
You will never know for sure. Once I seen those pictures last year it was pretty much the kiss of death. Reminded me of pickelhead and the Mint.
Those are such a minority compared to the pr & the national holiday its become.

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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #65 on: September 30, 2015, 12:11:44 PM »
Those are such a minority compared to the pr & the national holiday its become.
I think you need to get away for your circle. Most people with Amex cards I would bet never even knowingly took advantage of SBS.
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #66 on: September 30, 2015, 12:12:44 PM »
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They had to register for the promo

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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #67 on: September 30, 2015, 12:14:07 PM »
I think you need to get away for your circle. Most people with Amex cards I would bet never even knowingly took advantage of SBS.
I'm judging based on the national stories every year & all the SBS events taking place around the country that amex posts.

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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #68 on: September 30, 2015, 12:15:41 PM »
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They had to register for the promo
Okay, so:

I think you need to get away for your circle. Most people with Amex cards I would bet never even knowingly took advantage of SBS.
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #69 on: September 30, 2015, 12:16:19 PM »
Does Amex release figures on how many have Amex cards and how many took part in the promo?
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #70 on: September 30, 2015, 12:18:06 PM »
Does Amex release figures on how many have Amex cards and how many took part in the promo?
They have some years. I recall 300K being the limit one year.
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #71 on: September 30, 2015, 12:18:41 PM »
Lets make one thing clear. Unlike some here I have no skin in this game. For my own reasons I hate to see this end. I wish they would have expanded it.
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #72 on: September 30, 2015, 12:19:36 PM »
They have some years. I recall 300K being the limit one year.
300k was max amount of cards?
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #73 on: September 30, 2015, 12:22:39 PM »
Save your time, I don't answer PM. Post it in the forum and a dedicated DDF'er will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #74 on: September 30, 2015, 12:28:53 PM »
Yes.
So figure there are 1000 DDFer's with average of 100 cards/AU's. There is a third right there. Now take in consideration FT and all the blogs and I can see why it was cancelled.  :)

Disclaimer: I have no idea why it was canceled but you think I am going to pass up this opportunity to have some fun?
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #75 on: September 30, 2015, 12:31:46 PM »
So figure there are 1000 DDFer's with average of 100 cards/AU's. There is a third right there. Now take in consideration FT and all the blogs and I can see why it was cancelled.  :)

Disclaimer: I have no idea why it was canceled but you think I am going to pass up this opportunity to have some fun?
Why did you have to put in the disclaimer, I wanted to see all the angry retorts.  >:(

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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #76 on: September 30, 2015, 12:32:02 PM »
Remember that registration didn't fill up last year till mere hours before the spending deadline.

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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #77 on: September 30, 2015, 12:35:00 PM »
Why did you have to put in the disclaimer, I wanted to see all the angry retorts.  >:(
I have to much respect for certain members and did want to give the impression I was making this personal. Now I can do it without it seeming that way.  :)
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #78 on: September 30, 2015, 12:38:08 PM »
I guess allowing individuals having 99 AU's in their name is a logical decision.
That's not a logical decision they made, that's slipping something through the system. Big difference.
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Re: No Amex SBS this year!
« Reply #79 on: September 30, 2015, 12:40:21 PM »
Remember that registration didn't fill up last year till mere hours before the spending deadline.

this isn't a funds issue in my opinion.. I think that their goal of having small businesses sign up to take amex was more or less achieved.. only way I see this coming back is if small businesses drop amex & tell Amex somehow that sbs is the reason why.. MAYBE then...