[OUT OF DATE] AmEx Shop Small: Shops That Accept AmEx for Opal and Myki Recharges [2015]

easternculture on 15/10/2015 - 20:24
Last edited 26/11/2016 - 15:38 by 2 other users

Updated: Amex Shop Small Guide wiki page

AmEx Shop Small November 2016 - Spend $20, Get $10 Statement Credits (up to $100 Total) and the wiki which has the latest Opal & Myki Locations

This is an old list from 2015. Use the updated lists above.

In preparation for AMEX Shop Small Promotion in November , i thought it would be handy to have a database for Approved Shops participating in this promotion that accept AMEX for Opal or Myki recharges.

I will update the thread as comment come in.

If you know of any shops that accepted AMEX last year, feel free to post in the comments.

Updated 29/11/15 12:15PM

  • Based on $20 recharge
  • ? denotes unconfirmed
  • Example denotes AMEX not accepted
  • Alphabetized by suburb, then store name, then street name (by #)

Sydney (Opal)

Map for Sydney Stores Thanks to phil1311
Colour Coded Map Thanks to chivalry

Retailer name Street address Suburb Surcharge Comments
IGA Annandale 47 Booth St Annandale $0.00 1, 2
Artarmon Spar Express 120 Hampden Road Artarmon $1.00 1, 2
Ashfield service station 22 Charlotte St Ashfield $0.80 1
Balmain Convenience 384 Darling St Balmain $0.00 1
EZYMART 134 Campbell Parade Bondi Beach $0.80 1
EZYMART 237 Oxford St Bondi Junction $0.70 1, 2
EZYMART 20 Bronte Road Bondi Junction $0.70 1, 2
Nextra Newsagency Westfield Shop 229 Chatswood $1.00 1
Quay Newsagency Alfred Street Circular Quay $1.00 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Horizon Convenience Store 135 william st Darlinghurst $0.20 1
Oxford St Newsagency 1/18-32 Oxford St Darlinghurst $0.50 1
Double Bay Newsagency 392 New South Head Rd Double Bay $0.40 1
Rebel Petrol 200 Homer St Earlwood $0.00 1
City Convenience 32 Oxford Street Epping $0.44 1, 2
Epping Convenience Centre 17 oxford Street Epping $0.44 1
Haberfield Newsagency Ramsay St Haberfield $2.00 1
City Convenience 22 Campbell St Haymarket Random 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
EzyMart 11-23 Rawson Pl Haymarket $1.00 1, 2, 3
Wu's Pharmacy 629 George St Haymarket $0.50 1, 2
Convenience at the Cove 116 Longueville Rd Lane Cove $0.50 1, 2
Metro Petroleum 533 Mowbray Rd Lane Cove $0.40 1
Neutral Bay Newsagency 6 Young St Neutral Bay $1.00 1
Newsfront Newsagency, Macquarie Centre Cnr Herring and Waterloo Roads North Ryde ($2 for $40) 1, 2
City Convenience Miller St, near Pacific Hwy North Sydney $1.50 1
NSW Convenience Store 119a Macquarie St Parramatta $1.00 1, 2, 3, 4
City Convenience Shop 2, 138 -140 Church Street Parramatta $4.00 1
City convenience 60 Macleay St Potts Point $1.00 1
IGA Putney 221 Morrison Rd Putney $0.00 1, 2, 3
Putney Newsagency Putney $0.60 1
Convenience Store Village 38 Harris Street Pyrmont $1.00 (or $0 with >$5 on non-Opal) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
John St Square Supermarket SHOP 8 45-55 HARRIS ST Pyrmont $2.00 1
Redfern Convenience Store 3/152 Redfern St Redfern $1.00 1
Regents Park Newsagency 14 Amy Street Regents Park $0.50 1
Ezymart Shop 1 43 Shoreline Drive Rhodes $0.00 1
City Convenience 136 Castlereagh St Sydney $1.00 1
City Convenience 525 George St Sydney $1.00 1
City Convenience 580 George St Sydney $2.00 1, 2
City Convenience 614 George St Sydney $2.00 1, 2
City Convenience 19-21 Hunter St Sydney $2.00 1, 2
City Convenience 22 Market St Sydney $1.00 1
City Convenience 379-383 Pitt St Sydney $1.00 1
City Convenience 419 Pitt St Sydney $1-$2 1, 2, 3
City Convenience 155 Sussex street Sydney $1.00 1
City Convenience 257 Sussex street Sydney $3.00 1
City Convenience 368 Sussex street Sydney $1.00 1, 2
Connaught Sydney Newsagency 187-189 Liverpool St Sydney $0.50 1, 2
Darling Harbour View 24-26a Erskine Street Sydney $1.00 1, 2
Darling Park Newsagency 201 Sussex St Sydney $0.80 1, 2
EzyMart 300 George St Sydney $1.50 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
EzyMart Shop 11, 35-75 Harrington St Sydney $1.00 1
Ezymart 52 Martin place Sydney $0.50-$2.00/X 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
EzyMart 58 Pitt St Sydney $1.00 1, 2, 3
Fastway Convenience Store 27 Park St Sydney $1.00 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Grocery Zone Park Shop 1, 44 Park St Sydney $1-$2 1, 2
Kings Cross Newsagency Sydney $1.00 1
Lucky Charm Pavilion Town Hall Station Sydney $2.00 1
Lucky Charm Newsagency 201 Elizabeth St Sydney $2.00 1
Lucky Charm Galleries 500 George St Sydney $2.00 1
Pavilion News Shop 6, 126 Phillip St Sydney $0.60 1, 2, 3, 4
Society Convenience Store 169 Phillip St Sydney $1.00 1, 2
World Square Newsagency 387 Pitt St Sydney $1.00 1, 2
EZYMART Bay St Waverton $1.00 1
City Convenience 25 Market street Sydney 1, 2, 3
Old Town Plaza Newsagency Bankstown
City Convenience 265 Castlereagh St Sydney 1, 2
City Convenience 327 George St Sydney 1
City Convenience World Square Sydney 1
Ezy Mart World Square Sydney 1
Northpoint Newsagency North Sydney 1
JW Newsagency 275 Kent Sydney 1, 2
Eastwood Newsagency 173 Rowe st Eastwood 1
Cincotta Chemist Five Dock 1
Marrickville Metro Newsagency Marrickville 1, 2
OK Supermarket Floor 232, Church St Parramatta 1
Parramatta City Convenience Church Street Parramatta 1, 2, 3
MACQUARIE PARK NEWSAGENCY 293 LANE COVE RD MACQUARIE PARK 1
IGA Darlinghurst Darlinghurst 1, 2
Budget Petrol 303 Wardell Road Dulwich Hill 1, 2, 3
St James Pharmacy Sydney 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Mo's mobiles 272 Abercrombie Street Darlington 1, 2
Banana Joes Fruit Market 256-258 Illawarra Road Marrickville 1

Melbourne (Myki)

Map for Melbourne Stores Thanks to hamwhisperer

Retailer name Street address Suburb Surcharge Comments
Wattle Park Newsagency 164A Elgar Rd Box Hill South $1.00 1
Middle Brighton newsagency 75-77 Church St Brighton $.60 1, 2
Demarte's Amcal Chemist Shop 5, 380 Lygon St. Carlton $0.00 1, 2, 3
Zouki Convenience Store 300 Grattan St Carlton $0.00 1, 2
Halfpenny Pharmacy 381 Sydney Rd Coburg $0.66-$2.00 1, 2
Victoria Harbour Pharmacy & News Docklands $0.00 1, 2, 3, 4
East Bentleigh Tatts 761 Centre Rd East Bentleigh $0.60 1, 2
Central Park newsagency East Malvern $0.50 1
Essendon Pharmacy 1049 Mt Alexander Rd Essendon $0.00 1, 2, 3
Station St IGA 140 Station St Fairfield $0.00 1, 2, 3
Foodworks 169-171 Gertrude St Fitzroy $0.00 1,2, 3, 4, 5
Central Park Newsagency 393 Wattletree Rd Malvern East $0.50 1
Malvern Authorised Newsagency Malvern $0.60 1, 2, 3
Daily News On Little Collins 452 Little Collins St Melbourne $0.00 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Elizabeth Pharmacy 125 Elizabeth St Melbourne $1.00 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Melbourne Collins Place News and Lotto 45 Collins St Melbourne $0.60-$1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
MCS 327 Elizabeth Street Melbourne Random? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Swanston Street Lotto Shop 3, 227 Collins Street Melbourne $1.00 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Piedemonte's IGA 37-49A Best Street North Fitzroy $0.00 1
Southgate Newagency near the IBM and Herald Sun towers Southbank $0.20 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7
The Summit Convenience Store 163 City Rd Southbank $0.00 1, 2, 3
South Yarra News & Lotto 102 - 108 Toorak Road South Yarra $1.00 1, 2, 3
Kirschners Pharmacy 333 Napier St Strathmore $0.25 1
Carlisle Street Milk Bar 96 Carlisle Street St Kilda $0.50 1
Pinewood newsagency Mount Waverley 1,2
Rathdowne Newsagency Carlton North 1,2
Glass Street Milk Bar 37 Glass st Essendon 1
Caulfield convenience store Caulfield 1
Amcal Chemist Ormond 1
City Convenience Store Flinders Street Melbourne 1, 2
Brandon Park Newsagency Brandon Park 1
Murrumbeena newsagency Murrumbeena 1, 2
Canterbury Newsagency Canterbury 1
Waverley Road Authorised Newsagency 336 Waverley Road Malvern East 1, 2
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Comments

      • Tskyinfo on 28/11/2015 - 16:35
        +1

        NSW one, I have verified it, Inidian owner, 32 Oxford Street Epping

        • Purple on 29/11/2015 - 00:18

          Thank u for the confirmation , Tskyinfo. Appreciate it.

  • uggugg on 28/11/2015 - 14:27

    Newsfront at Macquarie Centre North Ryde now has a minimum $40 for topping up Opal. They still have the 5% surcharge

  • theone4Abargain83 on 29/11/2015 - 00:23
    +3

    My Shop Small history includes the following retailers, some are not for Opal purchases, so be warned to read carefully.

    PIKES DAY AND NIGHT PHARMACY BURWOOD 142 BURWOOD ROAD BURWOOD 2134 - Good for Medication or beauty and health purchases. Surcharge = $0

    IGA - 47 Booth Street Annandale -Great place to buy your Opal. Surcharge = $0

    IGA - 221 Morrison rd Putney - Great place to buy your Opal. Surcharge = $0

    St James Pharmacy - St James Arcade Sydney - Great place to buy your Opal. Surcharge = $0

    JOHN ST SQUARE SUPERMARKET SHOP 8 45-55 HARRIS ST , PYRMONT, NEW SOUTH WALES 2009 (Go Lo Supermarket) - Great place to buy your Opal. Surcharge = $2

    EzyMart The Rocks Shop 11, 35-75 Harrington St THE ROCKS, NSW 2000. Great place to buy your Opal with additional purchase ie. $1 chewing gum. Surcharge with additional product purchase = $0, or Opal alone surcharge $1.

    QUAY NEWSAGENCY Alfred street Circular Quay - Purchased Phone credit as no Opal available - Surcharge = $0

    EZYMART in WATSON HOUSE , 300 GEORGE ST , SYDNEY , NEW SOUTH WALES 2000. Surcharge = $1.50

    BALMAIN CONVENIENCE 384 DARLING ST , BALMAIN , NSW 2041 - Surcharge = $0 on opal and phone credit.

    Ezymart 43 shop 1 43 SHORELINE DRIVE, RHODES - only phone credit available here no Opal machine - Surcharge = $0

    • theone4Abargain83 on 29/11/2015 - 00:24

      I also visited BANANA JOES FRUIT MARKET 256-258 ILLAWARRA ROAD , MARRICKVILLE , NEW SOUTH WALES 2204 - They sell OPAL, they are a AMEX shop small store, they say they don't accept any form of card to pay for OPAL!?

    • Neoika on 29/11/2015 - 08:45

      QUAY NEWSAGENCY Alfred street Circular Quay has opal topup.
      St James no longer does opal topup via AMEX according to the reports above.
      Thanks for sharing your experience!

      • theone4Abargain83 on 29/11/2015 - 10:47

        I realised I forgot to add that Quay does both, I purchased phone credit as an alternative to Opal as my balance was already full.

  • shortgum on 29/11/2015 - 04:59

    Shopsmall map show this

    TELSTRA STORE
    229 KING ST , NEWTOWN, NEW SOUTH WALES 2042

    02 9564 8200

    Really curious if we can paid their bills on AMEX from this Telstra store. Anyone tried?

    • theone4Abargain83 on 29/11/2015 - 10:48

      You're probably bound to the paper payment statement fee if you did.

  • uggugg on 29/11/2015 - 14:46

    Having real bad luck finding a place in Sydney CBD that charges less than $2 for an Opal topup. Have been to four places, one said cash only for Opal, one claimed the system was down even though he just processed one for the customer before me (not sure if he paid AMEX), and two said $2 surcharge.

    • deal junkie on 30/11/2015 - 15:11

      Try World Square Newsagency

      • uggugg on 30/11/2015 - 22:54

        Cheers. Finally found one convenience store on Pitt that charged only a $1

  • deal junkie on 30/11/2015 - 12:39
    +3

    Just a heads up with St James Pharmacy. A colleague of mine went into St James Pharmacy and the lady in there went a-WALL. She said "we can do Opal top ups but not on Amex". She said they had too many people coming in to do the top up. My colleague offered to pay a surcharge and was then limited to one AMEX card. This is concurrent to the previous reports. Why bother with "Shop Small" then…. you wouldn't get the traffic otherwise? I guess it'll teach us that their service is also provided selectively. On a happier note, the Newsagency at World Square is very obliging. Someone went in with 10 AMEX cards and they took care of them. There were two people serving at the back counter, a man and woman (husband and wife team). They serviced them with a smile and said and acknowledged, yes, we know about the AMEX deal and the shop small deal. If I needed anything from the newsagency, I would make the trip to that particular newsagency and purchase it from them. Small shop is suppose to encourage us to give the "small shops" a go. If you give them a go and they treat you like a second class citizen, well, really would you think of them if you need anything from a "pharmacy"? They forget that it is in their best interest to service positively as AMEX is trying to give them a shot at "winning" customers back for a non-AMEX non-shop small transaction and period. Penny wise, pound foolish outlook with poor customer service - zero longevity. From the AMEX website "Shop Small is a national movement dedicated to supporting the small business owners of Australia. Shop Small reminds Australians of the important place local business has within our communities and helps encourage us to continue to support them". Will you continue to support St James Pharmacy? Or any other outlet that has not treated you positively with your experience?

    • cynix on 30/11/2015 - 18:04

      I also tried St James Pharmacy this morning. The gentleman there showed me a printout of this thread, with the comment a few pages back calling them bullsh*t highlighted, and said they'll never accept AmEx again because of that comment :(

      • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 30/11/2015 - 18:41

        This is why we can't have nice things. Self-entitled misers pay out on perfectly reasonable people for having the gall to limit their losses in the face of a stampede of negative value Opal card rechargers, and it comes home to roost.

        Hopefully a lesson to this forum to show some perspective, and understand that small business is not easy, so don't treat them like 'the man.'

      • deal junkie on 30/11/2015 - 18:55
        +1

        They didn't happen to show you the praise that @madmouse58, @theone83 or even @Zippy7 provided them with? Selective engineering then? Their positive comments and experience don't count?

    • uggugg on 30/11/2015 - 22:54

      St James Pharmacy were a special case because they were the only ones not to charge a surcharge for Opal AMEX topups and consequently plenty of OzBargainers rushed to their doors to takr advantage of the situation

  • jgtsai on 30/11/2015 - 13:23

    Connaught Sydney Newsagency said 50c surcharge for Opal topups but then she didn't punch it in so for me, no surcharge.

    Hyde Park City Convenience says their machine doesn't accept AmEx.

  • danyool on 30/11/2015 - 20:06

    Society convenience store, Syd have increased their opal limit so worked for me tonight. $1 surcharge. Not sure what time they're open till

  • shortgum on 01/12/2015 - 01:44
    +2

    completed our final rounds of Amex trip today with our last slots of our 4 cards.

    Rebel Petrol Earlwood $0 surchage Opals + Petrols

    IGA Annandale $0 surcharge on Opals

    Croydon Crust Pizza $0 Surcharge for dinner (add on their complimentary pasta promo).

    My thinking of this year November Shopsmall is much strained than last year one. Sydney CBD opal top-ups become like a surcharge topic between various stores. a lot of effort is needed to look for stores that accept AMEX and include no surcharge. We need to chase up with AMEX few more transactions this time than last year e.g. Priceline Broadway, Speedway West Ryde

    Anyway, it is a good campaign. Have overall good fun look around hard everywhere on Shopsmall map to get reward. Feel like surcharge is everywhere this year around sydney.. I see compare the list we have here Melbourne have more good merchants willing to not surcharge AMEX. I wonder what will happen next year… but guessing would be even more efforts to find good value

  • angelbaby on 03/12/2015 - 14:50

    I didn't receive any email confirmation nor credit by topping Myki in Piedemonte's IGA 37-49A Best Street North Fitzroy.

  • hamwhisperer on 10/05/2016 - 10:26

    I don't know if my map is still useful for this new round and I apparently it maxes out at 3 times, not 10 :/

    • cache on 12/05/2016 - 22:56

      your map was really useful in the last shop small. thanks! but this time round, i couldn't find many stores to top up myki. for example, melbourne convenience store (mcs) and elizabeth pharmacy seem to be off the shop small list as far as i can tell. can anyone confirm?

      • hamwhisperer on 13/05/2016 - 07:03

        The map is open and unlocked I think, so it can be edited. I didn't bother with this particular round, since it's (apparently?) 1 transaction per store, 3 transactions per card. To attain the same profit as last time I'd need at least 3 AMEXs and I still only have 1 :(

        • roughana on 13/05/2016 - 14:02

          You'd better get prepared for next time then!

        • cache on 13/05/2016 - 17:12

          i think the issue here is that this time we have only 2 days and so by the time people report back about which stores they managed to get a successful hit, it would be too late for us to confirm that on your map. just looking at the official amex shop small map, however, it does seem like (and i'm confirming what i read on a lot of ozbargain threads) a lot of stores have gone missing from the map. unlike you, i have multiple amex cards and so this info is valuable…

        • hamwhisperer on 13/05/2016 - 20:14

          @cache: You got multiple AMEX issued AMEX or other bank? I wanna run 2 AMEX but I'm not gonna bother applying unless I can run 2 of my own.
          I don't suppose I can refer myself, can I?

  • AndyRates on 13/05/2016 - 13:32

    Limited shops this time around

    • SydneySwan on 13/05/2016 - 13:44

      How do you know? The Amex shop small map has always been completely unreliable.

    • wutang01 on 15/05/2016 - 01:04

      I'm really hoping the map is inaccurate, because I've come home from my city walk and noticed two stores I didn't get email notifications for, are not listed on the Maps.

  • Danger on 14/05/2016 - 15:25

    Can i go to same shop 3 times?

    • SydOzber on 14/05/2016 - 16:02

      To redeem the offer, Card Members must register by saving this offer to Card and spend $20 or more on their registered Card instore at participating Shop Small Merchants, in one transaction, from 14/5/16 to 15/5/16 to receive one $10 statement credit. The offer can be redeemed once per participating Merchant at a maximum of three different Merchants.

  • tghtarse on 14/05/2016 - 15:45

    Ashfield Service Station (Ashfield NSW) - went there this morning and did Opal recharge however didnt receive the email - Upon checking the AmEx Shop Small map, that shop is no longer there - wtf?

    What are my chances of getting a credit? If I dont get it, can I email AmEx screenshot of the last credit they gave me and ask for this time again? I have 4 amex cards so did 4 x $20 transactions. thanks

    • SydOzber on 14/05/2016 - 15:57

      was about to go there mate…

    • roughana on 15/05/2016 - 12:35

      I have the same issue with Nextra Chatswood. I should have checked the map first. Doh.

  • ra3m3 on 15/05/2016 - 12:12

    96 Carlisle street Convenience store works.. 50 cents surcharge though.. as mentioned in the list. Thanks..

  • kimle59 on 24/05/2016 - 17:20
    +1

    Hey, I registered for AMEX ShopSmall and used my cards to top OPal on 15/5/2016, but received no credits. I then enquired online at AMEXConnect, this is the answer I got:

    "Thank you for your enquiry. I have checked our system record and found that QUAY NEWSAGENCY (Circular Quay), World Square News agency and Wu’s pharmacy are not Shop Small participate merchant. Unfortunately, we are not able to apply a statement credit in this instance."

    kimle

    • wutang01 on 24/05/2016 - 17:22

      That explains. I got a 33% success (got a credit for Grocery Zone Sussex)

    • SydOzber on 24/05/2016 - 18:11

      are they listed on the map ?
      If yes, you can call their suppport… they will search the map and if the merchant is listed, they would manually credit.

  • khing on 15/09/2016 - 22:50
    +3

    Time to update this list, guys.

    • Dacs on 21/09/2016 - 16:18
      +2

      Updated list here

  • thriftybunny on 21/09/2016 - 16:01

    Just a quick warning:
    Waverley Road Authorised News is at the same address as Darling South IPO (post office hence not eligible for shopsmall), I went in to top up Myki and they charged me $1 surcharge.
    Then AMEX won't give me the cashback - no way I'd have known since they are at the same address. Biggest waste of time.

  • Dacs on 21/09/2016 - 16:06

    Please see the Amex Shop Small Guide wiki page and page discussion post for the latest information.

  • rajorich on 25/10/2016 - 17:28

    Hello Guys,

    I am new to Amex , sorry if i sound dumb,so if i spent lets say 240 $ on opal on qualifying shop , will i get 120 $ back ?, thanks

    • easternculture on 25/10/2016 - 17:29

      $10 back per shop up to 10 different shops (NOT the same shop)

  • PcisT on 26/11/2016 - 15:31

    Essendon Pharmacy no longer takes American Express for Myki. Demarte Amcal is still good.

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