Earn & redeem Saline Stars with Choose Saline County
Saline Stars are local rewards from Saline County. Earning Saline Stars is easy—join reward offers and shop local at participating businesses. Then, you can redeem your Saline Stars at selected businesses and help the local economy recover and grow!
How to earn Stars
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Link your card
Link the credit or debit card you plan to use for qualifying purchases. We use Plaid, a leading provider trusted by many popular apps, to connect to your account.
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Join reward offers
Join offers to start earning Saline Stars. It’s completely free! Each reward offer includes a list of participating businesses where you can earn Saline Stars when you shop. Reward offers are updated regularly, so please read the terms and duration details of each offer. Don’t miss out!
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Shop local!
Receive Saline Stars for qualifying purchases made with your linked credit/debit card! Your Stars appear automatically in your app balance after payment has been confirmed. This can take a few days, but don’t worry—we’ll let you know when they’re in.
Time to redeem your Stars!
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Where can I redeem?
You can redeem your Saline Stars at any of the businesses marked with an “R”. Note that these businesses change from time to time. The redemption value of each Saline Star is $1.
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Select the business
Let the business know you’re paying with Saline Stars, tap on the redeem option and choose the business you want to pay (woohoo!).
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Pay with SMC Points
Enter the amount of Saline Stars you are redeeming and wait for your confirmation! We’ll notify the business about your payment right away.
We care about your privacy
To automatically earn rewards for local shopping, you’ll be asked to link your everyday credit or debit card to your account.
Why is card linking a requirement?
Linking your credit or debit card allows us to identify your qualifying purchases, and automatically grant you rewards.
Safety is a top priority for us
Secure card link is powered by Plaid, an industry leader, used by top-tier fintech companies like Venmo, and fully compliant with the US open banking regulations.
Top-tier encryption
Your bank login credentials are encrypted and never stored. Also, we’ll never share or sell your data.
We are transparent
We ONLY identify your purchases at participating businesses, and we are in a read only mode, so we can’t and never will perform any action on your behalf.
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