Buy Local Bonus is your chance to be rewarded for spending your dollars locally this holiday season! Starting November 28, 2025, and while supplies last, spend $100 or more on gifts at any retail business in the City of SLO and receive a $25 gift card to another local business.
How to get your gift card:
1. Shop Locally
- Spend $100 or more on gifts at local retailers in the City of San Luis Obispo on or after November 28, 2025.
- Receipts must be readable and itemized. Date, name of the business, and the full total must be included.
- Receipts may be cumulative but can only be redeemed within the duration of the program.
- Taxes, delivery fees, and shipping are not eligible for the purchase total.
- Only purchases of retail items qualify.
2. Bring your receipt(s) to the SLO Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at 895 Monterey Street by 4 PM on 12/24/2025.
895 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Sunday - Wednesday, 9:30 AM - 5 PM
Thursday - Saturday, 9:30 AM - 6 PM
(805)-781-2777
3. Get your gift card! All gift cards must be picked up in person from the SLO Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at 895 Monterey Street.
Shoppers can qualify up to three times through Christmas Eve or until the program sells out. However, while multiple receipts may be used to qualify for a single entry, one receipt cannot be used for more than one entry.
New this year: If you qualify to receive three gift cards, you may only select up to two gift cards from the same participating business. The third gift card must be from a different participating business.
This update helps uphold the spirit of Buy Local Bonus — by limiting gift cards from one business, we help spread the “bonus” across more local businesses and introduce more customers to more small businesses.
Please note: Only receipts from businesses located within San Luis Obispo city limits qualify for the Buy Local Bonus. The following business types do not meet the requirements for receipt qualification: Restaurants or dining, big box stores, convenience and drug stores, grocery or supermarkets, lodging, fueling or gas stations. Payments for services ( for example, business services, medical services, recurring memberships, auto services, receipts for lodging or hotel stays, gas or fuel receipts) do not qualify.
If you have additional questions, please contact us at supportslo@slochamber.org