When you buy a Jamii card for 14.95, it lasts you for an entire year and you can save up to 35% at our partnered businesses, both online and in person.
You should receive your card within 3-5 working days of you purchasing it. However, your online discounts are available from the minute you buy!
If you haven’t received your Jamii card , drop an email to [email protected]
Your membership will last for an entire year! Your expiry date will be both on your Jamii card and the letter you receive when it arrives.
If you have tried to use a discount code or have a discount applied instore and this has been denied, please contact [email protected] immediately and she will get back to you as soon as possible. For some businesses, the discount only applies at certain times or on certain products. This will have been specified on each business page. However, we always want to know if you are having any difficulties.
Absolutely not – the more the better!
Mostly, although some of our partners do increase the offer seasonally.
With most partners, you won’t be able to do this. Where you can, we will specify it on their page.
It does indeed!
It takes up to 12 hours for your account to be activated. If you’ve been waiting for longer than this time, please drop an email to [email protected] and she will look into it for you.
Our website was designed with exciting features for you to discover new Black British businesses all the time.
Head to the Shop page to browse specific categories, shop ‘by Online Brand’ or shop ‘by Store or Restaurant’. Or, if you already know what you’re looking for, type it in the Search.
When you see something you want, click ‘Buy’ to get it directly from the business’ website or ‘Add to Wishlist’ to save it for later while you browse.
Email us at [email protected], along with your confirmation email, and we’ll get back to you.
Our mission is to get people to become more conscious when shopping, reframing the buyer’s perspective from ‘pounds spent’ to ‘spending power’. Change comes from sustained, long-term action, which can’t simply rely on moral reasoning. By offering a discount, we’re tapping into people’s inner psychology – do the right thing while getting a reward yourself. It reminds people to think of black-owned businesses every time they spend.
Every single business that we partner with is black-owned, but some are retailers or marketplaces, meaning they sell products made by non-black-owned companies. We will always make it clear when this is the case.
Yes, but not in a way that compromises our purpose; we do not have any non-black-owned businesses on our platform. However, we do work with companies if we believe they can help amplify our mission. For instance, Bacardi rum supported us in the production of CULTURE&SOUND, an event to rediscover the roots of Notting Hill Carnival.
Jamii was founded – and is owned – by Khalia Ismain – @khaliaismain.
If you’d like to partner with us, click here to tell us more about you and your brand.
The Little Black Book is a mini catalogue of our partners. You can find more information here.
For the most part, yes. Where the discount is restricted, this will be clear on the partner’s page on our site.
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Let us know! If you know any businesses or have any requests for new partners you want to see, please drop a message to [email protected]
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