The Great 'Student Discounts' hunt

TDQO

Sarah_Joanne wrote: »

10% off at Bagel Nash - you can also get a loyalty card where you buy 10 bagels and / or drinks and et the 11th free, so if you use both you basically buy 9 and get 11!

Ah your maths nearly caught me out there.... for anyone elswe who is going to comment she is right:

10x bagels + 11th free bagel

105 discount means you only pay the equivalent price of 9 bagels.

Just thought I'd clear that up, for my own sanity if no one elses.

cam101

Wochelle wrote: »

Most places do student discount if you ask for it but don't advertise. At the minute, Miss Selfridge are doing 20% off for students and I know a lot of shops do this for about a month at a time. Also, most places say you need to show an NUS card, but a college or university student card always works just as well in most shops, cinemas and restaurants.

I'm doing an MA alongside my full time job, and live 2 hours away from the campus but am doing it through distance learning. I have the uni student card (Anglia Ruskin) but not an NUS card. Have looked on the NUS website and they say they will only send your card to your union not your house. So, will I still be able to get offers and discounts just by showing this card? What are people's experiences of this? Thanks in advance.

Chia

cam101 wrote: »

I'm doing an MA alongside my full time job, and live 2 hours away from the campus but am doing it through distance learning. I have the uni student card (Anglia Ruskin) but not an NUS card. Have looked on the NUS website and they say they will only send your card to your union not your house. So, will I still be able to get offers and discounts just by showing this card? What are people's experiences of this? Thanks in advance.

I am a distance learner with Liverpool John Moores uni and I was able to get an NUS card. Once you have the card there shouldn't be any problem with you using it, unless a place demands to see a uni ID as well as NUS, but LJMU offers distance learners ID cards so I'd imagine you could get one too if you don't have one already. I haven't come across anyone asking to see both, though.

To get an NUS card, though - I contacted the administrator for our course and she said she'd get my card from the union once it arrived there. She was kind enough to coordinate this with the union for me and she then posted me the card. All I had to do was apply online for the card in the normal way. Hopefully the corresponding person for your programme/department will be as helpful and you can get one too.

hannah_c_2

enjoymarcus wrote: »

I agree, bitecard is fantastic. Mine expired however, and I applied for a new one but have yet to receive it a month after applying. Anyone else had the same problem?

Was about six weeks untill mine arrived

Angel_Rachie

Tahara wrote: »

You can get a card from Somerfields that you show when you pay for your groceries along with a valid nus card and you get 5% off. Not that much but it makes a difference to your change :j

I asked for a discount in somerfield the other day, and they said I needed a specail discount card (other than my NUS card) which they aparently had given out in freshers week. I never received one tho and they said there was not a way which i could apply for a discount card now. This seems a bit unfair doesnt it?

Tombo

Angel_Rachie wrote: »

I asked for a discount in somerfield the other day, and they said I needed a specail discount card (other than my NUS card) which they aparently had given out in freshers week. I never received one tho and they said there was not a way which i could apply for a discount card now. This seems a bit unfair doesnt it?

That is a shame, I was hoping to get one

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kizzers

Remember somerfields wont be around in 2 months time!

greenpixie_2

TDQO wrote: »

Nice to see another student from Fal on here... The pizza express thing is national.

Falmouth, Falmouth, Falmouth

I'm from Dartington

or should i say

University college falmouth incorparating Dartington college of arts :mad:

meowcat

Some of the best ones I have found are:
Republic - 10% (and if you shop online using Paypal there is an extra 5% cash-back).
Peacocks - 10%
Shoe Zone - 10%
USC - up to 10% on certain days (usually Thursday)
HMV - 10% with a store student card
Qube - 10%
Dorothy Perkins - 10%
Bay Clothing - 10%
Officers Club -10%
MK One - 10%
Subway - 10%
MacDonalds - various deals with student card (NUS)