NUS rip off - Student does NOT equal under 26

cj2011

It seems to me the ISIC/NUS Extra card is worth nada unless you're under 26. If you are, chances are you'll get a discount anyway. If you're over 26, chances are you won't get a discount even with your NUS card as most discounts seem to be 'youth' discounts rather than 'student' discounts.
Say Eurolines for instance, they offer a youth (under 26) discount but not a student discount. Same goes for interrail.com. Their discounts are based on age and not on student status (which is stupid as you don't exactly get a bigger student loan the day you turn 26).

In my experience the NUS card is a ripoff. So you save 5% on books and CDs in Amazon. That's 50p off a CD. Honestly, how much would you need to spend on books and CDs to even get the 13 quid you spent on the card itself back?

ThaBigBoss

TBH I have come across a lot of discounts that are only valid for NUS Extra card holders and I should have got an NUS card last year.

So if you don't want your NUS card then please feel free to PM me the 18 digit card number as I could certainly make some use out of it!

cj2011

ThaBigBoss wrote: »

TBH I have come across a lot of discounts that are only valid for NUS Extra card holders and I should have got an NUS card last year.

So if you don't want your NUS card then please feel free to PM me the 18 digit card number as I could certainly make some use out of it!

Like what? Free fries when you buy a big mac? Sweet, except I don't eat in McDo very often...

Google voucher codes, they usually have better offers, plus they're open to everyone.

skater_kat

pizza hut only accept the nus

think it is worth something if you get the ISIC part and are looking to travel (but clearly not on interail as you state!)

mildred1978

I had a NUS card for 5 years, and I was over 26 for all of them. I found a huge amount of shops give discounts (10-20% in many cases) for it and it more than paid for itself every year.

shegirl

The discount on books and cd's is only part of it.I'll be saving a fortune in clothes shops for example

Oh,and I'm almost 30 and will get loads out of it!

Danny_Bamhag

With my normal Uni card I get discount at Topman, Newlook, Republic, McDonalds. But with the NUS extra you get it at places likes Amazon, ASOS, Odeon cinema...

TeaCake

I dont go overseas so dont need the ISIC part. Its only costs £11 then and I save a small fortune with it. 10% or sometimes 20% in clothes and beauty shops, money off books, cheaper cinema tickets, many small shops give 10% off for NUS card holders if you ask, Megabus only accept NUS Extra for their student discount.

Its far from a rip off.

cj2011

TeaCake wrote: »

I dont go overseas so dont need the ISIC part. Its only costs £11 then and I save a small fortune with it. 10% or sometimes 20% in clothes and beauty shops, money off books, cheaper cinema tickets, many small shops give 10% off for NUS card holders if you ask, Megabus only accept NUS Extra for their student discount.

Its far from a rip off.

How much money do you spend on clothes, books etc in a year? You really must be a massive spender. None of my preferred clothing stores offer any discounts (Cult? H&M? TK Maxx? Primark?), even if they did I would get like £2 off a £20 shirt at most. How many shirts/books/cds do I buy in a year though? You do the maths.

mildred1978

cj2011 wrote: »

How much money do you spend on clothes, books etc in a year? You really must be a massive spender. None of my preferred clothing stores offer any discounts (Cult? H&M? TK Maxx? Primark?), even if they did I would get like £2 off a £20 shirt at most. How many shirts/books/cds do I buy in a year though? You do the maths.

Cinema/theatre tickets?

cj2011

shegirl wrote: »

The discount on books and cd's is only part of it.I'll be saving a fortune in clothes shops for example

Oh,and I'm almost 30 and will get loads out of it!

You must spend a lot of time shopping for clothes then?