University Cafe a total ripoff!!!

The_One_Who

porgie1985 wrote: »

In exactly the same way any of the facilities I use should be kept...and it's not exactly free is it?

Who is going to keep them clean and maintained? Who is paying for the power? Who is buying them in the first place?

Like I say, speak to an elected student representative about the idea. They might back it.

Dunroamin

Wouldn't it be easier just to take a sandwich?

mountainofdebt

Look its a fact of life that cafes charge more for food than if you bought the same item from a supermarket - in fact if you go into a supermarket cafe then you get charged more (even for cold food) than if you walked 200 yards, picked the item off the shelf and paid for it at a till.

Now if you'd asked how you can keep the soup that you take warmer for longer that's a totally different and you'd probably get what you consider helpful replies.

Of course what you could do is get all pally with a lecturer and blag use of their microwave.

yevsk

I think Porgie actually has brought up a very relevant point for discussion in this forum. The cost of food for a student can really eat (pun intended) into his or her small weekly budget.

In the college I go to, we have a cafeteria much like the one described in the OP here, however you can bring in your own food if you wish. We also have a student common area on each campus and they all have a kettle and microwave.

Talk to your Student Union, Porgie. Unis and colleges should be doing all they can to lessen the financial strain on their students.

redmel1621

Hi, I can sympathise. I bought lunch at our 'main' cafe a week or so back. All I bought was a sandwich, packet of crisps and bottle of coke.... it cost me £4.97, AFTER my student discount!! I nearly fell over...

We do have two areas where we are allowed to take our own food in, but no 'kitchen' facilities, however there is a cheap tea machine there :-)

Regarding your flask..firstly is it an actual thermos one, the cheaper alternatives never seem as good to me?
Secondly are you heating your sup up MEGA HOT before putting it in? I have done a soup lfask and a tea flask at 7am both have still been boiling hot at 12ish, in fact the tea was still drinkable at 3pm..

I am sorry you have had some harsh responses and i'm not really sure what you did to deserve them, but please try to ignore them and I hope you find a comfortable way to have a hot lunch at university

porgie1985

yevsk wrote: »

In the college I go to, we have a cafeteria much like the one described in the OP here, however you can bring in your own food if you wish. We also have a student common area on each campus and they all have a kettle and microwave.

Hi, THANKS so much, this is exactly what I was looking for when I originally posted, that there were actually institutions that did provide facilities because I thought I was going to be stonewalled by the old 'health and safety' line. I'm going to put it to the student union

Thanks again

porgie1985

redmel1621 wrote: »

Regarding your flask..firstly is it an actual thermos one, the cheaper alternatives never seem as good to me?
Secondly are you heating your sup up MEGA HOT before putting it in? I have done a soup lfask and a tea flask at 7am both have still been boiling hot at 12ish, in fact the tea was still drinkable at 3pm..

Thanks for your response

No, it's just a cheap Tesco one so I will invest in a genuine 'thermos' and hopefully it will help!

Thanks again x

skivenov

Could always do what I've been known to do in the motorway services.

Travel kettle..... secluded mains socket.... If anyone tries to stop you, keep them talking till you hear the click

redmel1621

porgie1985 wrote: »

Thanks for your response

No, it's just a cheap Tesco one so I will invest in a genuine 'thermos' and hopefully it will help!

Thanks again x

Yes definitely get a genuine thermos. I got mine from argos and as much as I begrudged spending extra on it, my asda one was just rubbish and barely kept tea warm for 4hrs.

Loanranger

I don't understand the need to have hot food in the middle of your day. I used to be out of the house at work for 12 hours five days a week and just took a sandwich with me and some fruit and had a hot meal when I got home.
Obviously, if you 'need' the hot food then the answer is a flask and no it doesn't need to be a Thermos brand, they all work on the same principle but you DO need to ensure it's filled to the top otherwise the food will go cold so the answer is to buy a small flask for your soup.
TBH, I'm surprised that, at 27, you haven't been able to figure this out for yourself.