NUS Extra student card - is it worth it ?

LindaS

I'm studying with the Open University and got an email about getting the NUS Extra card (to get student discounts etc...). It costs £10.

When I went to check out what discounts I could get it said this:
We’re sorry, we’d love to show you our really very good range of discounts that you can access with your NUS Extra card but if you’re not logged in our database as a cardholder, then unfortunately you can’t come in.

So unless I buy one I cant know what the discounts are??? That seems a bit fishy...

here's the link:
http://www.nusextra.co.uk/

Anyone have one, is it worth the £10??

juno

I got £5 discount in a stationary shop yesterday. I did spend £50, though.

You normally get 10% discount. A lot of high street stores will accept them, so it depends where you do your shopping.

They only last until september, though, so it might be worth waiting to get one. If you get one this september it will last til next september, but now you'd only get 4 months.

LindaS

Oh ok, I was told it would last a year so I assumed a year from when I get it... will investigate

ANNIEHAHA

Hi I am also with the Ou and was interested in your post

I googled OU student card and came up with one for £10, giving discounts at mac donaqlds , matalan and various others

I think it was the 2 one down ,It runs from sept-sept so hold out for this sept 08 to get one

duchy

Some clothes shops like Topshop give 10% NUS discount too
May be worth googling for "NUS discount" to see which retailers that you will use participate.

kr15snw

Depends, for me yes it was.

Most football clubs offer NUS discount tickets (NUS only) which for me is great and Ive probably saved about £60+ in the last year. Also a lot of shops offer 10% and it depends on if you go into these shops. Like virgin for example, good for me as I buy all my Wii games there!

Toontastic_2

I find that most places that do student discount accept normal uni cards anyway and i think only once i have been refused as they only accept nus extra- in all saints i think

char_student

NO I dont think it is

I have the basic NUS card (which was free) and everywhere accepts that - Zavvi, HMV, Shoe Zone, Partners, Cinema, New Look etc accept it.

If I had NUS EXTRA I could get in cheaper to my uni's summerball - only advantage of me getting one! So never did!

char_student

LindaS wrote: »

I'm studying with the Open University and got an email about getting the NUS Extra card (to get student discounts etc...). It costs £10.

When I went to check out what discounts I could get it said this:
We’re sorry, we’d love to show you our really very good range of discounts that you can access with your NUS Extra card but if you’re not logged in our database as a cardholder, then unfortunately you can’t come in.

So unless I buy one I cant know what the discounts are??? That seems a bit fishy...

here's the link:
http://www.nusextra.co.uk/

Anyone have one, is it worth the £10??

Ask them for the free one

Tigsteroonie

char_student wrote: »

Ask them for the free one

I believe OU students do not qualify for the free NUS card, that's why they have to go for NUS Extra.

Diminutive

if its your only way of getting any form of NUS card, then its def worth it. Otherwise, I wouldn't bother. I got one in my first year and never used it. The only place in town that is funny about it is Subway... they only accept some special card that is called the Extra, but its an extra specific to my university.... the uni recommends you get both the nus extra, and their extra >.>