NUS Extra - Worth it?

[Jarkie]

I have been sent an e-mail from UCAS about an NUS extra card for £12.

Just wanted to know has someone got one or had one; Is it worth the £12 or just another government scam to get more money from us.

[LoveToStack]

Probably not worth it. A lot of these things just make use of your student discount which you can obviously make use of yourself at any time by just asking if they have a student discount when you're paying at the till. You'd be surprised how many places do offer money off for students (they just don't ask if you're a student at most places because they don't want to lose money obviously).

One thing which is worth investing in is a student rail card (if you're at uni away from home). Even if you're only commuting back and forth once a month or less you still quickly make back the cost of the card in discounted fares.

[Mathew]

I'm pretty sure the NUS is entirely separate from the government: as the name suggests, it's a National Union of Students (and their disapproval of current practice was made clear turing the Tuition Fee protests). It's well worth it in my opinion, as you'll probably end up saving a lot more than £12 over the year. Take a look at the list of discounts to see if it will be worth it for you, but I also used it as a form of student ID at rugby matches, so I generally ended up saving about £5 a week that way too. Perhaps LoveToStack has been lucky, but they've always asked to see my NUS card in shops when at the till. I'd recommend getting it!

Agreed on the Student Railcard though... mine arrived the other day! I pretty much make my money back after the first couple of trips.

[santa-my-nana]

Omg it is so worth the £12 a year, i've got my card through andive already started saving loads, great thing to have

[Jarkie]

Probably not worth it. A lot of these things just make use of your student discount which you can obviously make use of yourself at any time by just asking if they have a student discount when you're paying at the till. You'd be surprised how many places do offer money off for students (they just don't ask if you're a student at most places because they don't want to lose money obviously).

One thing which is worth investing in is a student rail card (if you're at uni away from home). Even if you're only commuting back and forth once a month or less you still quickly make back the cost of the card in discounted fares.

I see your point of view, but working in retail since I was 16, I have came to learn that when people say is there a student discount, the cashier never really knows so they just say no. With a card it might be easier?

Oh a Railcard, I forgot about that, I guess I would only use the train to get back and forth to home and uni on holidays, like Christmas, I will look into it! Rep+

I'm pretty sure the NUS is entirely separate from the government: as the name suggests, it's a National Union of Students (and their disapproval of current practice was made clear turing the Tuition Fee protests). It's well worth it in my opinion, as you'll probably end up saving a lot more than £12 over the year. Take a look at the list of discounts to see if it will be worth it for you, but I also used it as a form of student ID at rugby matches, so I generally ended up saving about £5 a week that way too. Perhaps LoveToStack has been lucky, but they've always asked to see my NUS card in shops when at the till. I'd recommend getting it!

Agreed on the Student Railcard though... mine arrived the other day! I pretty much make my money back after the first couple of trips.

Indeed it is, but you can never be to sure ! ohh nice link thanks for that. Indeed I'm going to buy one tbh, its only £12 for the whole year, it could prove beneficial, specially on the days I be skint! I will invest in a railcard. Rep+

Omg it is so worth the £12 a year, i've got my card through andive already started saving loads, great thing to have

Thanks for the feedback! Rep+ - Wont let me rep you

[lawrawrrr]

Your university ID card is an NUS card which will get you some discounts but extra gives you other things on top, like free chips/mcflurry etc. I use mine to pay for my Spotify subscription, I always paid for unlimited but they charge the same price (5 quid) for Premium with an Extra card. Not the MOST useful thing in the world as Uni ID does get you some discounts, but I've definitely got my money's worth.

Here's a list of all the extra discounts you get if you haven't looked it up already

http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/discounts/

[Jarkie]

Your university ID card is an NUS card which will get you some discounts but extra gives you other things on top, like free chips/mcflurry etc. I use mine to pay for my Spotify subscription, I always paid for unlimited but they charge the same price (5 quid) for Premium with an Extra card. Not the MOST useful thing in the world as Uni ID does get you some discounts, but I've definitely got my money's worth.

Here's a list of all the extra discounts you get if you haven't looked it up already

http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/discounts/

Thankies Luara, Yea been talking to some people and 99% of the time shop owners etc do accept the uni campus card, but its always worth having that extra backup!

[Lgq]

Definitely get one I saved loads over the year. For example in january I bought a macbook pro to take to uni with me and saved £150 on it. I've probably saved about £500 over the course of the year. Also when you're tying to get student discount in shops a lot of them still want to actually see your NUS card or they won't give you the discount.

[lawrawrrr]

Definitely get one I saved loads over the year. For example in january I bought a macbook pro to take to uni with me and saved £150 on it. I've probably saved about £500 over the course of the year. Also when you're tying to get student discount in shops a lot of them still want to actually see your NUS card or they won't give you the discount.

yeah but uni ID cards are NUS. This is the extra one which only gives you a few bonus perks...

[Lgq]

yeah but uni ID cards are NUS. This is the extra one which only gives you a few bonus perks...

Oh I was talking about during sixth form when I used it, but if you're at university then there wouldn't really be any point buying it I agree