Filed under: discounts, internet, lifestyle, money | Tags: discounts, lifestyle, money, on the cheap
Here’s a list of links where just being a student will entitle you to some delicious discounts to keep your bank balance happy.
Student Discount (.co.uk) Here’s a place that can get you discounts at McDonalds, Subway, The Boyshop and a variety of other places. All you need to do is register.
ensuring your time at University is about having fun and not worrying about money!
Damn straight.
Sta Travel- a delightful website dedicated to supplying us with cheap air fare prices, and further discounts for us students. Crossing the border has never been cheaper.
Probably.
SKINT- delightful. A pile of online discounts for clothing, booze, food…whatever.
Discounts at the online Apple store- because Mac’s might be sexy, but they’re expensive.
Student Free Stuff- another one of those “I don’t really have to explain it” sites. Free stuff. For students. Hurrah.
And the ever reliable NUS online. Student cards that you can flash at a shop assistant and they’ll knock some nuggets off your bill.
Now go forth and save money, because you know how 
Filed under: discounts, internet, lifestyle, money | Tags: discounts, internet, lifestyle, money, offers
I am risking filling my inbox with spam in an attempt to test websites dedicated to students.
More explicitly, getting free stuff, discounts and opportunities for students.
Today I have joined studentbeans, a website boasting
exclusive student offers, deals and discounts for free.
Fine….fair enough….
The sections are broken up into sub-catagories like “eating out,” “Gifts and electronics“, “bars, clubs and pubs“, yada yada blah….
I have so far entered competitions for a free macbok pro- ‘cos you know, winning one eliminates any chance of having to pay for one- and had to go through 4 or 5 pages of subscriptions, ticking yes or no as to whether I would like to hear from around 40 other companies about their upcoming offers; a lengthy, boring process which took around 15 minutes as there are about 70 separate companies all wanting you to subscribe.
Offers relating to food include free Millie’s cookies and 25% off Dominoes pizza, as well as a free beer at Nando’s when you spend £6 or over, 15% discount at the Slug and Lettuce, 20% off your bill at Bella Italia and 25% off your total bill at Yo!Sushi (a wonderful asian eatery that serves the most wonderful chocolate brownies).
All in all, quite a few good offers. And I am not one to turn down free crap.
There are also loads of offers relating to entertainment thingies:
2 for 1 cinema tickets at Odeon, 2 for 1 tickets at Cadbury World, Free DVD rentals from Lovefilm.com, and the opportunity to save 50% on West End shows amongst other things. It’s getting better…
There is also a section dubbed “market”:
We’ve scoured the web to find you a unique selection of online retailers that will help complement student life. We have reviewed loads of sites to make sure you’ll get the best deals, discounts and offers.
Which, sounds kind of like the aim of this blog, only in a more specialised kind of way. There’s a link to the “fun stuff” section (more competitions,) a “tv” section (articles for students, by students, including this rather weird video about Krispy Kreme doughnut promotions,)
and a link to facebook…which I guess everyone uses these days.
So the general consensus is that this site is quite good. Aside from the multitude of irritating advertisements and the multiple (compulsory) opportunities for subscribing to sites you have never heard of before and would rather never hear from again; Student beans offers quite a myriad of discounts and offers, all for us
YAY for Student Beans!
I hope I win that Macbook…
Filed under: Clothes, internet, lifestyle, money | Tags: internet, lifestyle, money, shopping
What is this? An easy to navigate online market-place swimming with other people’s crap? Hook. Me. Up.
I’ve been an e-bay addict as long as I can remember. (One of my) favourite pair of shoes was 99p on ebay from a very nice person named Furry_Strawberry. Happy days.
Ebay is ideal if you’re running low on funds, if you’re looking for something you can’t find on the high street, or if you just can’t be arsed to get up out of your chair, and physically LOOK for something. Ebay is the reason my bank balance suffers less, the reason why I can often find exactly what I’m looking for, and the reason that there is a progressively pronounced arse indent forming in the flimsy seat of my desk chair.
By now you have probably gathered that I have a ‘thing’ about online shopping. This is because:
- It is SO much easier to type in an item description on a website than it is to go out and look for something you want.
- In Farnham, there are very few places to shop.
- Additionally, travelling to places where you could POTENTIALLY find what you are looking for requires hard cash. I can’t spare the sterling.
- Internet shopping means you can shop anytime, anywhere. I ended up buying an amber bead necklace from Tokyo about two years ago. The postage was around £6, but it’s cheaper than getting a flight out there.
- It’s a lot easier to find bargains online. Melikey.
Filed under: Clothes, internet, money | Tags: Clothes, internet, money, Shoes
Online shopping is superwellgood and stuff. The majority of my stuff comes through the mail in parcel form, and I get inconceivably excited at the prospect of having something to unwrap. Which, come to think about it is weird.
ANYWHO, just a short note to remind you to ALWAYS CHECK THE SALE SECTION.
A few of my favourite online shopping links:
I MAY HAVE (I did.) accidentally fallen onto the counter with a few SMALL items at the Topshop in Guildford, and managed to walk out £82 lighter. This kind of splurging is inexcusable. I am wracked with guilt, and will not be doing it again. Probably. And in such instances, it’s depressing to think that the dress you just bought for £40, probably cost around £15 to make.
It’s well pretty though, so screw it.
Anyway. going off on a tangent just a touch. Always check the sale link.
The whole shoe obsession? Can’t get rid of it. I’ve tried. Believe me. (lies.)
But on the subject of discount/sales links, this site is superb for bargains. The ‘Faith for less’ section is pretty darn good. I bought these pretty little things for £20 down from £40, and they make me happy.
For guys and girls alike, As seen on screen has a delightful assortment of bargainous goodies, ranging from clothes, to shoes, to accessories, to beauty products.
This little piece I think is beautiful, and perfect for the summer.
It’s delicate, it’s girly and it’s flattering. Beware of over-accessorising something like this though- too much jewellery paired with fussy fabric detail can look a touch too busy. Just ignore the fact that this dress is in the “As seen on Peaches Geldof” section. That’s the kind of detail we don’t need to know.
For the guys there is a whole clearance section dedicated to men’s fashion and grooming; including hair products, aftershave, and at the moment a 3 piece styling grooming kit.
Now, I don’t know what kind of a person is tickled by such gadgetry- to me it looks terrifying.
Whatever. It’s under thirty quid, and promises
“Soft touch elements and ergonomic shape,” and “Powerful quiet operation and self-sharpening steel blades.”
Jubbly. Who wouldn’t need something like that?!?!???!
…..
Ok, one more link because I’m hungry. Boo Hoo is an online store with impressively low prices, and some quite nice stuff. You do have to look for it, but a couple of items are really worth looking at.
Got to go, need to eat.
