With rents on the up and food costing more, maintenance loans are stretched thinner than ever. Knowing how, and where, to get a discount can make a real difference. A golden rule is to register with the big discount websites and apps – UNiDAYS, Student Beans and TOTUM – using your university email address as soon as you have one.
Each has a slightly different roster of retailers, so it is worth signing up to all three. Many of the deals below are only unlocked once you have verified your student status. The sites explain how to do this.
If you are unable to verify using email, you may be able to upload, for example, an acceptance letter from your university. Boots: an Advantage Card gets you 10% off thousands of products instore and online – handy for weekly toiletries and the odd emergency paracetamol run. You need to apply for a card then go into a shop with a valid student ID to activate your membership and qualify for the discounts.
Marks & Spencer: 25% off in store’s “food on the move” range through UNiDAYS. This range includes sandwiches, wraps, poké bowls and salads, plus a variety of snacks. Uber One: after a four-week free trial, students get half-price membership (£2.49 a month), for discounted delivery and takeaways – useful on the days when a big supermarket shop feels like one task too many.
The Co-op: 10% off your shop in-store – but now only for some students, such as those with a Young Scot card. Central Co-op and Southern Co-op give Student Beans members 10% off at their participating stores. Many pub and restaurant chains – including Greene King, Pizza Express and Zizzi – offer money off.
Greene King offers 20% off all food and drinks (show your student ID at the bar to get one of its 20% off student cards). Amazon Prime for Students: new sign-ups get six months of Prime free, after which it drops to half price (£4.49 a month). Link your Amazon and Deliveroo accounts through a site such as UNiDAYS and you will also get a year’s worth of Deliveroo Plus – which gets you free delivery on orders above £15 from restaurants, or above £25 from shops – at no extra cost instead of the usual £3.49 a month.
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