How often do you hear the phrase “NUS… it’s just a discount card”?
I’m not going to open that particular Pandora’s Box of lethargic worms – we could debate the pros and cons of NUS membership ad infinitum (watch out for the RUSU referendum next academic year) – but there is a commonly held misconception that the sole / primary use for NUS is to get cheap discounts in shops and online.
But if we embrace this philosophy for a moment, just what discounts are available with your NUS Extra card? I didn’t know the answer to this aside from the obvious McDonald’s free cheeseburger/McFlurry which is pretty much all I use my card for…
But boy have I missed out! There are SO many discounts available through just using your NUS Extra card… who’d have known! I could have saved bloody hundreds over the past few years and, if I’m missing out as a Sabb who supposedly knows all this, what savings could a typical student make?
Some of the discounts available:
- Amazon – 5% off books, music, DVDs, etc
- Bunches.co.uk – 10% off flowers instore and online
- Odeon – 25% off the student price
- ASOS – 20% off online
- Coast – 10% off instore and online
- Firetrap – 15% off online
- Girl meets Dress – 10% off online
- Jane Shilton – 10% off online
- Lipsy – 10% off online
- Moss Bros – 15% off instore, 25% off hire instore
- New Look – 10% off instore and online
- Warehouse – 10% off online
- Pizza Hut - 20% off total price
- Dominos – 25% off online
- Zizzi – 25% off total price
- Gamegears.co.uk – up to 25% off
- Delta Force Paintball – 50% off
- Chelsea FC – 2 stadium tour tickets for the price of 1
- Warwick Castle – 50% off
- Boots/D&A – £5 for an eye test
- Superdrug – 10% off
- Myprotein.com – 10% off
- Play.com – 5% off online
- Dell – 8% off online
- 16-25 Railcard – 11% off
These are only some of the discounts available – there are so many more and being added to all the time! I’ve uploaded an Excel spreadsheet document available here where you can see all discounts with more details.
Get involved, save money, and use your NUS Extra card properly 
Or you know, get your student’s Union to save a fortune by not affiliating and invest that money in decent student services?
Like I said, not opening that particular Pandora’s Box… ^^