NUS Extra cards for all - no need to purchase a course £12

Great...a deal on how to obtain something fraudulently ..as thought this country doesn't have enough cheats and liars.

i think my grey beard would give away that i'm too old to even be a mature student

I've applied couple months back and they check your place of study. They said I was lucky that they didn't get the authorities involved.

Buy at your own RISK.

twinkle

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Bet you're a hoot at parties.

Also the money goes to supporting student unions. Take a day off

You are not a student therefore not entitled to student discounts... just as NHS staff and Army/Forces get specific discounts because they are in the Forces or work for NHS...

No wonder companies are reluctant to offer discounts anymore when people take advantage like you are doing!

Yeah there will be haters who don't agree with what i've said here.... everyone loves a bargain i get that but, taking advantage of something such as a student/nhs/forces discount is just really unfair!

Cold, many students could lose out if a few selfish people like yourself spoil it for the majority.

martyn333

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​When I was at Uni there were two people on my course who were over retirement age - one celebrated his 70th birthday in our final year.

Why would you abuse the system and spoil it for the real students, hope NUS catch on to whats happening and cancel all the fraudulently gotten cards with no refund!!!

vinh33

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Lol on what grounds were they going to go to the authorities? Trying to get a student discount card? And actually paying £12 for it. They should so the checks up front. Maybe you should tell the authorities that they almost gave you a student card.

vinh33

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Bolaxe

not even that good, bought one last year and they said to me it could only be used once per store

Skyeblue

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Haha yeah they are really going to go out of their way to stop all that extra income they get as well as the collective numbers of cards they use to bargain discounts with. Use some logic

vinh33

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Very lucky indeed! I heard the last guy they caught doing this got life without the chance for parole. (_;)

i just renewed my one from last year from signing up from the endsleigh deal. blooming bargain

robz_3000

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Thought it was logical, they keep the money but cancel any ill gotten cards !!!

Apocryphalv2

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Had this problem as well, but nothing a good disguise couldn't solve...

darthvader666uk

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Did you get an email regarding renewal.. as mine is due to expire in a few months too

Skyeblue

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Think of it this way. They have a million members (as an example). They ask retailer for a discount. 'We have one million members so potentially 1 million customers for you. Please give us a discount'. If that number drops significantly, that bargaining tool is massively reduced. And as I said above, the £12 goes to supporting student unions.

vinh33

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LOL nonsense.

Narcotix

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I renewed no problem.
Also got my date of birth chaged so I'm under 25 and can benefit from some european train discounts.

Oh and to the usual cretins...

This isn't a subsidized scheme, retailers make money, NUS makes money.
Everyone makes money! It's just about building brand loyalty and enticing skint people who possibly would not have actually used the participating company to begin with.

Though I do take pleasure in non mature students being deprived of something, that's my right

twinkle

as thought this country doesn't have enough cheats and liars.

Have you heard of the job title "Member of Parliament"?

shameful

vinh33

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​Haha, that's quite funny. I doubt they would do that

vinh33

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Bullocks. I've done as in the OP four times, for four family members, so they each have an NUS card for passport-free travel between Britain and Ireland. Worked every time, paid the £12 fee in each case. No problem at all.

I'm actually entitled to one of these as I started a course in June but I've yet to get round to ordering one!
Does anyone know what the discount is at McDonald's? Any at Subway?

Interesting comments - Its wrong for companies to avoid tax (legal / morally questionable) but fine to break the rules to get an NUS card for discounts (arguably illegal / morally questionable).

Not voted either way - just interested in comments!

anybody know where i can get some moat cleaner?

The real question for retailers is if you would have gone and shopped their anyway without the nus card, if yes then all you are doing is reducing their profit margins but often there are alternative deals available for those retailers anyway. If no then the retailer is making extra money they wouldn't have got as we all have to assume that even with the nus discount the transaction is a profitable one for the retailer.

Not going to vote but again interesting to read some of the discussion on this. Interestingly has anyone thought of starting a paid discount card scheme for non students that offers the same discounts as nus. I reckon people would pay up to £25 for this.......

darthvader666uk

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+1 on this. Even let me change my place of study so that it makes more sense..

Careful about getting this on the basis of McDonalds free burgers etc. They no longer accept this and will only accept a Unidays ID which has to be verified with a student email address or a valid Student ID card (which this is not)
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Moonmonkeys

Careful about getting this on the basis of McDonalds free burgers etc. … Careful about getting this on the basis of McDonalds free burgers etc. They no longer accept this and will only accept a Unidays ID which has to be verified with a student email address or a valid Student ID card (which this is not)http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/Restaurants/Student-offer.htmlRead lessRead more

Because there are so many fraudulent NUS cards out there!

This does my nut in.

WHY THE HELL DO STUDENTS DESERVE DISCOUNTS ON ANYTHING???

What have they contributed, other than racking up debt (unless bank of mum and daddy are paying) and spending student loans on booze? (granted not all are like that)

mclovin9091

This does my nut in.WHY THE HELL DO STUDENTS DESERVE DISCOUNTS ON … This does my nut in.WHY THE HELL DO STUDENTS DESERVE DISCOUNTS ON ANYTHING???What have they contributed, other than racking up debt (unless bank of mum and daddy are paying) and spending student loans on booze? (granted not all are like that)Read lessRead more

I think the idea is that they will contribute in the future.

I,ll just use this one, it's got d/o/b and number+ name.

Sid1987

​Haha, that's quite funny. I doubt they would do that

They said they will get HMRC involved next time as I was trying to defraud this country's student union group as its fraud.

Remember I told you this.

vinh33

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​As if HMRC are going to give two hoots, and how exactly are you defrauding the student union? You are getting discount from stores you shouldn't be entitled to.

Think you got an over zealous phone ranger.

vinh33

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Are you bored or something Vinh?

Moonmonkeys

Careful about getting this on the basis of McDonalds free burgers etc. … Careful about getting this on the basis of McDonalds free burgers etc. They no longer accept this and will only accept a Unidays ID which has to be verified with a student email address or a valid Student ID card (which this is not)http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/ukhome/Restaurants/Student-offer.htmlRead lessRead more

​I used my NUS card today for a free cheeseburger

Link to all the discounts:
http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/discounts/

5% at Amazon for certain catagories is worth it.