{"id":9708,"date":"2019-02-04T09:14:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T08:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/?p=9708"},"modified":"2020-10-28T15:33:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:33:30","slug":"the-perks-of-getting-a-nus-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/2019\/02\/04\/the-perks-of-getting-a-nus-card\/","title":{"rendered":"The perks of getting a NUS card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If there is one thing to love about being a student, it&#8217;s the discount.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it be whilst eating out with your friends, buying your new &#8216; going OUT out&#8217; outfit or stocking up on those uni essentials (there is no such thing as\u00a0<em>too much<\/em>\u00a0stationary), it\u2019s always great to save some money! And the National Union of Students (NUS) has got you covered.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who don&#8217;t know what a NUS card is (now named\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.org.uk\/en\/nus-extra\/about-the-card\/\">TOTUM<\/a>) it&#8217;s the #1 student discount card which offers over\u00a0<strong>200\u00a0<\/strong>UK discounts. Plus, it comes with a 1-year free International Student Identity Card, therefore offering over 42,000 international discounts.<\/p>\n<p>The card costs as little as \u00a312 for 1 year, \u00a322 for 2 years or if you\u2019re like me and love to save money when you can, only \u00a332 for 3 years! It\u2019s super easy to collect the card too, you just head on down to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bournemouth.ac.uk\/about\/professional-services\/estates\/developing-our-campuses\/student-centre\">Student Centre<\/a> on Talbot campus (known as the SUBU building), alternatively you can have it posted for a small additional charge.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have your TOTUM card, you will then have access to the student discount on a huge range of products and services, some of my favourites include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ask Italian-<\/strong> 40% off your total food bill on Mondays and Tuesdays, and 25% off Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Ask is situated at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bh2leisure.co.uk\/\">Bh2<\/a> in Bournemouth so it\u2019s the perfect place to eat on a budget if you\u2019re planning to go to the beach or the cinema (Odeon offers 25% with a NUS card too!)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dominos-<\/strong>25% off orders over \u00a325 online.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1144.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9711 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/undergraduate\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1144-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1144-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1144-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/student-blog\/files\/2019\/01\/IMG_1144.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a>\n<p><strong>ASOS<\/strong>-10% off at ASOS (sometimes 20%, I would recommend subscribing to their emails).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Superdrug- <\/strong>With a health and beauty card you can get 10% off and collect Superdrug points along the way too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Express- <\/strong>As long as you book 3 days ahead of travel you can get 20% off! Great for when you\u2019re heading back home or fancy a day trip without having to break the bank.<\/p>\n<p>And this is just to name a few!<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s great about the NUS card is that it\u2019s not just about saving money, you become part of a community that is all about shaping the future of education and making a difference to the lives of students. The National Union of Students have three values; equality, democracy and collectivism. These values help to promote, defend and extend the rights of students, so that we can thrive and drive change.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more on the TOTUM card and the amazing discounts on offer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.org.uk\/en\/nus-extra\/\">here<\/a>. Any questions of comments, please feel free to share below!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; If there is one thing to love about being a student, it&#8217;s the discount. Whether it be whilst eating out with your friends, buying your new &#8216; going OUT out&#8217; outfit or stocking up on those uni essentials (there is no such thing as\u00a0too much\u00a0stationary), it\u2019s always great to save some money! 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