Food and Drink: Edinburgh Students

Edinburgh has a fantastic night life and offers numerous cafes and restaurants to eat in. The following blog post identifies the best student friendly bars, clubs, pubs, cafes and restaurants with a variety of promotions and discounts that are available.

Cocktail Bars

Clubbers

The Dragonfly

52 West Port

This spacious bar is a great compromise if you fancy something more than a pint in Teviot but can’t be bothered to dress up for George Street. Although the cocktails are quite pricey, they offer cheaper student drinks from Sunday-Thursday which makes it really affordable for cocktails. Great place for catching up with friends without breaking the budget.

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Sheffield Student Deals

Here is a round-up of some of the fantastic student deals and discounts available in the Sheffield area.  Some of these include discounted tickets for sporting events, reduced rates at the cinema and on local buses as well as numerous offers at a variety of pubs and clubs.

La Coupe Orchard Square, Sheffield

Website: www.lacoupestudio.com

Offer: 20% discount Monday to Thursday with valid student card.

La Coupe Studio is a trendy and fashionable hairdressers in the centre of town in orchard square. The studio itself is really impressive whilst the staff are extremely friendly and helpful. The studio offers the usual hair treatments such as colouring, cuts etc for both males and females. There are both male and female hairdressers who are highly qualified and really good at what they do! Although La Coupe is at the higher end of the market, 20% discount really does give you a large saving.

Student feedback:

“Although a little pricey when student discount isn’t offered, La Coupe has some excellent hairdressers making it money well spent! I am a regular customer and would recommend it to anyone!” Emily, Sheffield University student ****(4 stars)

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25 Money Saving Tips for Students

Starting University can be a daunting thought and filled with financial issues. The following 25 tips can take the edge off any struggles you may have with money; take a look and see if there are any ways you can save precious pounds!

 1)  Don’t go it alone.  If you try and have a completely independent university experience it will undoubtedly end up being more expensive than teaming up with your mates. Living together, shopping together and cooking together will save you money on all basic expenses. And anyway, what’s the fun of coming home from lectures to an empty flat and a ready meal for one? (Even if it does mean you have to put up with other people’s annoying habits.)

2)  Buy in bulk. This applies mainly to food, although I suppose if your wardrobe consists exclusively of black t shirts it could work with clothes too. Make a big shopping trip in the first week of term and stock up on the cupboard basics (potatoes, pasta etc.); also keep an eye out for deals on meat and fish. Remember, you don’t have to eat it all before the sell by date if you have a freezer! Also works well with alcohol, share a wine box with a couple of friends rather than all buying individual bottles, the cost per bottle works out much cheaper.

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