Surely time to abolish "Student Specials"

abouttobebanned

Was emptying my pockets in eddie rockets today and while I was in there I noticed an offer that was a Student Special. In this day and age, aren't we all as disadvantaged as students?

Surely it's just a poor marketing decision to limit specials to a particular group of people nowadays.

phasers

Eddie Rockets do meal deals for 6 quid now. If you cant afford 6 quid you should be eating at home.

Hurricane-Dean

phasers wrote: »

Eddie Rockets do meal deals for 6 quid now. If you cant afford 6 quid you should be eating at home.

+1
Also i'm a student and wouldn't be eating in Eddie Rockets, a nice cheap spar roll will do me

Dunjohn

It's to get the students in. It's not to keep you out.

abouttobebanned

is it a rule that for the first 5-6 posts you should disagree with the OP or is just cause boards is full of narky so and sos

I Love Cheese

No.

LighterGuy

With no disrespect op,
it sounds like you begrudge student specials because of your current financial situation.

Aoifey!

Ah now, us students need ta eat too :P

Johro

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Was emptying my pockets in eddie rockets today and while I was in there I noticed an offer that was a Student Special. In this day and age, aren't we all as disadvantaged as students?

Surely it's just a poor marketing decision to limit specials to a particular group of people nowadays.

Eddie Rockets? You're not poor enough yet then. Not pulling half-eaten subs out of bins. You'll be alright. There's worse in the world.

Busi_Girl08

Shhhhh!! No!! :mad:

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Was emptying my pockets in eddie rockets today and while I was in there I noticed an offer that was a Student Special. In this day and age, aren't we all as disadvantaged as students?

Surely it's just a poor marketing decision to limit specials to a particular group of people nowadays.

Jealous much??? Typical of the Irish. Don't like to see other people benifit from anything.

RichieC

LighterGuy wrote: »

With no disrespect op,
it sounds like you begrudge student specials because of your current financial situation.

look around, begrudgery is an epidemic.

Johro

abouttobebanned wrote: »

is it a rule that for the first 5-6 posts you should disagree with the OP or is just cause boards is full of narky so and sos

Both. Plus you're begrudging. It's a hate crime.

LighterGuy

RichieC wrote: »

look around, begrudgery is an epidemic.

Too true.

Johro

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaam! She got more chips than me!
:rolleyes: Takes ya back.

abouttobebanned

Malani Odd Ledge wrote: »

Jealous much??? Typical of the Irish. Don't like to see other people benifit from anything.

No, you misunderstand. I don't want to take the specials away from the students but the media are telling us every day about how we're all in a bad state and how people are in arrears etc...so doesn't it make sense that these "specials" should now be for everyone? Do students feel more special cause they're the only ones getting the special?

The other day i got on a bus and asked for a single. "Eight euro please"

The person behind me asked for a student single. "Eight euro please"

I dunno. Apologies if I'm talking nonsense.

Corruptedmorals

There's more student meal deals now than there ever was, so clearly they're a nice earner and Trinity students unions keep emailing new ones...the latest discovery was the Long Stone pub were doing full carvery meals and a soft drink for €6 om nom nom. Might still be doing..

phasers

They wouldn't be specials if everyone got them.

LighterGuy

I know what you're saying abouttobebanned.

But lets be honest, the whole "student special/discount" has always been a business strategy to get in the student demographic. Originally created upon the idea that students didnt have much money ... and what ever they spent would rather be spent in a particular business that runs these specials.


Is it just me, or am I the only one who wouldnt have an issue creating a fake college id? lol.

Namlub

Why are people so preoccupied with what other people have when it doesn't affect them in any way? You're hardly on the breadline if you're eating in Eddie Rockets tbf...

abouttobebanned

From a marketing point of view it makes sense to have a student special....but from an operational point of view i don't think it makes sense to enforce the student ID rule..they should just give it to everyone and let the students feel special.

Corruptedmorals

abouttobebanned wrote: »

No, you misunderstand. I don't want to take the specials away from the students but the media are telling us every day about how we're all in a bad state and how people are in arrears etc...so doesn't it make sense that these "specials" should now be for everyone? Do students feel more special cause they're the only ones getting the special?

The other day i got on a bus and asked for a single. "Eight euro please"

The person behind me asked for a student single. "Eight euro please"

I dunno. Apologies if I'm talking nonsense.

Student deals bring hordes of people in, lowering prices slightly for everyone doesn't. It's a business strategy, if it was in their interests to charge students more, then they would.

Anita Blow

ahem

Fluorescence

LighterGuy wrote: »

I know what you're saying abouttobebanned.

But lets be honest, the whole "student special/discount" has always been a business strategy to get in the student demographic. Originally created upon the idea that students didnt have much money ... and what ever they spent would rather be spent in a particular business that runs these specials.


Is it just me, or am I the only one who wouldnt have an issue creating a fake college id? lol.

I'm recommending nothing, but the UCD one would be ridiculously easy to duplicate. It looks like something a 5 year old would clob together (doesn't even have date of birth )

bobblepuzzle

I go to Grafton Barbers always because they think I'm a student Cheaper haircuts

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

abouttobebanned wrote: »

No, you misunderstand. I don't want to take the specials away from the students but the media are telling us every day about how we're all in a bad state and how people are in arrears etc...so doesn't it make sense that these "specials" should now be for everyone? Do students feel more special cause they're the only ones getting the special?

The other day i got on a bus and asked for a single. "Eight euro please"

The person behind me asked for a student single. "Eight euro please"

I dunno. Apologies if I'm talking nonsense.

Aha. Well that wasn't very clear in the op

Well students do have less money than the rest of us. Dole is about 40 euro more than what I ever got in any part time job.

The student market is huge. It makes perfect sense to target them.

johnmcdnl

your as disadvantaged as a student :rolleyes:

students when you were in college weren't disadvantaged - try going back to college now and tell me it's the same as when you were in college financially :rolleyes:

Johro

LighterGuy wrote: »

I know what you're saying abouttobebanned.

But lets be honest, the whole "student special/discount" has always been a business strategy to get in the student demographic. Originally created upon the idea that students didnt have much money ... and what ever they spent would rather be spent in a particular business that runs these specials.


Is it just me, or am I the only one who wouldnt have an issue creating a fake college id? lol.

A fake college would be even more hilarious. Think big.

Adyx

johnmcdnl wrote: »

your as disadvantaged as a student :rolleyes:

students when you were in college weren't disadvantaged - try going back to college now and tell me it's the same as when you were in college financially :rolleyes:

What? That's just nonsense. When I was in college there was plenty of people with fcuk all money, people with enough money and people with plenty of money. Yes, the recession has affected a lot of people, but the above is still true.

flamboosh

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Surely time to abolish "Student Specials"

Blasphemy!

martic

You should put yourself forward as an Independent in the election. Ireland can get out of this hole by saying no to the IMF bailout and the Abolishment of "Student Specials". In the words of a wise old Irish philosopher "down with this sort of thing"

Dionysus

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Was emptying my pockets in eddie rockets today and while I was in there I noticed an offer that was a Student Special. In this day and age, aren't we all as disadvantaged as students?

Surely it's just a poor marketing decision to limit specials to a particular group of people nowadays.

Price discrimination. You'll know it makes economic sense after you read this.

darragh16

abouttobebanned wrote: »

Was emptying my pockets in eddie rockets today and while I was in there I noticed an offer that was a Student Special. In this day and age, aren't we all as disadvantaged as students?

Surely it's just a poor marketing decision to limit specials to a particular group of people nowadays.

Maybe you should go back to college...

upandcumming

abouttobebanned wrote: »

is it a rule that for the first 5-6 posts you should disagree with the OP or is just cause boards is full of narky so and sos

Nawww boo-hoo! You're wrong.

starbelgrade

I think we should abolish students full stop.

Shower of scarf wearing, book reading freaks.

Johro

starbelgrade wrote: »

I think we should abolish students full stop.

Shower of scarf wearing, book reading freaks.

I kinda fancy one of 'em though... I know, I know... It's out there alright.
Somebody smack me.

flyton5

Johro wrote: »

A fake college would be even more hilarious. Think big.

Never heard of DBS?

Eddie Rockets do meal deals for 6 quid now. If you cant afford 6 quid you should be eating at home.

I recently spent less than €25 for a whole weeks worth of food and I didn't starve. Not fun.

LighterGuy

Johro wrote: »

A fake college would be even more hilarious. Think big.

That is awesome! lol.

Ok boardsies.
if .. (i dont stress if much lol ) i was to create a fake id with a fake college what would be the name? lol.

Something that sounded real but upon thinking about it you'd realise lol.

Buceph

Miskatonic University.

Edit: And it's even copyright free.

LighterGuy

I dont get it