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Friday, August 13, 2010

Cheat Sheet : Student discounts

by Keisha A mitchell

              What’s worse than a recession? Living on a student budget in a recession.

If you’re new to Atlanta and ant to find things to do that wont break your piggy bank and have you calling your parents in shame then have no fear; The CHEAT  SHEET is here. 

                  


                                                                         Freebies:

 In Atlanta, a little free or a lotta cheap goes a looooong way. Check out these places and see for yourself.

Steel: Free sushi in one of the citys premiere restaurants can never be bad right? From 5-7 pm on Wednesdays come take a seat at Steel Sushi bar in Midtown  and enjoy free samples of their best sushi dishes; California Rolls, Shrimp Tempura, and Spicy Tuna. And if you’re ballin on a budget then you can even snag full fledged appetizers for 5 dollars. For those of us that are drinking age (wink, wink) then make sure you snag their infamous $2 sake bombs at the bar.

West End Nails: Conveniently located right up the street from the AUC in the West end, this nail spot has been known to gladly offer discounts on pedicures and manicures to students. Just present them with your student I.D & let the beauty treatment begin.

Busy Bees: Another restaurant a comfortable distance from the AUC, Busy Bees is an award winning soul food restaurant has served the likes of Jill Scott, Outkast and others and will serve you with their food at a discounted price. Just present them with a student i.d. and eat up at up to 10% off.

Papa Johns: Call up your nearest Papa Johns and ask Papa how u can score one his Papa Johns Student ID cards. That’s right, possession of one these guarantees you one large/1 topping pizza for 8.99 whenever you call this pizza chain.  Great for those days when you just cant make it to the café.

Groupon.com: This sites specialty is sending you coupons. All it takes is a simple signup. No questionnaire, No schemes, just discounts by the tons. Even though you may not use them all, the site sends outs a different coupon everyday so you’re guaranteed to come across a savings that’ll spark you’re interest sooner or later. 

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