I applied for and received my first student union card last week and I’ve been going a little bit crazy. I never did have one the last time I was at college back in 19*sneeze* so I thought I’d get one this time around. With a student card comes many benefits, such as discounts on a wide range of goods and services.

This morning I’ve been booking my tickets for Edinburgh and Manchester in August. Normally I fly return to Edinburgh, but because I’m going on to Manchester, it was cheaper booking single train tickets for the whole trip. I’ve had to book a single to Edinburgh from King’s Cross, then a single from Edinburgh’s Waverley Stn. down to Manchester Piccadilly, then from Manchester back down to London, disembarking at London Euston. I’ve been using this site, because I’ve been able to get 10% off every ticket I’ve booked, saving myself a grand total of £6.10. Hey, don’t scoff. That’ll be my lunch I’ll have purchased at Marks and Spencer’s at King’s Cross. To quote a well-known supermarket’s motto, “every little helps.”

On my mini spending spree I’ve also bought a couple of summer tops from the New Look website, that saved me a whopping £1.20. It’s a shame that I’ve had such a bad experience with Virgin Media as there were some good deals on the NUS (National Union of Students) website. They also do discounts at Amazon and Play.com, with free delivery at Amazon, which is pretty cool as a reference book recommended by my tutor is only sold on the Amazon site.

Not with my student card (shame, would’ve come in very handy), I’ve also been replenishing my illicit drawer. I need new stockings for work. I used to love buying them from Marks and Spencer but the UK Tights website do tights for not only the fuller-figured woman, but for tall women too. It’s where I bought the black and red holdups that you see in the pics on my site. I also bought some Liquid Silk and condoms from the Lovehoney website. Take a look, but I do warn you it’s not for the faint of heart. One could get quite kinky with this site.