Vivienne Patisserie Shepherd’s Bush
Nights Out/In
This is the best place to buy baked goods,
Chinese food, cakes and all kinds of other
goodies! Right beside the London College
of Fashion Lime Grove campus, it’s so
ridiculously cheap! Hot baked goods,
such as cheese and vegetable pasties,
cost only £1. I can have a whole lunch for
only £3 and it’s amazing!
The Purple Turtle in Camden (nearest
tube station is Mornington Crescent) has
extremely cheap alcohol for sale every
Thursday night – UPRAWR. They do shots
and beer for about £1.50!
Clothes
Unless you specifically want to go there,
avoid student-targeting thrift stores like
Rockit; they’re overpriced. If you want to
find cheap clothes, head to the charity
shops. Don’t be put off by the idea of
second-hand clothing, because you’re
missing out by avoiding these shops! The
trick to finding the best quality brands for
nothing is to head to the affluent areas
in London. Trinity Hospice in Clapham
Common is a great one; here, you can
find brands such as Chanel and DKNY.
They sometimes have Karen Millen
dresses for £10 and men’s Jaeger shirts
for next to nothing too, so get hunting!
There is a food and wine store in
Camberwell, Bowyer Place, which has a
2 for £5 wine deal – red, white and rose –
you can’t resist! A lot of ‘Food and Wine’
24 hour shops do this. Great if you’re
having a night in with some mates and
want to get the party started without the
London bar price tag.
USEFUL DISCOUNT LINKS
Student Beans
All kinds of discounts and offers for
popular stores, restaurants and travel.
http://www.studentbeans.com/
NUS
This handy card costs £12 for the whole
year and offers discounts on over 160
brand you’ll love.
http://www.nus.org.uk/en/nus-extra/
Student Oyster Card
LONDON
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tickets/14312.aspx
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www.accommodationforstudents.com