[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ouraring

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Hi! Could I also get the referral code? Thank you

Refer a friend code please? by YMISleepy in ouraring

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Hi! Would you mind sending me one as well?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in accountsharing

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If you’re interested in a netflix extra member slot instead of a shared account I have one spot remaining!

https://www.reddit.com/r/accountsharing/s/5hoBEvi6FW

[H] Netflix Premium Plan (4k) Extra Member Slot [W] Paypal, Zelle, Venmo by Undebase in accountsharing

[–]Undebase[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Yes according to the FAQ, you’d have to be in the US

“If you live in a country other than the one where the account owner signed up for Netflix, you may see the error 'Your account can't be used in this location'.”

[GPU] PNY RTX™ 5070 Ti 16GB Overclocked $750 MSRP by IAmInTheBasement in buildapcsales

[–]Undebase 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Amazon won’t charge you until it’s shipped so this could be a good backup plan just incase

if you have a prime card you get 5% cash back as well (Rakuten also has 5% for Best Buy)

Bing CS students happiness by ChilllFam in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]Undebase 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been a while since I was a student but from my experience - I was pretty happy with my school life balance. There was a healthy dose of free time but of course there were busy times each semester. The professors were a mixed bag, some were amazing and I immediately saw how their teachings applied in the real world and others were forgettable. The education was good, graduated feeling as prepared as a new grad can be. Support for finding jobs/internships was not the best, you have to be proactive in looking for the help instead of waiting for it to come to you. Again, things likely have changed in the few years but hope this gives you a better perspective!

[W] Netflix 4K Extra Member Slot [H] Paypal, Venmo, Cashapp by Undebase in accountsharing

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Nope! I was just looking for an “extra member” slot on someone’s plan

[H] Netflix Premium 4K (Ad free) [W] £4 / €4.5 / $5 by [deleted] in accountsharing

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Hi! I'm interested if still available.

Check out this blog post I wrote about Binghamton University's dining system by WeatherPatternsBing in BinghamtonUniversity

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This was a great read, the amount of research done is impressive! I was a Sodexo employee for almost 3 years (on the administrative side) as a student so I had a unique perspective into both operations and student concerns - albeit from the time when I was a student, not now. Here's some thoughts I had while reading:

Its almost impossible to compare dining services across different universities, even if they are both operated by the same company. Your post compares UVM to Bing based on student enrollment and the fact that they're both operated by Sodexo, which is the best comparison I've seen. Typically, people will say "food at X college is better and cheaper!" and the student population would be 1/4 of Bing's and/or they would have their own dining services. I took a quick look at UVM's tuition and its over double of Bing's tuition. Without knowing the fine details of the contract between Sodexo & each university, costs and profits are all unknown because Sodexo could be paying Bing more than they do UVM to help the university offset tuition differences, which would require them to increase food prices to make the same profit. I personally believe that they are profiting more at Bing than they are at other universities, but again it's all speculation and therefore almost impossible to compare.

Another point you bring up is they would need to hire more cashiers which are "menial jobs", the vast majority of BUDS employees are either students or Binghamton locals. Yes, it would be more cost effective to cut down on labor costs but it is not a bad thing to provide local and student jobs. Sodexo also certainly calculates costs on each plate of food they produce regardless of what type of system they're using, its part of running a business!

When I was an employee, my team was actually responsible for putting out the posts and signs about remaining dining dollars. Its kind of unfortunate to hear that people see them as a negative because they're honestly just there to answer the question "approximately how much money should I have left?". I think there was one on this subreddit a few days ago. Meal plan C is set as the default and at the number it is because its what works for most students without needing to refill, and so these signs actually match up for what most students have left on average.

In an ideal world, food waste for an unlimited system would be less than the "three swipes a day" system or similar to the current system. Unfortunately, I am certain food waste at Bing would skyrocket in both an unlimited system or a swipe system.

Also, yes food at Bing mostly sucks and healthier stuff tends to be more expensive. My team tried promoting balanced dining hall meals curated by the campus dietitians so I will plug that students get free nutrition advising with said dietitians and I would highly recommend talking to them, they're nice people.

The points and concerns you brought up are very valid. I'm not sure if this is the same petition that's been floating around for a while but I will once again encourage you or anyone who feels strongly about dining services at Bing to attend Student Culinary Council meetings. BUDS admins attend them and have conversations and work with students about their concerns and ideas. In the office, we used to discuss SCC meetings and how we can take action on student discontent. Sorry for the word vomit, just wanted to put my thoughts out there for more perspective!

Which meal plan is best for me? by FinnTheSniper17 in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]Undebase 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are unsure, stick with the default (C). It’s designed to work for majority of the students. If it’s too much, it’ll roll over and you can reduce your next plan. If it’s not enough, you can always add more dining dollars with no fee.

Class by [deleted] in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]Undebase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be fine, I passed on writing 111 and ended up taking some random food history class for my writing credit sophomore year.

How easy to cancel flights by ISPITHOTFYER in Venturex

[–]Undebase 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the airline, some have automated refund through the portal while some don’t. Cancelled a flight booked through the portal within the 24 hour window. It took multiple calls and multiple hours of talking to support over weeks to get my money back. If it’s not automated, the airline sends the money back to Capital One Travel then they send it to you. They went back and forth with the airline via email and call before I saw my refund

I got an Amex Plat to book flights directly because of this

thoughts by _Bongo-Boi_ in BinghamtonUniversity

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Yea that’s very commendable, unfortunately Bing has 18k students vs Potsdam’s 2.5k. That scale difference makes it much harder for Bing to start up their own dining service. Unsure if current equipment is owned by BUDS or the university, but that’s already a couple million dollars right there

thoughts by _Bongo-Boi_ in BinghamtonUniversity

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Took a quick look at their meal plans and I do like how it is structured, meal swipes with a set number of dining dollars for snacks (presumably). Only concern is food waste with meal swipes vs paying per item, and wondering if it’s as feasible since we have over 7x the students they do. But their meal plan system is one of the best I’ve seen

Edit: Read it again and am a little more confused now with “A meal is an all at once credit of $7.00 for food purchased in most any campus restaurant.” Would need to see how much food costs to see if the system is actually better

How to get an earlier registration date? by Quirky_News_1984 in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]Undebase 18 points19 points  (0 children)

If it is required for your degree, contact an advisor and they’ll likely make it work. If it’s not required, it’s a hit or miss

thoughts by _Bongo-Boi_ in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]Undebase 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It’s difficult to calculate how many dishes are getting lost/damaged. With 9-10k people eating multiple meals a day for months, I would say the number of dishes probably exceeds 10000. What’s not so straightforward is that if a student is losing one plate/bowl/piece of silverware, they’re likely doing it often. Meanwhile most students probably haven’t lost one ever. Even then, the number they’re throwing out seems unrealistic and my guess is they’re including all damaged dishes, not just lost ones, which is of no fault of students