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05-07-2007, 07:36 PM
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#16 | | Junior Member
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| someone mentioned something about getting a smoothie for a swipe, is it like 1 smoothie per swipe? or can you get a drink like that plus a sandwich
also, does anyone know the "conversions" from swipes into meals or where someone can see that?
just wondering hehe | 
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05-07-2007, 07:42 PM
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#17 | | Senior Member
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| It's one smoothie (flavored or Ice Blend[z] which is typically mocha/vanilla powder blended with milk and ice) per swipe @ Bruin Café.
You can get a sandwich with a bag of chips and soda for one swipe.
You can get a mocha latte/vanilla latte/regular latte/hot chocolate/whatever with a pastry for one swipe. | |
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05-07-2007, 07:55 PM
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#18 | | Junior Member
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| ah ok thanks
that smoothie per one swipe sounds like a rip off though =p lol | |
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05-07-2007, 09:24 PM
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#19 | | Member
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| Yeah, it does. Apparently not an all-you-can-eat-per-swipe deal.
So, what happens if you run out of swipes before the quarter ends? I think I read elsewhere that you can't use cash at the res dining rooms on the hill. So do you just buy a set of meal tickets to last til the end of the quarter? | |
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05-07-2007, 10:18 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
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| this is why dont go crazy and use all your swipes before the quarter ends. if you plan on using more than 2 a day, get 19 premier.
but yes, if you run out, you have to pay the $7 or $10 or whatever it is per meal. might as well go eat out in westwood or order in.  or bruin cafe takes cash. | |
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05-07-2007, 11:39 PM
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#21 | | Junior Member
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| are we allowed to change from 14 to 19 within the first month? | |
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05-07-2007, 11:49 PM
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#22 | | Junior Member
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| thank you so much. no need to make any more housing threads period! this should become a sticky | |
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05-07-2007, 11:57 PM
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#23 | | Member
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| I agree for a sticky, at least until school starts. | |
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05-08-2007, 11:24 PM
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#24 | | Member
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| This is slightly off topic, but I don't want to start a new housing thread. Anyone know anything about co-ops? It's cheap, but how is the living quality? All I know is that you have to do chores (which i don't mind). | |
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05-09-2007, 06:50 PM
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#25 | | Member
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| are we allowed to change from 14 to 19 within the first month?
yes. i upgraded from 14p to 19p after a month, i had to pay a 25 dollar fine, but it was worth it considering i have to eat for a whole year. o yeah, they wont charge you for the meals you missed from upgrading..yeahh so thats good news. | |
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05-09-2007, 06:54 PM
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#26 | | Member
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| about co-op, a thread already exists: UCHA Co-op | |
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08-01-2007, 06:50 PM
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#27 | | Member
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| so can meal swipes be at ackerman (the same as meal swipes at dining halls)?
what is a sack lunch and where do you get them? | |
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08-01-2007, 06:53 PM
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#28 | | Member
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| for premiums, how long do the meals accumulate for? | |
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08-01-2007, 06:59 PM
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#29 | | Super Moderator
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| This thread gets my vote for "best UCLA housing thread."
Oh, and a sticky. | |
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08-01-2007, 08:17 PM
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#30 | | Senior Member
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| dawritingmachine,
no, meal swipes can only be used on the hill. ackerman takes bruin card (stored cash, not meal plan), cash, or credit card. sack lunches are obtained in the dining halls 7-9am. you bring your blue pepsi bag (it will be in your room when you move in) and tell them you want to get a sack lunch. they'll swipe you in and you go pack a sandwich. you can also goto the front desk and ask them to convert a swipe into a meal coupon worth like $2 that you can use in ackerman or other campus eateries (totally not worth it imo...)
premier rolls over meals until the last day of the quarter. after that, any swipes left over will be lost and you'll get a new allocation of meals at the start of the next quarter. | |
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