meal plans: commuter vs. residential

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<p>So I bought the middle commuter plan (100 meals anytime during the semester). Nowhere on the site did it say I had to actually be a commuter to get this plan. They even accepted our card payment, it's gone through and everything.</p>

<p>But I got a phone call from Dining Services today telling me that I can't get it because I'm living in Libra (as in I'm not a commuter and/or I don't have a kitchen). I have to wait until tomorrow to call back and get things sorted out but...</p>

<p>has anyone heard of them allowing residential students to get commuter blocks?</p>

<p>The smallest residential plan is 10 meals a week (expires each week) and frankly I'm not going to eat 10 of their meals in a week. It's $665 more than the plan I bought and it doesn't fit what I'm looking for at all, so half of those meals would be wasted.</p>

<p>What are my odds of being an exception if I explain this to the Dining Services people? Because really it doesn't seem like it'd make a difference... the meals are bought in the same place in the same manner no matter what plan you have.</p>

<p>Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>Don't bother with the meal plan as is. You can either JUST purchase flex bucks plus which do not expire OR just put the money that you would have used for a meal plan onto purse 2 and use your ucf card as a debit in the cafeteria (put in your pin) OR purse 1 and keep refilling it to the $100 mark. It will be cheaper for you in the long run.</p>

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<p>Yea, I straightened it out this morning. The lady there (Sherry?) was very nice and said this happened a lot, and she can definitely see where I'm coming from with 10 meals a week being a waste.</p>

<p>She recommended I put it with flex bucks plus, and that's what I did. I think that'll be better even than the commuter plan I wanted, since like seiclan pointed out, they don't expire.</p>

<p>And the 10% discount helps. $878 just turned into $975 and I can use it anywhere, not just the Marketplace or Knightros.</p>