<p>so i'm going to be living off-campus next year, and i don't really want to buy a dining plan because i'm not sure how much i will eat at the dining halls. i expect to eat at a variety of places, so i would prefer to just use my credit card for all of my food purchases, but i was wondering if it was possible to use a credit card to pay for meals at the top of lenoir or rams head if i wanted to eat at either of those places sometimes? and if it is possible to buy meals at those dining halls with a credit card, how much does it cost?</p>
<p>Well you have a Commuter meal plan option:</p>
<p>[UNC</a> Dining Services > Meal Plans > Commuter Meal Plans](<a href=“http://www.dining.unc.edu/MealPlans/CommuterMealPlans.aspx]UNC”>http://www.dining.unc.edu/MealPlans/CommuterMealPlans.aspx)</p>
<p>And the regular meal options:</p>
<p>[What’s</a> a meal plan?](<a href=“http://www.dining.unc.edu/MealPlans.aspx]What’s”>http://www.dining.unc.edu/MealPlans.aspx)</p>
<p>Unless things have changed, yes you can pay (visa or whatever) for the Top of Lenoir and Rams Head dining hall food. It was a couple dollars more to pay per meal but IMO once I lived off campus and didn’t have a meal plan I felt no desire to pay 12$ or whatever it was to eat there. You should contact dining to find out exactly what it is these upcoming semesters (1-800-UNC-MEAL).</p>
<p>Can friends still swipe you in? That’s the only way I’d do it because I’d only want to go there if it was for social reasons. Your friends make a few bucks and it’s way cheaper for you that way. </p>
<p>Though I’d rather eat on Franklin or on the Lenoir main street instead.</p>