<p>Do anyone know where the closest Target (or comparable store) is from the campus? Is it within working distance distance or do you need to take the bus?</p>
<p>I heard there is an Albertson near by. Is that within walking distance?</p>
<p>If you’re in the dorms there’s a Trader Joes in the center across the street. Near the ARC (gym) there’s an Albertsons but it’s kind of a long walk from the dorms. There’s a couple Target’s close by but none are within walking distance so you’d have to get transportation there.</p>
<p>From middle earth Albertson’s is not that far, about just as far as Trader Joes.
As for target, I have no idea.</p>
<p>any malls close by uci?? walkable?</p>
<p>If you take the bus (which is supposedly free for UCI freshmen), you can get two mall centers: Irvine Spectrum (4 miles from UCI center) and Fashion Island (2 miles from UCI center). Both take about 10 - 15 minute bus drive. I don’t think they’re walkable.</p>
<p>As for Albertsons, it’s walkable, but a long walk from freshmen dorms.</p>
<p>Fashion Island is like less than 5 minutes on car </p>
<p>ummmmm </p>
<p>about 20 mins on bus</p>
<p>Fashion Island, the spectrum, and the Tustin ranch mall are all close!</p>
<p>albertsons is about 7-8 minutes from the edge of middle earth</p>
<p>trader joe’s is kind of between the two dorms but i think albertsons is a few minutes closer if you’re (at the edge of) middle earth</p>
<p>there’s a target somewhere because i’ve seen my roommate return with bags from there but i’ve never asked her where it is/gone myself</p>
<p>also, since you are required to have a meal plan that also gives you either $50 or $75 in flex dollars, if you plan to eat mostly at commons and not somewhere like the student center, you can use up that $ by going to the zot-n-go convenience for small things like snacks (so you wouldn’t have to walk to albertsons)</p>
<p>Is the zot-n-go convenience store like a mini 7-11? What is the C-3 Convenience store? Is it also like a mini 7-11?</p>
<p>err kind of like a 7-11. there’s coffee and a lot of drinks (snapple, sodas, etc.), frozen dinners, milk, the regular unhealthy snacks like chips and cheetos, but on the other hand a lot of healthy organic stuff… there’s also a sushi section. oh, and candy. lots of candy, haha. as far as the non-food stuff goes they have toiletries like soap and toothbrushes. </p>
<p>sorry, i have no idea what c-3 is :(</p>
<p>You can also spend your Zot Bucks at Pheonix Grill and BC Cavern which have warm food + a lot of the stuff like drinks and snacks(though not as much as Zot-n-go which is very much like a 7-11 as Jennifer explained well).</p>
<p>Can you use the FlexDine card at Zot-n-go?</p>
<p>C3 is the “other” convenience store. It’s in the Social Sciences plaza:</p>
<p>[Hospitality</a> & Dining Services](<a href=“http://www.placestoeat.uci.edu/convenience.php]Hospitality”>http://www.placestoeat.uci.edu/convenience.php)</p>
<p>Ah I never knew that was called C3…never purchased anything thing there.</p>
<p>i think i’m imagining the right place but i haven’t been there before either</p>
<p>can you use flexdine dollars at zot-no-go and C3 for non-food stuff?</p>
<p>you can buy anything you want at zot n go with the flex dine, and i’d assume it’s probably the same deal at c3</p>
<p>Albertson’s and Trader Joe’s are next to campus, easily walkable. A lot of students have cars, so it’s pretty easy to get rides to Target, Fashion Island, etc. You can also take the OCTA buses free with your ID card.</p>