University employees can access shopping discounts in four ways:
- CAMbens Discounts, which provides discounts at thousands of retailers in the UK
- TOTUM card
- University card in selected local stores
- Costco membership
CAMbens Discounts
CAMbens Discounts is an exclusive shopping discount scheme for University employees.
To register with CAMbens Discounts, you'll need to provide your payroll number, date of birth and home postcode. This is to confirm your eligibility and for security purposes should you wish to withdraw cash back or request changes to your details in the future.
For more information about the scheme, you can:
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check our guide on the CAMbens discounts scheme (opens in a PDF)
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browse the Frequently Asked Questions about the scheme (opens in a PDF)
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call the CAMbens Discounts helpline on 0203 780 1891, open Monday to Friday between 8am and 8pm, and Saturday and Sunday between 10am and 4pm (except Christmas Day)
TOTUM card
As a staff member of the University of Cambridge, you can buy a TOTUM Student+ membership for £14.99 a year. With the membership, you get the TOTUM card that you can use to get discounts at thousands of high street and online stores, eateries, subscriptions and various other channels. You can also download the TOTUM mobile app to ensure you get the most out of your card by notifying you of nearby offers and exclusive deals. Signing up is easy and guidance is available on the TOTUM website.
If you have any questions, you can email us at enquiries@cambridgesu.co.uk.
Local Deals Scheme
The University of Cambridge is committed to supporting local businesses. You can check a summary of the discounts available (opens on internal page) at businesses in and around Cambridge. We make every effort to ensure that the details posted there are correct but please check with the business before purchase.
Information for businesses
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CAMbens Discounts, our national staff discounts, are managed through our discount provider Reward Gateway. To become a partner, visit the Reward Gateway website. Discounts are available for our staff.
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CAMbens Local Deals Scheme - If you are a local business and would like to appear on our page as offering a Local Discount for staff, please email us at hrreward@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Local businesses will need to be within 20 miles of Great St Mary’s church in central Cambridge. Cafés, restaurant, clothing, technology, homewares, gyms, financial and legal services and transport providers are all acceptable businesses. All retailer offers will be reviewed by the Head of Reward.
Costco Membership
University of Cambridge employees are eligible to join Costco's Gold Star membership (opens in a PDF). Costco Wholesale UK offers great savings on thousands of quality products at the lowest possible price at all UK locations and over 795 worldwide. Costco also offers a variety of convenient member services such as Optical, Tyre Sales and Fitting, Food Court, Personalised Sheet Cakes and a pre-order system from the Service Deli.
The annual Gold Star membership costs £42.00 (including VAT), which includes a membership card for you, and a complimentary card for a spouse or domestic partner living at the same address.
All membership cards are valid immediately, and enable you to shop at any Costco warehouse location worldwide. The closest locations to Cambridge are Milton Keynes and Stevenage. To find out more, visit the Costco website.