To think this is cheeky ?

[Grapefruitstars]

School mum I know vaguely as our kids are friendly. We went out once and I mentioned I could get a reduction on tjr food due to my job. Now she's texting asking me for voucher codes for shops etc. I've ignored her.

oh fat fingers! I thought it was a specific type of food.

Anyway, no - don't give them your code. That code is your reward for doing a difficult and not particularly well paid job - she doesn't do that so she doesn't get the code.

Alternatively, if there is something you want from her, I'd give her the code. But I wouldn't be giving it unless there was something in it for me so no YANBU.

Blue light codes are not meant to be shared. It's in the t&c of the card and sharing codes is part of the reason companies stop offering discounts. Just tell her that, problem solved.

No i don't think it's cheeky.

She's asked, that's fine.
You don't want to share and that's fine too.

Yes cheeky. Perfectly fine to say no

She is cheeky for asking though. I mean, it's part of your pay, part of your pay package.

It's like if your employer gives you an extra 2% into your pension and someone asks if they can have 1% of it lol. Yeah it's cheeky. It's part of your pay and it belongs to you.

How is it not cheeky? She barely knows the OP and is now asking for discounts.

Thats incredibly cheeky by any standard!

I have a blue light card ( carer) and I didn’t think that they were transferable, due to having to sign up AND PAY an annual fee, I presumed that they could only be used by the person who is entitled to the discount. Personally I don’t think that you are being mean or whatever else people have said, she is being cheeky.

Gosh, people are really struggling right now to feed their families or give the odd treat at a price they can afford.

If the discounts are allowed to be spread around and it costs you nothing then why not? Everybody wins. The restaurants/suppliers get new customers in, initially at low margin but often end up making more money. You get to be a good person. They get discounts.

If they should not be transferred or it limits your own use, then of course you can say no.

But why on earth shouldn't she ask? There is no obvious cost for you, so she's not asking you to sacrifice anything

I know you said that the discounts are transferable OP, but I have blue light discount and I think I recall seeing somewhere on the app that you are supposed to report to them if you see any codes being leaked?

So I’m not actually sure if they are transferable? However that being said, if someone is ordering something online and using the code then the retailer wouldn’t know either way anyway.

@Grapefruitstars it's massively cheeky and OOO.
The idea behind blue light, service and teachers discounts etc is to give those workers something back. I support you in not sharing the code x

OP BLC is something you can apply for and pay a fee for, if you have can prove you have a qualifying job.
The codes aren't transferable, it's literally on the first page of their app.
She is one CF. Carry on ignoring her.

She doesn't barely know the OP. You don't go out for meals with someone you barely know.

It's not part of my pay 😂 as a previous poster said. I get it because I work for a particular organisation, it's not a staff discount.

I let people use my BLC discount. I wouldn't mention it to anyone if I wasn't happy to share with them. I'd say something like, "oh I saw a discount online for here, we can save 20%" or something along those lines.

It's not cheeky to ask. It would be cheeky to pressure OP once she'd said no.

It is cheeky to ask.
But it is also a strange thing to tell people, unless you are going to offer them the codes.

I don't think Blue Light is supposed to be transferable but I was at a Burger King and saw some teens trying to work out what they had enough to buy between them. They were paying with cash so I offered them to use my Blue Light card to get my discount. I didn't even know them but it took nothing away from me and helped them out.

It’s your own fault. You offered to share them with her. What do you expect. I thought it was going to be something exclusive. But Bluelight. Everyone and their dog has it. And they share the codes all the time. On social media you will frequently get a poster saying this is the code for something if it’s a popular or particularly good one. And anyway. You offered.

You're not allowed to share blue light codes. They specifically say that on the terms and conditions and often on their social media.

See...

I offered when we were out as a group. Not to give her codes as and when. Different.

Give her a false code and then laugh maniacally at the thought of her crushing humiliation in the queue at Nando’s.

I agree OP. You are right - and in my experience if you say yes then there's always a follow on - "can you help book?, can you get us XX?, it was crap can we have a refund but we need you to help?, can you get it for my sister/friend/boyfriend?" It never stops.
Your job, your perk.
(You shared it when you were with her - that was kind - but it's different)

Definitely worth it, I use mine all the time.

If it was a one off I'd give her it if she was struggling, otherwise no.. imagine constantly getting texts for the codes.
I've been told in a shop that I have to be buying to get the discount.

Exactly.. businesses sign up knowing there's a limited number of people who will use it.

She quite clearly said she used it when they were out as a group. At no point has she said she has offered to share, quite the opposite.

I am guessing you too would ask, which I think is a weirdly entitled thing to do!

Blue Light Card specifically say that you can’t share codes and have banned people from the platform for doing so

Maybe OP could send these screenshots to her ‘friend’ and just say she can’t risk losing her own (paid) membership with BLC