The cashier sees an expired student card, a photo of one on a phone, or hears a confident "I'm a student". Refuse and you upset a customer; accept and the discount goes to someone who should not have it. You have asked them to be a verification officer, and that is not their job. The discount is not the problem. Where the check happens is.
Student discounts are wanted, so why do they get abused
Students search for student discounts by name: "خصم الطلاب ابل" (Apple student discount) about 590 times a month, "خصم الطلاب جرير" (Jarir student discount) 320 and "وقت اللياقة خصم الطلاب" (Fitness Time student discount) 110, according to Serpstat. The demand is real. But the better the discount, the more people try to get it without being a student.
Three common methods, and the flaw in each
| Method | How it is abused | Who pays |
|---|---|---|
| A student ID card | Expired, a graduate's, or an older brother's | The cashier, who has no way to check it |
| A photo of the card | Sent round a group and used dozens of times | Your margin |
| A student discount code | Posted on coupon sites within days | Your full price, because everyone uses it |
Verify before the discount: a currently enrolled student
On tiswa for Business no one sees your offer before we confirm they are currently enrolled at their university. Verification is tied to one phone and re-checked over time. After that the student shows a live pass at your counter with a code that changes every 30 seconds, so photos and screenshots do not work. The account is tied to one phone and moves to another only after 24 hours, so a pass cannot be lent to a friend the same day.
What is left for the cashier
- Scan the pass from any phone. If it is accepted the discount is valid; if not, there is no discount.
- No judging photos, expiry dates or the customer's word.
- If a student has a problem, they sort it out in the app, not with your staff.
For several branches and for online store codes, read one student offer in every branch and leaked discount codes.
Your next step
You now know why the card, the photo and the word all fail, and that the fix is a check that comes before the discount. The application takes a minute, your page is live in under a week.