Your day at a glance
The booth goes outside the Dining Commons entrance. One contact for everything: Lauren Seo, 604 842 9754. Remember to record your name and your shift start and end times.
Call Lauren, introduce yourself to everyone on shift.
Cart, table, fruit, spin wheel, prizes. Full checklist in module 06. Photo the setup and send it to Lauren.
Engage, spin the wheel, quote the per-meal math, share your story. Take photos with permission and text them to Lauren.
Start clean-up in your last 20 minutes. Everything back on the cart and inside.
Tell Lauren you’re done, report any issues from the shift.
The three meal plans
All-you-care-to-eat at Dining Commons, valid one semester. Open to all SFU students. Required for East, West and North Towers and Courtyard residents, that’s your easiest sale. Townhouse, Shell House, McTaggart and Hamilton Hall residents can sign up voluntarily through MyPlace@SFU.
7 Day Platinum
- All you care to eat, 7 days a week
- $450 Dining Dollars for Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Mackenzie, Triple O’s & Discovery Café
- Unused Dining Dollars roll into next semester
7 Day Basic
- All you care to eat, 7 days a week
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner & midnight snacks
- About $11.65 a meal, roughly $32 a day
5 Day Basic
- All you care to eat, 5 days a week
- Choose Monday to Friday or Sunday to Thursday
- Great fit for weekday-on-campus students
How students buy
- Residents: sign up online via the Housing Portal, MyPlace@SFU. Tower and Courtyard residents start on the 7 Day Basic automatically.
- Non-residents: fillable request form. You have these at the booth.
- Value Packs: new.dineoncampus.ca/sfu
Who else buys
Staff and faculty buy too. Some students even buy Meal Memberships for visiting friends or family so everyone can eat together in the Dining Commons. Don’t screen anyone out.
Value Packs: what you’re selling today
A bundle of Dining Commons meals at a discount. Built for commuters and faculty. Use anytime within 1 year, shareable with friends & family, prices include tax. Your target today is 50 packs.
The Taster
$208.73 $18.98 per meal · $24.69 at the door Save up to 10%The Grazer
$455.37 $18.21 per meal · $24.69 at the door Save up to 15%The Regular
$860.88 $17.22 per meal · $24.69 at the door Save up to 22% · best valueDoor rates: the number that closes the deal
One walk-in dinner costs $24.69. Quote it next to the pack’s per-meal price and let the math sell. And remember: the Dining Commons is open 24 hours during the Fall and Spring terms, Canada’s first 24/7 university dining facility.
| Meal | Door rate | With Regular pack |
|---|---|---|
| Breakfast 6 to 10:30 am | $17.39 | $17.22 any meal |
| Lunch 10:30 am to 5 pm | $24.69 | |
| Dinner 5 to 10 pm | $24.69 | |
| Late night 10 pm to 6 am | $21.89 |
SFU/FIC ID card at the door = $5 discount. Prices valid Fall ’26 to Summer ’27. Packs sold at new.dineoncampus.ca/sfu. Allow 48 hours for Value Packs and Dining Dollars to be processed.
Promo code VPBS, say it every time 🎁
Every Value Pack bought between September 1 and September 30, 2026 comes with a free gift, but only if the buyer enters promo code VPBS at checkout. Say the code, spell it out, and watch them type it in before they pay.
Enter promo code VPBS at checkout to receive the gift.
Enter promo code VPBS at checkout to receive the gift.
Enter promo code VPBS at checkout to receive the gift.
Every Value Pack buyer also gets a chance to win a $100 SFU Bookstore gift card. No promo code means no gift, so always check that VPBS is in the box before they hit pay. Offer runs September 1 to September 30, 2026.
How to sell it
Open with a question, hit them with the math, close with the free gift and promo code VPBS. Here’s the whole play.
⚡ Match them to a plan in 5 seconds
Tap the situation your student is in and get the plan plus the exact line to say.
Discovery questions to ask before you pitch
Storytelling starters: your experience is the product
Objection handling: say your answer, then tap to check
Benefits to sprinkle in
13 stations, zero repetition
“What kind of food do they even have?” is the #1 question you’ll get. Name three stations from memory and you sound like you eat there daily.
Run the booth
Hours are 9:30 am to 4:00 pm outside the Dining Commons. Your six jobs come first, then the checklists. They save on this device, so you can tick them off live during your shift.
Ask students if they’re on a meal membership. Educate on memberships, Value Packs and Dining Dollars.
Talk about your own campus dining experience and how your plan made it better.
Use the spin wheel, samples and prizes to pull people in.
Turn interactions into sales and new dining plan users.
Ask permission first, then text booth photos to Lauren at 604 842 9754.
Thank them for their time. Everyone leaves with a good impression, sale or not.
Booth setup
During your shift
Closing shift · take-down
Rules & FAQ
The policy details students actually ask about. Know these cold.
- ID required: swipe your SFU student card every time you enter Dining Commons.
- Non-transferable: plans and Dining Dollars can’t move to another student’s card.
- Personal consumption only: Dining Commons food is for you.
- Dine-in only. Exceptions for students with classes on other campuses. Check with the Dining Commons team.
- Valid one semester: start of term until 1:00 pm the day after the last exam day.
- Platinum rollover: leftover Dining Dollars carry into the following semester.
- Late sign-ups: payment due within one week of signing up. The plan activates after payment.
- Prorated: plans added after week 3 of term are prorated.
- Refunds: until Nov 1 (Fall), Mar 1 (Spring), Jul 1 (Summer). Prorated weekly, credited to goSFU.
I couldn’t answer a student’s question. What do I do?
A student wants a refund because they’re leaving school.
“I have a meal membership. Can I switch to a different one?”
Where do students buy Value Packs?
Earn your Booth-Ready badge
Seven questions. Score 6+ and you’re certified booth-ready. 🏅
