Have you ever lost your student ID? Most of us try not to lose it because we don’t want to pay $25 for a new one or because we need it to park in Binkley.

However, that’s not all that little piece of plastic is useful for. Your student ID can help you save a lot of money at several popular stores.

Looking for new clothes?

J. Crew and its sister store Madewell offer students 15 percent off their entire in-store purchases if they show store associates their student IDs.

Club Monaco ups that discount by offering 20 percent off all purchases with a valid college ID.

Some of these stores offer other perks as well. Club Monaco offers free alterations on almost all of its clothes, saving you up to $10 for each piece of clothing.

Popular clothing store Banana Republic offers 15 percent off to students as well. Remember these discounts only apply to in-store purchases and not anything purchased online.

How about something for your apartment or dorm? Even while furnishing your living space, you can save a chunk of money.

Although most people choose IKEA because the furniture there is easy on the wallet, Pier 1 offers 15 percent off for students to organize their rooms.

Another way for students to save some money is to use Amazon Prime.

This type of account provides Amazon’s premier service to students free for the first year and half price ($39) for each of the following years.

Amazon Prime gives students free two-day shipping on most items, one free Kindle book rental each month and unlimited streaming of several hundred movies and television shows.

With this, you can even buy textbooks for up to 90 percent off and receive free shipping.

Feeling hungry?

There are tons of student discounts given at fast food joints.

Around campus, we have Chipotle and Chick-fil-A, both of which give a free drink with your purchase and a valid student ID.

Even some Subways, Burger Kings and Buffalo Wild Wings give students 10 percent off their total purchases; however, this is only at select locations, so call the location nearest to you to find out if it offers this discount.

Even getting a laptop or software for your laptop has never been more affordable due to student discounts. HP, Dell and Sony each give students special discounts of up to $330 when you buy their laptops.

Additionally, Adobe and Microsoft both give students up to 70 percent off for software; Adobe’s student discount cuts its software package prices from $1,899 to $449.

If there is anything to gain from this, it is that losing your student ID costs more than you think.

If you do happen to misplace it, maybe now you will consider spending the $25 to get a new one.