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College Necessities 📌🎓✏️
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items Freshmen year can be scary - here are some things to make your life a bit easier.
Depending on your dorm, sometimes your laundromat will be on a completely different floor. No one wants to haul their duvet in a hamper that does not have wheels. Very inexpensive and durable!
BR Rolling Hamper White with Daydream Green Handles - Brightroom
You need a good umbrella on those days you need to walk from class because the bus is running too slow due to the rain.
Golf Umbrella
Please please please stock up on Midol. During finals you can get very stressed out which may throw off your period or make you have more cramps. Plus always a great opportunity to make friends if you are the one person on your floor with Midol.
Midol® Complete
You will probably get at max two dressers in your dorm room. This is a great space saver.
3 Tier Utility Cart White - Brightroom™: Portable Rolling Storage with Wheels, Universal Organization, No Assembly Required
You will probably want a somewhere to sit that isn’t your desk or bed. Or you simply have friends over and need a please for them to sit. This is always super fun and cute for dorms.
Big Joe Joey Bean Bag Chair, Plush, Kids/Teens, 2.5ft, Gray - Walmart.com
Dorms are nasty and cleaning is sometimes a hassle. This is super handy when you have messes.
Clorox Bleach-Free Disinfecting and Cleaning Wipes, 35 Count Each, 3 Pack
A good water bottle is a necessity! Most times your campus has plenty of water fountains for bottles. I specifically recommend the hydro flask since it does not have a straw exposed to the air.
Insulated & Stainless Steel Water Bottles
Very necessary!
DayQuil™ and NyQuil™ Cough, Cold & Flu Relief LiquiCaps™ Co-Pack
Please do not pass out from heat exhaustion during the beginning of the fall semester or a frat party loll especially if your college is in the South.
JSSH Portable Mini Handheld Fan Necklace Fan 3 Speeds Hanging Neck Cooling Fan Wireless Portable Charger Small Fan Personal Fan USB Rechargeable
You never know when you need batteries.
AA Batteries - 10pk Alkaline Battery - up&up™
Those beds will ruin your back. Get ahead of it by buying a mattress topper. Please note that you don’t need a super expensive one either.
2/3 Inch Cooling Gel Memory Foam Mattress Topper for Back Pain Relief – Twin, Twin XL, Full, Queen, King – Pressure Relieving, Breathable, CertiPUR-US Certified - Walmart.com
Always good to have clean water on hand!
Brita Extra Large Ultramax 27 Cup Black Filtered Water Dispenser with 1 Standard Filter
Sometimes you’re over dining hall food or you have leftovers that need to be reheated - great to have an air fryer on hand.
So Yummy by bella 2qt Air Fryer Navy: 1200W Electric Fryer, Dishwasher-Safe Parts, 1-Year Warranty, 4lb Capacity
This will get out any tough stains on clothing, carpet, etc.
Folex 36 oz. Instant Carpet Spot Remover Carpet Cleaner FSR36