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Dorm Room Essentials
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items This list has all the things that ALL incoming college freshmen should get to enjoy their time in their dorm room and make it feel more like home!
A mini fridge is one of the biggest things you will need for your dorm so that way you can store all of your food and snacks in there!
Mini Fridges
Any type of air purifier is essential for college dorm rooms, so that way you can clean the air out a bit, and also lower the chances of you getting sick.
Air Purifier
BEDDING!! Make sure you check and see what size your dorm bed is, but most standard dorm beds are Twin XL!
Twin/Twin XL Microfiber Sheet Set - Room Essentials™: Polyester, Peached, OEKO-TEX Certified, 3pc
These towels from Target have many great amazing reviews! They come in a variety of different colors and sizes, and they are also reasonably priced!
Everyday Bath Towel
MATTRESS TOPPER IS A MUST! Dorm beds are not comfortable, so buying a mattress topper is essential to prevent back pain and to allow you to have a good nights rest. These come in different heights, so you may want to decide what height you think you ...
Memory Foam Mattress Topper
Noise Cancelling headphones are a must have in college, especially if you are living with a roommate and are studying late at night, or if your walking to class and you want to listen to some music along with your walk!
Beats Headphones
Stain remover is essential for those stuck on stains that won't come out of your clothes through the regular washing cycle. Spray some of this onto the stain and watch the spray do it magic!
Shout Triple-Acting Stain Remover Spray - 22 fl oz
An Airtag or a small tracking device like this is very important to have, especially to put on easy to lose things like your keys and wallet, but you can also put one in your backpack to ensure you know where it is in case you loose it or worst comes...
Apple AirTag
A surge protector is ESSENTIAL for your dorm room because most dorms come with 2-3 outlets, so having these extra plugs will be a major life saver when you realize that a lot of things need to be plugged in!
Surge Protector Power Strip
These bags will come in handy when moving into your college dorm because it minimizes the amount of trips you are going to have to make to the recylce and trash! My tip is since these are so popular now a days, tie a piece of fabric or ribbon onto ea...
Heavy Duty Large Moving Bags
A rotating organizer can be very useful for not only the girls and all of their makeup and skincare products and perfumes, but it can also be good for us guys as we can use it to put things like our cologne, body care skincare, and much more!
Rotating Hygiene/Makeup Organizer
A large trash can. You will not regret this because a bigger trash can means you get to make less trips to the trash, and its also going to save you money in the long run when you don't have to keep buying trash bags.
simplehuman 50L Semi-Round Step Trash Can
A water bottle brush is often forgotten about when moving into a college dorm. Getting a water bottle brush is essential to help you stay healthy and prevent you from getting sick all because of your water bottle!
Bottle Brush Cleaner Set
A desk mirror is great to have, especially if you have a roommate so you aren't hogging the bathroom sink while trying to get ready in the morning or get ready for an event!
LED Vanity Mirror with Lights
Don't forget to get a microwave! This allows you to expand the variety of food you can make in your dorm, while also saving money on constantly buying outside food!
BLACK+DECKER Digital Microwave Oven
FANS ARE A MUST! Whether you like sleeping with the fan on at night, or your dorm room has no ac, a fan will help you!
Fan