packing.

superstarr567 · 08-21-2007, 07:39 PM

so im a girl from san francisco, going all the way to new york for college. i just started packing (i leave in ten days), and i have a lot of stuff.

so i was wondering, whats a good amount of stuff to bring...in terms of suitcases and boxes that is.

i have four bigish suitcases and im shipping over two boxes of stuff. but in that is everything i will need...im not waiting to get anything in new york, i figured i might as well just get EVERYTHING here where my parents will pay for it.

so is four suitcases and two boxes unreasonable?

URichmond2010 · 08-21-2007, 08:07 PM

Aren't you going to be paying penalties for extra suitcases? Which may or may not be a concern.

My roommate last year was from Oregon and she flew to VA, but she also came with her mom and a sister, so they could take some of her bags. She shipped a couple of big boxes, and I think she came with...maybe two massive suit cases and a duffel?

superstarr567 · 08-21-2007, 08:10 PM

my mom and dad are both coming with me. so we will divide up the suitcases...which arent massive, just...big.

frostburg2010 · 08-21-2007, 09:57 PM

If they'll be there, then can't they buy you stuff there? You'll waste more money paying for boxes to be shipped, especially if they are heavy.

Are these 4 actual suitcases or are they duffle bags that can be crunched down in the back of your closet? I hope it's the latter because if they are suitcases that are huge and have wheels and all that, it will be hell trying to find a place for the 1 or 2 that you'll keep with you. I'm assuming that your parents would need suitcases for the clothes they bring for themselves and will take a couple of these giant suitcases back to SF with them. If that's the plan, then it should work. If you intend to keep all of your luggage at school, then I advise that you cut it down to 1 giant suitcase and a couple of duffles that can be stuffed in the suitcase during the year.

superstarr567 · 08-21-2007, 10:14 PM

nope. they are taking all the suitcases home with them, and i am keeping one small duffel bag with me. and they could buy stuff for me there, but i didnt want to risk not being able to get everything in the one day before i move in. so i got it here when i had plenty of time to run around getting everything.

frostburg2010 · 08-23-2007, 01:17 AM

If they are taking all the giant suitcases, then you have nothing to worry about; take as much clothing and stuff as you have space for

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