Quick Questions Thread - Page 6

shoebox10 · 08-06-2007, 11:07 PM

Don't buy the fridge through the school, it's a ripoff. As well as the rug. Instead, look at Lowes/Home Depot/etc for the fridge and get one with a separate freezer compartment (very handy). As for the carpet, I remember when I moved in Lowes had a ton on sale. Or you could check IKEA/BB&B/target now.

One thing about college: try to avoid buying things through the school as much as possible (fridges, books, rugs, supplies, etc). They're always overpriced, whether it be a few bucks or hundreds.

septembermom · 08-07-2007, 07:17 AM

Zimmer- We were all excited with the $99.00 frig. at Linen's and Things. Went to local store yesterday and there was a big sign on door saying the frig. was not available. Friend in CT was told the same thing. She even called down to where son is attending college and there local store said it wasn't available. If you guys got one-you were lucky. Might do the micro though-they had a ton of those instock.
I agree with you too about letting the kids take over some of the shopping. Sometimes you don't miss what you don't have!

Shoebox-Thanks so much for the insight. We also thought micro/frig. was way overpriced. If you rented and split cost between 2 students-it wasn't so tough to take. Think we will take your advice and head to local Lowe's or other stores for carpet once we get to Blacksburg.

chuy · 08-07-2007, 08:09 AM

There's a Lowe's and Walmart over in Christiansburg so you can buy whatever you forget to bring or just want to not have to take up there. For those not familiar with the area Christiansburg is very close to Blacksburg. There's even a free (for students) bus that runs over there. I don't believe there is any large store like Lowes actually in Bburg (or really many large stores period, yet. It's a major issue right now whether to allow large "big box" stores to build in Bburg or not, but that's a whole seperate issue) but like I said, Christiansburg is close by.

compgeek · 08-07-2007, 05:44 PM

Also a Target over there too.

morethanever · 08-07-2007, 06:55 PM

any1 who knows,

the textbook requirement for engineering exploration Class 1024 is called E-source Virginia tech 2007, by Lohani...is the available only through the school?

chuy · 08-07-2007, 08:30 PM

Yeah, you probably won't be able to find that anywhere else. It's a book written by VT for VT.

skimmingdish · 08-10-2007, 10:15 AM

Does anyone know if there is a cable/tv drop in each bedroom in the suites?

chuy · 08-10-2007, 10:32 AM

That's an excellent question. I believe that they do, but I can't say for sure. If you email one of the residential life people from vt.edu they'll be able to tell you for sure.

Zimmer07 · 08-10-2007, 03:21 PM

Sorry about the fridge disappointment, Septembermom. I learned my lesson from you though - s wanted a particular tv and I checked store availability online. I found it at only one store (they had 3 instock) and called to ask them to hold one for him. When he got there, it was the last one left.

FWIW, we missed out on the fridge as well. They'll come back around, no big deal.

MauriceAF · 03-31-2008, 03:04 AM

I'm a big music fan, as most of the people on the campus might be (I'm coming to tech this fall as a freshman by the way). Do you typically have problems with the noise/vibrations, are the walls flimsy or thin is probably a better question.

Another thing I noted on the campus site was the "No Mug" policy... ha? I'm not sure what they mean by that, other than people can't have coffee mugs. I hope I'm somehow misinterpreting this. And speaking of coffee, do people get their fix at the local/campus shops or in the dorms? And of course, there should be no problem with bringing a coffee machine right (Coffee carafe/espresso combo)?

As for the food, do people usually eat at the shops? I plan on eating there of course, I have to brag to my buddies about the food. I do like cooking though, and I know this is a little more economical so any feed back regarding that would be great.
Great site by the way, before i found this i was getting ready to by a book through college *******... this works much better.

chuy · 03-31-2008, 10:50 AM

You can't listen to music loudly in the dorms. Your RA will warn you and if you ignore them he can write you up and you can get into trouble. The "No Mug" policy, if you're talking about what I think you're talking about, isn't something you have to worry about. It is a licensing thing, and unless you plan on making beer mugs with the VT logo on them you're fine. The other "No Mug" policy is that you can't bring your own cups or mugs to the dining halls to drink out of.

Theres a coffee shop on campus called deets and several (in my opinion better) ones right off of campus. I don't know if you're allowed to use a coffee maker in the dorms. I would guess no but you can bring a coffee maker and use it in the kitchen.

Yeah, most people eat in the dining halls. We have kitchens but it's hit or miss as to whether you'll be near one with your dorm room or not.

MauriceAF · 03-31-2008, 05:57 PM

I'd like to keep a mental note of those coffee houses. As you might be able to tell I like coffee, so any recommendations would be great. I am kind of iffy on sharing my coffee machine, maybe I'll get myself a cheap small one instead. This is probably because of where I live and my perception of students in the area (El Cajon in San Diego).

I don't planon making VT beer mugs... never been too into beer anyway.

One more question for now. Have you heard of swap tree(dot)com? Dunno if it's reliable and worth looking into or not.

SSB · 04-02-2008, 06:21 PM

Do you know anything about how highly regarded the chemistry department is? My major is currently chemical engineering but i might switch to chemistry later on and I was wondering if it was worth it to pay out of state tuition for chemistry.

chuy · 04-02-2008, 08:36 PM

Maurice: You wouldn't necessarily have to share it, you'd just have to carry it to and from the kitchen every day you wanted to make coffee. Blue Ridge (I think is the name) is a little bit off campus and is really good, and the Daily Grind is right off campus and I've heard it's good. There's another place at the Alumni Mall but I think the other two are better.

Never heard of swaptree.

chuy · 05-28-2008, 02:39 PM

Bumping this thread, it has a lot of good answers to a lot of questions in it.