Anyone feeling overwhelmed with getting your child ready for September?

redbluegoldgreen
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:21:56 +0000

Cameo reminded me that in addition to our BS having a service you pay for (started by an alumnus) to store boxes locally, there is also a vendor that will take your seniors’ boxes and ship them to their college, so you can avoid taking any stuff home, if you so choose. Just jettison the tired, worn items. Our school has a depository in each dorm for Good Will at the end of the year and storage for seniors to bequeath good items like bookcases or couches to underclassman. I was so impressed to see the list of colleges available for shipping. Unfortunately, all of the colleges were East Coast schools, so my son who is now a Freshman at a West Coast school was out of luck…but still I will be tempted if DD #2 chooses an East Coast College…very convenient.

Our plan for DS was to fly out with a couple suitcases and purchase everything including bedding, towels, printer, etc at a local Target, Bed Bath & Beyond and Best Buy. It worked great! All those brand stores had a list from all the colleges for what students needed. They had a lot of their merchandise right at the curb ready to stow in your trunk of your rental for drivebys, AND you could even purchase items online ahead of time and they bundled them for you and had them ready for you when you pulled up to the front door. Unbelievably easy…but going back to the OP,
with one now in College and one back at BS…it is a little sad. Sigh…can’t wait til next summer!..Or better still Thanksgiving. DS originally thought he would stay at college…he just called a little while ago saying after carefully reviewing his syllabi and schedule, he will indeed be traveling back home for Turkey Day! We must have raised him right. :)