<p>D was lucky enough to get a single; the downside is that she’ll have to supply everything herself. Her school does not seem to have a fridge rental program. They do allow microwaves in the rooms. She and her dad are flying in so will have to purchase these items between the airport and the school. Has someone seen a particularly good deal on a dorm size fridge and microwave? So far I’ve looked at Kmart, Target, Circuit City, etc.</p>
<p>costco has very low prices on those 2 items</p>
<p>Nice micro we found at Sears. Can’t remember the price…less than $40.00 anyway.</p>
<p>Fridge we got was $99.00 at Home Depot 3.6 Cu Ft. We thought it was a good buy.</p>
<p>If you were at my yard sale both could be had for $25.</p>
<p>very often those can be bought from current students for $10-20. Try the school LJ community if there is one.</p>
<p>Found good selections and prices at Lowes.</p>
<p>2 ideas:
Check the CraigsList for the college community; there may be something there. Also check the website for the college newspaper; there may be classifieds.</p>
<p>A microwave is no problem. You can find a small unit almost anywhere for a reasonable cost. We found it more difficult to find a suitable, small refrigerator. Most of the small units have a very small freezer compartment with an aluminum compartment with a plastic door. They do a very poor job of keeping anything frozen and they frost up quickly. When that happens, the freezer door usually breaks. We finally found a small unit with completely separate freezer and refrig sections. My D went the entire year without any frost build up. The smallest cheap units are about $100. I believe we paid about $175. I found the unit at Lowe’s after trying 4 other stores.</p>
<p>Got S’s f4ridge at Sam’s Club for around $100. He’s used it alot, but hasn’t been happy with it. GE brand, rated pretty well with Consumer Reports. Don’t know if his complaints are valid or if he just expected more than it could deliver (or mistreated it :))</p>
<p>It’s true it’s much easier to find the microwave anywhere. If I were you I’d consider ordering the fridge online from a place that will let you do local pick-up when you arrive to save your H & D from having to shop all over (maybe Sears, Circuit City, or even BestBuy?)</p>
<p>We purchased D’s minifridge from Circuit City. They are running a special, $3.99 for delivery on your entire order, so I had it shipped to D’s school. Much easier to pick it up at school than to have to bring it with us.</p>
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