How do I properly ask my roommate to bring a TV for our dorm?

College Life
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<p>So, I emailed my roommate and this is what he said</p>

<p>“I am looking forward to meeting you soon. Since I havent really seen the size of the room, I cant tell exactly what i will be buying to bring to the dorm. But as of now i will be bringing basic items for first couple of days and then we can figure out what other items we need. Thanks”</p>

<p>My parents won’t let me bring a TV because they think I will abuse it. And I don’t want to move in on the first day and find out he can’t come back to bring the TV. So, how do I properly ask him to bring a TV and he knows why I can’t bring one?</p>

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<p>Tell him you can’t bring a tv and was wondering if he could.</p>

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<p>Offer to pay for the fridge/microwave/whatever else and then say, “Since I will be paying for X, Y, Z I think it would be fair if you brought a T.V. Does that seem fair to you? Let me know if you have any problems with that”.</p>

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<p>Save up, buy a tv when you get there</p>

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<p>Just ask him straight up… Say “My parents won’t let me bring a TV freshman year. Was wondering if you were bringing one? If so I could bring my Xbox/PS3/DVDs, etc.”</p>

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<p>Be casual with him he’s your roommate lol.</p>

<p>“Hey man, wanna bring a TV? I’d bring mine but I can’t because my parents are crazy and think I’ll spend too much time on it. If you want I can get you a fridge or sth else though.”</p>

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<p>Simply tell him what you told us here. He’s your roommate, there will be a lot of occasions where being frank and direct would be the best way.</p>

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<p>I agree that is a good idea to just be direct, but I would make sure you are making it a fair deal by offering to purchase a different big ticket item, and I would make sure your roommate does not feel obligated since tvs are expensive and you really don’t NEED one-- you dont want to put your roommate in an awkward position if they can’t afford it or if their parents won’t pay for wants vs needs-- the only reason I have a tv is because we have a spare in the house, my parents would never have spent money on something like that. It would just be nice to have and your parents aren’t going for it, so if they are into the idea it would be great if they could bring it.</p>

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<p>“If you want to watch television, bring one.”</p>

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<p>You could always use hulu :slight_smile: it’s a great alternative and won’t be as much of a distraction</p>

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<p>Or a tv tuner card, device, etc. Windows media center + windows 7 + tv tuner = win!</p>