Storage case for dorms?

College Life
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<p>I’m going to MSU this fall and i don’t know how many storage case and boxes and stuff I should buy for my dorm room. </p>

<p>I’m talking about stuff like this
[Walmart.com:</a> Sterilite 3-Drawer Wide Cart, White: Storage & Organization](<a href=“http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-3-Drawer-Wide-Cart-White/8282897]Walmart.com:”>http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-3-Drawer-Wide-Cart-White/8282897)</p>

<p>[Walmart.com:</a> Sterilite 64-Quart Latch Box Green Glaze, Set of 6: Storage & Organization](<a href=“http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-64-Qt-Latch-Box-Green-Glaze-Set-of-6/13376577]Walmart.com:”>http://www.walmart.com/ip/Sterilite-64-Qt-Latch-Box-Green-Glaze-Set-of-6/13376577)</p>

<p>[Walmart.com:</a> Whitmor Black Wire Storage Cubes, Set of 4: Storage & Organization](<a href=“http://www.walmart.com/ip/Whitmor-Black-Wire-Storage-Cubes-Set-of-4/5005199]Walmart.com:”>http://www.walmart.com/ip/Whitmor-Black-Wire-Storage-Cubes-Set-of-4/5005199)</p>

<p>[Walmart.com:</a> Mainstays Storage Combo Set, Fucshia Pink: Kids’ & Teen Rooms](<a href=“http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Bathroom-Organizer-and-Laundry-Bag-Set-Fuchsia/14170709]Walmart.com:”>http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Bathroom-Organizer-and-Laundry-Bag-Set-Fuchsia/14170709)</p>

<p>Is all that even necessary and if how many should i get??
i’m a girl btw.</p>

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<p>Also a girl: back when I lived in a dorm (I live an apartment now) I used to use those and, in my opinion, they’re a great to have.
I had about three. One I kept extra blankets and sheets in, and kept it under my bed. Another was one of those stackable ones that have the pull-out drawers and I kept various things in there: from toiletries like toothbrushes and soaps and such, and
towels to make-up and jewelry and some other random things. </p>

<p>The last one I kept my valuables in (it was a footlocker with a lock) like my wallets, some DVDs or game system, etc. </p>

<p>I highly recommend getting them. They have a lot of uses for them. </p>

<p>Plus they’re great to have for move-in and move-out days. I always packed all my stuff in the trunks–even my television–so when I moved in and out (for the most part) all I really had to carry were the trunks. </p>

<p>And anything that didn’t fit in the trunk that had to be packed loose in the car (after I empty the trunk on the first trip in) I could just toss in and drag the trunk back toy dorm. </p>

<p>I also suggest trying to get storage cases with wheels for the above reason.</p>

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<p>Forgot to add: for actual boxes try to get collapsable boxes to save on car space when moving in.
I bought a bunch from Bed Bath and Beyond that fold flat; plus they had a bunch of cute colors and designs.</p>

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<p>Can you go shopping after you have moved in? It’s hard to estimate what you will need and have space for (!) ahead of time.</p>

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<p>Also forgot to add (sorry, I swear this is the last one):</p>

<p>I used one of my larger trunks as like a broke student’s coffee table and tossed a small table runner over it. It worked out great.</p>

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<p>I suggest you go shopping for stuff like this afterwards… Unless you have alredy seen the room and know how much closet space and drawers you have.</p>