TV in Dorms Question? & another dumb Question

geezermom
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:45:20 +0000

I’d recommend getting there a day early to shop, so you’re ready to roll on move-in day. Or stop in St. Louis, do your shopping there, and drive on to Columbia. My S (a soph.) and I made a quick trip to Walmart on the afternoon of move-in day last August. They were madly restocking shelves, but it was pretty crazy there, and we couldn’t find what he needed. In contrast, the previous day in suburban St. Louis was a breeze. The key to dorm shopping is to be conservative. Your D can always go out later and get additional stuff she needs. They really don’t need a ton of bedding and towels–and storage space in some of those dorm rooms is pretty limited. My S had a complete personality change in college: He doesn’t mind doing laundry! (It helps that he’s in an apartment this year.)