<p>^ Correct. That is where they are for Old Campus. I think the kids can see when they are availabel via a website.
If there are some in Farnam, K1 didn’t use those.</p>
<p>HoorayHooray
On allowance…it will depend on what you student spends on fun…</p>
<p>Our student bought books via Amazon and some at campus bookstore if pressed for time. That went on my AmEx.</p>
<p>Since meals are available 7 days a week with the meal plan-our student RARELY ate out–usually an egg sandwich or snack from GHeavan. </p>
<p>Haircuts were about the only other expense.</p>
<p>And some team/athletic gear since our student is a scholar-athlete and the team does some other gear beyond what the U provides.</p>
<p>Our student has team commitments 6 days a week in fall and 7 days a week in spring. So no trips to NYC etc. or weekends away. </p>
<p>Also our student has a decent wardrobe and is not high maintenance. So there wasn’t lots of shopping for clothes etc going on…</p>
<p>Laundry - with a load of lights, darks, towels, bedding (lots of athletic gear)…I think K1 ran at on avg 3 loads (wash/dry) per week.</p>
<p>I read some bad press on the Purell laundry sheets. Great idea, but several parents on CC said they don’t get the clothes clean & fresh. Does anyone know how well those Tide Pods work? That seems like it might be so much easier that lugging a big bottle of liquid detergent down to the laundry room & back.</p>
<p>Thanks for the laundry info and other budget thoughts.</p>
<p>I have a question for those of you whose students buy cheaper textbooks through Amazon and use Amazon Prime. Are the cheaper prices you are referencing just the Amazon list price for the textbook, and is that usually cheaper than the bookstore price? Or are your kids buying used or used/like new from third party sellers on Amazon. If it’s the latter, isn’t it true that you can’t use Amazon Prime with third party sellers?</p>
<p>Just trying to decide if it is worth it to get the Prime membership, or if my kid will mostly be saving $ by buying from used sellers. Or do those third parties take too long to get the books to you?</p>
<p>I believe that a student can get an Amazon Student Prime membership at no cost which includes free shipping. </p>
<p>It’s not possible for me to predict whether a student will order more books from 3-rd party resellers or directly from Amazon – I think it varies a great deal by major. Classes that use expensive textbooks are typically basic science and math, econ, music theory/history. Also intro language.</p>
<p>Many literature and history /poli-sci-type classes have longer reading lists comprising mostly trade paperbacks. And then there are course-packs. And on-line course-packs. Endless variations and possibilities.</p>
<p>But the Amazon Student Prime account, if still available, is fantastic.</p>
<p>My daughter did very well with Amazon Prime…now her sister is getting it free and they will use her account. The 39.00 isn’t bad though and the 2 day shipping was very helpful.</p>
<p>Unless I’m wrong, Prime can only be used to purchase items from an authorized Amazon dealer who is basically selling new items at a specified “almost Yale-book-store” price. You cannot purchase used items from third party sellers at steep discount with Prime.</p>
<p>You don’t need amazon prime. Amazon does free shipping for all orders over $25 if you do regular shipping which takes 5-8 days.</p>
<p>For private high school, we bought almost all textbooks thru amazon rather than thru the schools textbook Internet supplier which was efollett. New books were either cheaper or same price, but there was no shipping costs (no prime needed). Used books were mUCH cheaper, but u pay shipping costs of $4 per book. There a tiny fraction of books that might not be avail on amazon and then u must get them at the bookstore. You receive most used books in a few days and most amazon books in less than 8 days.</p>
<p>Another nice site for used textbooks is abebooks.com – seems to be a clearinghouse for small used book sellers. I have bought textbooks for my kids there on occasion. Many/most of the sellers describe the condition of the books, which is helpful, and the sellers are rated. You can search for books by ISBN number, which ensures you are getting the correct edition. You can also find out where the book is shipping from (I’ve had trouble getting this info at times on Amazon) – I got tired of ordering things that turned out to be shipped from California and waiting 8 days for the poor UPS driver to make it to the East Coast.</p>
<p>For all of you experienced Yale parents: did you find it easier to ship items to campus prior to move-in or to just purchase everything that can’t be packed in a suitcase when you arrived on campus? If items were shipped did you use student’s P.O. Box or UPS with address of dorm/RC?</p>
<p>Parcel shipments made through UPS to coincide with your arrival at Yale in August can be picked up from UPS trucks parked on College Street adjacent to the Old Campus on Saturday, August 25, and daily from Monday, August 27, through Friday, August 31. It is best to send all of your packages at the same time for shipment integrity and efficient delivery. Do not ship before Friday, August 10. </p>
<p>Address all UPS packages following the sample below:</p>
<p>Your Name
Yale University
Your Residential College Name*
New Haven, CT 06520</p>
<p>During summers away competing, our K1 found those Purell sheets were not what they claimed to be…especially if it is athletic gear, towels etc.
I don’t know what K1 chose for laundrey.</p>
<p>I would think those pods are fine–sort of like the Finish cubes for the dishwasher…being more compact than a box of powder…Maybe buy some and try it over the last month or so—and if you like it at home, then go for it.</p>
<p>Hear the dryers are pretty tough on clothes. I recall the dryers at my college’s laundry rooms being oven like–</p>
<p>Amazon Prime: We have an acct for the family–have used it for years for books for a private hs… Prime shipping is limited to Amazon/fulfilled by Amazon and is also price dependant. I used Abebooks and PhatCampus etc as well over the years. Have been most happy with Abebooks and Amazon for reliability. </p>
<p>K1 ordered most books through Amazon last year–shipped Prime. Purchased one book all year at the bookstore…</p>
<p>I know K1 has books to sell which got packed away/stored…and will put them on YaleStation and the boards…
Wouldn’t be surprised if k1 purchases some books from friends this year…</p>
<p>Attempting to quote CCParent’s helpful “dual address” solution for ordering from Amazon as detailed in post #1850. (Hope I’m successful in doing so - first quote attempt.)</p>
<p>As I understand it, a sample dual address for Amazon would look like this:</p>
<p>John Student
Calhoun College
189 Elm Street<br>
PO Box 123456
New Haven, CT 06511</p>
<p>Is that correct? (And can I just get any RC address by googling?)</p>
<p>And what if the student is a freshman, and not actually residing in the RC? Do we still go with the dual address as above, or would it be:</p>
<p>John Student
Welch Hall
155 Temple Street<br>
PO Box 123456
New Haven, CT 06511</p>
<p>Are zip codes for the RC’s and dorms the same as for the PO boxes?</p>
<p>Thanks for re-posting the dual mailing address info, HoorayHooray! </p>
<p>I am all in favor of having my D order books on Amazon or another 3rd party reseller as we have saved a lot of money ordering her high school textbooks this way in the past. My only concern is her not having the books soon enough since I am guessing the ordering will happen after shopping period. Any feedback on how this worked out for others who have ordered books online (any drawbacks to obtaining textbooks later rather than sooner?)</p>
<p>The3bears, my understanding from previous posts is that the best options are:</p>
<p>-Sign up for Amazon Student Prime (free 2 day shipping on items ordered from Amazon, which might be slightly lower than bookstore prices). First 6 months of Amazon Student is free; after that it is #39 per year.</p>
<p>-Order used books from third party sellers on Amazon and pay for rushed shipping (third party sellers are not part of Amazon Prime). Sometimes the prices are so low from third party sellers that it’s still worth paying the high price for rushed shipping (see gibby’s post #1885).</p>
<p>At least, that’s how I understand it.</p>
<p>The dual address question was regarding USPS vs UPS deliveries, since USPS delivers to the PO box, and UPS does not. Apparently putting the “dual address” as your mailing address in Amazon solves this problem.</p>
<p>I’m just trying to verify the exact format of the dual address now.</p>
<p>Textbooks are also available in the library. My son said textbooks cannot be taken out, but students can read material ‘in-house’ until their textbook arrives in the mail.</p>
Use the RC address, because the notification (and I think, sometimes, the delivery) will go to the Master’s Office. Freshmen are still “in” the residential college when they are living on the Old Campus.</p>
<p>I’m shipping a little differently this time. I’m picking out what we want at Bed Bath and Beyond and it will be boxed and ready for us at a CT BBB. I will take two suitcases on Southwest and have a set of washed sheets in one as well as clothes, etc. I’ll ship boxes of stuff he needs from home via UPS to coincide with move-in. One thing to note is that some suites don’t have lighting so you might want to make sure there is a lamp available the first night – as opposed to waiting for one to arrive by UPS.</p>