can someone just tell me the dorm stuff to buy

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Why are folks so against duvets? It’s hard to wash comforters but so easy to wash duvet covers.

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Anonymous wrote:Just learned my freshman boy will be in quad with a private bathroom. What's the minimal cleaning stuff you'd send with him?

A plunger
Clorox wipes
Lysol

Do not forget the plunger.

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Anonymous wrote:there was a long thread last week about this - but for a DD shopping at PBTeen.
I also have a boy who says he doesn't care about bedding (but his frame of reference is very nice bedding). I did spring for the expensive topper because he sleeps very hot and I didn't want the off-gassing (the $50 ones are said to be heat sinks and need 3 days to "air out". And the college required the toppers be encased). I did put a mattress pad on the topper but that was unncecceary if you buy the expensive topper. Other than that, 1 sets of sheets (second came home up opened), he did use a couple sets of pillow cases and used 4 pillows (2 as a back rest I concluded). One blanket, one comforter. For towels, I send the oldest ones we have on hand. If you buy new, you need to wash them couple times first or at least ours shed for 3 drying cycles.

I agree.

If you have a boy, they only need 1 set of sheets, plus extra pillowcases.

The 2nd set of sheets will come back unused.

Unless your son is in a very cold climate (Chicago, Minnesota, etc) do NOT buy and send a comforter with them. It is an expensive purchase that will not get used and will just end up on the floor. Comforters are decorative for boys, not functional, and 99% of boys do not care about a cute instagram post worthy dorm room.

If your son does not sleep with a comforter on top of him at home, he will not sleep with one in a hot stuffy dorm room with no one to get after him to make his bed.

Send him with 2 nice fleece blankets. 1 to actually use, and one folded either at the foot of the bed or in a bin, so he has a 3nd layer of warm blankets to use the first time he gets a nasty virus from communal living.

If you have a son, the comforter is just for Mom to get nice facdbook photos and are otherwise a waste of space in s boy's dorm room.

I dont think we need to be this judgy about stuff. my kids have only used comforters their whole life. we sent them off to college with somewhat cheaper versions of what they have at home. probably the same price as two fleece blankets. for us, comforters are an easy way to keep a bed neat and a comfy. For your kids, maybe it's two blankets. Who cares?

A comforter is a waste of space and won't get used

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone heard of (or even recommend) a bed extender? They seem to be promoting them at our child’s school.

How tall is your kid?

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Anonymous wrote:people here are judgy about comforters?!

Not at all.

She is trying to save money.

A comforter or duvet in a college boy's dorm room is a waste of money.

They are too hot for the dorms, won't ever get washed so will smell foul very quickly, and take up too much space to store.

They are expensive too.

So at that point, the only purpose of a comforter in a boys dorm room is for move in social media photos.

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Anonymous wrote:don't send a boy to college with a duvet and cover. but a sleepyhead topper is great.

I get this position, but also it's kind of crazy to me. A comforter seems so hard to wash and a duvet cover so easy. (I get that putting a duvet cover on is hard!). maybe college laundry has big giant machines?

Boys don't need a comforter or duvet.

Get them 2 fleece blankets and call it a day.

why are two fleece blankets superior to a comforter?

Because they are warm but take up much less space than a comforter when folded, so you can store the 2nd one in the bin under the bed, for them to pull out for extra warmth when they get their first virus in November.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are folks so against duvets? It’s hard to wash comforters but so easy to wash duvet covers.

No bioy and a lots of girls are not taking off the cover and struggling to put back on the shell. It is not going to happen so let it go. Also they are really hot. If up north it is still hot in early fall and mostly no AC and the heat when on also hotZ Just get a blanket and quilt that you do not have to wash. Accept it because otherwise it is a smelly mess.

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Anonymous wrote:don't send a boy to college with a duvet and cover. but a sleepyhead topper is great.

I get this position, but also it's kind of crazy to me. A comforter seems so hard to wash and a duvet cover so easy. (I get that putting a duvet cover on is hard!). maybe college laundry has big giant machines?

Boys don't need a comforter or duvet.

Get them 2 fleece blankets and call it a day.

why are two fleece blankets superior to a comforter?

They are not, this is a weird comment. Just get your kid what they like.

It is a size thing.

You can't store the comforter in the dorm room. It is too bulky.

You can store an extra fleece blanket in a bin.

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure to get twin (long) flat and sheet. A blanket, pillow and a fan!

Maybe a robe, shower slipper, and caddy.

Then bring their usual self care and school stuff, plus a new water bottle.

All of this, plus an inexpensive mattress topper. Also a cheap nightstand with fabric drawers, a small lamp for that, a desk lamp, and two long surge protectors. Nothing remotely fancy. Including a few items of new clothing, I spent ~$400.

never saw a college boy wear a robe. and never saw a college boy with a nightstand w/lamp. None of my kids' freshmen dorms could have accommodated a night - the rooms are too small for that.

If they don't wear a robe, what are they wearing to and from the shower down the hall?

You must be a girl mom if you have to ask

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Anonymous wrote:I'm team comforter. Two fleece blankets seems weird to me - not that I would judge other people! A fitted sheet plus comforter. It's comfy and it's easy to "make the bed" - there's hardly anything to make - just fluff the comforter over the bed.

we are duvet plus cover at home. I would have been okay doing that, although it's pricier for a nice one and didn't really want to invest a lot of money into this twin xl size so I kinda talked my kid into a comforter. Been great

Oh sweet child.

Do you really believe college boys are making their beds, washing their duvet covers, and... fluffling their comforters?

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Anonymous wrote:Make sure to get twin (long) flat and sheet. A blanket, pillow and a fan!

Maybe a robe, shower slipper, and caddy.

Then bring their usual self care and school stuff, plus a new water bottle.

All of this, plus an inexpensive mattress topper. Also a cheap nightstand with fabric drawers, a small lamp for that, a desk lamp, and two long surge protectors. Nothing remotely fancy. Including a few items of new clothing, I spent ~$400.

never saw a college boy wear a robe. and never saw a college boy with a nightstand w/lamp. None of my kids' freshmen dorms could have accommodated a night - the rooms are too small for that.

If they don't wear a robe, what are they wearing to and from the shower down the hall?

are you from the planet earth?

huh?

I can't remember the last time I saw a human wearing a robe outside of a hotel spa or an advertisement.

My dd loves her bathrobe - she has the same one at school that she has at home. Not because she needs something go walk through the hallway in, but because she finds it cozy to throw a bathrobe on right after the shower. My ds will no doubt do what he does at home - throw a towel around his waist and go. Def send shower shoes - mine just use their adidas slides. And I agree with most others re bedding - a good mattress topper, a waterproof mattress pad, threshold sheets from target and an inexpensive comforter that will wash well. A good pillow is key. Under bed storage. Don't send too. many clothes. And my kids like having a nightstand for books, alarm clock, water bottle.The poster who said send meds is absolutely right - I made a box of cold medicine, advil, vitamins, bandaids, etc. Came in very handy. Also the air purifier, fan and desk lamp are impt IMO.

I think OP has a boy.

No robes.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are folks so against duvets? It’s hard to wash comforters but so easy to wash duvet covers.

But if someone throws up on or spills a beer on your duvet, is washing the cover gong to be enough? With a comforter you just throw the whole damn thing in the washer.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are folks so against duvets? It’s hard to wash comforters but so easy to wash duvet covers.

College boys don't wash bedding and are not fluffling their duvets.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are folks so against duvets? It’s hard to wash comforters but so easy to wash duvet covers.

No bioy and a lots of girls are not taking off the cover and struggling to put back on the shell. It is not going to happen so let it go. Also they are really hot. If up north it is still hot in early fall and mostly no AC and the heat when on also hotZ Just get a blanket and quilt that you do not have to wash. Accept it because otherwise it is a smelly mess.

What she said ^^^

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The two fleece blankets poster is weirdly insistent on her position. My son would literally no give a s— between a comforter and a fleece blanket. I don’t think he’d want 2 because it would never occur to him to take it out of a bin. And comforters take up the same amount of space as a fleece blanket. Anyway. Let a thousand flowers bloom. If you go to Costco, they have a very cozy fuzzy blanket that is super cheap. My teens love that Costco blanket.