can someone just tell me the dorm stuff to buy

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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?

What is hard about putting on a duvet cover? Do you guys not know about the inside-out trick?

We use a top sheet and light blanket. And wash the comforter or duvet rarely. Do people wash these regularly? And expect a college kid to wash them weekly?

Is anyone washing a fleece blanket weekly?

My kids wash their sheets and home and their duvets. Weekly? sometimes. Every the week, yes.

I’ve decided this discussion hinges on if kids do laundry at home.

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Fleece Blanket Mom is my new favorite persona.

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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.

My son wants a robe. He'll be on a mixed gender floor.

My kid's school had to give a big lecture meeting to the students on the coed floor of the dorm last year. A couple of the foreign male students were opening shower curtains on the girls, then claiming unawareness that someone was inside. They also had to scold all the males on the floor for their peeing habits, getting pi$$ all over the seats, back of the toilet where the tank meets the seat, not flushing after peeing. Getting pee down the front of the toilet, leaving seats up, etc, etc.

If I had a girl instead of boys, there is zero chance I would let them sign up for a dorm with coed bathrooms. I imagine any girl without brothers was completely disgusted by their first time sharing bathrooms with boys.

The bathrooms are unisex?

Yes.

The gender inclusive dorms are all-gender bathrooms, showers and dorm room.

I had one kid at a Virginia state school and one kid at a top ten private, and this was true for both universities.

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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?

What is hard about putting on a duvet cover? Do you guys not know about the inside-out trick?

We use a top sheet and light blanket. And wash the comforter or duvet rarely. Do people wash these regularly? And expect a college kid to wash them weekly?

We wash the duvets in our house once a week, just like the sheets. This is why we have duvets and not comforters- so easy to clean.

Next to zero duvets are being washed in the dorm laundry room weekly. Unless it's the Yale mom coming back to do her kid's laundry.

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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?

What is hard about putting on a duvet cover? Do you guys not know about the inside-out trick?

We use a top sheet and light blanket. And wash the comforter or duvet rarely. Do people wash these regularly? And expect a college kid to wash them weekly?

We wash the duvets in our house once a week, just like the sheets. This is why we have duvets and not comforters- so easy to clean.

Next to zero duvets are being washed in the dorm laundry room weekly. Unless it's the Yale mom coming back to do her kid's laundry.

At least her kids speak to her! Fleece Blanket Mom couldn't get her kid to take a picture with her.

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Anonymous wrote:I sent my my kids to camps on college campus with almost nothing. But that was for a couple weeks. Buying for this year and next (two year on campus commitment min,), my math is different.

Duvet vs comforter depends on your kid. My kids have done their own laundry for so long, including duvet covers, they can make this call.

fleece blanket mom seems dug in, but there's no right answer.

Um,

I suggested to bring a 2nd fleece blanket instead of a duvet and comforter. (A quilt would be good too as the 2nd option)

Two people asked why, and I answered their questions.

That is a conversation, not "dug in"

What a silly take on it.

Bring your fluffy duvet... I don't care.

OP asked about what to bring that costs less money. My suggestion of a 2nd warm blanket instead of a comforter is a cheaper, easier to store option. She can get 2 of the costco fuzzy blankets for less than the price of one comforter.

it's Two Fleece Blankets Mom, thank you very much

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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.

my kids - including boys - have done this since they were 12. smelly mess? huh?

This discussion is a real Boy Mom thing. There are still moms who infantilize their boys. Because they're just smelly lugs who can't do laundry or clean their room, too busy drinking beer and chasing girls, ya know? I've seen it discussed her about kitchen stuff: Boys can't cook! they just need a plastic tumbler!

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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.

My son wants a robe. He'll be on a mixed gender floor.

You can't tell me that boys are just wearing a towel on a mixed gender floor.

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Anonymous wrote:I put it all in my shopping cart and it was $600. and that's on sale.

I dont need to save money, but do I need to go "nice" on everything? do I need it all?

mattress topper - can I go cheaper? like a $50 one or do I get the $150 one. or even the 250 one
mattress pad - this can be basic, right. and do you do a topper and a pad?
comforter vs duvet and cover (which is a lot more, but nicer)
sheets and towels - i can manage this part.


My son doesnt care about bedding.

Why are you asking us how fancy your son’s mattress topper should be?

I have no idea how some DCUM posters raised children to adulthood.

The mattress topper is a valid question. We found it worth it to get a nice one. My kid loves her sleepyhead topper. Cheap out on something else, sleep is important.

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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?

What is hard about putting on a duvet cover? Do you guys not know about the inside-out trick?

We use a top sheet and light blanket. And wash the comforter or duvet rarely. Do people wash these regularly? And expect a college kid to wash them weekly?

We wash the duvets in our house once a week, just like the sheets. This is why we have duvets and not comforters- so easy to clean.

Next to zero duvets are being washed in the dorm laundry room weekly. Unless it's the Yale mom coming back to do her kid's laundry.

At least her kids speak to her! Fleece Blanket Mom couldn't get her kid to take a picture with her.

haha, you're the hanging around mom. no one said her kid wouldn't take a pic - she said you're lucky if they do. so we're all lucky!

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Anonymous wrote:I put it all in my shopping cart and it was $600. and that's on sale.

I dont need to save money, but do I need to go "nice" on everything? do I need it all?

mattress topper - can I go cheaper? like a $50 one or do I get the $150 one. or even the 250 one
mattress pad - this can be basic, right. and do you do a topper and a pad?
comforter vs duvet and cover (which is a lot more, but nicer)
sheets and towels - i can manage this part.


My son doesnt care about bedding.

Why are you asking us how fancy your son’s mattress topper should be?

I have no idea how some DCUM posters raised children to adulthood.

The mattress topper is a valid question. We found it worth it to get a nice one. My kid loves her sleepyhead topper. Cheap out on something else, sleep is important.

Sleep is a priority. Sleepyhead is great. As with a lot of this stuff - you get what you pay for.

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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.

My son wants a robe. He'll be on a mixed gender floor.

You can't tell me that boys are just wearing a towel on a mixed gender floor.

A towel is more coverage than their gym shorts. Of course they get from the bathroom to dorm room in a towel. A robe would be ridiculous - unless the boy wears a robe at home.

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So duvet cover instead of top sheet, or what?

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Anonymous wrote:So duvet cover instead of top sheet, or what?

We're a top sheet family. DS sleeps very hot so a top sheet is usually all he uses. And a top sheet is much easer to throw in the laundry and throw directly back on the bed.

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I can't imagine that any college boy is going to wash a duvet cover at school.

If there is one that exists I'm conflicted about whether I'd want to meet him or not.