Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:47     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My daughter has a locking trunk. I guess the roommate could have taken the whole trunk and sawed it open but that didn't. There has to be some trust there. She didn't sleep with one eye open the entire school night. The roomie is a nice girl, and she stayed with our family over the holiday break. Nothing was taken from our house either. I guess I don't think the college experience is that different than your own house.

when I was in college, our dorms had individual closets with solid wood doors and deadbolts


My dorm had a wardrobe but the doors did not lock
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:45     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:My daughter has a locking trunk. I guess the roommate could have taken the whole trunk and sawed it open but that didn't. There has to be some trust there. She didn't sleep with one eye open the entire school night. The roomie is a nice girl, and she stayed with our family over the holiday break. Nothing was taken from our house either. I guess I don't think the college experience is that different than your own house.

when I was in college, our dorms had individual closets with solid wood doors and deadbolts
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:44     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:My daughter has a locking trunk. I guess the roommate could have taken the whole trunk and sawed it open but that didn't. There has to be some trust there. She didn't sleep with one eye open the entire school night. The roomie is a nice girl, and she stayed with our family over the holiday break. Nothing was taken from our house either. I guess I don't think the college experience is that different than your own house.


FWIW it's an LV trunk, and she locked up her designer outfits. She also brought her Chanel bag to school, but that was in constant use so she never put it away
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:42     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
My daughter has a locking trunk. I guess the roommate could have taken the whole trunk and sawed it open but that didn't. There has to be some trust there. She didn't sleep with one eye open the entire school night. The roomie is a nice girl, and she stayed with our family over the holiday break. Nothing was taken from our house either. I guess I don't think the college experience is that different than your own house.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:40     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People will steal anything from Old Navy to Hermes. Pay attention to your things, don't leave them laying around, label them, and think twice before you send things you can't afford to replace. And do have a lockbox of some kind, for jewelry, passport, medication, cash, etc.
Unless your kid is jetting off every weekend or is an international student, why take passport to college?


My kid is a pilot and had to show his passport to be able to rent planes/take lessons at the flight school near his campus.
One of his best friends is from NYC and doesn't have a driver's license - brought his passport as ID.
The parents' FB group for his college is full of posts like "my kid needs their passport - how can I get it to them ASAP?"


You got the MVA and get a non-drivers license ID. Got my kid one at 13 and it was 10 minutes in and out and they mailed it a week later.


OK cool; I'll be sure to tell my son to tell his friend to go do that.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:39     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
I was thinking from the OPs post that we would be talking about Chanel but it’s just lululemon lol.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:35     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Before they head off in August, sew your kids initials onto the labels

Or get some Mabel's Labels


We still have some Mabel's Labels left over from when the kids were little. My DH loved putting them on everything, which, of course, the kids hated. Now he does it sometimes just to troll them. And we still haven't run out!
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:35     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People will steal anything from Old Navy to Hermes. Pay attention to your things, don't leave them laying around, label them, and think twice before you send things you can't afford to replace. And do have a lockbox of some kind, for jewelry, passport, medication, cash, etc.
Unless your kid is jetting off every weekend or is an international student, why take passport to college?


My kid is a pilot and had to show his passport to be able to rent planes/take lessons at the flight school near his campus.
One of his best friends is from NYC and doesn't have a driver's license - brought his passport as ID.
The parents' FB group for his college is full of posts like "my kid needs their passport - how can I get it to them ASAP?"


You got the MVA and get a non-drivers license ID. Got my kid one at 13 and it was 10 minutes in and out and they mailed it a week later.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:34     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Your kids phone, laptop, ipad are worth far more...
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 14:25     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People will steal anything from Old Navy to Hermes. Pay attention to your things, don't leave them laying around, label them, and think twice before you send things you can't afford to replace. And do have a lockbox of some kind, for jewelry, passport, medication, cash, etc.
Unless your kid is jetting off every weekend or is an international student, why take passport to college?


My kid is a pilot and had to show his passport to be able to rent planes/take lessons at the flight school near his campus.
One of his best friends is from NYC and doesn't have a driver's license - brought his passport as ID.
The parents' FB group for his college is full of posts like "my kid needs their passport - how can I get it to them ASAP?"
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 13:48     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lol, everyone is bringing All and Lulu to school. That's ... not considered designer. The Row or a Berkin would be items to steal.

+1
Her lulu and Alo will be safe.


Depends on the school.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 13:48     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:Maybe better to go to BYU if really worried about theft.


I was just going to say this. The religious colleges do not seem to have this problem.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 13:42     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Maybe better to go to BYU if really worried about theft.
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 13:42     Subject: Re:Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:A parent in the VCU Parents group posted that someone stole their kids Ovi Jersey.

that's actually worth something. My kid would be so disappointed to lose their Ovi jersey that they's cherished for almost a decade!
Anonymous
Post 04/08/2025 13:42     Subject: Did your DD bring designer stuff to school? How do they protect their stuff? Anything Stolen?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:People will steal anything from Old Navy to Hermes. Pay attention to your things, don't leave them laying around, label them, and think twice before you send things you can't afford to replace. And do have a lockbox of some kind, for jewelry, passport, medication, cash, etc.
Unless your kid is jetting off every weekend or is an international student, why take passport to college?

My kid used their passport for their I9 so they could work.