Bouquet Gardens

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<p>My son is moving into Bouquet Gardens this year, and can't seem to find a list of what furniture comes with the rooms. I'd like to know what I need to help him scrounge up, so if anyone remembers what comes in the apartments that'd be great. Thanks!</p>

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<p>The common area has: kitchen table and 4 chairs, small sofa and love seat, two end tables (I think) and a coffee table. There is a microwave and full-size refrigerator. There is NO trash can. I did not feel that there was enough storage space in kitchen cabinets; however, you can bring some kind of sheving (those build-it-yourself snap-together cubes?) and store food in the hall closet or in a corner of the kitchen.</p>

<p>The bedrooms have: a bed, desk, chest of drawers and closet</p>

<p>The bathrooms: did NOT have a shower curtain</p>

<p>It was a pretty nice place to live, imo.</p>

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<p>And it’s centrally located, too!</p>

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<p>My son is moving into a Bouquet apartment this fall and I had a few questions. Is the furniture included that same as mention in the previous post? I’m assuming the kitchen does not have any dishes or cooking utensils? What about curtains/blinds for the bedrooms and common area?<br>
Does anyone have suggestions on how to split the purchasing of common items such as paper products, milk, bread, cleaning supplies?</p>

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<p>Yes. The furniture is the same.</p>

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<p>Nope you need to bring everything.</p>

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<p>There should be plastic blinds (similar to this IIRC: <a href=“http://s4.hubimg.com/u/6212259_f496.jpg[/url]”>http://s4.hubimg.com/u/6212259_f496.jpg&lt;/a&gt;) for the bedrooms and the living room area.</p>

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<p>There are really two options: 1- Go grocery shopping together and split the bill (or have someone shop, bring a receipt and split the bill)</p>

<p>2- Just buy your own groceries.</p>

<p>I really suggest 2, as harsh as it sounds, because splitting groceries never tends to go well. Unless you are cooking every meal together, someone is going to eat more than their share and someone is going to be paying a lot more than what they are eating. By getting your own groceries you can control how much you’re spending, what you want to eat, and how long your food can last.</p>

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<p>Thanks AO. It seemed like last year in their suite in Panther that DS was the only one who bought paper towels, hand soap, that kind of thing. I’m trying to get him to avoid that this year and make it more fair. Getting four 20 year old males to organize a kitchen is a tenuous proposition in my book :)</p>

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<p>Definitely! I would say that if he has issues, he should buy his own things at least for the kitchen (i.e. one pot, pan, set of plates, glass, etc.) As for the bathrooms, he will be sharing with only 1 other roommate and they should just split the costs of common items (toilet paper, soap, etc.) I’d recommend a Costco run if they have a membership and grab a bunch of items at the start of term that can last them a while.</p>