<p>Hey guys. Moving into a NIII apartment this fall and splitting the trunk of a small minivan with my roommate. Since it's his minivan and I don't want to be a complete jerk, I was wondering if there are stores on campus where I can buy miscellaneous necessities like toothpaste, shampoo, school supplies, and items of that nature. </p>
<p>Also, how convenient is ordering from Amazon when living on campus? (i.e. do the packages arrive at your dorm/apartment fine?) </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>"I was wondering if there are stores on campus where I can buy miscellaneous necessities like toothpaste, shampoo, school supplies, and items of that nature. "</p>
<p>Yes, you can get that stuff at stores on/near campus. However, they will be OVERPRICED. Unless have Blue Bucks to burn or you absolutely need something, I strongly recommend that you DO NOT buy toothpaste, shampoo, school supplies, at stores inside residence halls (i.e. Blue Apple inside Bursley, Victors in Mojo, etc.) </p>
<p>“Also, how convenient is ordering from Amazon when living on campus? (i.e. do the packages arrive at your dorm/apartment fine?)”</p>
<p>Ordering from Amazon is very convenient from your dorm. Yes, the packages I have ordered have arrived safely.</p>
<p>CVS on state street has all that stuff at normal prices.</p>
<p>Thanks guys.</p>
<p>So CVS is the way to go? (And buy whatever stuff that’s not extremely urgent on Amazon?)</p>
<p>The CVS on State is for sure the way to go. But I recommend you stock up on that stuff from the beginning. When I moved in, I had a small arsenal or toiletries and other items like that and didn’t have to make my first CVS trip until the beginning of November and it was nice.</p>
<p>I mean, after you guys drop your stuff off, you should hit the Kroger’s/Meijer/Target etc. Since you’ll have a car to haul all your stuff back easily. CVS is kinda overpriced and doesn’t carry produce. So you might as well just go pick up essentials at the grocery store. There’s also Meijer Mania on Sat night of welcome week, where there are shuttles to take you to and back from Meijer. And you’ll get a bunch of free stuff. I’m still using highlighters I got from Meijer Mania freshman year.</p>
<p>I mean hopefully you’re not spending the Saturday night of welcome week at Meijer.</p>
<p>I always went out after Meijer Mania…
But that’s mostly because my night doesn’t start until like 12:30.
But anywho, it’s just a suggestion.</p>
<p>I just want to point out that when you sign up for amazon with any .edu email you get amazon prime free for like a year so you can get free 2day shipping. :)</p>