<p>Just saw an ad on TV today for ZipLok brand space bags. I don’t know how they compare in price/size to the original brand, but it might be worth checking out.</p>
<p>^^They’re the same as the original. Looks like ziploc bought them over or slapped their name on the product, but it’s the same thing.</p>
<p>I totally swear by the ziplock space bags… Especially the travel ones that do not require a vacuum. The cubes are my personal favorite. It is how we all pack now… For everything. </p>
<p>Picked up the 12 Bag Combo! I was on an interview committee this morning, and my co-workers were asking about son and I said we were getting ready for move-in and two people whipped out their $5 BBB coupons and insisted I take them :). Got the bags at BBB and the mattress protector at Target as they were still on sale.</p>
<p>WINNING!!! ^^</p>
<p>Re dorm insurance - check your home insurance, a lot of companies cover dorm housing. </p>
<p>Also, if you’re flying, as we did with both my girls, don’t hesitate to ship some items either in advance or throughout the year. It’s a lot easier to send things back and forth than to bring them on the plane. Of course, my kids always had way too much stuff, but it made them happy so it was fine. </p>
<p>@amtc - how did that work with shipping things in advance? Were the dorms willing to hold packages for kids that haven’t moved in yet? </p>
<p>I did the RHL for my son, rising sophomore and its been great so far. Pricing was about what I could have gotten shopping around.</p>
<p>@evilqueen how was the quality? I ordered it for my daughter and had it shipped to another CC mom on the east coast. She is holding it for us. (it really does take a village )</p>
<p>I thought it was good quality, not outstanding but good.</p>
<p>The CCPA Wabash dorm held her stuff till she got there. We checked with them first and sent it when they said.
As for the quality of RHL, meh. Neither D complained, though, it worked for them.</p>
<p>Yes, the dorms hold the boxes, and there are plenty of boxes. Different schools do it different ways but they all expect many packages within a week of the dorms opening.</p>
<p>I had a bad experience shipping stuff last year, as the campus post office misplaced the package. They explained that they now get so many things shipped that first week of school, particularly books, that the system at times has a glitch. They finally discovered it sitting on a shelf six weeks later.</p>
<p>I also had a bad experience with a package last summer- took tow weeks to find (out of a 4 week program!)</p>
<p>Rider will do it, but they don’t “love” it (I’m being kind) so try to time arrival as close to your child arriving as possible. I found that those free priority mail boxes from the post office were great for shipping boxes of sheet music a few days ahead of our trip. And it’s amazing what really fits in those boxes anyway – shoes, clothes, favorite sweatshirts – and they only cost a little to ship.</p>
<p>Came across this article comparing different sheet sets:
<a href=“40 College Dorm Room Essentials - Dormitory Necessities 2022”>40 College Dorm Room Essentials - Dormitory Necessities 2022;
<p>Just ordered quilt and sham to arrive a week before son. Hoping there is someone at the dorm.</p>
<p>Regarding the link above, my only hope is that son washes the sheets five times :)</p>
<p>Keeping those expectations super high, @entertainersmom! LOL</p>
<p>Don’t worry I’ll wash your S’s sheets when I wash my S’s @entertainersmom. I’ll be there last weekend in September for the show and since they are neighbors I’ll just tell him to throw them in my laundry bag LOL</p>
<p>Lol :)</p>