<p>Hi,</p>
<p>This summer, I lived in a dorm for several weeks. I wore one pair of gold earrings the whole time. When I go away next time, I'd like to take 2-3 extra pairs of earrings so I can change them from time to time. However, I would not want to tempt fate and have them stolen. </p>
<p>So, how could I keep a small stash of jewelry safe in a dorm room?</p>
<p>I'd expect my roommate wouldn't swipe them, but I do not know about outsiders.</p>
<p>Is this at all an issue?</p>
<p>Hide them in a drawer that isn't your underwear drawer? Hide them in the tons of things that are bound to fill your closet? It's never been an issue for me, but then I probably don't have much that anyone would want to take...</p>
<p>I wouldn't take any jewelry to college that was expensive...the $5 or $10 pairs of earrings are good. If people know you have jewelry, they could assume you have other expensive items and find a way to break in...</p>
<p>Agreed. With keys in other hands (RA, etc.), and maintenance going in and out (at will, in my dorm), plus any potential roommate issue, it's a serious problem.</p>
<p>Maybe a hidden locked</a> cashbox would work, unless someone was determined enough just to grab the whole thing. You should get one anyway for money or checks.</p>
<p>Why would you need jewelry in college? If you want to wear earrings and necklaces, then buy some for five dollars a piece at Claire's or some similar store that sells inexpensive jewelry.</p>
<p>Keep your jewelry box somewhere hidden or get a small safe. I bought a small safe last year for like $30 and kept my passport, nice jewelry, etc in it, and hid it in the back of my closet. Works very well.</p>
<p>I honestly never considered my jewelry being stolen. Truthfully, there are a lot of things worth more than my jewelry that I keep in my room (computer, mp3 player, TV, etc), and so I always assumed that my jewelry was relatively safe. But I would assume that the same advice on keeping other valuables safe would apply here: lock your door when you're not there, don't bring it if it's seriously valuable and you can live without it, and don't leave it lying out in the open.</p>
<p>I had a really small safe in my desk that my mom bought at the hardware store. I kept jewelry, my checkbook, etc. in it. Stealing was never a problem (except for food in the common fridges). Though I don't really own and tried not to keep many valuables on me anyway.</p>
<p>I do suggest getting one of those laptop locks though :)</p>
<p>In response to ginnyvere's post: make sure you discuss locking the door with your roomate. I found out a couple weeks into the semester that (even after talking about it) my roomate never locked the door. Since I live in a city, theft was, initially, a concern, and I found it really disrespectful that she wouldn't lock the door to our room (when leaving it for long periods of time - not just to run to the laundry room or something). Maybe that's just me though.</p>