<p>We've just planned a last-minute trip for the middle of August, and we will be stopping by Princeton. Does anyone know of any storage places in town? We were thinking of taking some of our son's stuff early, but only if we had somewhere to store it. He will be in Forbes, so I'm going to try to call their Moving & Storing Agency. However, I'm afraid I might not have much luck...summer break.
DadfromNorCal:
I searched for storage places in Princeton, but the closest one I found was 10 miles away.
Any other suggestions from anyone?</p>
<p>The majority of guys who attend the freshman formal wear either a tux or a suit, so if your son doesn't have a suit, make sure he brings his tux back to campus after spring break.</p>
<p>socalimom
This one is about 5 miles away
Lackland Self Storage
3540 Quakerbridge Road
609-587-8400
This one appears to be 5-6 miles away as well
Quakerbridge Self Storage
3600 Quakerbridge Road
609-631-8040
I have never used either of these and I am not offering any endorsement or making any recommendation. I don't know if five miles away is any better than 10 miles away if your son doesn't have a car.
I think the dorms are open Aug 30 for the Outdoor Action program, football and fall sports teams are on campus by Aug 25. You might try calling the Forbes College staff to see if you can get into his room early and leave stuff there.</p>
<p>Socalimom, I've PMed you and sent you an email.</p>
<p>Hi to all you new students and new parents like me.I was trying to find info on clothing and stuff to buy and room size etc. Parents of Tigers 2015 and before and older students please share your experience with us here so that we can be more informed about our kids move to Princeton.Any kind of helpul advice and tips would be welcomed.
Hoping our kids have the best four years of their lives at Princeton.
Thanks.</p>
<p>Hi! I am a new member. My son is going to Princeton in fall 2012, and we are from India.
So can some parent of Princeton or a student guide us what to get from India and what to shop in NJ, NYC or Princeton?
And what is the best place to stay while in Princeton. Either myself or my husband will be coming to Princeton with our son to see him settled.</p>
<p>Hi Mump! I would think you’d only want to being personal mementoes from home, and do any shopping for linens or dorm equipment once you get to Princeton. Where you stay and shop depends on whether you’ll have a car. There’s a U store on campus that carries many necessities but at a higher pricemthan you’d pay if you can drive to then shopping centers on Route 1. You can also do mail order and have things delivered to campus. The town of Princeton has shopping within walking distance but it’s mostly restaurants, shoes, jewelry, etc. </p>
<p>There is an Inn in the town, walkable tomthe school, but I’ve never stayed there. I picked up a tip on this forum and book hotels thru hotwire.com and pay around $80 a night. They’re always a few miles from campus so you’d need a car.</p>
<p>Students arrive on campus at different times depending on whether they’re doing an orientation program, and may not be placed in their actual dorm until the start of school. Check with the U about this - I don’t know if international students have special accommodations for storage or if they recommend a specific time as best for the parents to accompany. Is there any way you could get in touch with returning students who have dealt with this? I’m not sure if any post on this forum but the accepted students page on the P website might have useful info. ((I think you’re all going to LOVE it.))</p>
<p>Just an excuse for my misspellings/typos - iPad has a mean streak/sense of humor. When I tried to type “hotwire” it changed it to “hirsute.”. If I wanted a hairy hotel, I wouldn’t go to the trouble of finding one online. </p>
<p>The other errors I’ll just let stand, haven’t figured out how to correct.</p>
<p>Hi Mump25,
Congatulations and Welcome.
I am a new parent like you but I stay in New Jersey.
My kid knows a bunch of kid at P already and is somewhat familiar with P.We live some 45 minutes away.If you need any help you can PM me.
Best is not to bring too many clothes and bedding stuff definitely not.It’s better to buy beds in a bag from surrounding big chains like Target etc.Infact do not give him much of anything as he would prefer to buy locally here once he settles in.From what I understood from parents of kids already in college it is better not to buy them too much as their choices and taste change accd to the friends they make and like to hang out with.Also buy him good shoes because he may need to do a lot of walking.My son may buy a bicycle if need be as that depends on the dorm he gets.Idk exactly but some of them are far far away from the Eng Quad[kid here is going to be majoring in Chemical Engineering].Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Hi parents!</p>
<p>I’m an alum from California, so I got very used to the process of getting stuff across the country.</p>
<h1>1 Take advantage of Bed Bath & Beyond’s College Shipping option; you walk around your local with a scanner like you would for a wedding registry. They send the order for everything you scan to the BB&B nearest your school (there’s one that’s super convenient a few miles from Princeton up Route 1) and they have it all packed up waiting for you there! It makes WAY more sense than shipping stuff.</h1>
<h1>2 After four years of using it, I can NOT say enough good things about ExtraSpace Storage on 2870 Brunswick Pike, a few miles from campus. My friends and I would share units there during the summers. They lent a free truck for move-in, and they were SUPER accomodating for students. At one point an owner came and let us in after the 10pm gate time on their day off because we had forgotten to store a set of boxes. I can’t say enough good things.</h1>
<p>(*Socalimom; this place has certain “first month free” specials. In my experience, when I’ve used it for less than a month they legitimately don’t charge you! (it’s not like, first month is free as long as you’re going to use it more than a month.) I don’t mean to sound like a commercial, this place was just the best.)</p>
<p>Just don’t go buying a whole bunch of stuff at home; wait till they get there! If your kid doesn’t want to take a million suitcases on their way there, they can always box up any cold-weather clothes they have to send to them when they’re a little more settled (it’s hot and humid as heck for at least the first few weeks.)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot lefthandofdog and ypcccu! So it seems we won’t need to travel with too much of luggage!</p>
<p>Any suggestions as to how my D might be able to transport boxes to a storage unit 5 or 6 miles from campus for just the month of August? She will be staying on campus til then. She doesn’t drive and so will look for a friend with a car on Aug. 5th, but if she can’t find one, can anyone suggest a cheap alternative? The storage unit is just $32, I hate to pay more than that to get the stuff there. Thanks.</p>
<p>The only alternative to a friend with a car would be a taxi (request a van-type vehicle). It may well be expensive for the round trip and time of unloading. Of course she could try Craigslist, but there is no guarantee of safety or legitimacy.</p>
<p>Thanks, Fauve. Now I’m thinking maybe she just needs a friend with a license…does anyone know if the zip car rental service is available in August?</p>
<p>We bought a lot of stuff from Bed Bath and Beyond and we pick the goods from Princeton. Also we went with S so we bought a lot of stuff locally. Ship a suitcase ($25).
If you buy from Costco online they ship to Frist for free.</p>
<p>BTW some of the singles are REALLY small (80 sqft, think about a small cubicle). We had to return a microwave and minifridge because there is really no room to put them.</p>
<p>@Mump23-You are very welcome!!
Did your kid get the netID.My son got it 3 days ago.Son here is all adult and wants to do everything on his own.We want our kids to grow up and when the time comes we want them to not be so grown up.</p>
<p>Btw, microwaves are not allowed (unless you rent a fridge/microwave combo from the student agency). Fire Safety comes by randomly about once every two months and if you’re not in the room (so you can throw a blanket over it…heh) you’ll get it confiscated.</p>
<p>@tigerdad-so you mean to say the rooms are so tiny.Also no fridge/micros?? I thought they were needed as one would feel lke eating and/or drinking something at odd times especially when one is doing an allnighter and the best would be to stock up a few.Son here is as messy as they can get and I really wonder as to how he is going to manage.</p>
<p>ypcccu,</p>
<p>I think what tigerdad means is that SOME of the rooms are so small they don’t fit a refrigerator. But most of the rooms do. Even in my D’s tiny double this year, she and her roommate had two debunked beds, two desks, two dressers, two closets, a fridge and a microwave. It was tight though. </p>
<p>Last year, she had a huge quad with lots of free space so it really varies.</p>