<p>I want to sign up for a BedBath&Beyond account, which requires my Duke shipping address. How do you all write out your shipping address when you receive things at Duke? (Dorm, Room#, Duke, etc?). I would want these things on move in day.</p>
<p>Here's the standard format that I have used:</p>
<p>Your Name
Your room #
Your Box # (don't use P.O.- someone told me that this makes mail take longer)
Durham, NC 27708</p>
<p>The post office also has a certain date that they'll start accepting packages for students. I can't remember what day it is... it might be your move-in day, since you get your mailbox key then.</p>
<p>i just couldnt live without my bb&b</p>
<p>thx seahorse</p>
<p>Ah, but freshmen don't have box #'s yet. When do we get them? How did you ship your things freshman year?</p>
<p>I think we got them with our room assignments. Personally, I had my parents drive my stuff down because I was already on campus for project BUILD.</p>
<p>OK, I flew down and this is what I did. I used university shipping (<a href="http://www.universityshipping.com)%5B/url%5D">www.universityshipping.com)</a>, and they picked up most of my stuff & delivered it to my door during move-in. I also checked 2 pieces of luggage with random clothes, etc. so I didn't ship too many boxes (it got expensive). For BB&B stuff, I would suggest buying some things you really, really need/want and shipping them down in boxes that way, and for the larger things just waiting until you get to Durham. There's a BB&B right nearby and if you REALLY can't find a ride (doubtful), you can always get a cab - it's close enough that it shouldn't be expensive at all.</p>
<p>I did a very stupid thing and bought a chair before going down to school (I found one I loved at Fortunoff's), but I just kept it in the original plastic wrap & stuck a label on it, and University Shipping still brought it down for me. I believe it's run by Duke students, they're really nice, and no one I know had a problem with their service, so I'd recommend it. Plus, near the end of the year they send you a nice little e-mail reminding you that you used them and asking what you want to do about going home.</p>
<p>if you have a bed bath and beyond...use it. they have a program where you can go to your local store and pic out everything you want. you creat a type of registree (you get a scanner and swipe whatever you want). you set this up though the store so they send the list to the bb&b near duke and they gather everything you need...all you need to do is pick it up. i did this and it couldn't have been easier. also, you pay when you pick it up - so u can change you mind and add/delete any items you want. </p>
<p>they don't advertise this...so you might need to ask about it. go the the bridal registree desk and ask...they should be able to help.</p>
<p>I don't know why, but I did the BB&B thing last year with the scanner deal, did everything right, sent it to the right BB&B in Durham, etc. But for some reason, when I got down to Durham and went to pick it up, they only had half of my stuff. Don't know why that happened, but I vowed never to do it again - it only made my move-in day more stressful, since I had to run around the store trying to remember what I had originally picked out and get it again, and a good amount of the things I'd wanted were already sold out. It was really, REALLY annoying. So yeah, I personally wouldn't suggest it at all, but who knows -- maybe I was just a fluke or something.</p>
<p>Ah thanks! I also need to know where to ship boxes though, like what bandcampgirl did. Being from Cali can be such a hassle!
Bandcampgirl, what address did you give that service? I'm still not sure what to give as my "shipping address" for these websites.</p>
<p>If you go to the site, they only ask for your dorm + room number. Since it's run by Duke people, that's all that they need - they know the campus. Just go check out the site, it should explain everything -- that is, if that's the service you want to use.</p>
<p>use your dorm room # and po box # (use two address lines) if you're shipping anything to durham.</p>
<p>if you're from cali you can't use university shipping, so whatever you're not having a store reserve in durham/flying out with, send through collegeboxes.com -- they deliver to your room.</p>
<p>Except, crap, now that I've suggested this, I really hope you're from MA, RI, CT, PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE or VA. I'm from NY, so I never gave it a second thought.</p>
<p>If you're not from one of those states, try CollegeBoxes (<a href="http://www.collegeboxes.com%5B/url%5D">www.collegeboxes.com</a>) -- they also ship. I used them for summer storage.</p>
<p>ETA: Haha, yeah I think between my post and bluestar's, it's pretty apparent that Duke people really only use 2 shipping services. It's also probably not a coincidence that come move-out time at the end of the year, I saw flyers literally everywhere I turned for both of them.</p>
<p>well...i had no problems with bb&b. it was easy as could be for me. i couldn't have asked for a better way to move down to duke from the philly area. got stuff from bb&b, packed my clothes (on the plane --> southwest is really cheap between raleigh and philly) and rented a van in raleigh. it was simple and cheaper than driving (gas $).</p>