<p>are there like basic stores near the campus? i'm an incoming freshman and i thought it'd be useful to know where to buy basic odds and ends. thanks for any help!</p>
<p>There’re a few stores around campus. There’s My Market, a little grocery store right on the corner of Raymond Ave. It’s right off campus, but it’s a little pricey and it hasn’t got everything. There’s also a Rite Aid within walking/biking distance. Then there’s Stop and Shop, the legit grocery store, and that’s about a mile off campus. I can walk it in about ten, fifteen minutes. Um, the bookstore is overpriced but good for toiletries in a pinch. K-Mart is also on the way to Stop and Shop and there’s a plaza with things like Big Lots and whatnot.</p>
<p>During the school year there’s a free shuttle to the mall on Saturdays, and there’s a Target at the mall. When the shuttle isn’t running, one can always get a cab to go. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it, because it can be expensive and Poughkeepsie cabs can be more than a little sketchy. I’ve done it in the past, but I wouldn’t say I enjoyed it by any means. The mall is not within walking distance, unfortunately.</p>
<p>The part of Poughkeepsie in which Vassar is doesn’t have many convenience stores, pretty much just the ones the previous response said. But if you know someone with a car on campus (about a third of students have cars on campus), there are a bunch of gas stations and convenient stores not too far from campus, and not on any major roads (so they’re much better in terms of traffic, but not late-night runs). (Also, I don’t go to Vassar, but I live about ten minutes away, and I am there pretty often)</p>