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Ah, September—the time when pencils are sharpened, dorm rooms are barely big enough to fit a twin bed, and your teenager suddenly realizes that clean clothes don’t magically appear in their drawer (seriously!). Whether your student is heading back to high school or off to live in residence for the very first time, setting them up with the right cleaning and organizing tools can save everyone a lot of stress and streamline the year. Think of this as toolkit for their first foray into adulting.
Laundry Setup: Bins and Pods
If you’ve ever found a crumpled pile of clothes hiding under a teenager’s bed, you already know laundry is… a journey. For first-time university or college kids, while they didn’t register for it, they will definitely be taking laundry 101 this semester. So let’s set them up as best we can, and cross our fingers!
They can be carried to and from the laundry room with ease.
Here’s why they’re great:
- They stand upright like a basket (no slouching piles of clothes).
- They’re mesh and breathable, so sweaty gym clothes don’t turn into a science experiment.
- They have side pockets for storing laundry products.
- And when you send two, they can pre-sort lights and darks—making wash day nearly foolproof.
- They can be carried to and from the laundry room with ease.
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6 Pack Under Cabinet Lights – $49.99
Stanley 10-Gallon Wet/Dry Vac – $158.99
Desk & Personal Setup: Making Small Spaces Smarter
Dorm rooms are essentially a game of Tetris where you never win. Every inch of space matters, which is why rolling storage is your new best friend.
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Hatch Restore 3 Sunrise Alarm Clock – $229.99
Bathroom Setup: Shared Spaces, Shared Problems
Shared bathrooms: where the floor is always wet, you never have privacy, and someone else’s hair is always clogging the drain.
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Open Toe Pillow Slides – $19.99
Clothing Setup: Closet Wizardy
Closet and drawer space in dorms? Basically nonexistent. So you need hacks.
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