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College is a crazy time in our lives. You meet so many new people on a daily basis, there is ALWAYS something going on, there is also a lot of responsibilities that are now your own. Lots of kids in college still go home on the weekend to do their laundry but many kids don’t have that luxury because of one reason or another—like living to far. When you have to do laundry in the communal laundry area, you will be there a while. I have put together a list of all the things you need to get the job done while also making the most of the time you have to be there, a.k.a. College Laundry Essentials!
{ONE} TIDE PODS – I like that these pods are packaged individually. It will lighten your load because you only need to carry a few of them with you at a time instead of the whole container.
{TWO} DOWNY FABRIC SOFTENER – Downy is a staple from my childhood, and I am sure that is the case for many of the kids heading off to college as well. I love the way it makes my cloths soft and leaves behind that classic fragrance.
{THREE} BOUNCE SHEETS – Dryer sheets are a must. Dryers can cause a ton of static and these babies will help with that.
{FOUR} LAUNDRY BASKET/BAG – You obviously need to have some way to transport your stuff to and from the laundry facility. Having a mesh laundry basket or bag is definitely a must.
{FIVE} COIN PURSE – You will need either coins or dollar bills or maybe even a card that works the laundry machines. You may as well have a cute container for it all.
{SIX} IPAD – After you get all of your laundry going, you will be sort of stuck there for a while. You can absolutely leave your clothes in the washer and leave, but I warn you that if you do that you risk someone taking your stuff out and using your machine. Or even worse, stealing your clothes. It isn’t pretty, but you can never predict what will happen. So I say that you stay in the laundry facility and use your iPad to get some work done or at the very least, entertain yourself. You can do just about anything on an iPad that you would normally do with a computer.
{SEVEN} HEADPHONES – While you are working or playing on the internet, please do be respectful of others and wear your headphones. I find that whatever you are doing, headphones will enhance your audio experience, so that is even better.
{EIGHT} SNACKS – Depending on the amount of laundry you have to do, you will be there for 1-3 hours. You will definitely get a little hungry. Instead of blowing all of your spare change on a snack machine, bring something to munch on with you!
{NINE} WATER – Same goes with water. Sure you could grab a soda in the vending machine but a healthier choice would be to bring a bottled water with you.
{TEN} FLAVORED WATER ENHANCERS – You can’t use the whole “I don’t like water” as an excuse anymore with all of the flavored water enhancers that are on the market these days. Just pop on of those tiny little bottles in your bag and you are all set.
A friend of mine has a daughter that just went off to college and she is like family to me! I wanted to send a nice care package of things that are actually useful and I found that Amazon turned out to be the best place to find everything. What is also pretty awesome is that you can now make Wish Lists! That is the PERFECT way to communicate with family on the things that you actually need. When the college kid runs out of whatever things they need, they can add it to the wish list and the parents (or family friends in my case) can see it and send it their way. I love that many of these things, like the Tide/Downy/Bounce laundry bundle, qualify for Amazon Prime shipping, so it will arrive super quick with no extra shipping charge. When you subscribe to that bundle you also get 5% off!
An even cooler aspect of the Wish List is that customers who discover a Tweet from their favorite artist, expert, brand, or friend with an Amazon.com product link, can simply add “#AmazonWishList” to the reply on Twitter and the product is added to their Amazon Wish List.
Laundry bundle from Amazon! #AmazonWishList #AmazonHasIt #shop #laundry http://t.co/GjkOPqk5LG
— My Newest Addiction (@LauraJean396) October 13, 2014
On October 15th from 11AM-12PM EST Amazon will be offering special promotions during the hour on the featured products purchased using the #AmazonWishList feature. This includes $1 off all featured products that are purchased during the party using #AmazonWishList and #AmazonHasIt. WOO! HINT: There will be 10 Kindles given away, so don’t miss it.
Don’t forget that you can save 5% when you sign up for a subscription to the Laundry Care Bundle Pack – you’ll never have to worry about your student running out of detergent ever again! -$1 off during the Shopping Party when purchased from Twitter using #AmazonWishlist!
Tell me in the comments below if there are any essentials that I left out! I would love to hear them!
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