 | Canon Powershot SD450 5MP Digital Elph Camera with 3x Optical Zoom
Buy used from: $118.64 You really should have a digital camera anyway but it's great taking pictures of your drunk friends and posting them on Facebook the next day.
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 | Creative Zen Vision:M 30 GB MP3 and Video Player (Black)
Buy used from: $99.98 Don't buy an iPod, please. This is a far superior player. You won't regret it, I promise.
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 | Energizer RCL1NM2BP Compact Led Rechargeable Flashlight
Buy new: $14.54 I use mine as a book light. Buying lots of batteries can be a total pain.
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 | Oxo Good Grips Upright Broom and Dustpan Set, Silver
Buy new: $24.99 / Used from: $20.99 If you happen to have carpeting in your room, consider yourself lucky. If you're stuck with linoleum like me, this will come in so handy. I didn't bring one my first semester and ended up driving my neighbor crazy by always borrowing hers. Don't be like me!
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 | Brita 42629 Slim Pitcher
Buy new: $14.75 / Used from: $9.99 Dorm water is NASTY.
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 | Lewis N. Clark Travel Products Personal ID Holder
Buy new: $8.68 - $9.99 The one the college gives you will probably be flimsy and plastic. Get some style.
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 | Home Chic Home Sewing Kit: Thread, Scissors, Pins, Buttons, Tape Measure & Thimble, Geometric
Buttons pop off, hems fall, seams rip, holes must be patched. Learn to sew, I'm telling you it will come in handy.
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 | Toca Tote
Buy new: $7.99 Gotta carry your stuff around.
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 | Sennheiser HD 202 Headphones
Buy new: $25.31 / Used from: $29.99 Do yourself (and your room mate) a favor and invest in some high-quality, comfortable headphones.
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 | African Violet in Purple Pot - A Beautiful Mother's Day Gift That Grows!
Brighten up your dreary, cell-like dorm room with the most easy to take care of plant in th world. It only needs to be watered maybe once or twice a month.
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 | Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.82 Now that you're in college, you need to get started on becoming a snobby hipster. Start with the truly great stuff.
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 | 4 Hook Over-the-Door Rack - Chrome (Chrome) (6" H x 13.75" W x 3.5"D)
Buy new: $6.19 You'd be surprised at the lack of places to hang things in your dorm.
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 | 2-Level Bookshelf
Buy new: $29.99 There is also an alarming lack of places to set things in my dorm. Maybe yours comes with a nightstand but I'm using the box my microwave came in.
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 | Hanes Comfortblend Hooded Pullover
The unofficial, universal college uniform.
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 | Verbatim Store 'n' Go USB Flash Drive - 1GB (95138)
Extremely handy. Just don't be a noob and wear it around your neck on a lanyard.
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 | Glad Tall Kitchen Bags with Drawstrings, 13 Gallon 100 bags
Buy new: $21.52 For some reason, I seem to produce a lot of garbage. These are extremely handy.
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 | Beeswax Lip Balm .15 oz
Buy new: $3.99 Carr's and Chapstick are full of petro-chemicals. Be natural, be happy.
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 | Spark Notes The Odyssey by Homer
Buy used from: $0.01 Use the website, it is invaluable.
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 | PC-600 2" x 60 yards White Duct Tape
I ended up needing to tape all sorts of things, from textbooks to my bed to my glasses. Very useful.
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 | GustBuster Classic 48-Inch Automatic Golf Umbrella
Buy new: $29.95 - $39.95 Man, oh, man I wish I had thought to bring one of these. My college is in a place where it rains 24/7 a good portion of the year.
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 | Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, Kitchen, 35-Count Tubs (Pack of 12) (420 Wipes)
Buy new: $35.07 Clean something!
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 | Guide to Getting It On, 5th Edition by Paul Joannides
Buy used from: $1.99 This is an interesting book to have hanging around. People will either think you rock or will think you're a perv. Read it and learn.
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