Odds and ends
There’s plenty of things that you might not think you need, but which will make life, the universe and everything a much smoother ride.
- Paracetemol: You’re gonna need it.
- Plasters
- Pins or Whitetack: Accommodation offices get pretty shirty about blutack wrecking their lovely walls. Whitetack is just as bad, but most haven’t realised that yet.
- Ashtrays: If you’re in halls that allow smoking, they’re always handy to have around, even if your lungs have never tasted the black smoke of premature death.
- Clothes horse: Launderette tumble dryers are notoriously slapdash and can quickly gobble your pennies up.
- Extension leads/adaptors: Your room will not have enough plug sockets, we guarantee it.
- Duvet cover: Check with the accommodation office whether your halls provide bedding. Even if they offer the full set-up, the cover will invariably look as though someone died in your bed.
- Double duvet: If you’ve got enough duvet to cover two people, it’s more likely that it will be covering two people. QED.
- Sleeping bag: For when friends visit.
- Photos, mum’s recipes, childhood teddy, etc.: If you’ve got something comforting to remind you of home, it’s less likely you’ll be crying into your cornflakes.
Last updated on: 13 November 2008