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Moving into a new dorm (or apartment) can be exciting! But it's less exciting when you meet your new roommate and it turns out they have no regard for human life.
It comes with 50 sheets, so it'll last longer than your patience.
Get it from Amazon for $5.99.
Promising review: "I'm a college student living in noisy dorms and I need to cancel out the noise from the annoying people that I live with. These do a great job providing an insane amount of volume and good bass at a good price. At the highest volume, they could even be low volume speakers. Great investment and haven't broken in the four months I've had them." —Leonna T
Get them from Amazon for $14.99 (available in three colors).
Get it from Amazon for $15.95 (available in 13 colors).
Promising review: "My roommate loses her keys all the time in the house. She loves her Christmas gift. If she loses her phone too...well then I guess she's shit out of luck!" —Theresa Nguyen
Get it from Amazon for $18.48.
Promising review: "I used this my freshman year of college in the dorms because I had to share a room. This probably saved whatever dignity I had left. It's great for giving you privacy in places you don't get much of that. Held up great and was great at blocking out light." —Autumn
Get it from Amazon for $129.99 (available in sizes twin–queen and six colors).
Promising review: "This product works perfectly! I personally use it for a Scentsy wax heater in my dorm room (of all things, I know). With the use of IFTTT, I can tell my Google Assistant (accessible via my Google Home or mobile app) to turn it on for me... Love it!" —DoubleDTVx2
Get it from Amazon for $29.99.
Promising review: "This stuff is AWESOME! Just ask my wife. Because of a snoring problem, I have been using this for quite some time. I spray two squirts before going to sleep and my wife says now I don't snore at all. This has got to be the best stuff on the market for people like me, who keep their spouse awake at night. I was the biggest sceptic of all, but this really does work." —Randy Chenoweth
Get it from Amazon for $19.97.
Promising review: "As a designer, I'm constantly drawing... it leads to a lot of eraser shavings. Across my paper, across my desk, in between pages, all over the floor, the eraser shavings are endless. Add in the dust and fibers from fabric and you can imagine the mess. I have an unreasonable hate for regular vacuum cleaners (because of the smell and noise) but I am in love with this thing. It has been picking up all the eraser shavings, fabric bits, dust, and crumbs with no problems. The noise is around the same level as a small desk fan one might use in the office (so it is definitely safe for quick sweeps across the desk during the work day without irritating coworkers)." —Hana
Get it from Amazon for $6.99 (comes in a random color).
Get it from Urban Outfitters for $49.
It lights up with the press of a button. It's bright enough to get dressed but dim enough not to wake anyone up.
Get it from Firebox for $32.49.
Get it from AnOccasionalDesign on Etsy for $12.
Promising review: "I originally bought a couple of these for my son's dorm room and ended up buying some for myself. I use one in our bathroom which had a damp smell I could never get rid of. One of these took care of it in a couple of days. You have to remember to put them in the sun about once a month to recharge them." —saran wrap
Get it from Amazon for $9.94.
The starter kit comes with a handle and five dusters.
Get it from Amazon for $4.47 (with prime).
Promising review: "I buy mopping slippers. Yup, that's right. This isn't my first pair. So why do I like mopping slippers? I have a 2-year-old and they're great for mopping up little splashes. The extra padding is nice. No paper towels wasted and it's immediate. Plus these are cute. You have to have a sense of whimsy for this functional novelty item." —G. Kim
Get them from Amazon for $11.59 (available in 12 styles).
Promising review: "We moved into a house that had a refrigerator that was missing a cheese/deli drawer. Our fridge was a disorganized mess. Replacing the original drawers would have been expensive. I ordered a large and extra large. These are perfect and sturdy." —jogabelle
Get it from Amazon for $16.99+ (available in three sizes).
Promising review: "Decent quality, decent price, larger drying rack. This rack is likely perfect for college dorms. It's a larger rack, making it easier to accommodate larger items or quantities of clothing and is built fairly well. It gets the job done, but isn't stellar in any way. Perhaps one day I'll upgrade, but for now this gets the job done perfectly fine for me." —Hans Tercek
Get it from Amazon for $25.15.
Promising review: "I am in love! I know it's silly to be so happy about gap covers but I am. I'm so glad I found these! They work so well. They fit right into that gap between my counter and stove. They are super soft and malleable. I cut them to customize the size. Best purchase ever." —Faina
Get it from Amazon for $12.95 (available in two colors).
Promising review: "Works great. Is perfect for a dorm, much easier than unclogging the drain." —Maddy Bennett
Get it from Amazon for $12.95 (available in six colors).
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Promising reviews: "Omg, wow is all I can say about this product. This is the ONLY antiperspirant/deodorant that I've ever used that actually works!!! I work 12-plus hours daily and by the end of the day, I still smell like NOTHING! There is at first a lemony sweet smell that disappears within 10 minutes and then NOTHING! No B.O., no nasty deodorant smell when you're sweating...just NOTHING!" —sa87
Get it from Sephora for $19.
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