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21 Ridiculously Cool Gifts College Students Never Knew They Needed

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Julia Reinstein
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1. This portable pizza pouch that ensures you're prepared for any and all pizza-related emergencies.

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Also doubles as ~statement jewelry~. Get it here.

2. A bed tent for when you need to hide from the world (or your roommate) for a bit.

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Available here in more colors, too.

3. This flask bracelet.

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Holds one shot. Buy an armful here.

4. A pillow to make the toughest long-distance relationship a bit easier.

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The one with your pet, obviously. Get a custom pillow that looks like your BFF here.

5. This sticker.

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To passive-aggressively give to your class rival. Get it here.

6. Teeny red cup shot glasses.

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Because college. Get them here.

7. A microwave pasta cooker.

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Dorm cooking is easier said than done. Available here.

8. Pencils that get your stress levels.

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Perfect for finals. Buy them here and here.

9. This mug that's also a French press.

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Because doing dishes sucks. Available here.

10. A pocket-size bottle of Sriracha to spice up bland dining hall food.

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Clip it to your keys and never suffer again. Get it here.

11. These fruit-based tablets that make sour, bitter, and acidic foods taste sweet.

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It sounds weird AF, I know. But my friends and I took these and had a tasting party with lemons, hot sauce, and basically everything in my fridge. I ate an entire bell pepper like it was an apple. Oh yeah, and they makes bitter alcohol taste like candy. Buy them here.

12. A clock that runs backward (for the inevitable all-nighter).

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Yay denial! Get it here.

13. A cookbook to cure rough mornings.

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Get it here.

14. A game of drunken Jenga.

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For added fun, the blocks have challenges on them. Buy it here.

15. A cute pair of heated slippers to brave cold dorms with.

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Even better if they look like little narwhals. Buy them here.

16. A stress ball for when you're ready to curl up in the fetal position.

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It me, it you, it us. Available here.

17. This set of pizza necklaces to split with your crew.

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Buy it here, then wear it forever.

18. A hamper that's cool enough to leave out of your closet.

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Bonus: more closet space. Available here.

19. A gorgeous tapestry that transports you to the great outdoors.

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Upgrade from your mandala tapestry. Available here.

20. A purse that charges your phone.

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I've never needed anything more in my entire life. Available here in four styles.

21. Or, the very best gift of them all:

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Check out more gifts that college students will love:

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