You never truly understood what it meant to "adult" until you and your mom excruciatingly and tediously went through sales, discounts and department stores to find what you need for college, checking off the needed items on your list and making sure you don't lose too much of your sanity in the process. But when you see those discounts marked on your receipts and the cute things for your dorm and new college life you never thought you needed, it makes it all worth it in the end.
Finding the deals. Discounts, sales, rewards, deals - it never ends! Discount digging really should be an olympic sport considering how good you got at it and how much you saved in the process. College ain't for the faint of heart, people! So, scour the internet, your phone, social media, catalogs...anything you can get your hands on to find those deals that will help make your total cost (and heart rate) go down. Also, make sure to search for stores with student discounts because, trust me, your wallet will thank you later.
Going through the lists of what you need to buy. Besides the violent shopping tactics and dedicated discount finding, the most tiring and excruciating part of it all is going through each individual item you need to purchase, stalking from department to department and store to store until each one is checked off. This isn't a simple process, people. It's hours, days, weeks of trips to various stores, comparing prices, brands and items, until you're pretty sure your brain has turned to mush and can't even be used for college anymore.
Getting the items you need, Hunger Games-style. You need a mattress topper for your oh so uncomfortable dorm bed that feels like a coffin when you're sleeping on it, but there's only one left? Best get your runnin' shoes on and make a bee line for that beloved topper, pushing anything and anyone out of your way in the process - I'd apologize for this, but my campus should be apologizing to me for their cement-like beds in the first place. Who cares if a little blood was shed or bruises made at the end of the day? College shopping is serious business, people! Can you really blame me for making sure I get met hands on a fluffy topper for that death bed? Of course not, 'cause you'd be in the same spot as me! This is the stage of the shopping process when you truly realize who your friends are (aka, the store employee who holds that last shoe organizer for you and tells you about secret deals you didn't know about).
Pass out/relax/take a breather 'cause it's all over. You did it! You got deals, found the items you needed, and probably earned the so very deserved title of "Professional Shopper Who Didn't Cry, Whine, Yell, or Get Hangry Too Much" despite the countless trips to various stores and checking your list two, three, maybe four thousand times. So, kick up your feet, inhale deeply, and take a sip of an ice cold drink as you enjoy this moment...'cause you're gonna realize you forgot to buy that shower organizer and your mom's going to find a couple more deals that expire tonight.
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