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Check to see what you're allowed to bring into university accommodation. No point in buying fairy lights, rice cooker, food processor, lamp etc if you're not allowed to bring this stuff in your university accommodation. Follow the university's policy.
Get saving and educate yourself!!! Get into the habit of saving money because you’re now an adult, soon you may have to make a lot of financial decisions, ESPECIALLY if you’re going away from home for Uni.
Yeah. I don’t buy that stuff anyways (I didn’t want or care about having decorations) but they are not allowed despite many girls breaking this rule.
Seems a bit extreme. My uni accom allows pretty much most things as long as you use them safely and make sure they aren’t fire hazards. Many of my friends have rice cookers and they’re actually very useful. In the long run it saves them money on food because rice is so cheap.
Seems a bit extreme. My uni accom allows pretty much most things as long as you use them safely and make sure they aren’t fire hazards. Many of my friends have rice cookers and they’re actually very useful. In the long run it saves them money on food because rice is so cheap.
It’s an electrical kitchen appliance, that’s why.
Not sure whether rice cookers are allowed in shared kitchens but no personal electric or gas kitchen appliances (things like a potable gas stove, rice cooker, electric whisk, electric food processor etc) in non-shared kitchen due to fire hazards I think.
No LED lights or Fairy lights (I’m assuming that safety hazard is the reason as well).
I personally don’t care about these rules as they pretty much don’t effect me and are simple to follow, sucks that I could bring the hand-mixer though. Good thing that I got given a kettle though as I would have definitely broken the rules (I need a kettle in a kitchen, so gutted when I enter a kitchen that doesn’t have a kettle).
Not sure whether rice cookers are allowed in shared kitchens but no personal electric or gas kitchen appliances (things like a potable gas stove, rice cooker, electric whisk, electric food processor etc) in non-shared kitchen due to fire hazards I think.
No LED lights or Fairy lights (I’m assuming that safety hazard is the reason as well).
I personally don’t care about these rules as they pretty much don’t effect me and are simple to follow, sucks that I could bring the hand-mixer though. Good thing that I got given a kettle though as I would have definitely broken the rules (I need a kettle in a kitchen, so gutted when I enter a kitchen that doesn’t have a kettle).
Don't be that flatmate who plays video games, football matches etc, LOUDLY on your PC/monitor etc.
I agree but that said playing video games or watching the football matches is not a problem and can be a fun way to socialise with flatmates Mario kart and Syper Smash bros work very well.
If your halls has a shared fridge/freezer, move in as early as possible and claim the top shelf to avoid people's food/drink leaking down on to your stuff!
If your halls has a shared fridge/freezer, move in as early as possible and claim the top shelf to avoid people's food/drink leaking down on to your stuff!
a cool bag and freezer blocks are a decent investment too if you want to keep cold drinks/food in your room - it's a step up from a plastic bag hanging out the window to keep your milk cold