Have you started buying stuff for uni in September?

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Reply 40

tea_cakes

I'm all done with buying stuff. Good times. :smile:

Reply 41

CrimsonAngel

tea_cakes

I'm all done with buying stuff. Good times. :smile:

already?? wow?

and yes thats true about the pan buyage. hmm i may well do or nick my mums XD
indeed a wok is most usefuk..as mentionned stir frys are pretty quick when you get home and cba cooking much :smile:

and then can be doubled up as a biggg frying pan if you wanna cook like curry or something for your friends too :smile:

orrr..masses of breakfast..or something :smile:

and yayyy for the photos and ikeamadness and generally uni hyperness...its only 6 and a half months guys :biggrin:

Reply 42

sazzle7

Oh my. Already?! :zomg:

Reply 43

tea_cakes

Yep hehe. But I cheated - I went to Uni last year but dropped out. If I had to buy all my stuff for this year I probably wouldn't have even started yet! You guys are all super organised!

Reply 44

Metamorphosis_S

I'm waiting to see if I actually get in to my first choice to see what I'll have to buy. Although I do plan to buy lots and lots of foreign cigarettes on holiday

Reply 45

Kathryn128

Nahhhh, the only thing I'm doing is buying clothes with my mother's money, claiming they're for my capsule uni wardrobe :redface:

Reply 46

jennifer.re

My mum's being slowly stocking up for the past couple of months, haha. Not that I mind. If she buys it slowly then she won't notice the cost of it all, and then won't expect me to contribute! Wahey.

I've got two sets of duvet covers and pillowcases, a crockery set, two saucepans, a deep frying pan, metal spoons, and about a billion wooden spoons. It's all sat in a box up in my attic :biggrin:

They've just built the Ikea in Southampton, so we'll be heading there soon!

Some people aren't getting stuff till they know they get in, but I'm predicted well above my offer, and even if I don't go to Uni I'll have to move out at one point - and I'll have all my stuff ready!

Reply 47

Joanna May

I have sort of, but I'm on a Gap Year. I have some cutlery and a corkscrew that I bought when I moved out last summer, and now I've been doing trips abroad, I've picked up some postcards and paintings and general decorationy things.

Reply 48

clissa

I started yesterday... bought myself some plates! wooo!!

Reply 49

mikeleeuk

I'm rubbish at "serious" shopping. The first thing I bought on my list was two posters. I suppose it's a good thing — the thought of sitting in my new room with my new posters will motivate me more to get the grades I need.

Or, I'll fail and stay at home with my two rolled-up posters. :biggrin:

I'm asking my friends for plant suggestions too. I must have a plant.

Reply 50

LozengeC

mikeleeuk

I'm asking my friends for plant suggestions too. I must have a plant.

Orchids are cool, and don't grow too big, you have to be a bit careful looking after them though. :smile:

Reply 51

Sapphire_Eyes

mikeleeuk

I'm asking my friends for plant suggestions too. I must have a plant.

http://www.thepocketgarden.com/

Here are ideas to grow your own plants and fruits ^^ im thinking of Lavdender/Violia/wild strawberry/

Reply 52

tea_cakes

I got a baby cactus when I moved. Purely because it was cute heh.

I've bought a lamp

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/What_To_Take_To_University

:biggrin:

Reply 55

LozengeC

Oh right, sorry! I'm getting smaller stuff, and stuff on offer, so I don't have to rush out and buy anything. I've also bought some under bed storage that I'm keeping all the uni stuff in. :p:

But if you see anything you think'd be really good, such as a cool trinket, or some duvet covers, then go for those. :smile:

I'd probably leave larger stuff such as pots and pans, duvets and pillows, lamps and rugs until later (unless you're going to use them in the mean time). :biggrin:

Reply 56

mikeleeuk

Sapphire_Eyes

http://www.thepocketgarden.com/

Here are ideas to grow your own plants and fruits ^^ im thinking of Lavdender/Violia/wild strawberry/

That's a really good idea. I've put it on my list. :tongue:

LozengeC

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/What_To_Take_To_University

:biggrin:

I've got that printed off... would most universities already have a toaster and a kettle in the shared kitchens, or do I really need to take my own?

Reply 57

LozengeC

mikeleeuk

I've got that printed off... would most universities already have a toaster and a kettle in the shared kitchens, or do I really need to take my own?

As Starvla said. I'd just like to add, that you should wait until you've applied for accomodation before buying stuff like that if you don't have the spare money/space, but if you see it cheap somewhere you'll probably need it in your second year and beyond anyway, so don't worry too much about getting stuff you don't need if you get what I mean. :biggrin:

Reply 58

polka_dott

No, maybe closer to the time when I know what is happening haha!

Reply 59

fran.ha

I'm worried if I do I'll jinx it and fail my A-Levels.

I did buy a printer though, but only because our home one has started playing up, so my Mum said we might as well get a new one for now that I can take to uni. Also my Mum hasn't thrown away a plate, pot or pan since she started collecting them after her marriage in 1987! So I'll probably be stealing all those.

I'm not really sure what I need. I spend the majority of my time in my room anyway, so its already kinda 'studenty'. I already have a TV, DVD player, laptop and speakers and stuff, mirror, cushions, blankets, fairy lights, bin, piggy bank.... The only thing I think I will need to buy is a desk lamp...... am I missing anything? That sounds way to short a list.