Now is the time many students are heading off to college. If they’re leaving the nest for the first time, parents may be confused about what to buy to supply their kids’ dorm rooms. There are so many things they’ll need to make living away from home comfortable. Deciding what to buy can be overwhelming. Paying for all those dorm room necessities can be just as taxing.
To help give you some ideas of what your kids may need to take to college, as well as a chance to score some of it for free, I’ve compiled a list of some great giveaways going on around the Internet. For comprehensive lists of dorm room essentials, visit these sites. Good luck winning the giveaways and with sending your “baby” off to school!
| Product | Description | Price/Ratings | Reviews/Giveaways |
| Lenovo Idea Pad
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This laptop includes an Intel Core i3-350M Processor, Intel HD Graphics, 15.6″ HD Display, 3 GB Memory, and 500GB Hard Drive. The Dolby Advanced Audio benefits include audio optimization that dramatically improves laptop sound quality and Dolby Headphone that enables a great surround sound experience and works with any set of headphones, putting the user int he middle of the action. | Prices vary. | You could win a Lenovo Ideapad Laptop With Dolby Advanced Audio form Resourceful Mommy. Contest ends Thursday, August 26th. |
| Asus Netbook
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Screen: 10.1-inch LED-backlit Color-Shine display (1024 x 600)
Processor: Intel Atom Processor N450 Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium Memory: 2 GB RAM Storage: 320 GB Hard drive Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v2.1 Camera: 1.3 Megapixel Weight: 2.53 lbs (with battery) |
$499.99 | You can win this really cute and handy netbook from Tech 4 Mommies. Giveaway open until Sunday, August 22nd. |
| iPad
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Apple calls it “a magical and revolutionary at an unbelievable price.” | Prices vary. | You could win an Apple iPad from CourseSmart! Enter once a day from now until August 30th. |
| XL Twin Sheet Set from Bed, Bath & Beyond
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Product description unavailable on website. | Price varies. | Suddenly Frugal will be judging the most entertaining entry of frugal college stories. |
| Nautica Bedding
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Nautica’s newly launched comforter sets are perfect for any dorm room. There are styles for every individual with everything a college student would need to jazz up his or her room. | $200.00 | From now until Friday, August 27th, Stained Couture will be giving away one of these fantastic bedding sets. |
| Dorm Living Book
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When high school students think of college life, images of parties and new people and late-night pizza instantly come to mind. Only upon moving in does a freshman realize the buzz-killing downside to the blissful freedom: a 12 x 12 dorm room often shared with a stranger. With Knack Dorm Living, Casey Lewis—herself a college senior at the University of Missouri—provides the guide she searched for, in vain, in her freshman year. She offers invaluable tips on what to pack and what to buy, what to expect, decorating, clothes, and organizing time and money. | $19.95 | This book is up for grabs at Sweeps4Bloggers until August 20th. |
| Fresh Wave Stinky Dorm Kit
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Between piles of undone laundry and last week’s leftovers, dorm rooms can build up unpleasant odors. The Fresh Wave Stinky Dorm Kit equips students with odor-eliminating tools to make their dorms smell as clean as home. The kit includes a 16 oz. bottle of Fresh Wave Odor Neutralizing Crystals and an 8 oz. bottle of Fresh Wave All Natural Odor Neutralizing Spray. | $19.99 | Win this over at MomCentral. Contest ends Wednesday, August 25th. |
| CengageBrain.com Credit
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Cengage Learning is the country’s largest textbook publisher, and they recently launched CengageBrain.com – a website with more than 3000 Cengage Learning titles up for rent. These titles rent for up to 70% less than the suggested retail price of the book. | $150.00 | You can win this invaluable prize for your student at Stretching a Buck until Monday, August 23rd. |
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