Items in bold are available at the University Bookstore
located at Perkins Student Center or at the YoUDee Shop in the Trabant University Center.
Download an interactive/printable version of the Shopping List.
For Move-In Day
Camera
Cell phone
Cold drinks (water will be available throughout campus)
Handcart
Toolbox to assemble miscellaneous items (see www.udel.edu/reslife/students/prohibited.html for guidelines on hanging decorations on residence hall room walls)
Towel for washing up
For Your Room
Air mattress for visitors
Alarm Clock
Bed lamp (no halogen)
Bed Risers
Blanket(s), quilt, or comforter
Butterfly chair
Carpet Also check: www.udel.edu/has/essentials.html
Clothes hangers
Bulletin/Tack board and push pins
Dry erase memo board and markers (for outside of door)
Fan
Foam egg pads
Folding tables, folding chairs
Lamps (no halogen)
Laundry basket or bag
Light bulbs
Linens for a 36" X 80" single bed (two sets, extra long) Also check: www.udel.edu/has/essentials.html
Mirror
Over-the-door hooks
Photographs of family and friends at home
Picture album
Picture frames
Pillows
Pillow with arms
Posters
Power strips with an internal circuit breaker
Storage cubes & units (shelves)
Surge suppressors for all electric equipment, such as TVs, stereos,
CD players, computers, etc.
Telephone (one landline per room is mandatory)
Wall calendar
White poster putty (for hanging posters on walls) This is the only approved product for hanging posters in the residence halls.
Yaffa blocks
Keeping It Clean
Air freshener
All-purpose cleaner
Broom
Clothes Drying Rack
Detergent, bleach, softeners, dryer sheets, stain pretreater
Dish soap
Dishcloth
Dishtowel
Dustcloth
Glass cleaner
Iron and small ironing board
Minivac
Paper towels
Quarters for laundry (Also - use your UD1 FLEX account)
Sponge
Trash bags
Housing personnel clean only public areas and the bathrooms in traditional halls. Students living in apartments or suites must supply their own products and equipment for cleaning, such as: toilet paper, toilet cleaner, plunger, bath mat, extra garbage can.
Personal Care
Allergy medication
Antiperspirant
Bathrobe
Cold medication
Contact lenses
Contact lens solution
Eye glasses (extra pair)
First-aid kit (bandaids, ace bandages, antiseptic cream, medicine,
etc.)
Flip-flops for shower
Hairbrush
Hair dryer/ curling iron
Nail clippers and nail file
Personal-care products
Prescription medications
Sewing kit
Shampoo
Small plastic shower caddy to carry personal supplies from room
to shower
Soap and soap dish
Tissues
Toothbrush holder
Towels and washcloths
Vitamins
School Supplies
Backpack
Batteries
Binders
Bookends
Calculator
Calendar
Computer - Also check: www.tsc.udel.edu
Computer printer with cartridges
Computer printer paper
Computer software (see www.udel.edu/bookstore for online ordering)
Desk organizer
Dictionary/Thesaurus
Erasers
Ethernet card/cable
Filing supplies
Glue
Highlighters
Hole punch
Index Cards
Laptop lock
Notebooks
Organizer/Planner
Paper (notepaper, looseleaf)
Paper clips
Paper shredder
Pencils
Pencil sharpener
Pens
Post It note pads
Rubberbands
Ruler
Scissors
Super glue
Stapler
Stapler remover
Tape
USB Flash Drive
White-out
Odds and Ends
Address book
Business casual attire
Calling cards
Deck of cards
Duct tape
Envelopes
Flashlight
Gym Bag
Rain boots
Safety pins
Stamps
Stationery
Stuffed animals
Suitcase
Umbrella
Entertainment
Bicycle (with lock)
Blank CDs
C’s
DVDs
DVD player
DVR
MP3 player
Radio, stereo, or CD player
Sports equipment (i.e.,
basketball, baseball glove, tennis racket, footballs, frisbees, wiffle balls & bats)
Television
Television cable wire
Snack Attack
Automatic drip coffee
maker
Can opener
Chip clips
Combination microwave and refrigerator unit - Also check: www.udel.edu/has/essentials.html
Electric tea kettle (with on/off switch)
Microwave
Mugs
Paper products(i.e., napkins, paper towels)
Plastic storage bags
Plastic storage containers
Plates, coffee mugs, glasses and utensils
Recipes from home
Refrigerator
Water pitcher with filter
This list is prepared for the convenience of on and off campus students, please refer to Residence Life for details on items allowed or prohibited in residence halls. Look for dimensions of on-campus rooms.
Items in bold are available at the University Bookstore
located at Perkins Student Center or the YoUDee Shop in the Trabant University Center.
Revised: June 2008