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Getting Ready for College: 5 Oliver Thomas Packing Essentials Every Student Needs

Getting Ready for College:  5 Oliver Thomas Packing Essentials Every Student Needs

Dorm Sweet 💗 Dorm!

College🏫 is an exciting time! Whether you're going far away or staying nearby, having the right list of essentials📱💻📚 to make everything feel organized🗄️ and at home is key. To make your life easier, we have compiled your ultimate college🏫 packing list📝.

On the top of the packing list📝 are all the right bags to take you from move-in🚚 day to class to being a weekend warrior🏋️♀️.  We have compiled the 5 best bags🎒👜 every college🏫 student needs. 

1. Best Weekender Duffle: 

24+7 Weekender Duffle👜

Few bags are as simple, versatile, and satisfying to use as a duffle👜. This bag👜 will come in handy on move in🚚 day and weekend trips back home🏠.

2. Best Backpack:

Mega Fluff Laptop Backpack🎒 

If a bag could be a super hero …this would be it. This isn't just a backpack🎒; it's the ultimate side kick for your scholarly📚 shenanigans. And with so much functionality and storage this bag should come with it’s own cape!

24+7 Large Laptop Backpack🎒 

The best backpack🎒 for college🏫 will have to pull a lot of weight. It has to protect your delicate laptop💻 on the way to class🏫, house gym clothes, and even double as a carry-on for trips back home during school🏫 breaks (and be fashionable)!  And this roomy bag🎒 with plenty of organizational🗄️ compartments and water💦 resistance is sure to keep your school🏫📚 gear safe. 

Cuddle Knit Backpack 🧸

Sometimes you just want to be cozy...and there's nothing wrong with that! The good news? You don't have to sacrifice fashion 👠 for comfort ✨. This bag is from our coziest collection yet! 🧸☁️The Cuddle Knit Backpack 🎒 has the ultimate functionality and a matching duffle so you can pull up to campus in style!

3. Best Tote:

Mega Fluff Super Traveler Tote/Backpack🎒

We get it, not everyone is a backpack person 🎒, not everyone is a tote person 👜. But not everyone can choose either. With this bag, you can have both! ✨ The Mega Fluff Super Traveler doubles as a tote AND a backpack so you can go anywhere ✈️ with everything you need. With a trolley sleeve and RFID protection ✅, it's the perfect convertible companion to take back home for the weekend! 🏡

Maxed Out Wanderlust Tote👜 

For the ultimate tote👜 to take you from college🏫 to career…and even to the gym, look no further than the Wanderlust Tote👜. This is the “do it all” tote👜” that is roomy enough to lug around a computer💻, books📚, snacks and your gym🏋️♀️ clothes.

XL Wanderlust Tote 

Bigger is ALWAYS better! That’s what you will be saying about our XL Wanderlust Tote👜.  

Get ready to tote-ally rock the dorm life with our XL "Campus Carry-All" Wanderlust Tote👜! With plenty of pockets for your gadgets💻, snacks, books📚 and all. 

4. Best Makeup💄/Cosmetic Bags:

Having an intense beauty💄 collection requires practical organization, so grab one (or four) of the best makeup💄 and cosmetic KST bags👛. Think about it: if you've got a serious makeup💄, hair care👱🏻♀️, and/or skin-care collection, why would you stuff all of your beautiful, hard-earned eye shadow palettes, eyeliner, and favorite brushes into just any old boring bag? Your prized beauty possessions deserve to be cradled in a special makeup💄 organizers. Plus, they're water resistant and machine-washable... aka the best shower caddy alternative!  Getting ready has never been easier, thanks to these roomy and portable🧳 cases.

5. Best Back to Campus Footwear 🦶:

Whether you're pulling an all-nighter to study 📚✏️ or to party 🎉, every student deserves a speedy recovery the next day! Made with podiatrist-designed arch support 👣, you'll feel like you're walking on clouds ☁️ with our shoes, because chasing dreams shouldn't come with sore feet! 👣 

Wingwoman Comfort Recovery Slip-On Sneakers 👟

Our Comfort Recovery Slip-On Sneakers 👟 are the perfect way to keep it moving whether it's dashing between classes ✏️, recovering post-workout 🏋️, or just adding that perfect finishing touch to your back to school outfits ✨.

Wingwoman Comfort Recovery Slides 👣

The best dorm shoes every college student needs are shoes that are designed for comfort! ☁️ The Comfort Recovery Slides 🦶 will be every student's favorite dorm slippers or shower shoes 💦. Why? Because they're water resistant 💦 and machine washable! 🧼 They're not just comfortable, but they're totally functional for dorm life! 🛌 

Cheers to a new year and new beginnings! 📖

 

Oliver “Ollie” Thomas is the Co-Founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of the brand Oliver Thomas who makes the ultimate in lightweight, functional, washable and customizable bags, duffles, backpacks, totes and accessories. 

He has appeared in Forbes and Time, Inc and major fashion publications.  Ollie loves good treats, belly rubs and long adventurous walks in the great outdoors. When he is not being an Dogpreneur, Oliver enjoys bringing together his squirrel, feline & all furry friends in order to promote a more peaceful world.

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