10 College Dorm Things You Throw Out BEFORE Your Parents Come Help Move You Out
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10 College Dorm Things You Throw Out BEFORE Your Parents Come Help Move You Out

Just in case you were ever wondering what the most popular items to throw out are, now you can know.

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10 College Dorm Things You Throw Out BEFORE Your Parents Come Help Move You Out
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Moving out of a dorm room means sorting through a year's worth of junk.

As you start to pack up each drawer and each item you stuffed under your bed, two concerns hit you. Firstly, "how did this all fit in your room?" Secondly, how will I avoid giving my parents a heart attack when they see all this stuff to bring home?"

The answer hits you: it's time to throw as much as possible, out.

Whether it's that t-shirt you bought, knowing it never fit right, and then never wore, or that alarm clock that only works every other day: there are some things that you just have to get rid of.

Below, 10 items that will inevitably be found in the trash room during move out week.

1. Bottles.

Lots, and lots of bottles...of every kind. You don't really need mom and dad knowing exactly what you do on the weekend, do you?

2. Dirty shoes.

Again, in relation to your weekend, it seems that people would rather ditch the sticky, stained shoes they've always been willing to destroy throughout the year than bring them home and face scrutiny from every family member for owning something so well, disgusting. Go figure.

3. Sheets/comforters.

Maybe it's because you're living somewhere next year where the bed size is different, and maybe it's because sheets and blankets are bulky and nobody wants to lug that back. Either way, many people say goodbye to these items before leaving for home.

4. Food/ Food Packaging.

You would think that people would throw out the pizza boxes, ramen noodle plastic packaging and the stale pretzel containers when they realized they were done with them at the time they ate them, but you would be wrong.

5. Textbooks.

Goodbye textbook I was forced to buy, never used, and will still never look at. You will not be missed.

6. Rugs.

Crumbs were dropped on your rug. Dirty shoes stomped over your rug. Who knows what bodily fluids made it onto your rug. And, above all else, there isn't even room for the rug in the car. Basically, it must go.

7. Plastic storage containers.

Again, the bulkier the item the less chance it has of making its way home. Also, the drawers are currently missing a wheel and the lid only partially closes.

8. Dining hall cutlery.

You almost returned it that one time. And then you forgot.

9. Dirty clothing.

When you run out of time to do laundry, you have to think of a quick solution. Understandable.

10. (Lots of) Toiletries.

There's absolutely no reason to bring home a half used bottle of shampoo when you have more at home and it would probably just explode in your bag, anyway. It is only unfortunate that you went out and bought new conditioner just last week.


Anyway, in case you were ever wondering what the most common items people throw out before moving out are, here you go!

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