Word: baths
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...make sure that people don’t get too fired up too soon,” Kummer said. “I keep in check some of the braver young bucks. Hubris is something that has to be kept in check, and sometimes hubris merits a bath in the Charles River...
...kids pay attention. Ikea, for instance, sent out half a million e-mails to incoming freshman and then showed up on a couple of dozen college campuses to hand out mock financial-aid forms with an invitation to cut the high cost of college by buying at Ikea. Bed Bath & Beyond offers college-bound shoppers a handy checklist that reminds students not to forget, among other things, the toaster oven, popcorn maker, snack table, blender and, that campus sine qua non, the George Foreman grill. Meal plans be damned. And after a few early attempts, gift registries for the college...
...Parents of ..." this year, inviting them to come to stores for an after-hours College Night, where parents could meet, bond, munch free cookies and save 20% on all purchases. "We're helping parents get through this process with the least amount of grief possible," says Bed Bath & Beyond spokeswoman Bari Fagin...
Retailers, never shy about hyping a reason to spend more money on more stuff, are falling over themselves to appeal to the new dorm-room demographic. In the past few years, big players such as Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Ikea, the Container Store, Bed Bath & Beyond and Linens 'n Things have been breaking out big chunks of floor space from July to early September for departments with cute names like Destination Dorm. They have been plying college-bound kids (and their parents) with targeted catalogs and emails, setting up gift registries, giving student discounts, even accosting kids on campus with...
...ever wish that you could procrastinate on thefacebook.com and AIM from anywhere in the College any time, bed, bath or beyond? Well you’re in luck; the College’s commendable plan to add wireless access points all over campus will give students a new freedom in computing...