Amazon's Back-to-School Sale Is a Great Place to Start Your College Shopping

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Now that August is here, we are super close to the start of the fall semester. For those heading off for their first year of college, this can be a nerve-racking yet totally exciting time. Not to mention it also requires a completely different shopping list, since now is the time you'll be helping your student outfit a dorm room! Super exciting? Yes. Expensive? It certainly can be. And though we can't make college in America cheaper (we wish!), we can help you and your student score some savings on dorm essentials that will make their new (yet cramped) college life a little more organized and comfortable.

Naturally, we turned to Amazon to source some discounted dorm essentials, including items like the space-saving Keurig Pod Coffee Maker, a variety pack of Command strips and hooks for hanging up their beloved concert posters, storage bins to help make the most of precious space, and of course, fairy lights because of course. Shop all of these great deals and more for your little freshly minted college student below.

K-Mini Plus Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker

Whether your student has an 8 a.m. math class or a study session that runs late into the night, they're going to need their caffeine fix. This single-serve Keurig will give them exactly the amount they need without taking up a ton of space on their desk or bedside table. Best yet? It's now nearly 30% off on Amazon.

Bedside Shelf

We all know that dorms are not known for their real estate, so we have to get crafty about how we use the space. This bedside shelf can help your student do just that, especially if they don't have room for a little bedside table next to it.

This shelf can be clamped right onto the side of their bed, can manage as much as 35 pounds of stuff (so it can totally deal with a few textbooks), and features holes to run charging cables through so they can keep their phone close by. And best of all, it's close to 30% off right now!

Variety Pack

This Command Variety Pack is the definition of "it's always good to be prepared." At 15% off, this pack has 14 different hooks, 10 picture hanging strips of different sizes, and 20 adhesive strips to round it out. With these, you and/or your student can easily hang their favorite posters, photos, and art near their bed without having to break out the tool box on day one.

Adjustable Bed Risers

To give your student some extra room under their bed, you can hoist the bed up a few inches with these risers. Available in white, black, and brown, these risers are all on sale at varying discounts.

You can customize how high you want the bed by adjusting the risers, with options to make it 3, 5, and 8 inches higher, depending on how much more storage space you want.

Touch Bedside Lamp

Not only is this lamp 42% off on Amazon, but right now you can also add a 30% off coupon to it. Together, you can score this lamp for just under $12.

Possibly even cooler than this massive discount is that this light is touch-activated and color-changing, so your little dormer can have it on a standard white light when they're studying or a relaxed blue shade when they're winding down. It also has three different brightness levels, so they can turn on a little bit of light without bothering any roommates.

6-Outlet Surge Protector

Sure, a power strip will hardly be the coolest thing in their dorm room, but it will be one of the most necessary. Between all their chargers, lamps, a coffee maker, and perhaps even more, they're going to need more outlets than their dorm likely has built in.

That's where these good old-fashioned power strip will have their back. This one from GE is under $15 and has six outlets, as well as a power cord that can reach a wall outlet up to 10 feet away.

4-Inch Mini Heritage Desk Fan

At 47% off, this mini fan is not only available for way under $20 at the moment, but it can also add a little bit of charm to your student's room with its stylish brushed copper finish.

On days when they're quite literally sweating their big test (or are just stuck in a stuffy room), they can cool down at their desk or by their bed with this fan that can adjust to meet them at just the right angle.

Mesh Pop-Up Laundry Hamper

The last thing that needs to be taking up space in a dorm room is the laundry hamper (though laundry is def important). Instead of getting a standard hamper, pick up this collapsible one for under $10 that your student can bring to its full size when they're ready to use, has two handles to make it easy to tote to the laundry room, and comes in five cute colors and patterns.

6 Pack Storage Containers

For nearly 50% off right now, you can snag these nifty storage containers to slide under the bed or position in the closet of their dorm room. And trust us, these will come in handy for storing clothes (especially bulky sweaters and sweatpants), towels, backup sheets, and more.

You'll get six grey waterproof storage containers with this deal, though you can also choose from different colors and quantities at a lesser discount.

USB Fairy String Lights

OK, OK, so maybe fairy lights aren't essential, but they're a very cute, very fun addition to a dorm room. Featuring 200 little LED bulbs adorning a 65-foot strand, these fairy string lights can be static when turned on or adjusted to play in a sequence like twinkles or waves. Not to mention they're currently 22% off on Amazon.

Home Office Pro Lap Desk

Listen, not every day is the time to sit at a desk and do homework or cram for an upcoming exam. Some days, your student might just want to chill in their bed and read what's on their syllabuses or work on an essay.

This lap desk can help make it way easier than trying to juggle a laptop on their knees. You can save 16% on this one right now and it even comes with a wrist rest so they can write deep into the night, if that's the vibe.

Desk Organizer

With all of their notebooks, books, folders, class papers, loose-leaf sheets, pens, pencils, highlighters, and more, it probably won't take long before your student's desk gets a little bit chaotic. Help them out with this desk organizer that's 46% off on Amazon right now.

It houses a drawer on the bottom with a letter tray in the middle and a book organizer on top that can actually be lifted off if they want to position it somewhere else on their desk. This desk organizer is also available in six different colors, though the rose gold has the steepest discount.

Standard Mouth Bottle With Flex Cap

Whether they're running around from class to class or trying to make ramen in their dorm room, a reusable water bottle is always a good investment.

Try this Hydro Flask one that has over 24,000 five-star reviews on Amazon: It comes in 19 colors and three sizes, though not all are on sale right now. That said, quite a few are and can save you up to 49%.

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