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Gift registries aren’t just for weddings and babies anymore — college students are using them to outfit their dorms

Woman carries pillows while another woman pushes cart behind her full of dorm supplies

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Gift registries, once reserved for expecting parents or soon-to-be newlyweds, are becoming mainstream for another subset of people embarking on a major life change: incoming college freshman. 

Target and Bed Bath & Beyond, two of the retailers perhaps best-known for stocking dorm rooms, both offer the option to create a shareable list of hoped-for gifts like bedding or small appliances.

Target lets you designate your “most-wanted” items, while Bed Bath & Beyond has so streamlined the process that it will help you balance your list with a range of products at multiple price points, track who purchased details ⇒

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