What NOT to buy your college student?

https://shopping.yahoo.com/news/what-not-to-buy-your-college-bound-student-this-year-163415918.html

Yeah... about that..
Students SHOULD have a printer. My college professors want an electronically sent copy of papers and a hard copy. We also have printer money with the school but sometimes it's last minute and wandering towards the library at 4 in the morning is not a good idea when you can easily print in your own room.

Also, people should have a fridge. Maybe this pertains to me more since I have Celiac Disease but you always want to have some frozen meals available or something of the like.

I agree in part with the ironing board... although instead of an ironing board get a mini steamer (Bed Bath and Beyond sells one) and you can hang whatever you want unwrinkled on a hanger and run the steamer up and down it.

While YOU might not need an external hard drive you better be backing up your laptop when you go home on break. I've had friends who have had their computers crash at school and they've lost everything. EVERYTHING. You should have some way to back it up. Even icloud. Something!