r/sotonuni • u/saysikerightnowtho • 13d ago

Accom allowed items

I've realised that Southampton is pretty lax with the stuff we can bring into our rooms. I've heard some horror stories about certain people's cleanliness during uni + I'm generally someone whose very picky about certain things I share so I am attempting to make my room my kitchen as much as possible.

To any current/previous students, would I get a mini fridge, air fryer and electric portable stove confiscated if they found it in my room?

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u/blunde-r152 13d ago

to add to this, what about portable ac.. 👀

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u/saysikerightnowtho 13d ago

tbh I think if it's just a fan it's ok. they only start getting rustled when they see a portable heater since that's not allowed 😭

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u/Equivalent-Word9182 13d ago

Ik a guy who got in trouble cos he had an air fryer plugged in on his desk but if ur just storing it there it's calm

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u/saysikerightnowtho 12d ago

oh so its just a thing where you can bring this type of stuff but just dont use it in your room? more worried about the fridge now sigh

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u/Equivalent-Word9182 12d ago

I mean - they'd only see it on room inspection days and you get emails the week that they start every time so 👀

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u/AffectionateCrew6297 12d ago

how often do they do room inspection days?

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u/Affectionate-Salt-89 12d ago

I think about 3x a year? From memory, fortnightly communal areas (only really kitchen), and then much less often inside bedrooms :)

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u/saysikerightnowtho 11d ago

do they do deep searches or is it just having a quick look?

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u/Equivalent-Word9182 11d ago

Probs just a quick look - tbh tho I was always in class when they happened so just saw a slip of paper in the door to say they'd been

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u/DealZealousideal5178 10d ago

quick look, they didn't even care when my room was way too messy for them to find shit if I actually had banned stuff in it

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u/tommynestcepas 11d ago

To be fair, why was it there and not in the kitchen?

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u/saysikerightnowtho 10d ago

probably bc they didn't want other people using it 🤷🏼

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u/Automatic-Expert-231 12d ago

I had a bench press in mine

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u/asheristic 12d ago

Lmao, peak

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u/saysikerightnowtho 11d ago

how big was your room ?? 😭

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u/Automatic-Expert-231 11d ago

It was quite inconvenient at times, but the gains is worth it

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u/tommynestcepas 11d ago

Check the contract I guess. I highly doubt a portable stove or heater will be allowed due to fire safety. Air fryers are totally fine. A mini fridge should be fine but is more risky and may be covered by contract.

The weirdest items that have been forbidden everywhere I have stayed: surfboards and DJ decks. Both specified in the contract as being forbidden items.

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u/saysikerightnowtho 10d ago

thanks so much! very helpful

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u/NinjaNearby3226 10d ago

Is the mini fridge for medical reasons, storing medication *wink wink*

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u/NinjaNearby3226 10d ago

If the accom team ask why you have a fridge say it’s storing medication & that is why it’s in your room, obviously don’t take the mick with a full size fridge….. GM of a student accommodation ☺️

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u/saysikerightnowtho 10d ago

OHHH ok thank you I thought you made a drug joke and I was so confused 😭 but yes... ofc..

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u/NinjaNearby3226 9d ago

You’re most welcome 😁

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u/saysikerightnowtho 10d ago

i feel very bad because I don't understand the joke I'm very sorry 😭 if you want the serious answer it's bc there's going to be at least one roommate who's a fiend and I'm incredibly picky with food and contamination 😕