Kids in College? You Now Have Satellite Locations!

If you’re one of the millions of parents who dropped one or more of their children off at college this fall - Congratulations! This is an exciting (if sad) time in your life and theirs. By now you’ve done most of the heavy lifting. You’ve picked the right school, you’ve got a plan to pay for that education and you’ve packed and hauled a bunch of stuff to make this strange new place feel more like home. And there you go, you now have a satellite location. A place where a bunch of your stuff now resides. Sure, you probably purchased a lot of new stuff for the dorm or apartment but invariably there will be items that your student will “borrow” from home. If school is close enough that they can pop home on the weekend even more of your stuff may migrate off, without you even realizing it. Don’t you want to spend hours searching for something only to learn later that it’s not at your house anymore? No?? Then get Stockpile simple free online inventory solution and start tracking your stuff!

Whether you’ve been using Stockpile for years, or this is the first you’ve heard of it, you need to use it to track your belongings as you transition to this new phase in your life. Adjusting to the fact that one of your babies is old enough to be out on their own is hard enough. Losing your mind on a regular basis because you can’t find things isn’t going to make life any easier. Tracking items in Stockpile allows you to find things quickly and easily, even when that item is now miles away.

If you currently use Stockpile simple free online inventory solution you’re familiar with locations and can simply add a new one to reflect your child’s current domicile. For those newbies, we’ll walk you through it.  

  1. Click on Settings in the Header next to your user name.
  2. Click on Locations from the drop down list.
  3. After the Manage Locations page loads. Click the Add New Location button.
  4. Enter Name, Street Address, City, State and Zip in the provided text boxes.
  5. Click the Add button.

Yep! It’s just that easy. Now that you have your location and your new campus branch all set up, you’re ready to start adding and transferring items.  That’s the beauty of Stockpile. It may seem like one more thing to do, one more step in the process, but it truly will save you time, energy and even money in the long run.  When you loan items out, all it takes is a few clicks on your computer or mobile device and you can transfer that item from your home to anyone else’s. Next time you need it, you won’t waste time searching, you can just call or text and ask your child to return it the next time they come home.  If the item has been on loan for an extended period of time or there is some question about what condition it may currently be in, you can just go ahead and replace it. Take the time you would have spent fruitlessly looking for it and research new models or look for a good deal. Either would definitely be a better use of your time and energy.

 

Let Stockpile Simple Free Online Inventory Solution Make Adjusting to Life with a College Kid Easier

This whole business of having family members living away from home is sure to take some getting used to, but Stockpile can relieve some of the headaches and stress that accompany misplaced items. Give it a try today!

 

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