Staples College Center Gearing Up College-Bound Grads
By Megan Zielinski, contributing writer
Staples Inc., is offering gift-givers of graduates and soon-to-be college attendees with the latest necessary technology products and accessories from the best brands, making studies, research, social connections, entertainment, and everyday college life easier.
Through the Staples College Center, site visitors can browse through categories including technology, dorm décor, dorm essentials, gift cards, and text book rentals. “From the classroom to the dorm room, Staples has great gifts to get soon-to-be grads ready for college,” says Alison Corcoran, senior VP, stores and online marketing at Staples.
The Technology For College category is full of company-recommended tech products, appropriate for fulfilling student needs from laptops, tablets, printers to LED monitors, and more. All tech gadgets feature a price amount saved, listed in red underneath product picture, as Staples Price Match Guarantee promises customers the lowest price compared to other retailers, including Amazon. With the company’s new Staples EasyTech Support plan, student devices will be equipped with upgrades, virus protection, Internet protection, Square Trade Accident Protection Plans and updated in-store software installations, ensuring the highest quality of protection and security. Staples carries laptop brands including, Toshiba, Ansus, Lenovo, and HP, providing students with quality programs for efficiently completing school projects and research, downloading and studying online text books, enjoying a break with entertainment, and having video chat sessions with family that are miles away. Tablets allow for students to take class notes, read class materials, interact through social media and browse the internet with the convenience of portability in-hand. Brands including Microsoft Surface Pro 2, Google Nexus 7, Dell Venue Pro, and Kindle Fire HD Tablets provide students with long battery life, stunning display, camera for pictures and video chat, built in Wi-fi, and other features favorable for being on the go. Gift-givers and students have a large selection of tablet accessories to choose from, including Fitbit fitness tracker and smart scale, live wireless Bluetooth speaker and other app devices, stylus pens, cases, covers, and screen protectors in a variety of different styles and designs. For a mobile gift option, the new, durable Samsung Galaxy S5 is a waterproof, dustproof phone that is suitable for the busy, often carefree lifestyle of a college student.
Dorm Décor and Dorm Essentials is where shoppers can find everything from refrigerators, bedding, cleaning and laundry products, and even snacks. For a basic gift for graduates, shoppers can purchase Staples gift cards through the Gift Card option, offering purchases of classic gift cards or eGift cards that can be sent directly to graduate by email. In partnership with BookRenter, Staples offers a book rental service, allowing students to save up to 80 percent on college materials. Books can be purchased for rent by typing in author, title or ISBN code. The program promises fast shipping, customer service assistance and allows for students to even take notes and make highlights in materials. Along with all categories of important college products to browse through, site visitors will also find articles offering advice and tips on college life—giving insight to gift-givers on what to buy for graduates and giving student customers an idea of what they need to survive their first year.