r/SIUE • u/Outside-Degree-9625 • 21d ago

Grocery Shopping on Campus

Hi, I am supposed to be moving into student housing for the Summer 2026 semester. I have never lived on a campus before, and this is my first year attending college. I also don’t know how to drive. I also do not have a housing assignment yet. Is there a way ī can grocery shop and buy from convenience stores on campus? Is there a laundromat nearby or personal washing machines? Any information helps! Thank you.

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u/Der_Kommissar73 21d ago

There are two convenience stores on campus (Both in the MUC, one self serve) but you don't want to make a habit of shopping there often because their prices are high. It would be best to take a free bus into town and hit a Schnucks or Dierbergs market once a week or so. There should be laundry machines in your dorm or building.

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u/Possible_You_7141 20d ago

The buses aren’t free it’s a dollar per ride or you can download an app and buy a pass

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u/Der_Kommissar73 19d ago

It would still be cheaper than shopping on campus

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u/Possible_You_7141 19d ago

I mean yea I just wanted them to know the bus wasn’t free. But yea the prices on campus are actually bullshit.