Going to University? Take a Familiar Face With You
Going to university is exciting. New city, new mates, questionable cooking decisions and the sudden discovery that nobody is going to stop you eating cereal for dinner.
But once the excitement of Freshers' Week settles down, being away from home can feel a bit strange. Your family is miles away, your dog has probably stolen your bedroom and your best friend is sending you photos of everything you are missing.
Obviously, you cannot pack everyone you love into your university accommodation.
You can, however, pack their face.
Take a Little Piece of Home With You
A personalised gift can be a genuinely lovely university leaving present, especially when it features someone they are going to miss.
Parents could upload a family photo. Your best mate could put their own face on a personalised pillow because subtlety has never been part of the friendship. Your partner could create a custom face pillow. And yes, the family dog can absolutely get involved.
At Snugzy, there are over 1,000 designs and outfits to choose from, so a favourite personalised photo can become everything from personalised cushions to personalised teddy bears.
Imagine arriving at your new room with a personalised photo teddy of Mum sitting on the bed. Comforting? Yes. Slightly terrifying when you stumble home at 2am and forget it is there? Also yes.
Make Your Uni Room Feel More Like Yours
University rooms are not exactly famous for their personality.
You have a bed, a desk, a suspiciously uncomfortable chair and approximately twelve square centimetres of storage.
Personalised items are an easy way to make the place feel more like home without bringing your entire bedroom with you. A personalised photo cushion featuring your pet can live on the bed, while a photo pillow of your best friend can sit proudly somewhere your new flatmates are forced to acknowledge it.
You could even customise a teddy bear using a favourite picture and choose an outfit that reminds you of the person. A personalised teddy bear with photo makes a much more interesting addition to a student room than another fake plant.
Although you can have both. We support the fake plant.
The Ultimate Homesickness Companion
Missing home is completely normal, whether it happens during the first week or halfway through term when you suddenly find yourself desperate for your dad's Sunday dinner.
That is where custom photo gifts can be surprisingly comforting.
A personalised face cushion of someone you love, a personalised cuddly toy featuring your pet or a custom pillow with face gives you a familiar face to come home to. Unlike your actual family, it will not ask whether you have done your washing yet.
Even better, Snugzy products are lightweight and portable, so they can travel between university and home without taking over your suitcase.
Give Them Something They Will Actually Remember
If someone you love is heading off to university, forget another mug telling them they are a student.
Choose a photo with a story behind it and turn it into a custom gift they will actually remember. It could be a personalised photo pillow of their partner, a custom teddy featuring their sibling or a personalised teddy of the family pet.
And when their new flatmates inevitably discover it, there will be photos. There will be videos. There may even be an unofficial custody battle over it.
University is all about making new memories.
It does not mean you have to leave every familiar face at home.
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