My student in San Sebastián , Spain for a study semester!

I would highly recommend that she purchase these things upon arrival in San Sebastian instead of trying to order them here and hope they arrive in time and then hauling them to Europe where they could get lost on the way and it would cost more to carry them along than the small extra cost of buying them there and then once she gets there trying to transport them to where she is staying. It is much better to buy them locally there and likely the school already has contracts with stores for discounts for students. I hope she enjoys it there!

It's a large city as you know. People that live there need the same things that your daughter will and were buying them long before the advent of computers.

If she bought them off the internet they'd have to be delivered somehow to somewhere.

Kids are pretty ingenious if left the heck alone. Make it her problem and she'll probably have it solved in an afternoon -- which will be much faster than it will take you to digest all the responses that you receive.

Our daughter returns this week from a similar experience, only to Granada.
She did a great job of learning how to manage things on her own.
Hence, I second Ed's suggestion.

Shoot, my youngest moved herself to a small town in Brittany for her junior year of stinking high school. My only contributions were taking her to the airport and sending gobs of money every once in a while. While she was there she figured out how to get her appendix taken out - - and only told us about it in an 'oh-by-the-way' paragraph a few weeks later. Kids are indestructible.

+1 What is the point of sending a kid off to study abroad if Mom and Dad are going to arrange all the details of her life. My daughter not only managed wonderful weekend trips with her classmates to other cities and sites but arranged to compete in an Ultimate Frisbee tournament in Barcelona during her break -- traveling from her study site in Belgium. College kids are grownups; honor their adulthood.

Another advantage of finding the stuff in Spain when she gets there is a tiny boost to the local economy.

Thanks to everyone for the feed back.
So this is a good example of how often the written word can cause confusion as to what one hopes to obtain.
Couldn't agree with you all more about it being "her " experience and letting her figure it it out. We are seasoned travelers as is our daughter to an extent somewhat more than others.
We were not looking to "handle" this FOR her. That really wasn't what we were looking to do so again...that written word thing.
Our family prior to this awesome upcoming experience went through a massive identy theft that took most of what we have worked our lives to obtain. So the point of my RFI was it's been two years since we were last in the region and we were simply looking for the best tips to keep her costs down in making these needed purchases. There isn't a lot of time for searching once she lands and cost is critical and we are doing this RFI each of us in the family to help her and she is in charge of our research here! I couldn't agree more that especially as a junior she needs to figure it out but again ....no time and restricted resources more than anticipated made us all think that collective thinking could pull it all together quicker and maybe for the best price ever in Soain! ha!
Thank you absolutely everyone for all the input. What a great resource this is for any traveler and family!

So....again...... I was just asking if anyone knew of the best source right in San Sebastián for needed purchases.....best price:0).
Not only do we want her to purchase there but when she leaves, all will be donated to families in need as there is no reason to haul it home!
Cheers to one and All!
Leslie

One way to save those euros is to wear a short, natural, fashionable, modern, wash and wear, non-appliance-dependent hair style. Yes, she might need to get it cut every couple of months, but that could be a fun, living there, experience.

Sorry, I can't recommend a specific store, but if she has a student orientation upon arrival or there is any host for her residence hall or host family, they should provide the best local info. Google maps can also help her preview the businesses in her neighborhood.