Moving into a PG in Bangalore usually goes the same way. You pack the obvious stuff — clothes, laptop, a couple of framed photos for the wall — and assume the PG will have everything else "sort of" covered. Then week two hits, it's raining outside, your one bedsheet is in the wash, and there's no mug in sight for a bucket bath. Here's the list most new PG residents in Bangalore wish someone had handed them on day one. The Essentials List 1. A second bedsheet and pillow cover set — most PGs supply one; laundry day shouldn't mean an empty bed. 2. Bucket and mug — plenty of older PG buildings still don't have proper showers in every room. 3. A multi-plug extension board — one wall socket, one laptop charger, one phone charger, zero spare sockets. Always. 4. A foldable drying stand or extra hangers — Bangalore's rain shows up even in the "dry" months, so balcony drying isn't reliable. 5. A compact umbrella or raincoat — kept by the door, not packed away in a bag somewhere. 6. Mosquito repellent or a plug-in repellent device — Bangalore's green cover is lovely until sunset. 7. A padlock for your cupboard — especially in shared rooms with rotating roommates. 8. A reusable water bottle — for the commute and for avoiding daily plastic bottle runs. 9. A small first-aid kit — plasters, paracetamol, ORS — not something you want to be searching for at 11 PM. 10. Instant snacks and noodles — kitchen access in PGs is often limited or timed; late-night hunger isn't. 11. A compact electric kettle — check with your PG first, but where allowed, it's a game-changer for tea, coffee, and Maggi. 12. Extra charging cables — one always goes missing, usually the week you need it most. 13. A full-length mirror — surprisingly rare in most PG rooms. 14. A shoe rack or organizer — small rooms fill up fast without one. 15. A few reusable grocery/tote bags — for the inevitable weekend shopping runs. 16. Room freshener or incense — shared rooms, shared smells; worth having on hand. 17. A fitted sheet with strong elastic — PG mattresses vary wildly in size and thickness. 18. Earplugs — between traffic, roommates, and thin walls, these pay for themselves in week one. 19. A basic toolkit — screwdriver, tape, a few nails — for the small fixes no PG owner responds to quickly. 20. A day's worth of emergency cash and a spare PG-room key copy — unglamorous, but everyone forgets this until they're locked out. Why This List Matters More in Bangalore Specifically Bangalore's weather is deceptively unpredictable — a sunny morning can turn into an evening downpour without warning, which is why umbrellas, drying stands, and mosquito protection show up so high on this list. Add to that the city's dense PG culture — new arrivals every month, shared kitchens, shared walls — and small essentials become the difference between settling in smoothly and spending the first two weeks running errands after work. Getting It All Sorted Without the Sunday Store Run Most new PG residents end up making three or four separate trips (or app orders) to pull this list together — one for kitchen basics, one for bedding, one for the "why doesn't the PG have this already" items. That's the exact fragmentation Accesco Living is trying to remove from daily life in Bangalore: Grokly for grocery and kitchen essentials, InstaStyle for the everyday items a new room needs, all under one cart instead of four separate checkouts.
