How to Effectively Utilize Boxes for Self Storage
Many Americans are choosing to take advantage of rental facilities to store furniture, appliances, and all kinds of goods, from business records to electronics and just about anything imaginable. It's easy to find a self storage unit by going to you local self storage units in your area.
Now that a place has been found, it's helpful to make the best use of the space rented. In large part, keeping order in a storage unit involves proper use of boxes.
Depending on the amount of items being put into a locker, it's important to box securely. Wrap products securely and use bubble wrap, old newspaper, or other materials to protect breakables.
Label boxes as accurately as possible. It can be a nightmare to need those baseball cards that someone wants to buy, but have to go through 10 boxes to find them. Consider keeping a detailed master list of what is in each box and then labeling that box with a letter or number.
For example, Box A could be baseball cards from the 1950's and 1960's while Box B could be modern era cards. Mark the boxes 'A' and 'B' as well as a quick reminder, such as 'A - Vintage BB Cards' and 'B - Modern BB Cards.' The better a box is marked, the quicker the needed box can be located without error.
To make the most of space, choose similar size boxes that are stackable. Keep heavy boxes on the ground level, and don't put all the weighty items in a single box.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Storage Wars TV show: Another advantage of a storage locker
Another advantage of a storage locker is having a place to keep hobby and project items that aren't being worked on. For example, mechanics can keep a non-working vehicle in a unit until time and weather permits them working on it, or a photographer can keep old cameras they don't want to part with but don't need to have on hand.
These five advantages (seasonal storage, convenience, nearby locations, security, and home organization) are great reasons to utilize storage units.
No matter what the reason for making the decision to get a storage unit, those in Atlanta know that the easiest way to find the right facility is to go to sparefoot.com. There they need only enter their zip code and select the dimensions of the locker they require. With that, they are linked to nearby places where their items can be properly secured. It's a fast efficient process that leads to a viable solution to the problem of space.
These five advantages (seasonal storage, convenience, nearby locations, security, and home organization) are great reasons to utilize storage units.
No matter what the reason for making the decision to get a storage unit, those in Atlanta know that the easiest way to find the right facility is to go to sparefoot.com. There they need only enter their zip code and select the dimensions of the locker they require. With that, they are linked to nearby places where their items can be properly secured. It's a fast efficient process that leads to a viable solution to the problem of space.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Las Vegas: an Auction Royale for Storage Wars
Part of the fun of television is when something that is a real part of everyday living becomes TV entertainment. For thousands of people across the U.S.A., they can see this weekly on the hit A&E series, Storage Wars. One recent episode, Auction Royale, took the bidders on a marathon of unit auctions in Las Vegas.
Already tired from several consecutive days of bidding, the bidders had to endure Dave Hester, who was his usual pain in the neck. He's a businessman who doesn't care who he annoys. That's clear from his methodology of bidding as seen through Storage Wars' first season.
The sad part of this reality show is that it means someone has fallen on hard times. The best part of renting a unit is that a person can easily go to sparefoot.com and find a nearby facility for their goods. Unfortunately, if economics lands them in a situation where they can't pay their fee, the facility can put it up for auction. That's where we end up finding the fascinating stories of what is kept in the lockers on this TV series.
Auction Royale gave us Darrell finding some expensive vases and glasses. Hester landed a furniture set, while Senior citizen Barry found an interesting S&H Green Stamp sign, worth nothing, but he made a new friend. Finally, ust when married couple Brandi and Jarrod thought they had a so so buy, Brandi discovered over $500 in casino chips. They celebrated with a night on the town!
Already tired from several consecutive days of bidding, the bidders had to endure Dave Hester, who was his usual pain in the neck. He's a businessman who doesn't care who he annoys. That's clear from his methodology of bidding as seen through Storage Wars' first season.
The sad part of this reality show is that it means someone has fallen on hard times. The best part of renting a unit is that a person can easily go to sparefoot.com and find a nearby facility for their goods. Unfortunately, if economics lands them in a situation where they can't pay their fee, the facility can put it up for auction. That's where we end up finding the fascinating stories of what is kept in the lockers on this TV series.
Auction Royale gave us Darrell finding some expensive vases and glasses. Hester landed a furniture set, while Senior citizen Barry found an interesting S&H Green Stamp sign, worth nothing, but he made a new friend. Finally, ust when married couple Brandi and Jarrod thought they had a so so buy, Brandi discovered over $500 in casino chips. They celebrated with a night on the town!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Fascination at Storage Wars Continues on
Storage Wars may be the fresh hit line for the A&E community, and it's the present can easily reveal concealed items. That's the entertaining as well as unknown of this collection. The program follows several regular buyers, men and women who participate in auctions for storage lockers that have not been paid for in at least three months and therefore have their contents put up for auction.
A big part of the fascination is seeing who these storage treasure hunters are. Some are thrift shop owners that look at it as strictly business, although some are usually daily enthusiasts watching it as being a hobby. For some, it's the future of their family, and they take it very seriously.
Anytime a locker is up for bit, it's a bit of a guessing game because the bidders do not get a chance to examine the contents. All they get is a look from the entrance of the locker. What they see may be all they get, or maybe there's more inside than they realize.
A single occurrence took place throughout Cerritos. On the surface, that had a lot of camping out items obvious. One more had electronic equipment that was easily seen. Not so visible was a safe, but would the contents be valuable or might it be empty? That's the gamble that is involved with this business/hobby.
There were some winning storage lockers. One was full of brand new electronics, like a stereo system. Another was full of a coin collection that brought a huge return on the price paid. As the auction winner said, this was 'the wow' factor.
We see in this episode that there is method to the bidding, as well as a lot of competition. Sometimes people will bid just to drive the price up for the person who really wants the locker. The lesson learned? There are few friends in storage wars.
In the fourth episode of the show, the action took place in Huntington Beach, California where it was expected that the lockers would be a home to high end goods, so the bidding was fast and furious. Some went remarkably low, like $275, while others went for almost $4,000.
Was it worth it? For one, it was as he discovered in a questionable purchase a sports collection with mint cards and balls. His gamble paid off big time. Even better, the man who paid $275? He found a mini-baby grand worth $12,000.
A big part of the fascination is seeing who these storage treasure hunters are. Some are thrift shop owners that look at it as strictly business, although some are usually daily enthusiasts watching it as being a hobby. For some, it's the future of their family, and they take it very seriously.
Anytime a locker is up for bit, it's a bit of a guessing game because the bidders do not get a chance to examine the contents. All they get is a look from the entrance of the locker. What they see may be all they get, or maybe there's more inside than they realize.
A single occurrence took place throughout Cerritos. On the surface, that had a lot of camping out items obvious. One more had electronic equipment that was easily seen. Not so visible was a safe, but would the contents be valuable or might it be empty? That's the gamble that is involved with this business/hobby.
There were some winning storage lockers. One was full of brand new electronics, like a stereo system. Another was full of a coin collection that brought a huge return on the price paid. As the auction winner said, this was 'the wow' factor.
We see in this episode that there is method to the bidding, as well as a lot of competition. Sometimes people will bid just to drive the price up for the person who really wants the locker. The lesson learned? There are few friends in storage wars.
In the fourth episode of the show, the action took place in Huntington Beach, California where it was expected that the lockers would be a home to high end goods, so the bidding was fast and furious. Some went remarkably low, like $275, while others went for almost $4,000.
Was it worth it? For one, it was as he discovered in a questionable purchase a sports collection with mint cards and balls. His gamble paid off big time. Even better, the man who paid $275? He found a mini-baby grand worth $12,000.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
A Tale of Two Women and self storage facilities
There is a woman who grew up in a home where the father was a construction worker. More than that, he did what is now known as flipping. He would buy a rundown house, move his family in, and spend a year or so fixing it up in his spare time. Then he'd buy another fixer upper, sell the current home, and move his family into the newest rundown residence. This is how he made money.
A by-product of this frequent moving lifestyle is that this woman could literally pack up a house in a matter of hours. She learned early to prioritize her possessions. The items that made it through each move were only those that really mattered. The rest went in the trash or to good will.
Contrast her with another woman who grew up in a home where the mother had lived through the depression and desired for her children to never want for anything, even if the family really couldn't afford to buy anything.
They lived in the same house for decades, collecting things that no one ever threw out. The mother was a product of a poor childhood never wanting to feel deprived again. That's what she passed on to her daughter, who became a pack rat.
While the first woman would never need to go to to find a self storage facilities, the second woman needed it desperately to store box loads of possessions. It was a lifesaver, giving her space to walk her halls once again.
A by-product of this frequent moving lifestyle is that this woman could literally pack up a house in a matter of hours. She learned early to prioritize her possessions. The items that made it through each move were only those that really mattered. The rest went in the trash or to good will.
Contrast her with another woman who grew up in a home where the mother had lived through the depression and desired for her children to never want for anything, even if the family really couldn't afford to buy anything.
They lived in the same house for decades, collecting things that no one ever threw out. The mother was a product of a poor childhood never wanting to feel deprived again. That's what she passed on to her daughter, who became a pack rat.
While the first woman would never need to go to to find a self storage facilities, the second woman needed it desperately to store box loads of possessions. It was a lifesaver, giving her space to walk her halls once again.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Mind Games in Storage Wars
Collector's Last Stand, the latest episode of Storage Wars, brought the bidders to Norwalk, California. They were all ready to play mind games as they bid on storage units which had been abandoned by their owners.
The bidders only had 5 minutes to glance inside to decide whether or not they wanted the units.
Married couple Brandi and Jarrod were working with a $1,400 cap on their spending, while Darrell had driven over from San Diego and had decided not to buy anything that couldn't fit in his truck.
Barry was ready for anything, and annoying Dave kept true to his arrogant and callous ways. He bid up the price of a locker he didn't want just so Brandi and Jarrod wouldn't get it. He tried to do the same thing with Darrell, but it didn't work. Darrell played a little game of chicken with Dave and Dave was the one who flinched. It made the whole show.
The purchased lockers were full of interesting things, though not necessarily valuable. However, there were some intriguing pieces. Barry found an antique portable spitoon, for example, that he ultimately decided to keep himself.
Dave did find some furniture and a collection of antique walking canes that made his buy a financial success.
Darrell also came away with cash! In an amazing find, he turned over a painting and discovered approximately $2,000 in cash.
You just never know what you'll find in a storage facility. in your area.
The bidders only had 5 minutes to glance inside to decide whether or not they wanted the units.
Married couple Brandi and Jarrod were working with a $1,400 cap on their spending, while Darrell had driven over from San Diego and had decided not to buy anything that couldn't fit in his truck.
Barry was ready for anything, and annoying Dave kept true to his arrogant and callous ways. He bid up the price of a locker he didn't want just so Brandi and Jarrod wouldn't get it. He tried to do the same thing with Darrell, but it didn't work. Darrell played a little game of chicken with Dave and Dave was the one who flinched. It made the whole show.
The purchased lockers were full of interesting things, though not necessarily valuable. However, there were some intriguing pieces. Barry found an antique portable spitoon, for example, that he ultimately decided to keep himself.
Dave did find some furniture and a collection of antique walking canes that made his buy a financial success.
Darrell also came away with cash! In an amazing find, he turned over a painting and discovered approximately $2,000 in cash.
You just never know what you'll find in a storage facility. in your area.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Storage Wars is a New Kind of Treasure Hunt
Storage Wars is a New Kind of Treasure Hunt
Storage Wars introduces the viewing public to something not that many are familiar with. The show centers around storage facilities, places where lockers of various sizes are sold to individuals so that they can store whatever they desire inside. When people fail to pay their bills for three months straight, however, the storage companies can legally put the locker's possessions up for auction.
In the first half-hour episode, the show introduces several of the regular buyers, people who regularly go to the locker auctions and purchase them. These buyers range from a man whose been a collector since he was a teenager to another who has only been involved in the auctions for the past couple of years.
For these and the other buyers, it's all about the contents. The interesting element is that no one really knows for sure what is inside a locker or the boxes within it. Once the locker is opened, they have only five minutes to stand at the entrance, observe what they can, and make a decision about whether or not to be. It's a bit of a mystery, and it's definitely a gamble. For the most part, no one knows for sure what they've purchased until they unload it at their home and/or store.
After the buy is shown, the show takes the audience on the reveal of the locker's contents and then at the end gives a total of how the main buyers did when all is said and done.
In the premier show which sold off lockers in Victorville, California, the big winner secured monogrammed clothing worn by Suge Knight. In the second episode, another buyer took home the big prize that netted him $19,000. He had purchased a locker full of restaurant equipment.
Watching the gamble is part of the fun of Storage Wars, and the buyers don't always come away with big wins. For example, one of them was hopeful that a name brand Swiss watch was authentic, only it turned out to be a knock off. For another, he was hopeful that the piece of an organ he'd seen in a locker was a Hammond B-3. Unfortunately, it wasn't.
The show is a bit like going on a treasure hunt. Sometimes the treasure is worth thousands and sometimes it's just an empty chest. For the TV watcher, the excitement is there, but without the risk. It's good viewing.
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Storage Wars introduces the viewing public to something not that many are familiar with. The show centers around storage facilities, places where lockers of various sizes are sold to individuals so that they can store whatever they desire inside. When people fail to pay their bills for three months straight, however, the storage companies can legally put the locker's possessions up for auction.
In the first half-hour episode, the show introduces several of the regular buyers, people who regularly go to the locker auctions and purchase them. These buyers range from a man whose been a collector since he was a teenager to another who has only been involved in the auctions for the past couple of years.
For these and the other buyers, it's all about the contents. The interesting element is that no one really knows for sure what is inside a locker or the boxes within it. Once the locker is opened, they have only five minutes to stand at the entrance, observe what they can, and make a decision about whether or not to be. It's a bit of a mystery, and it's definitely a gamble. For the most part, no one knows for sure what they've purchased until they unload it at their home and/or store.
After the buy is shown, the show takes the audience on the reveal of the locker's contents and then at the end gives a total of how the main buyers did when all is said and done.
In the premier show which sold off lockers in Victorville, California, the big winner secured monogrammed clothing worn by Suge Knight. In the second episode, another buyer took home the big prize that netted him $19,000. He had purchased a locker full of restaurant equipment.
Watching the gamble is part of the fun of Storage Wars, and the buyers don't always come away with big wins. For example, one of them was hopeful that a name brand Swiss watch was authentic, only it turned out to be a knock off. For another, he was hopeful that the piece of an organ he'd seen in a locker was a Hammond B-3. Unfortunately, it wasn't.
The show is a bit like going on a treasure hunt. Sometimes the treasure is worth thousands and sometimes it's just an empty chest. For the TV watcher, the excitement is there, but without the risk. It's good viewing.
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A Mannequin Phone: That's Gold on Storage Wars
Everywhere in the country, Americans take advantage of storage units to place all kinds of possessions, but when they stop paying the bill, the storage facility can legally auction off the contents to recoup some of their loss. That's where this hit A&E series, Storage Wars, comes into play. Will the buyers find gold amid the junk?
This latest episode had the eager bidders gathering in Riverside, California. One unit intrigued both Barry and Jarrod, but it was Barry who won the trashy looking goods that were inside. Fascinated by boxes that had markings like "Elvis stuff" written on them, Barry was certain it was gold.
However, it turned out to be a bunch of collector plates that sold well, but weren't the goldmine Barry had hoped. He also discovered an old moonshine still valued at a few hundred dollars, but not the thousands he'd assumed it would be.
Dave Hester has this really annoying 'yep' that he shouts out when bidding. His goal is to intimidate, but all he really does is annoy with the bellow. He paid $1,300 for locker he wanted bad, but merchandise quality was lacking, and it turned out to be 'dust', which I have to admit I rather enjoyed. It felt like a bit of payback.
Darrell purchased a unit that included a mannequin phone. Now that's something I haven't seen before. That unique piece of gold sold for $2,000, giving him a huge profit.
Gold or dust, Storage Wars is always an adventure.
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This latest episode had the eager bidders gathering in Riverside, California. One unit intrigued both Barry and Jarrod, but it was Barry who won the trashy looking goods that were inside. Fascinated by boxes that had markings like "Elvis stuff" written on them, Barry was certain it was gold.
However, it turned out to be a bunch of collector plates that sold well, but weren't the goldmine Barry had hoped. He also discovered an old moonshine still valued at a few hundred dollars, but not the thousands he'd assumed it would be.
Dave Hester has this really annoying 'yep' that he shouts out when bidding. His goal is to intimidate, but all he really does is annoy with the bellow. He paid $1,300 for locker he wanted bad, but merchandise quality was lacking, and it turned out to be 'dust', which I have to admit I rather enjoyed. It felt like a bit of payback.
Darrell purchased a unit that included a mannequin phone. Now that's something I haven't seen before. That unique piece of gold sold for $2,000, giving him a huge profit.
Gold or dust, Storage Wars is always an adventure.
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