Why Cheap Self Storage Is Not The Best Option For Your Home Or Businesssubmitted on 20 June 2016
Everyone loves a bargain. From an amazing sales price on a product you have been waiting to purchase for over a year, through to a service that you need and they are now offering one month for free, getting some money back in your pocket is something that most consumers, both domestic and commercial, enjoy.
But, getting a bargain is not the same as getting cheap, as a bargain means you are getting something of real value at a lower price than normal, and cheap means…. well, cheap. This is why it is so important not to get the two confused, as there is nothing wrong with getting a bargain or a really good price on something quality, but there is generally something wrong with always going with cheap, which you may not discover until it is too late.
When you invest in self storage, you are effectively trusting someone else with your possessions, whether that is the contents of your house or your stock for your business, you are literally allowing another person / company to take care of and look after your prized assets. Therefore, you need to be able to trust the storage unit and not only trust they are going to be the ones for you, but to also trust that the storage facility has all the boxes ticked when it comes to security and accessibility.
When you start to look for self storage units in your local area, you will probably head online, find the nearest five then get a quote from each of them. Whilst it is pretty easy to compare based on price, if this is your only comparison factor then you are potentially making a huge mistake, as price is not a comparable to make your final decision based upon. This is why you need to get a range of quotes, so that you can make sure that yes, you take price into consideration, but you also look at things from an average point of view and use price as one comparable, not the only one.
You need to make sure that the facility is the most accessible for you in terms of distance and opening hours, as many distance calculators will show you as the crow flies, rather than take into account the roads, traffic and how long it will really take to get there, and of course, you need to make sure it opens the hours you need it to open. It is not much use hiring a unit in a storage facility that only opens 9 – 5 if you also work those hours, as quite often you will need to pop in after or before work, with weekends often busy and precious family or relaxing time.
Self storage facilities cost a lot of money to run, they cost a lot of money to get started and they cost a lot of money to keep safe and secure, so you should be considerate of this when it comes to price and when you come to make your final decision. Make sure they have the right sized unit for you by supplying them with accurate information to quote on and make sure they have the dates available for storage when you need it. There is no point jumping straight in and getting a price unless they have something ready and available for the dates required.
It is important to distinguish between cheap and cost effective, as cheap often means you get what you pay for, whereas cost effective normally means something of good value for a good price, rather than something of low value for a very low, or cheap, price.
This article has been provided by Bristol based Thornbury Self Storage, a modern storage facility offering units of all sizes for domestic and commercial customers in Gloucestershire, Bristol and the surrounding areas.
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