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If you’re planning a move and have already rented self storage in Etobicoke, then you’re well on your way to success, but here a few handy tips that can make the packing process even easier.

First off, come up with a schedule and give yourself plenty of time.  The rest of your life won’t stop just because you have to pack up for a move.  Give yourself at least 6-8 weeks to get everything packed and you can coordinate a move that maintains peak efficiency by being well organized.

A wise person once said “anything worth doing is worth doing right.” Okay, Hunter S. Thompson said something quite similar, and while he maybe didn’t live the most organized life you can still find much wisdom in what he had to say.  If you’re packing your possessions with the intent of moving them, they must be worth something to you.  So why not pack them right?  Use high quality packing/moving boxes and other supplies.  Designed specifically to better protect items while being moved, these packing supplies will become your best friend as you pack your home.  You can find these packing supplies at any facility renting self storage in Etobicoke.

Stick to your plan when packing up the house.  As much as you can, pack an entire room before moving on to the next.  This will accomplish a few things.  First, items meant to be kept together will stay together.  Secondly, completely emptying a room will provide space from which you can stage the packing of the next room.  Third, it will feel like you’re making real progress with your packing if you can see the entire contents of one room after the next going into boxes rather than going from room to room and packing only a few items at a time.  Moving can be stressful, so any technique that helps relieve the pressure you’ll be feeling is a good idea.

It’s worth the time to take photographs of the wiring for your electronics, so as to provide a reference for re-assembly.  Bag cables/wiring/remote controls for each component separately so as to avoid getting everything mixed up.  It’s always a good idea to have saved the boxes of electronic components as they’re sure to provide a perfect fit, but if you have to use other boxes make sure you use towels (or something similar) to help prevent a component from moving around too much inside the box during transit.

When you’re all packed and are loading your moving van, pack it right.  Large/heavier items (furniture, appliances, etc.) should go on the van last so they can be among the first items to come off.  This is also true for any boxes and other items you’ll be placing in self storage in Etobicoke as you’ll likely be stopping off at your storage unit before going to your new home.  Packing your van in this manner will make the unloading much more efficient.

Moving will never be easy, but following these basic packing tips can help make it easier.

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A storage Scarborough space can be a great addition for families who have extra stuff. Not only clutter inside the house, but clutter outside as well. Here are a few examples of how families can benefit from self storage solutions:

•    First, let’s look at all those things that are outside the home that can take up space. Not only is a storage Scarborough space great for boxes and extra furniture but it can be a great solution for storing things like boats, camping gear, RVs, and extra cars. By keeping these larger items in a self storage unit, or renting an outdoor parking space at a storage facility you can keep the garage or driveway cleared of these larger items, but still have access to them when it is time to head out on the road for a family vacation in the RV.

•    Parents of children often come to realize the value that they can get from reusing items. Nursery furniture such as cribs, changing tables, and bassinets can all be reused for the next child to come along. Baby clothes can get to be expensive considering they may need to be changed a few times a day. Saving all of these baby clothes for the next children can help to save your growing family in the future. Babies may be tiny, but they come with a lot of stuff. One of the best ways to save all of this stuff is by renting a self storage space nearby that can help a growing family find the space that they need.

•    Seasonal items are those items that are needed or can only be utilized a few months out of the year. Holiday decorations, outdoor furniture, snow shovels, and the outdoor grill are great examples of seasonal items that need to find an alternative home during parts of the year. By adding a storage Scarborough space to your family’s lives you can keep your garage or basement from becoming full of these seasonal items.

•    Children grow up at an alarming rate, and while the baby furniture may be long gone, it is time to prepare them for college and moving out on their own. Luckily for them you have been preparing for a while now. In your storage Scarborough space you have saved them furniture that you have found at garage sales, a set of dishes that you got from a closeout sale, and the dining room table that you replaced last year. While you may not be emotionally prepared for them to move out on their own, you have prepared them with enough stuff to have a great start to their own adult life.

These are just a few examples of how a self storage space can help growing families over the years. Each family differs in size and situation, but the great thing about self storage in Scarborough is that there are different sized of storage units to help accommodate each different situation. So make a long term solution possible for your family and rent a self storage unit now.

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It sometimes drive me crazy to hear when people who help self storage customer not sound like the have the best solution for the customer. I hear in their voice that they are not as confident as they should be and that the customer is just going to give some excuse and get off of the phone. That should not be the train of thought. You should have the mind frame that the customer is calling to talk to you and will eventually rent from you. Of course that is not the thought that every one has. Why? That is not understood in my thought process. Why would you answer the phone or say hello to the customer walking in to your store with any thought besides they are going to rent from me?

In the self storage industry it is tough to get the customer to decide to rent with them, because of all the competition. The competition can not be a thought in your brain as you are talking to the customer. What I mean by that is it is good to be conscious of the competition, but they should not make you feel inferior with that they have. You have to realize that they do not have what you have. You have the best solution for that customer. The customer just does not know that yet. How will they know that? You have to be the one to tell them. You have to be the one to wow them so they stay to rent with you. How do you do that?

One of the first things you can do to wow your customer is to be confident. Speak clearly, have you head up and speak to the customer as if everything is gold. Everything that comes out of your mouth should be something that draws the customer more and more into what your store can offer them. When you are listening to the customer, you should be also thinking what do you have to offer them that will take care of their needs. I guarantee if you are able to take care of their needs, they will rent from you. It does not help that you have great prices and you are in close proximity to their home.

What you have to realize is that your competition does not have you. They do not have someone at their location that is not willing to help the customer like you are nor are they able to satisfy the needs of the customer. There are many self storage facilities that will try to throw prices at the customer in hopes that they will rent based on that. Many owners have racked their brains trying to get the price just right for people to rent. Eventually many will realize that it is not about the price really. It is about the customer service and the confident mentality that they will rent from you. Don’t push the customer into something that is not going to work. Guide the customer to a solution. Have the thoughts in your head that the person will rent from you and trust me that everything else will follow.

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