eastlondonseagull
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Me and Mrs ELS are thinking about putting our gaff up for sale, cos we need to get a bigger home. And to do so, we'll have to stick stuff in storage for a month or two in order to make our place look bigger.
Has anyone had any experience of these self-storage companies? Big Yellow, SafeStore and Access Self Storage are all near me, with similar prices. They all claim to be safe (obviously) with CCTV etc, but they only use padlocks (that cost extra) to secure the units, and that sounds a bit dodgy to me. Plus, insurance is extra, at about £4.50 per £1000 of cover per month. We've got about £10,000-worth of CDs alone, before thinking about furniture etc, so it could all get very costly. Is insurance worth it, as my household insurance does NOT cover items in storage.
Any advice would be greatly received. Thanks
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Has anyone had any experience of these self-storage companies? Big Yellow, SafeStore and Access Self Storage are all near me, with similar prices. They all claim to be safe (obviously) with CCTV etc, but they only use padlocks (that cost extra) to secure the units, and that sounds a bit dodgy to me. Plus, insurance is extra, at about £4.50 per £1000 of cover per month. We've got about £10,000-worth of CDs alone, before thinking about furniture etc, so it could all get very costly. Is insurance worth it, as my household insurance does NOT cover items in storage.
Any advice would be greatly received. Thanks
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