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6 January, 20106 January, 2010 7 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage

After her mothers funeral Kim was left to clean out her mothers house. She had no brothers or sister and the only family that her mother had was one elderly aunt left. So it was left solely up to Kim. She gave herself time to grieve after the news of her mothers passing and with getting the funeral arrangements together she had saved going through her mothers things till later.

 

Now it was later and she was working room by room to get through all of her mothers belongings. All of her clothes she boxed up and would be taking down to a second hand shop in town. All of the pictures and some of the furniture Kim was going to keep. As well as a few of the nick knacks around the house. Everything else she was going to give away for sell. It took her a few days to go through everything, and it was at times very hard to see everything from her mom boxed away.

 

When the house was cleaned out Kim got a realtor and put the house on the market. She tried to find room in her own house for all the boxes and furniture that she was going to keep but was having trouble getting everything in her house. So she looked into a Scarborough Local Storage unit.

 

She was happy to find one that was close to her house and was reasonably priced. She was happy to have a great place to keep the memories of her mother.

5 January, 20105 January, 2010 7 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage

 Running a business out of your home can sometimes lead to a few problems. When do you just work and when do you just be at home. Going to the office of course takes no time at all, but sometimes it is hard to leave work.

 

Leann was having a hard time ending work for the day. She was also having trouble finding a spot for all of her things that she needed for work. She had file cabinets full of files and her desk had more waiting to be put away. The bedroom that she had turned into her home office was overflowing with stuff.

 

She was having a hard time concentrating in her office it was so cluttered. She decided to take a lunch break and look into some Scarborough Storage options. She moved the files from in front of her computer and focused on finding something close. She thought that if she had a five by ten unit she could keep all of her file cabinets in a Scarborough Storage unit. That would give her room in her office to work and to think.

 

She found one that had what she was looking for and headed out to look at it. It turned out to be the perfect solution. She got her husband to help her move her files over and she made sure they were organized before she put them away. It was just a short ten minute drive back to her house and she began to organize her office again. Now when she went into her office it did not feel like it was overflowing with work. It was much more manageable and organized.

5 January, 20105 January, 2010 7 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage


Moving is never an easy task to undertake. Ben and his wife Amber were trying to pack to move into a bigger apartment. They were trying no to take time off work so they would come home after working and eat a quick dinner and spend the rest of the night cleaning and packing. Amber worked close to a Scarborough Storage company so she would stop by on her way home from work to get Scarborough Moving Storage boxes. They had everything that she and Ben needed. Boxes, tape, wrapping supplies.

 

It was getting close to their moving date and Amber was hoping that this would be her last time stopping for Scarborough Moving Storage boxes. They just had a few odds and ends left to pack up and they would be finished until the day they moved. Some things you just could not pack away until the day that you were moving. Ben stopped at a drive thru on his way home to get something quick so they would have more time to pack and clean. They wanted to be done tonight.

 

Amber and Ben loaded all of their boxes and furniture into a truck on the day of the move and could hardly wait to get to their new apartment. It had everything that they were looking for and they knew that they would be staying there for quite a while hopefully.

 

That night as Amber and Ben unpacked they decided that it could wait until the morning and just sat on the couch and rested. They had been so busy lately they had not really taken time to talk to each other. They woke up the next morning realizing that they had fallen asleep curled up on the couch together talking. They began unpacking feeling renewed.

 

30 December, 200930 December, 2009 1 comments Storage Storage

 

Going for modern at Scarborough Furniture Storage

When Jim and Jenna bought their first house you could say that it was kind of a fixer upper. It had great curb appeal but needed a lot of updates inside. Especially in the kitchen area. The appliances were all outdated and it was decorated with dancing mushroom wallpaper.

 

This is the first room that they were going to renovate. The dining room connected to the kitchen so they were going to do that room at the same time. The dinning room table that they had and the new appliances they bought were moved into a Scarborough Furniture Storage unit while they did the renovations.

 

The cabinets were taken down, and since they were in good condition they were just going to be sanded down and repainted. With some new hardware they would look brand new. The linoleum floor was taken up and they had tile that was going to go down. The dancing mushroom wallpaper definitely came down and the walls were pained a sky blue color that matched the tile and new counter tops.

 

When they were done with the rooms it was a complete transformation from outdated and ugly to modern and beautiful. The dining room table and appliances were moved in from the Scarborough Furniture Storage unit and they began to talk of what room they wanted to do next. Right now it was a toss up between the bathroom and the master bedroom. Jenna was hoping for the bathroom to be next. She could not wait to have a bathtub that was not pink.

 

 

18 December, 200918 December, 2009 7 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage

Amber was having trouble with having patience. She was ready to move away to college. Her and her best friend Beth were going to the same college, and would be renting an apartment together. They had spent countless nights staying up late planning, and talking about what they were going to do. They had also been trying to buy things for their apartment all year.

 

Starting out with nothing they needed to get everything. They went to garage sales and second hand stores to find things for their apartment. They were able to find a couch and chair at a garage sale that was in great condition. They also found a television and stand at a second hand store that would be perfect for them.

 

Since they were both living in their parents house it was hard to store all of their stuff. Ambers mom suggested that they look into renting a Scarborough Household Storage unit for the remainder of their time. It would be easier if they could keep everything in one spot and not try to fit additional furniture in their parents house. So Amber and Beth found a Scarborough Household Storage unit that was in between their two houses.

 

When the time came for them to move they had all their furniture and most of their belongings boxed up and everything was in the storage unit. They had been adding their boxes in there in the last month. It was much easier to move from one spot instead of three.

15 December, 200915 December, 2009 1 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage

Every year in Scarborough they have a huge car show that last all weekend. It drawls a lot of visitors and guests. It is also great for the businesses in Scarborough.

 

The hotels are usually all booked up. The restaurants make money over the weekend feeding the tourists. Even the Scarborough Car Storage companies get business. People do not want to leave their collectable cars in the weather. They need a safe place to keep their cars for the weekend or however long they are staying there. Sometimes if you miss the actual car show you just have to sit outside a Scarborough Car Storage location and watch them drive in. 

 

Everyone loves when it is time for the car show. The entire town gets ready to contribute to the event. The town council pays for banners. The PTA bakes cookies and sweets to provide for the people that are showing their cars. The restaurants offer special discounts if you have a classic car membership.

 

It was one of the best things for the town as well as a great family event. It was held in the park on the West side of town. The first day it started in early morning and lasted until the dark. The second day was also early morning and ended with a concert. People looked forward to it all year and make sure to mark it on their calendars. This year it was the first weekend in June and they had already begun to plan it in April to make sure that it went off great.

14 December, 200914 December, 2009 1 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage

Sometimes living in a sorority can be a pain. There are too many girls, and not enough space. Overall however it was a great experience. Making life long friends and great connections all over the country. The only draw back that it had was that over the fall and summer breaks if you were going home you had to clean out your room. You were not allowed to leave everything in your room.

 

Kates family lived almost fourteen hours away so if she went home for the breaks she would rent a Scarborough Local Storage facilities unit that was close to the campus. She would pack a suitcase with her clothes and a few books. Everything else would be placed into storage. It was so convenient not to have to drag everything with her to her parents house, and then drag it all back. It was all safely waiting for her when she returned.

 

Kate also talked with some of her sisters who had a long way to travel about her Scarborough Local Storage idea. They thought that it was so convenient. They decided that if they all shared a unit that it would be cheaper than all of them renting separate units. It worked out so well that as more people found out about it the more people they had wanting to share the unit. It just got cheaper and cheaper for each person to rent during the break. They tried to talk the manager of the storage location into letting them pain their unit pink, but of course he refused. He did have a good laugh about it though.

8 December, 20098 December, 2009 1 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage

People love to have a choice when they are looking and shopping around. They mostly do not like to be told that they only have one option and they need to go with that one option. That makes them feel sometimes that no matter what it is, since they need it, they have to purchase that one. If you ask almost anyone, you will find that giving them a choice will make the whole process of selling them something much easier.

 

When looking for Scarborough car storage , many facilities will only give you the option to store outside or inside. Here on 3429 Kennedy Road, we have both options available for our customers. They like that we do have that option. Now they have to decide if they want their Scarborough car storage inside or outside. It is not an easy decision.

 

With inside storage, the customer will feel good knowing that they will have four walls and a roof protecting their vehicle. They will also have a the great peace of mind that the unit has a door alarm on it and you can put a lock on the outside. So, the car will be pretty secure in that environment.

 

When comparing inside and outside storage, you will find that outside storage will typically be less expensive. When storing inside vs. outside the outside space will usually be an uncovered parking spot that the facility had extra space to make. Since the facility only had to put lines on the ground instead of erecting a building for your car, they can extend the savings to you.

15 November, 200915 November, 2009 1 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage

It was the first time that Jill had been to Scarborough by herself. She lives in London which is about two hours away. The reason that she was in Scarborough was because of Joe. She had met Joe seven months ago at a mutual friends birthday party. They were introduced and spent all night talking. Over the next few months they exchanged emails and many hour long phone calls. Joe has come to visit her several times over the past few months because his business often leads him towards London and he stops in to see her. This is the first time that she has traveled to see him.

 

He gave her excellent directions since she was unsure of where she was going. She was also really bad with directions so he tried to make them as simple as possible. What neither one of them was expecting was that there was a wreck on Highway 401 and they made everyone get off the highway and take a detour.

 

Jill was a little nervous but she thought that she could figure it out on her own. After ten minutes of driving around she realized that she was making things worse by driving around. She pulled over into the first parking lot she came to which was a Scarborough storage facilities location.

 

Jill called Joe and explained the situation. He assured her he knew right where she was and told her directions from the Scarborough storage facilities unit to his apartment. She was able to make it after that with no further complications.

28 October, 200928 October, 2009 1 comments Ontario Storage Ontario Storage

We shop other Scarborough storage facilities pretty often. We try to shop them every week but if it is slow we might check their pricing after a couple of days. We do not want to be overpriced for the area, but we do not want to be too low on pricing as well. It is very hard sometimes to know when to drop our prices and when to keep them the way they are. We want to ensure that everyone that is calling us is getting the best price that we can give them. When people have shopped around to other Scarborough storage facilities we like the opportunity to beat their pricing.

 

The best price seems to be what the majority of people are looking for here in Scarborough. That is fine with us because we want to give people the best price that is available. We do not want to be labeled as the cheap facility to rent and we also do not want to be labeled as the facility that is too high. So it takes some skill in order to understand how to give the best price. We also have to look at what the area is charging for their different services as well. This community in which we live in around the Kennedy Rd area, we like to be known as a fairly priced business.

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