Tips for getting storage quotes

Posted by James Draper on August 13th, 2019

There are many reasons why you may need to use storage. Perhaps you have moved home, and sold your house before you have found a new one, and have decided to rent or stay with your parents temporarily until you find a new place and there isn’t much room, so you need to temporarily store things away in the best boxes for house moving. Maybe you simply have run out of room in your house, and you need extra space for storage, or maybe you run a business and need storage for your products that you are selling. No matter what your requirements may be, different storage options are available, and each have their pros and cons. Different prices and quality of storage are available, so getting quotes is absolutely necessary. Here are some top tips on getting the best storage quotes.

  • Firstly you need to decide the type of storage you require, and this will depend on the things that you are putting into storage with boxes for house removal. If they are household possessions that are delicate, then you will need good quality proper storage, such as storage units you can find around the country such as big yellow for example. However, if you are only storing tools or something that doesn’t need to be perfectly clean, then your options are more open.

  • The best tip for getting quotes is to ask a wide range of places for storage quotes. Do not stick to the obvious answers, of the storage units that advertise in your local area. Make sure you ask lots of local businesses too, because they often have free warehousing space that they are looking to fill for a small fee. Sometimes people who have large houses with garages are prepared to offer you storage space for a low cost too. So make sure you think out of the box and ask around a variety of different places to store heavy duty boxes for moving.

  • Never stick with the first quotation that you get from each storage option. Pretend that you have gotten lower prices elsewhere, and that you will only go with them if they can offer lower prices. Nine out of ten times this tactic will work to gain you lower prices, because they all want to compete with each other.

  • Phone calls or emails are a great way to gain storage quotes, and are often more effective than visiting the locations yourself. It is easier to bargain over the phone, because you can easily say that you will think about it before committing.

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