Self-storage box

Self storage boxes (also known as "self-storage bins") offer people living in metropolitan areas storage bins for rental.[1] The storage bin rental client-base includes businesses and individuals.

The storage box service distinguishes itself from the traditional self storage business by providing on-demand pick-up and drop-off services to storage facilities.[2]

Description

Self-storage rental bins are mostly lockable robust boxes made from hard plastic and tend to offer enough space for household goods or small goods such as clothing, electronic articles, folders, shoes or books. They typically have a capacity of at least 80 liters and a weigh around 100 pounds.[3][4]

The storage bins are usually picked up from the tenants' location to make storage easier for customers. The self-storage box service makes self-storage more transparent and offers its tenants a virtual visual catalogue from which single items can be ordered back. Tenants are usually charged a fine for pickup and delivery, as well as a monthly fee for the storage at self-storage facilities.

Unlike traditional self-storage facilities which are visited by tentants themselves who physically store stuff on their own, providers of self-storage boxes offer to simplify the storage process by providing clients with more transparency and on-demand services.[5]

Self storage boxes internationally

As major cities run short of living space, self-storage boxes are now becoming a relevant service in many parts of the world. The service is particularly attractive to clients because its pick-up services save time and effort for the inhabitants of metropolitan areas such as Hong Kong, New York City,[6]London,[7] Berlin, but in particularly in the Asian world.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "TechCity Insider "SpaceWays makes room for improvement"". Techcityinsider.net. 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2015-05-18.
  2. ↑ "TechCrunch "MakeSpace, A Dropbox For Real Life Storage, Launches In New York Today, Having Raised $1.3M"". TechCrunch.com. 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  3. ↑ "Reuters "Rocket Internet launches pick-up and storage business in Britain"". Reuters. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  4. ↑ "TechCrunch "Samwer Brothers' Cloning Rocket Goes to Warp Speed"". Bloomberg. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  5. ↑ "TechCrunch "American Re-Urbanization Drives More On-Demand Innovation"". TechCrunch.com. 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  6. ↑ "New York Times "In a Crowded City, Storage Rooms With Amenities"". NYTimes.com. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  7. ↑ "DailyMail "Space mission: The storage-starved Britons who pay £350m a year for a place to keep their essentials (and their Star Wars figures)". DailyMail.co.uk. 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2015-05-19.
  8. ↑ "Asia One "Boom in self-storage industry"". AsiaOne Business. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
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