Hey San Diego State University students, looking for storage units near SDSU? Give Big Box Storage a try.

What a week! Did you have a great Easter or Passover? Did you celebrate “Spring Break”? If you are a college student attending SDSU then you likely did. You know we don’t often discuss the College Area of San Diego unless we are referring to the Aztecs making it in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, but there is a lot to offer in the College Area. The College Area of San Diego refers to the residential and business areas directly surrounding San Diego State University. Yes we have other college areas in San Diego with UCSD, USD, the community colleges Grossmont, Mesa, Miramar, Cal State San Marcos, and more, but the area around SDSU is rich with history of San Diego. The area is unique in that there are full time residents and businesses intertwined with seasonal residents like the students at SDSU. Being such a transitory area, Big Box Storage is the perfect San Diego storage option for any student. Let me give you an example.

Let’s say you get accepted to SDSU and you live in Montana. You move in to the dorms but go home to Montana during the school breaks. Well you don’t have to move all of your stuff out of the dorms in San Diego and all the way back to Montana each semester. No! Keep your stuff with Big Box Storage while you are away. We bring the storage to you, you fill it, and we store here in Miramar at our storage facility. You can travel light when you return home each semester. Better yet. You’ve been in San Diego for four years, you’ve earned your degree, and now you have a job lined up in Seattle. You won’t be staying in San Diego or moving back to Montana. Here at Big Box Storage we offer nationwide shipping of your storage! You can keep your storage here in San Diego as long as you need, but when you are ready to have it shipped to your new address, we can take care of all the shipping for you. That’s awesome! And convenient.

Hey Carlsbad, looking for Storage Units? Give Big Box Storage a try! Our storage units, aka Big Boxes, run only $69 per month and if you mention this blog we will give you $25 off your entire order! We offer same day delivery and 7 days a week free access to your storage at our Carlsbad area facility.

What a week it’s been? We had great San Diego weather. The SDSU men’s basketball team lost to FGCU in the NCAA Tournament, great run guys! Spring is in bloom all over. And lastly Easter Sunday is this weekend.
And there is even more fun on the horizon. This week we are focusing the blog on Carlsbad, CA part of San Diego County. Not only home to great surfing and wonderful flowers, but also Legoland and wonderful annual events like the Carslbad Street Fair. In many ways Carlsbad is a microcosm for the state of California. Carlsbad is home to fantastic vistas and views, modern amenities, and rural farming communities as well. This next week will see the return of the annual Carlsbad 5000, the worlds fastest 5k. If you are into running, than this is a 5k you’ll want to check out.

And now on to this week’s storage tips. There are many reasons you may need portable storage in Carlsbad such as that Big Box Storage provides. For example, if you are planning to sell your home (housing prices are on the rise!), than you might need to show your home off to prospective buyers. One of the best ways to show off your home is to “declutter” your space. The top real estate professionals recommend staging your Carlsbad home when you put it on the market. Use Big Box Storage to remove excess furniture and personal belongings. We bring the container to you, you fill it, and we store it here at our facility. This can also be useful for your eventual move, with your stuff already in storage, a phone call to us and we will arrange to have your storage delivered to your new address in Carlsbad or beyond. Convenient!

Hey Chula Vista, looking for Storage Units? Give Big Box Storage a try! Welcome back to another Big Box Storage Blog. This week we are focused on Chula Vista and storage units. That’s right we service all of San Diego County including Chula Vista, and if you are in the need for a storage unit you should give Big Box Storage a call at 800-391-4890. We guarantee the most seamless, painless, and easy delivery and access to your storage of anyone in town! Additionally, we’re also pleased to offer a low price guarantee.

Chula Vista is home to over 250,000 residents making it the second largest city in San Diego County. Chula Vista also translates as “beautiful view”. Meaning those 250,000 people live in a really pretty part of San Diego County. Now while all San Diegans are diverse, there is one thing that unites all 250,000 people in the Chula Vista area. They need affordable storage in Chula Vista! That’s right. Chula Vista is also a growing community in terms of size, wealth, and influence. With all the growth, folks need places to keep things as they grow. The great thing about Big Box Storage, is that we come to you! That’s right, if you need storage, give us a call and we will be at your home today with your very own 8’x 5′ x 7′ (LxWxH) storage unit that fits about a room and a half of storage for the low price of only $69 a month. And that price is all inclusive. No hidden fees or taxes. Call today for details 800-391-4890.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from all of us at Big Box Storage! Hope you had your fill of green shakes and beer, as well as corned beef and cabbage. Just a few more weeks until marshmallow peeps, hollow chocolate bunnies, and decorated eggs. Isn’t Spring fun?!

Special Bonus: Did you know that corned beef for St. Patrick’s Day arguably finds its roots in America and NOT Ireland? That’s right. The great melting pot that is American tradition also brought us the tradition of eating corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day. Irish immigrants living in New York City lived in close proximity to Jewish immigrants. The method of corning beef or koshering was something widely practiced in Jewish neighborhoods. When Irish immigrants came to the United States and lived among their Jewish neighbors, they were astonished to find the price of meat so much cheaper than in Ireland as well as the fantastic beef their Jewish neighbors were creating. Thus an American/Irish tradition was born. Why do you think people traditionally eat corned beef on toasted rye bread? Food for thought.

Hey San Marcos, looking for Storage Units? Give Big Box Storage a try! Welcome back to another Big Box Storage Blog. This week we are focused on San Marcos and storage units. That’s right we service all of San Diego County including San Marcos, and if you are in the need for a storage unit you should give Big Box Storage a call. We match prices, and guarantee the most seamless, painless, and easy delivery and access to your storage of anyone in town!

Did you know that San Marcos is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year? That’s right, San Marcos has officially been a city for 50 years! Wow, congratulations San Marcos. San Marcos has really come a long way in those 50 years. The area is home to California State University San Marcos, Palomar College, and over 80,000 residents. Wow. That’s a lot of people that might need storage in San Marcos, and that’s not even counting the college students that come and go each semester! Located right next to Escondido on the East and Vista on the West, San Marcos is a great part of the San Diego Community and we are proud to serve you for all your storage units needs here at Big Box Storage.

Did you know that San Marcos also has a diversified housing market? The area is home to the housing development San Elijo Hills and other master planned communities and they are only at 72% of the area developed. Meaning there are and will be new communities opening up for residents for years to come! And with a master park and trail program, freeway access along the 78 corridor that reaches between the 15 and 805, the area is growing constantly. Look at you San Marcos. 50 years young and still growing.

Don’t forget we Spring forward this week, so set your clocks…or you know…be late to work on Monday morning. Whatever works for you. *Wink*

Looking for a storage unit in San Diego? Give Big Box Storage a try! Welcome back to another installment of the weekly Big Box Storage blog. This week we are focused on storage units here in San Diego and how Big Box Storage can help you with renting one.

As you can see from the picture above we are talking about portable storage, where the storage is delivered to you. But in considering what to write this week it occurs to us that the term “storage” has changed radically over the last 10 years. For instance 10 years ago if someone had said “storage” to you in a conversation you might have immediately thought of the static, non-moving, storage units that are little more than a garage for rent at a storage facility. And you would have been at least 75% correct in that assumption. Something has changed over the last 10 years though to change the way we think of “storage”. Nowadays almost everyone has a cell phone, or an iPad, or other e-Reader. Additionally almost everyone has an email address and/or Facebook account. We don’t think about it after we have purchased or signed up for these services that storage is an active part of our daily lives with emails, pictures, addresses, and more all being stored digitally. Just this last week a story came out about Facebook is now storing old photos in “cold storage”. It’s interesting to discuss because the more we do in the digital space, the more we have to consider long term storage of all the information we accumulate over the years.

The same is with your real life possessions and paper work. Make sure that your real life possessions that you accumulate over the years are safe and guarded. Big Box Storage can be your long term solution to your “real life” storage needs. We have controlled-environment and secure storage units in San Diego to protect your belongings and keepsakes. If you own a business, call and ask about our long term discounts and let us store the old files you need to keep for tax purposes. Big Box Storage is your “real life” home for all your storage unit needs.

Hey Yelp users! Looking for storage? Give Big Box Storage a try!

Welcome back to another installment of the weekly Big Box Storage blog. This week, as you can tell, we are focusing on our friends that use the fun service Yelp and what kind of storage deals and options you have at Big Box Storage. Sweet!

Happy President’s Day weekend. Hope you had a chance to get out there an enjoy some of this amazing sunshine we have had the last few days. Now, let’s talk Yelp and storage rates. If you don’t know, Yelp is a customer driven service where Yelpers can write reviews and rate their favorite businesses based on past experiences. We are big fans of Yelp because the storage business benefits greatly from word of mouth experience. See if this sounds familiar “We are finally getting that new place we always wanted, but where are we going to store all of our stuff while going through escrow? Call Tammy and ask her what the name of that company was that she used for her move. Big Box or something?” With Yelp, people can hop online and see past reviews from their friends about businesses that they have worked with. Here at Big Box Storage we strive hard to be our very best with each and every one of our customers. We give you the costs up front, with no hidden fees. And we try to make the process of portable storage as easy and hassle free for our customers as possible. We even have a great offer for those that find us on Yelp. The next time you need storage, check out our reviews and make use of this offer.

“Welcome Yelp guests! Looking for storage space? Big Box Storage of San Diego is pleased to offer you a $50 discount toward your first month’s rent. Have a “Big Box” storage unit delivered to your address, load it at your leisure, and it’ll then be picked up for secure, accessible, indoor storing at the company’s local facilities. Additionally, store for a minimum of three months and receive FREE DELIVERY AND PICK UP (savings of $99).”

Big Box Storage has the LOWEST storage rates in San Diego! We will not be beat! That’s right. Big Box Storage has the lowest storage rates in San Diego. And if you can find a lower price someplace else, we will beat it by at least 10%. We are that competitive for your business.

Welcome to another installment of the Big Box Storage weekly blog update. This week there are so many fun things to talk about. Valentine’s Day is just days away, but in reality there is nothing romantic about a storage box. But Sunday is the Chinese New Year. This is the Year of the Snake. And those born in the year of the Snake have some interesting qualities and characteristics. Did you know that Snakes (those born during the year of the Snake, not the animal itself) become easily stressed and have to avoid hectic schedules and noisy atmospheres? We totally appreciate that! In fact here at Big Box Storage we are all about making things simple for you. With our door to door service in dropping off your storage container, pick up when you are not home, and 7 days a week free access to your storage.

Back to the Year of the Snake – did you know that the Snake is very sophisticated and cultured in their choices for home décor? The Snake is elegant and graceful and places emphasis on comfort when deciding what to decorate with. The Snake is materialistic and therefore must have as many of everything. Wow! Hey Snakes. If you find yourself running out of room for all your needs, we have affordable storage rates for you. And since we make things easy, and we will beat anyone else’s price. We are the perfect place for those born under the Year of the Snake. Happy New Year!

Looking for storage in Encinitas around Encinitas Boulevard? Big Box Storage has you covered! In fact our storage rates, as of the date of today’s post, are only $69 a month for one of our “Big Box” storage units and also include free delivery/pickup when you sign up for a minimum term of 3 months. This fantastic storage deal is also backed by a low price guarantee. Our delivery and pickup service also makes it the most convenient storage deal in town.

Speaking of Encinitas and the surrounding areas, it looks like home sales are on the rise. We posted an article on our Facebook page this week talking about the Top 20 home selling zip codes in San Diego County for the month of December. And it looks like Encinitas and the surrounding areas are on the rise in home sales. If you happen to be one of those Encinitas homeowners in the process of selling their home, consider renting a Big Box storage unit to stage or “de-clutter” you home while presenting it to potential buyers. Did you know that you can rent one of our storage boxes for as short a time as a month? We’ll deliver the storage unit to your Encinitas home, you load it, we return to pick up the box to store at our local facility. At the end of the month we can redeliver your box to the same address or a new address in Encinitas or anywhere else in San Diego County. Now that’s convenient! And easy! Now above we mentioned that you can rent one of our boxes for $69 a month, but did you know that you can get that price even cheaper? We have long term storage options of 12 months or more that drop the price of one of our storage boxes to $59 a month (as of the date of today’s post). That’s right, if you need long term storage solutions you save an additional 15% a month by using Big Box Storage. We are here for you. 1-800-391-4890

What a difference a week makes! Look at the sunshine in that picture above. Last week we talked about how cold it was that even Polar Bears at the San Diego Zoo were being affected, and this week we have a picture of folks hitting the beach in Encinitas. Crazy! It looks like lots of folks are cruising down Encinitas Boulevard this weekend and hitting the beach.