Looking for storage in El Cajon, CA? At Big Box Storage we got you covered!

Hey guys, and welcome to the first Big Box Storage blog for 2013! We hope you had a safe and Happy New Year. We are excited for 2013 and can’t wait to spend the year serving the storage needs of San Diego County. As you can see this week we are talking about El Cajon storage options. There are tons of options for storage in El Cajon and all over San Diego County, but the option offered by Big Box Storage is unique. We bring the storage to YOU and then store it here in our local, secure, controlled-environment facility. In other words no one from the public is able to access your storage. Your stuff is locked up safe and tight. And if you ever need to access your storage, we are open 7 days of week for FREE access.

That’s right, some places are closed on certain days AND they charge you to access your storage. But for a monthly rate starting at only $59, you can rent one of our Big Box Storage boxes. As we back up our rates with a low price guarantee, it really is a rate you cannot beat. Here’s another scenario to consider. Let’s say you are renting a small apartment in El Cajon and need storage for your extra stuff. Of course we can help. Now a year from now you move into that bigger house or condo you’ve been looking at (in El Cajon or anywhere else across the country). For a minimal charge we can redeliver your storage box directly to your new residence, saving you time and money on movers! We are here to help.

For this week’s storage blog we want to share with you one of the great storage promotions we have around San Diego for renting one of our Big Box Storage units. This week we are talking about Yelp. If you are unfamiliar with Yelp, it is a website/service that allows the consumer to write reviews about businesses that other potential customers can read to get a grasp on the better companies out there to choose from (in the self-storage industry or otherwise). View a sample review here.

Yelp sometimes gets a bad rap sometimes for false reviews or for the overzealous nature of some of the reviewers, but we are quite proud of our review status. Currently if you go to Yelp and look up “Big Box Storage” and “San Diego” you will see the strong positive reviews as posted by previous customers.

In fact, on top of the great storage rental rates we offer, we really do pride ourselves on excellent customer service. We want the overall storage experience to be easy and hassle free for you the customer, as well as a great deal from an economic stance as well.

The last thing we want to point out about why Yelp is so awesome for storage renters throughout San Diego. It allows YOU as the customer to dictate the feedback. In this social media world, businesses are finding out that the consumers are truly the ones driving increased sales. More and more we are all looking to our friends, family, and social networks for recommendations on how to spend our hard earned money. With self storage needs, we appreciate any and all kind words you share about us. In the end, it helps to create new business for us. Thanks San Diego!

Did everyone have a great Thanksgiving and Black Friday? We sure hope you did. What a great time of the year with back to back Holidays and everyone in a festive and happy mood.

Now with Thanksgiving passed us, many people are thinking of the Christmas Holiday and thinking of decorating their trees; which leads us to this week’s blog post. Mayra in Eastlake (Chula Vista) called first thing Friday morning to access her Big Box Storage box because she needed to grab all of her Christmas decorations for her house. What a great idea! You can use Big Box Storage to store all of your holiday decorations year after year. And if that’s the case, you can sign up for long term storage which gets you an additional monthly discount on your storage unit (please call for details 1-800-391-4890). Turns out Mayra from Eastlake has been using Big Box Storage for exactly that purpose the last few years. In her words “it’s so convenient. I live in a condo and cannot keep all my wonderful decorations in home all year. This way I grab them when I need them, and then store them with you guys the rest of the time.” Thanks Mayra. You helped inspire this week’s post.

And thank you to everyone that supported us on Facebook this week in honor of Small Business Saturday! We are a locally owned and operated storage facility and Big Box Storage is family owned. So we love the chance to celebrate Small Business Saturday, because that’s what we are. In fact because of this we want to remind everyone that if you go to our Facebook page, you can receive a special offer on our one of our Big Box Storage boxes. Who doesn’t appreciate a great deal? Thanks and have a great week!

Hello and welcome back to another installment of the Big Box Storage blog. Plenty to cover this week. First off we are going to focus on the city of El Cajon, CA Рone of the more popular areas in San Diego County serviced by Big Box Storage. If you need storage in El Cajon, please give us a call at 800-391-4890 to receive a “guaranteed lowest” quote on all of your storage needs.

As we are writing this people are lining up on the streets of El Cajon today to enjoy the annual Mother Goose Parade Ð an event sponsored by Big Box Storage in prior years. Since the Mother Goose Parade is held in El Cajon every year on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, we are also going to talk about Thanksgiving. What a busy time of year! Now obviously you are not going to need storage for your Thanksgiving stuffing, but maybe you live in El Cajon and need storage for other things. Possibly you need storage for your annual float in the Mother Goose Parade. Maybe you need to store all those presents you are going to purchase on Black Friday at the holiday sales. Or maybe you have some in-laws coming to town and need a place to stash them for a little bit. Just joking, we do not advocate locking someone in one of our storage boxes. But it might be fun for that one Uncle. Are we right?

Now we mentioned Black Friday before, and while storage is not something that really takes part in those door-busting deals like the mega stores, we do take part in a new tradition the next day. Small Business Saturday! We are a locally owned and operated storage facility and Big Box Storage is family owned. So we love the chance to celebrate Small Business Saturday, because that’s what we are. And if you just have to take part in Cyber Monday, well you can always check out our pricing page for a quote or go to our Facebook page and Like Us for a special discount. Storage in El Cajon has never been simpler when you team up with Big Box Storage for all your storage needs.

Big Box Storage, San Diego’s portable storage company, was recently featured in a news report by FOX News of San Diego. FOX covered the storage auction as held at the Big Box Storage facility on August 7th, 2012. Interest in storage auctions has been growing steadily over the last two yearssince the inception of several television shows such as Storage Wars and Storage Hunters. To view the FOX report in its entirety, please visit http://www.fox5sandiego.comkswb-bidding-for-storage-a-units-its-my-fulltime-job-20120807,0,4210322.story

Summer is often the busiest time of the year for many San Diego storage companies. Some reasons for this include families, especially those with children in school, waiting until the summer to move and college students typically going home or traveling for the summer months.

So if you’re one of those San Diego residents in need of some extra space this summer, consider the following tips and suggestions:

Clothes Ð if you’ll be storing clothes within the storage unit, remember to wash and, if applicable, dry clean each item before putting into storage. The reality is that stains can and often will darken and become more visible as time passes. Folding each clothing article will certainly help to minimize wrinkles.

Winter items Ð Are you big into winter sports such as skiing? Even though San Diego isn’t exactly known for blizzard conditions, San Diego residents still enjoy easy access to ski resorts within the Southern California area. You’ll obviously have little use for your skis and other winter sports equipment during the warmer months. Consider saving some space at home by placing them into a storage rental unit as well.

Renovations Ð Homeowners often complete various home renovations, such as an addition or redoing the floors, during the summer months. Consider placing various bedroom, kitchen, living room, or other household items into a storage container or unit temporarily while the renovation is underway. The extra space will undoubtedly help to make the process much easier.

Foreclosures and an unstable housing market in San Diego and across the country have been at the forefront of the news for the last three years. Whether it’s due to the recession, divorce, a new baby, or some other stressful occurrence, some San Diego homeowners find themselves falling behind on their monthly mortgage payments. Instead of facing the negative impact of a foreclosure, many will look into the possibility of selling their home fast so they can pay off their bank or mortgage company.

Such a turn of events often means that many of those impacted homeowners may have to downsize their living arrangements. In doing so, they will often be faced with a shortage of space in their new residence. An ideal solution to those faced with such a situation is the rental of a San Diego storage unit. Big Box Storage of San Diego can not only provide the rental of the storage unit, but also deliver and pick it up to and from the homeowner’s address.

Should you find yourself in a similar predicament, contact Big Box Storage at 800-391-4890 to schedule a delivery of one or more Big Box storage units. Deliveries are available seven days a week and can also be scheduled online.