Best summer storage service

runallday
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:16:25 +0000

There is a new company at Cornell called Storage Squad. They do pretty much the same thing as Big Red. They come to your room and get your things and return them to your door the next year. They store things at low priced flat rate and give out unlimited boxes. I ordered 5 boxes for free when I stored (would have cost $30 with Big Red). They drive around in a van and pass out free boxes all day. Call or text the number on the website to get them. They had good service and all the reviews on line are also good. I think I saved about $50 by using them over Big Red. There aren’t any accounts of lost boxes or damaged goods but I’m not positive.

Big Red Storage is really expensive and they are sometimes not reliable. I trust them because they are affiliated with the University and ran by Student Agencies but I have heard a lot of horror stories and read some bad reviews online. One girl on my floor had her box crushed and it got really wet on the bottom. They also charge a lot of hidden fees and by the pound so its hard to tell how much it will cost until you are forced to pay it. Overall it is probably a safe bet but you may end up having to pay $300 or so to store all the things from a dorm. I say don’t use them.

There is also always the option of getting a self storage unit in town if you have a car and some friends to split it with. Overall this is a lot of trouble and you don’t save that much money over the full service but you should also look into it.

Here are the links to each of the sites for reference:

http://www.storagesquad.com/

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